Personal

Born in Almería (Spain), on March 27, 1979.

Nationality: Spanish.                                                         

Education

• 2006 PhD in soil science. Department of Soil Science, University of Almeria. 
  PhD Thesis: “Soils and surface colour in semiarid areas: Tabernas desert"
• 2001 Bs.Sc, & Ms.Sc, University of Almeria, Almeria, Spain

Professional appointments

• 2010 - Present. PhD. Researcher. Marie Curie Postdoctoral fellow. Geography Department. University of Louvain, Belgium.
• 2009 - 2010.  PhD. Researcher. Spanish Ministry of Science fellow. Geography Department. University of Louvain, Belgium.
• 2006 - 2007. PhD. Researcher. University of Almeria. Fellowship. Soil Science Department. University of Almeria, Spain.   
• 2002 - 2005. Predoctoral Researcher. Spanish Ministry of education and Scicence fellow. Soil Science Department. University of Almeria, Spain.
• 2001 - 2002. Junta de Andalucia fellow. Professional risks technician.  University of Almeria. Spain.

Teaching assistant.

• 2003 - 2006. Soil Science Department. University of Almeria.

Short stays.

• Department of Soil Science. University of Santiago de Compostela. Santiago de Compostela. Spain. 2004 (2 months). 
• Soil Department. Institute of Natural Resources. Environmental Sciences Center. Madrid. Spain. 2005 (1 month).  
• School of Geographical Sciences. University of Bristol. Bristol. England. 2005 (4 months).