Visiting scientists from Italy

Between September 2015 and January 2016, our colleague from the AGRARIA Department of the University of Reggio Calabria (Italy), Dr. Eng. Demetrio Zema stayed at our group to work in the project Characterization and modeling of the hydrological response of semi-arid watersheds in southern Spain: integrating geomorphological and hydrological responses” supported by the Seneca Foundation (Research Agency of the Region of Murcia) with a senior visiting scientist fellowship. He has been working on the hydrological modelling of the Upper Taibilla and Rogativa watersheds together with members of our group (Carolina Boix-Fayos and Joris de Vente). IMG-20151211-WA0000

The cooperation between the Italian AGRARIA and the Spanish CEBAS group started in 2012, sharing experiences in the study of the hydrological and geomorphological response of Mediterranean watersheds, under different climatic, land use and management conditions. This collaboration already resulted in joint publications in the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecohydrology.

In the framework of this cooperation, and supported by an Erasmus+ fellowship, Maria Francesca Cataldo, an MSc student in forestry, also stayed at our group during the same period to undertake her MSc thesis entitled: “Analytical characterization and modelling of the hydrological response of semi-arid watersheds in southern Spain”. Francesca demonstrated to be a very efficient and promising student and the colaboration with Demetrio and Francesca has been very productive and satisfactory. Francesca will defend her Master thesis next 10th of March in Italy.

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Tema: Caracterización de la dinámica sedimentaria a escala de cuenca de drenaje y su papel en el ciclo de carbono. Los aspectos concretos en los que se basará el trabajo serían:

(i) Caracterización y cuantificación del carbono orgánico transportado en suspensión y disolución en cuencas semiáridas de funcionamiento hidrológico intermitente y bajo distintas condiciones ambientales.

(ii) Caracterización y cuantificación del carbono orgánico en sumideros fluviales (llanuras y barras fluviales, lecho fluvial, deltas y embalses) con interpretación de procesos desde una perspectiva eco-geomorfológica.

(iii) Caracterización de los procesos de estabilización y mineralización de carbono orgánico en distintos depósitos sedimentarios dentro del sistema cuenca.

(iv) Estimación del balance de carbono orgánico en cuencas de drenaje bajo distintos escenarios de cambio en la dinámica hidrológica y sedimentaria.

Proyecto: Dinámica sedimentaria y estabilización de carbono orgánico: caracterización y balance en cuencas mediterráneas. Implicaciones para la adaptación y mitigación del Cambio Climático

Centro: Departamento de Conservación de Suelo y Agua. CEBAS-CSIC

Interesado/as contactad con: cboix@cebas.csci.es (Carolina); ediazpereira@cebas.csic.es (Elvira); mmena@cebas.csic.es (María) y enviadnos vuestro CV antes del 14 de Diciembre.

Requisitos:

  • Haber finalizado los estudios de grado o licenciado después del 1 de enero de 2012.
  • Estar matriculado en un programa de doctorado en el curso 2016-2017. O acreditar que posee título de master o estar matriculado en el curso 2015-2016 en un master universitario oficial que de acceso a un programa de doctorado en el curso 2016-17.
  • Expediente académico: nota media mínima: 7,28 para grado; 8,27 para master

Otros: ver detalles en convocatoria: enlace

Matthew Zustovic

Visiting MSc student University of British Columbia

Matthew Zustovic, who is completing his Masters in Forest Sciences from the University of British Columbia, will be working at our group for the next 3 Months, supervised by Nacho Querejeta.

He will be monitoring the regeneration capability under projected moisture and temperature regimes of 5 at-risk or endangered shrub species endemic to the region. Matt’s responsibilities will include monitoring emergence, growth, and survival of these species in a controlled growth chamber experiment as well as data collection in the field.

More about Matt’s experience in Spain: link

Visiting BSc student Wageningen University

Starting 18th February 2014, Dina El Filali, a bachelor student from Wageningen University, will stay at our group for a period of 3.5 months to work on her bachelor thesis project on characterization of gully systems using staitistics and fractal geometry.

During her stay she will be supervised by Joris de Vente.

Visiting MSc student

Starting 7th october 2013, Cecilia Zagaria, an MSc student from Wageningen University, will stay at our group for a period of 5 months to work on her MSc thesis project entitled:

‘Adaptation to climate change through sustainable land management: protecting ecosystem service provision in Mediterranean agro-ecosystems’

During her stay she will be supervised by Joris de Vente.