Jeronimo Lopez-Martinez

Biography:

He holds a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences and professor of University External Geodynamics Autónoma de Madrid. His training and teaching have been developed mainly in the Complutense University of Madrid, Zaragoza and Autonomous Madrid, having spent time at other universities and research (such as South Paris-Orsay, Cambridge, England and Waikato University, New Zealand).

His research interests include geomorphology, neotectonics, Geology, Quaternary Paleoclimatology, Geology of Antarctica, Environment and impacts in the polar areas, karst geology, hydrogeology, geological hazards, Geology environmental and geological heritage.

He has conducted numerous research projects and collaborated with various groups Spanish and scientists and institutions from Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Korea South, United States, France, England, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal and Sweden. He has authored more than 250 scientific publications, of which over a hundred are over Antarctica. He has also made numerous trade publications and conferences invarious Spanish and international forums, and acted as commissioner severalexhibitions. He has participated in organizing numerous conferences Spanish and international scientists. Manager seven doctoral theses and adozen Advanced Studies diplomas and jobs limit.

Jeronimo has performed geological research in Antarctica since 1989, having been responsible for various scientific projects. He has participated personally in ten Antarctic campaigns, many of them in collaboration with scientists and logistics in other countries. In 1990 Spanish made the first ascent of Mount Vinson (4,897m) maximum altitude of Antarctica. He has also visited several areas of the Arctic and made thirty expeditions to the main mountain ranges on Earth, amounting to many summits, including the Everest.

Spanish has been delegated to the SCAR Working Group on Geology, Program Manager National Antarctic Research in the National R & D and secretary Spanish Polar Committee. Among other duties, was responsible for the adaptation of Spanish Antarctic activities to the requirements of the entry into force in 1998, the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic, known as Madrid Protocol.

He is a member of the editorial board of several scientific journals and Spanish International. He participated in the evaluation of projects and institutions, both in Spain and other countries. Among others, he was a member of the judging panel of the management science and British Antarctic Survey appointed by the Natural Environment Research Council.

For four years he has been vice president of the European Polar Board of the European Science Foundation. Since its creation in 1998 and until 2003 was the Spanish representative on the Committee for the Protection of the Antarctic Environment, made after the entry into force of the Madrid Protocol. He has participated as delegate in six Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings.

In 2012 he was elected president of the International Scientific Committee of Research Antarctica (SCAR, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) for the following four. He had previously been vice president of this organization (2002 - 2006), which is the Spanish National Delegate and President of the Spanish Committee SCAR. The SCAR received in 2002 the Prince of Asturias Award for Partnership International and was one of the people who picked it up, as a member of its Committee Executive.

For eight years he has been part of the Conseil des Programmes Scientifiques et Technologiques the Institut Polaire Francais. Has been a member and co-chair of the Joint Committee for the International Polar Year, named by the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the World Meteorological Organization