Department: Ingeniería Agraria y del Medio Natural

Area: Agroforestry Engineering

Research group: INGENIA. Ingeniería Geológica, Innovación y Aguas

Email: jcsanta@ull.es

Personal web: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-carlos-santamarta-cereza...

Área de investigación: Ingeniería y Arquitectura

Doctor by the Universidad de León with the thesis Minería del agua en islas y terrenos volcánicos. Análisis hidrológico en explotaciones en la zona sureste de la isla de Tenerife, islas Canarias 2017. Supervised by Dr. Alfonso Juan Méndez Cecilia.

Doctor by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid with the thesis Singularidades sobre la construcción, planificación y gestión de las obras y recursos hídricos subterráneos en medios volcánicos. Estudio del caso en las Islas Canarias occidentales. 2010. Supervised by Dr. Florentino Santos García.

PhD in Hydraulic and Energy Engineering from the UPM at the ETSICCP and PhD with international mention in Applied and Environmental Geology from the University of León at the Escuela Técnica y Superior de Ingenieros de Minas. Civil Engineer, Energy Resources Engineer and Mining Engineer from the UPM. Professor at the University of La Laguna since 2008, he was a collaborating scientist at the Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) in the USA. Visiting Professor at George Mason University, College of Science, Virginia, USA. Collaborating researcher at the University Institute of Water and Environmental Sciences (IUACA) of the University of Alicante and researcher attached to the Water Institute of the University of Barcelona. Professor of the PhD programme in Engineering and Management of the Natural Environment and of the Programme in Research, Modelling and Risk Analysis in the Environment, both at the UPM. His research activity is summarised in 298 scientific publications (89 scientific and technical articles, 87 book chapters, 29 edited books, 83 national and international congresses) related to water and environment in volcanic islands. Researchgate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Juan-Santamarta/research He has participated in 42 research projects (regional, national and international) being coordinator in 31 of them. He has taught more than 30 subjects related to water, environment, civil and industrial engineering. He has given more than 150 seminars and courses related to water in different Spanish and European universities and has directed more than 100 summer courses, university extension courses and professional technical courses. Dean of the Official College of Forestry Engineers in the Canary Islands (2010-2022). Award in Teaching Innovation in 2013 (quality mentions in 2012, 2014 and 2015).Canary Islands Research Award in Civil Engineering "Agustín de Betancourt" 2018. Award for Excellence in Internationalisation in 2021.ULL Social Council Award for Best Practice in Internationalisation 2022. 20 years of professional experience as an engineer in different private companies.