Licenciatura en Física

Máster Universitario en Geofísica y Meteorología

Certificación de Aptitud Pedagógica (CAP)

Doctorado en Física

The atmosphere is a complex and dynamic system whose composition, structure, and interactions play a central role in regulating Earth’s climate. Understanding how aerosols, water vapor, thermodynamics, and clouds evolve in space and time is essential to better assess climate variability and reduce uncertainties in climate change projections. My research is driven by the goal of characterizing the atmosphere in detail in order to improve our understanding of its behavior and its impact on the Earth’s radiative balance.

I am an atmospheric physicist specialized in the use of advanced active and passive remote sensing techniques, including Raman lidar systems, microwave radiometers, sun photometers, and ceilometers. A core component of my work focuses on high-resolution vertical and temporal profiling of atmospheric water vapor, particularly in the troposphere and lower stratosphere. More broadly, my research addresses aerosol vertical distribution, aerosol–cloud interactions, and their role in weather and climate processes.

I obtained my degree in Physics from the University of Granada in 2006 and completed my Ph.D. in Atmospheric Physics at the same institution in 2012, supported by a competitive FPU predoctoral fellowship. My doctoral research was recognized with the Extraordinary Doctoral Thesis Award from the University of Granada and the Best Ph.D. Thesis Award at the 1st Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology (RICTA 2013).

Between 2013 and 2020, I held several postdoctoral positions in Switzerland, first at the University of Bern within the Microwave Radiometry Group at the Institute of Applied Physics, and later at the Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss), where I served as Principal Investigator of my own research project. Since February 2021, I have been working at the University of Granada as a Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow in the Department of Applied Physics.

Throughout my career, I have participated in more than 25 national and international research projects, leading seven of them as Principal Investigator. My current activities include high-resolution water vapor and temperature profiling using Raman lidar systems, as well as the calibration and validation of aerosol products for the EarthCARE satellite mission through multi-platform observations combining lidar, ceilometers, and sun-photometer networks. Overall, my research aims to reduce uncertainties in the Earth’s radiative balance and contribute to the improvement of weather and climate models.