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Environmental Engineering

Background:

This doctoral programme was first offered in the academic year 1986-1987. At the time, the name of the programme was Water Engineering. The programme, organised by the Department of Engineering Design of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, was offered under this name in the academic years 1986-1987 and 1987-1988. In the 1988-1989 academic year, the degree was renamed the doctoral programme in Environmental Engineering. From the 1989-1990 academic year, the programme was delivered mainly at the Institute of Applied Petrochemistry (IPA) and later at the Institute of Environmental Modelling and Technology (ITEMA), both institutes of the UPC. Since May 1999, the doctoral degree has been an interdepartmental programme. For organisational purposes, it is currently based at the Department of Engineering Design. This degree can be considered the first doctoral programme in environmental engineering offered in Spain.

Based on a call issued in February 1995, the Directorate-General for Higher Education of the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science included the doctoral programme in Environmental Engineering on a list of high-quality doctoral degrees.

Objectives:

The aim of this programme is to enable doctoral students to acquire research skills in the field of environmental engineering, particularly in the following research areas: environmental modelling (atmospheric and water quality), waste management, environmental impact assessment, environmental management systems, noise, industrial wastewater, groundwater, remediation of contaminated soils, and treatment technologies.

Competencies that must be acquired by students (based on the Dublin descriptors). Students must:

• demonstrate systematic understanding of a field of study of the programme and mastery of the skills and methods of research associated with that field;
• demonstrate the ability to conceive, design, implement and adapt a substantial process of research with scholarly integrity;
• have made a contribution through original research that extends the frontier of knowledge by developing a substantial body of work, some of which merits national or international refereed publication;
• be capable of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas;
• be able to communicate with their peers, the larger scholarly community and society in general about their areas of expertise;
• be able to promote, in academic and professional contexts, technological, social or cultural advancement in a knowledge-based society.

Rationale:

In the contemporary world, the importance of environmental issues, both locally and at the global level, is beyond dispute. The importance of environmental issues was clearly recognised in three key Earth Summits: the UN Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm, Sweden in June 1972; the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 1992; and the World Summit on Sustainable Development (informally known as “Rio+10”) held in Johannesburg, South Africa in August–September 2002. The problem of climate change, for which there is conclusive scientific evidence, and the legal framework defined in the Kyoto Protocol also underscore the pressing need to tackle environmental issues. All of these factors clearly justify the need for a doctoral programme that provides students with advanced research training in these areas.

COORDINATOR

Espino Infantes, Manolo

CONTACT

Building C2 (North Campus)
Tel.: 934 011 784
E-mail: doctorat.eamb.camins@upc.edu

https://deca.upc.edu/ca/doctorat-recerca/doctorat/enginyeria-ambiental

General information

Access profile

Given the goal of increasing internationalisation, and in line with the Pathway to Excellence quality requirements that apply to the doctoral programme in Environmental Engineering, the most suitable academic background for applicants is a master’s degree in environmental engineering, environmental sciences or a related field (engineering, chemistry, physics, etc.). Applicants should be high academic achievers with the solid training needed to take a rigorous, high-quality approach to their proposed thesis topic. They should also have good oral and written communication skills, particularly in English, and be able to articulate and specify their main research interests in the field of environmental engineering.

Output profile

Doctoral candidates who complete a doctoral degree will have acquired the following competencies, which are needed to carry out quality research (Royal Decree 99/2011, of 28 January, which regulates official doctoral studies):

a) A systematic understanding of the field of study and a mastery of the research skills and methods related to the field.
b) An ability to conceive, design or create, put into practice and adopt a substantial process of research or creation.
c) An ability to contribute to pushing back the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
d) A capacity for critical analysis and an ability to assess and summarise new and complex ideas.
e) An ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general as regards their fields of knowledge in the manner and languages that are typical of the international scientific community to which they belong.
f) An ability to foster scientific, technological, social, artistic and cultural progress in academic and professional contexts within a knowledge-based society.

