CREAF

Graduate in Biological Science at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and Ph.D in Soil Science in the interuniversity program (UdL-UB-UAB) of Soil Genesis, Use and Conservation.

 

Professor of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry since 1994, has lectured in first, second and third cycles of the university programs at the Universitat de Girona, the Universitat de Lleida  and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

 

His research activity includes the study of the restoration of highly degraded soils using Technosols made ​​with mineral materials and different types of organic wastes, particularly sewage sludge from municipal wastewater treatment plants. He has been also engaged to the study of the dynamics of the soil organic matter, the mechanisms involved in its protection, and the effects of carbon sequestration on soil attributes.

 

He is a member of the International Union of Soil Science, the Sociedad Española de la Ciencia del Suelo, the Institució Catalana d’Estudis Agraris and the Red Española de Compostaje.