Born May 5, 1958 in Lleida (Spain)
EDUCATION
1988 Ph.D. Thesis in Geophysics. University of Barcelona (Spain)
1986 Master Degree in Software Development. Universtiy of Barcelona (Spain)
1983 Master Degree in Geophysics. University of Barcelona (Spain)
1980 Licenciate (B.S.) in Geology. University of Barcelona (Spain)
ACADEMIC & RESEARCH TRAINING
1992 Post-doc at the Department of Geophysics of the Institute of Earth Sciences (ICTJA-CSIC)
1990-92 Post-doc at University of Oxford, UK.
1988-90 Post-doc at Lamont Earth Observatory, University of Columbia. USA.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2012-2014 Director of the Institute of Earth Sciences of Barcelona ICTJA-CSIC
2010-12 Director General for Research - Ministry of Science and Innovation (Spain)
2009-10 Director General for Intl Cooperation and Institutional Relations - Ministry of Science and Innovation (Spain)
2008-09 Director General for Intl Cooperation - Ministry of Science and Innovation (Spain)
2007-08 Director General for Research - Ministry of Education and Science (Spain)
2006-07 Deputy Director of the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA)
2004-05 Vice-president for Organisation and Institutional Relations of the CSIC
2003-05 Deputy Director General for International Relations
2004 President of the Advisory Board Women and Science of the CSIC.
2003 Member of the Advisory Board Women and Science of the CSIC.
2002 Advisory member of the president’s office of the CSIC
2002-01 Member of the Women and Science working group of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).
2000 Director of the Institute of Earth Sciences of Barcelona ICTJA-CSIC
1998 Visiting Researcher at Norsk Hydro Research Center, Norway.
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
2010 Responsible for the organization & coordination of R&I under the Spansih Presidency of the EU-2010 (MICINN)
2010 Spanish representative in ERAC - Committee
2008-10 Spanish representative in the Governing Board of the EU Agency “Fusion for Energy (F4E)”
2008-10 Spanish representative in the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI)
2007-10 Spanish representative in the Executive Committee of the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan)
2007-08 Member of the “ERA Green Paper Group”
2006-07 Chair of the “Research Potential” Advisory Group
2004 Spanish Coordinator of the 1rts Public Call of the European Young Investigator Award (EURYI) Program.
2002-04 Secretary of EUROHORCS
2003-04 Chair of the Management Committee of the European Young Investigator Award (EURYI) Program.
1992-04 Member of the Editorial Board of Tectonophysics
OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
PI/Researcher of 36 research projects. 20 National; 8 European Union; 8 Industry.
Director of 5 PhD thesis (1 in progress).
Co/Organizer of 9 international conferences and symposia.
More than 100 communications in national and international congresses.
AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS
2011 Member of the “Consell d’Alumni UB” University of Barcelona.
2010 Medal “Gran Cruz Mérito Naval con distintivo blanco”.
2003 Member of the Academia Europaea.