The award of a doctoral degree must equip the graduate for work in a variety of settings, especially those requiring creativity and innovation. Doctoral graduates must have at least acquired the personal skills needed to:

a) Develop in contexts in which there is little specific information.
b) Find the key questions that must be answered to solve a complex problem.
c) Design, create, develop and undertake original, innovative projects in their field.
d) Work as part of a team and independently in an international or multidisciplinary context.
e) Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and make judgements with limited information.
f) Offer criticism on and intellectually defend solutions.

Finally, with respect to competencies, doctoral students must:
a) have acquired advanced knowledge at the frontier of their discipline and demonstrated, in the context of internationally recognised scientific research, a deep, detailed and well-grounded understanding of theoretical and practical issues and scientific methodology in one or more research fields;
b) have made an original and significant contribution to scientific research in their field of expertise that has been recognised as such by the international scientific community;
c) have demonstrated that they are capable of designing a research project that serves as a framework for carrying out a critical analysis and assessment of imprecise situations, in which they are able to apply their contributions, expertise and working method to synthesise new and complex ideas that yield a deeper knowledge of the research context in which they work;
d) have developed sufficient autonomy to set up, manage and lead innovative research teams and projects and scientific collaborations (both national and international) within their subject area, in multidisciplinary contexts and, where appropriate, with a substantial element of knowledge transfer;
e) have demonstrated that they are able to carry out their research activity in a socially responsible manner and with scientific integrity;
f) have demonstrated, within their specific scientific context, that they are able to make cultural, social or technological advances and promote innovation in all areas within a knowledge-based society;
g) have demonstrated that they are able to participate in scientific discussions at the international level in their field of expertise and disseminate the results of their research activity to audiences of all kinds.

Number of places

10

Duration of studies and dedication regime

Duration
The maximum period of study for full-time doctoral studies is three years, counted from the date of admission to the programme to the date of submission of the doctoral thesis. The academic committee of the doctoral programme may authorise a doctoral candidate to pursue doctoral studies on a part-time basis. In this case, the maximum period of study is five years, counting from the date of admission to the programme to the date of submission of the doctoral thesis. For calculating these periods, the date of admission is considered to be the date of the first enrolment for tutorials, and the date of submission the moment in which the Doctoral School officially deposits the doctoral thesis.

For full-time doctoral candidates, the minimum period of study is two years, counted from the date of an applicant's admission to the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited; for part-time doctoral candidates it is four years. When there are justified grounds for doing so, and the thesis supervisor and academic tutor have given their authorisation, doctoral candidates may request that the academic committee of their doctoral programme exempt them from the minimum period of study requirement.

The calculation of periods of study will not include periods of absence due to illness, pregnancy or any other reason provided for in the regulations in force. Students who find themselves in any of these circumstances must notify the academic committee of the doctoral programme, which, where appropriate, must inform the Doctoral School. Doctoral candidates may also temporarily withdraw from the programme for up to one year, and this period may be extended for an additional year. Doctoral candidates who wish to interrupt their studies must submit a justified request to the academic committee of the doctoral programme, which will decide whether or not to approve the request. Each programme will establish conditions for readmission to doctoral studies.

Extension
If full-time doctoral candidates have not applied to deposit their thesis by the end of the three-year period of study, the academic committee of the programme may authorise an extension of up to one year. In exceptional circumstances, a further one-year extension may be granted, subject to the conditions established by the corresponding doctoral programme. In the case of part-time doctoral candidates, an extension of two years may be authorised. In both cases, in exceptional circumstances a further one-year extension may be granted by the Doctoral School's Standing Committee, upon the submission of a reasoned application by the academic committee of the doctoral programme.

Dismissal from the doctoral programme
A doctoral candidate may be dismissed from a doctoral programme for the following reasons:

  • The doctoral candidate submitting a justified application to withdraw from the programme.
  • The maximum period of study and of extensions thereof ending.
  • The doctoral candidate not having enrolled every academic year (unless he or she has been authorised to temporarily withdraw).
  • The doctoral candidate failing two consecutive assessments.
  • The doctoral candidate having disciplinary proceedings filed against him or her that rule that he or she must be dismissed from the UPC.

Dismissal from the programme implies that doctoral candidates cannot continue studying at the UPC and the closing of their academic record. This notwithstanding, they may apply to the academic committee of the programme for readmission and the committee must reevaluate them in accordance with the criteria established in the regulations.

Organization

COORDINATOR:
ACADEMIC COMMISSION OF THE PROGRAM:
STRUCTURAL UNITS:
  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (PROMOTORA)
  • Department of Agri-Food Engineering and Biotechnology
  • Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Department of Fluid Mechanics
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Department of Project and Construction Engineering
  • Terrassa Institute of Textile Research and Industrial Cooperation
  • University Research Institute for Sustainability Science and Technology
SPECIFIC URL OF THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM:
https://deca.upc.edu/ca/doctorat-recerca/doctorat/enginyeria-ambiental

CONTACT:
Building C2 (North Campus)
Tel.: 934 011 784
E-mail: doctorat.eamb.camins@upc.edu

Agreements with other institutions

  1. BSC
  2. GIRO
  3. Mediterranean Office for Youth Label: MOY mobility grants
  4. Cooperation agreement with the University of Aveiro (UA, Portugal)
  5. Cooperation agreement with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH, Greece)

Access, admission and registration

Access profile

Given the goal of increasing internationalisation, and in line with the Pathway to Excellence quality requirements that apply to the doctoral programme in Environmental Engineering, the most suitable academic background for applicants is a master’s degree in environmental engineering, environmental sciences or a related field (engineering, chemistry, physics, etc.). Applicants should be high academic achievers with the solid training needed to take a rigorous, high-quality approach to their proposed thesis topic. They should also have good oral and written communication skills, particularly in English, and be able to articulate and specify their main research interests in the field of environmental engineering.

Access requirements

Applicants must hold a Spanish bachelor’s degree or equivalent and a Spanish master’s degree or equivalent, provided they have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on the two degrees (Royal Decree 43/2015, of 2 February)

In addition, the following may apply:

  • Holders of an official degree awarded by a university in Spain or any other country in the European Higher Education Area, pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of 29 October, which establishes official university course regulations, who have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on official university degrees, of which at least 60 must be at the master's degree level.
  • Holders of an official Spanish bachelor’s degree comprising at least 300 credits, as provided for by EU regulations. Holder of degrees of this kind must complete bridging courses unless the curriculum of the bachelor’s degree in question included research training credits equivalent in value to those which would be earned on a master's degree.
  • Holders of an official university qualification who, having passed the entrance examination for specialised medical training, have completed at least two years of a training course leading to an official degree in a health-sciences specialisation.
  • Holders of a degree issued under a foreign education system. In these cases, homologation is not required, but the UPC must verify that the degree certifies a level of training equivalent to an official Spanish master's degree and qualifies the holder for admission to doctoral studies in the country where it was issued. Admission on this basis does not imply homologation of the foreign degree or its recognition for any purpose other than admission to doctoral studies.
  • Holders of a Spanish doctoral qualification issued under previous university regulations.
  • Note 1: Doctoral studies entrance regulations for holders of an undergraduate degree awarded before the introduction of the EHEA (CG 47/02 2014)

    Note 2: Governing Council Decision 64/2014, which approves the procedure and criteria for assessing the fulfilment of academic admission requirements for doctoral studies by holders of non-homologated foreign degrees (CG 25/03 2014)

Admission criteria and merits assessment

In addition to the general admission requirements, the academic committee also considers the points listed below. Applicants are assigned a score for each criterion. The maximum total score possible is 200 points:

Criterion: A. Entrance qualification

Description: A master's degree in environmental engineering, environmental sciences or a related field (engineering, chemistry, physics, etc.).
It is recommended that applicants hold a degree which ensures that they have the high level of training and specialisation required to successfully work on the specific research topics of the doctoral programme in Environmental Engineering.

Weighting: maximum 10 points

Criterion: B. Academic record:

Description: Applicants should have an average mark of 1.60 or higher on their academic record, based on the following 1–4 scale: 

Pass = 1. 

Good = 2.

Excellent = 3. 

Distinction = 4, in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 1497/1987, partially amended by Royal Decree 1044/2003, of 1 August


Weighting: maximum 25 (minimum 7)


Criterion: Assessment of the institution where the entrance qualification was obtained

Description: A score is assigned for the quality of the institution(s) where the applicant completed the bachelor’s and/or master's degree that qualifies them for admission to the doctoral programme (based on the rankings indicated on http://www.webometrics.info)

Weighting: maximum 10 points


Criterion: D. Level of English

Description: Applicants who are not natives of English-speaking countries (listed at https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/admissions/how-to-apply/apply-toefl.html) must demonstrate proficiency in this language: (e.g. IELTS, min. 6.0; TOEFL, min. 170 CBT, 500 PBT, 60 iBT; Cambridge, min. FCE, ISE mid-intermediate or equivalent).
The doctoral programme is carried out in an international context in which doctoral students are required to have oral and written communication skills in English.

Weighting: maximum 15 points (minimum: 5 points)


Criterion: E. Motivation and topics of interest

Description: Assessment of the applicant's motivation to pursue doctoral studies and the fit between the topics they are interested in and the research areas and projects carried out on the programme.

Weighting: maximum 7 points


Criterion: F. Other aspects of the applicant’s CV

Description: Previous research experience, professional qualifications, other degrees, other languages, etc.

Weighting: maximum 4 points

Criterion: G. Recommendations

Description: Assessment of the applicant, carried out by other professors or researchers who can prove that they have had an academic or professional relationship with the applicant.

Weighting: maximum 4 points


Criterion: H. Availability of grants or other sources of funding for the preparation of the applicant’s thesis

Description: The aim is to prioritise applicants who have financial resources or sources of funding to complete their doctoral studies: grants, scholarships or financial aid provided by national or international bodies or by the applicant’s previous university, funding provided under the terms of cooperation agreements or within the framework of research projects, etc.

Weighting: 25 points (if the applicant has funding)


Criterion: I. Interview

Description: The interview will focus on the applicant’s interests in relation to the development of their thesis, the topics they are interested in, and questions based on the content of their CV. Interviews will be conducted by at least one member of the academic committee, either in person or via remote video connection (if necessary) to assess each applicant’s capabilities and how well their interests and expertise align with the research topics the programme focuses on.

Weighting: maximum 100 points (minimum 75)

Applications must be submitted electronically at https://www.upc.edu/preinscripcio/home_candidat.php?idioma=2, together with the following attached documents:
• A covering letter in which the applicant indicates the research topic or area they are interested in
• Letters of reference (at least 2)
• A photocopy of the applicant's passport or national identity document
• Photocopies of the university degrees that qualify the applicant for admission to the doctoral programme
• A photocopy of the applicant's academic record (official academic transcript with marks obtained)
• Documentation substantiating the applicant’s level of English or in other languages ​​(if available)
• Documentary evidence of any sources of funding for the thesis
All applications received will be assessed before each enrolment period (twice during the academic year). The academic committee will decide which applicants to admit and will communicate its decision via the same intranet used for the application process. Admissions will only be valid for the academic year in which the corresponding application was submitted.

Assessment and selection
The assessment and selection process will be conducted in two stages:
1. Assessment and scoring of points A to H by the academic committee (maximum possible score: 100 points). Applicants who obtain a score of less than 75 points will not progress to the next stage and will not be admitted to the doctoral programme in Environmental Engineering.

2. In the second stage, the remaining applicants will be interviewed (criterion I). The maximum possible score for the interview is 100 points. Applicants who receive a score of less than 75 points will not be admitted to the programme.
At the end of the selection process, applicants with a score of 150 or more out of 200 will be deemed eligible for admission to the doctoral programme in Environmental Engineering. The list of eligible applicants (ordered by score) will be published.
Applicants will be admitted to the doctoral programme in the order in which they appear on this list until all available places are filled. Eligible applicants who are not admitted to the programme will be placed on a reserve list in order of the score obtained. These applicants may be admitted to the programme if any of the admitted applicants give up their places.

Training complements

Applicants who have completed a master's degree in environmental engineering, environmental sciences or a related field (engineering, chemistry, physics, etc.) do not need to take any bridging courses.
In the case of students admitted with other degrees, the academic committee will review each student's curriculum vitae and indicate the bridging courses that they must take from among subjects of the master’s degree in Environmental Engineering. Bridging courses may provide research or cross-disciplinary training, but in no case may doctoral students be required to enrol for 60 or more ECTS credits. In such cases, the committee will keep track of the bridging courses completed and establish appropriate criteria to limit their duration.
Taking into account the doctoral student activity report, the academic committee may propose measures that complement those specified in these regulations and which result in doctoral students who do not meet the specified requirements being excluded from the programme.
As indicated at the start of this section, when students are admitted, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may define requirements for additional methodological or scientific training on a case-by-case basis according to each student’s academic background and experience. The bridging courses students are required to take will be subjects of the master's degree linked to the programme: the UPC’s master’s degree in Environmental Engineering. Thesis supervisors who note gaps in a student’s training or believe they need additional advanced training in one or more subjects related to their doctoral thesis may require that the student concerned complete additional training specific to their needs. This additional training will involve students attending specialised courses, seminars and/or workshops, and/or completing stays at research centres to complete their training in specific areas related to their thesis topic.
Any bridging courses specified by the academic committee of the doctoral programme as a condition for admission must be completed within a year and a half (18 months). Students who have not successfully completed any bridging courses required within their first 18 months in the programme may be excluded by the academic committee.
In the case of additional training required by thesis supervisors or academic tutors, the time limit is 12 months from the time that students are informed of this requirement. Thesis supervisors or academic tutors may request that the academic committee exclude students who do not meet training requirements within this time period.

Enrolment period for new doctoral students

In September and October (dates to be confirmed each academic year). Extraordinary enrolment period in February.

More information at the registration section for new doctoral students

Enrolment period

In September and October (dates to be confirmed each academic year).

More information at the general registration section

Monitoring and evaluation of the doctoral student

Procedure for the preparation and defense of the research plan

Doctoral candidates must submit a research plan, which will be included in their doctoral student activity report, before the end of the first year. The plan may be improved over the course of the doctoral degree. It must be endorsed by the tutor and the supervisor, and it must include the method that is to be followed and the aims of the research.

At least one of these annual assessments will include a public presentation and defence of the research plan and work done before a committee composed of three doctoral degree holders, which will be conducted in the manner determined by each academic committee. The examination committee awards a Pass or Fail mark. A Pass mark is a prerequisite for continuing on the doctoral programme. Doctoral candidates awarded a Fail mark must submit a new research plan for assessment by the academic committee of the doctoral programme within six months.

The committee assesses the research plan every year, in addition to all of the other activities in the doctoral student activity report. Doctoral candidates who are awarded two consecutive Fail marks for the research plan will be obliged to definitely withdraw from the programme.

If they change the subject of their thesis, they must submit a new research plan.

Formation activities

a) Tutorial

• 288 hours.

Type: compulsory.

b) Programme-specific seminars and workshops

• 18 hours.

Type: optional.

c) Publications

• 280 hours.

Type: optional.

d) Periods of mobility

• 480 hours.

Type: optional.

e) Training in information skills

• 1.5 hours.

Type: optional.

f) Research methodology

• 12 hours.

Type: optional.

g) Innovation and creativity

• 8 hours.

Type: optional.

h) Language and communication skills

• 18 hours.

Type: optional.

i) Conferences

• 48 hours.

Type: optional.

j) Assessment based on doctoral student activity report (DAD) and research plan

• 4 hours.

Type: compulsory.

Procedure for assignment of tutor and thesis director

The academic committee of the doctoral programme assigns a thesis supervisor to each doctoral candidate when they are admitted or enrol for the first time, taking account of the thesis supervision commitment referred to in the admission decision.

The thesis supervisor will ensure that training activities carried out by the doctoral candidate are coherent and suitable, and that the topic of the candidate’s doctoral thesis will have an impact and make a novel contribution to knowledge in the relevant field. The thesis supervisor will also guide the doctoral candidate in planning the thesis and, if necessary, tailoring it to any other projects or activities undertaken. The thesis supervisor will generally be a UPC professor or researcher who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience. This includes PhD-holding staff at associated schools (as determined by the Governing Council) and UPC-affiliated research institutes (in accordance with corresponding collaboration and affiliation agreements). When thesis supervisors are UPC staff members, they also act as the doctoral candidate’s tutor.

PhD holders who do not meet these criteria (as a result of their contractual relationship or the nature of the institution to which they are attached) must be approved by the UPC Doctoral School's Standing Committee in order to participate in a doctoral programme as researchers with documented research experience.

The academic committee of the doctoral programme may approve the appointment of a PhD-holding expert who is not a UPC staff member as a candidate’s thesis supervisor. In such cases, the prior authorisation of the UPC Doctoral School's Standing Committee is required. A UPC staff member who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience must also be proposed to act as a co-supervisor, or as the doctoral candidate’s tutor if one has not been assigned.

A thesis supervisor may step down from this role if there are justified reasons (recognised as valid by the committee) for doing so. If this occurs, the academic committee of the doctoral programme will assign the doctoral candidate a new thesis supervisor.

Provided there are justified reasons for doing so, and after hearing any relevant input from the doctoral candidate, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may assign a new thesis supervisor at any time during the period of doctoral study.

If there are academic reasons for doing so (an interdisciplinary topic, joint or international programmes, etc.) and the academic committee of the programme gives its approval, an additional thesis supervisor may be assigned. Supervisors and co-supervisors have the same responsibilities and academic recognition.

The maximum number of supervisors of a doctoral thesis is two: a supervisor and a co-supervisor.

For theses carried out under a cotutelle agreement or as part of an Industrial Doctorate, if necessary and if the agreement foresees it this maximum number of supervisors may not apply. This notwithstanding, the maximum number of supervisors belonging to the UPC is two.

More information at the PhD theses section

Permanence

The academic committee of the programme may authorise an extension of up to one year for full-time doctoral candidates who have not applied to deposit their thesis by the end of the three-year period of study, in the terms outlined in the Academic Regulations for Doctoral Studies of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. In the case of part-time candidates, an extension of two years may be authorised. In both cases, in exceptional circumstances a further one-year extension may be granted by the Doctoral School's Standing Committee, upon the submission of a reasoned application by the academic committee of the doctoral programme.

A doctoral candidate may be dismissed from a doctoral programme for the following reasons:

  • The doctoral candidate submitting a justified application to withdraw from the programme.
  • The maximum period of study and of extensions thereof ending.
  • The doctoral candidate not having enrolled every academic year (unless he or she has been authorised to temporarily withdraw).
  • The doctoral candidate failing two consecutive assessments.
  • The doctoral candidate having disciplinary proceedings filed against him or her that rule that he or she must be dismissed from the UPC.

Dismissal from the programme implies that doctoral candidates cannot continue studying at the UPC and the closing of their academic record. This notwithstanding, they may apply to the academic committee of the programme for readmission and the committee must reevaluate them in accordance with the criteria established in the regulations.

International Mention

The doctoral degree certificate may include International Doctorate mention. In this case, the doctoral candidate must meet the following requirements:

a) During the period of study leading to the award of the doctoral degree, the doctoral candidate must have spent at least three months at a respected higher education institution or research centre outside Spain to complete courses or do research work. The stays and activities carried out must be endorsed by the thesis supervisor and authorised by the academic committee of the programme. The candidate must provide a certifying document issued by the person responsible for the research group of the body or bodies where the stay or activity was completed. This information will be added to the doctoral student’s activity report.
b) Part of the thesis (at least the summary and conclusions) must be written and presented in one of the languages commonly used for science communication in the relevant field of knowledge, which must not be an official language of Spain. This rule does not apply to stays and reports in Spanish or to experts from Spanish-speaking countries.
c) At least two PhD-holding experts belonging to a higher education institution or research centre outside Spain must have issued officially certified reports on the thesis.
d) The thesis examination committee must have included at least one PhD-holding expert from a higher education or research institution outside Spain who was not responsible for the candidate’s stay abroad (point a) above).
e) The thesis defence must have taken place on UPC premises or, in the case of joint programmes, at the location specified in the collaboration agreement.

Learning resources

The research groups associated with the doctoral programme in Environmental Engineering have infrastructure and services that doctoral students can use to carry out their research work: work rooms for doctoral students, computer equipment, study rooms, rooms for receiving visiting professors and researchers, meeting rooms; and for research that requires experimental work, laboratory spaces that offer highly versatile facilities for setting up pilot plants. The following laboratories of departments linked to the doctoral programme are available for conducting research work:
Resources of the Department of Chemical Engineering
• Laboratory for the Treatment of Waste and Contaminated Soils
• Laboratory for the Separation of Contaminants from Water
• Laboratory for the Management of Natural Resources and Waste
These facilities offer the following testing capabilities:
Analysis of inorganic contaminants:
• HPLC chromatography
• Atomic absorption analysis
• UV-V spectrophotometer
Analysis of heavy metals in soil and water
• ICP-MS
• HPLC
• Laser spectroscopy
Determination of organic contaminants
• TOC analysis
• GC-MS
• FT-IR
• CE
Transport studies in aquifers
• Pilot scale equipment for analysis of transport in porous media
• Various chemical analysers
Resources of the Department of Hydraulic, Maritime and Environmental Engineering
Sanitary and Environmental Engineering Laboratory
The laboratory offers equipment and facilities for the analysis of water and organic matter:
• Water: gravimetric, volumetric and spectrometric analysis
• Organic matter (BOD, COD) and nutrients (nitrogenous and phosphate)
• Prototypes and pilot plants for research on water supply treatment processes (coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection) and wastewater (activated sludge systems under continuous or discontinuous flow and high-performance lagoon systems)
• Facilities for pumping, piping, storing and distributing wastewater from the Barcelona sewage network to the laboratory
Resources of the Department of Textile and Paper Engineering (DITP)


DITP Research Laboratory
The following equipment is available:

• Activated sludge pilot plant (Bio Kontrol Mark 2)
• Ozone treatment pilot plant
• Reverse osmosis equipment
• Jar Test flocculators
• Scanning electron microscope (Jeol JSM 5610)
• Optical microscopes
• Atomic absorption spectrophotometer
• UV-Vis spectrophotometers
• COD digesters
• BOD refrigerated thermostats
• Oximeters
• Conductometers
• Turbidimeter
• Ovens (microbiological incubators, drying ovens, etc.)
• Muffle furnaces
• Analytical balances
• Treatment columns (sand, activated carbon, ion exchange resins)
INTEXTER resources
Environmental Pollution Control Laboratory
Equipped to conduct a wide range of chemical and microbiological analyses in water and wastewater. The laboratory also has several pilot plants that can be used to conduct research on purification processes involving biological, physico-chemical and advanced oxidation processes:
General analysis
Determination of cations by atomic absorption. Determination of anions. Fats and oil. Organic and total carbon. Acids/alkalinity. Ammonia and total nitrogen. Phosphorous, nitrites and nitrates, sulphides, etc.
Industrial water.
Colour. Conductivity. Dry residue and suspended solids, turbidity. Hardness. Dissolved oxygen.
Pathogenic microorganisms. Presence of most common pollutants, AT and CAT, chlorides and sulphates.
Wastewater.
BOD and COD. Sludge settling volume. Inhibitory substances, suspended matter, conductivity. Metals in organic components. Total microorganisms: fungi, streptococci, clostridia, coliforms
Resources of the Department of Mechanical Engineering

Acoustic and Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (LEAM)
LEAM is a laboratory that forms part of the Network of Technological Innovation Support Centres (TECNIO) of the Government of Catalonia. The TECNIO brand was created to bring together the main actors with expertise in applied research and technology transfer in Catalonia. LEAM’s facilities, located on the UPC’s Terrassa Campus, occupy a total of 350 m². They include offices for professors and researchers and work rooms for doctoral students, as well as visitor rooms, meeting rooms and laboratory spaces that offer highly versatile facilities for setting up pilot plants.

The LEAM laboratory is equipped with:
• Measurement equipment: LMS Pimento 16-channel analyser
• ADLINK 12-channel acquisition system
• 01 dB Symphonie 2-channel signal analyser
• Brüel & Kjaer sound level calibrator, model 4230
• Spectrum analyser, Rion model NA 27
• Vibration analyser, Brüel & Kjaer model 2513
• Narrow band spectrum analyser, Brüel & Kjaer model 2515
• Seismic accelerometers (4), PCB
• Accelerometers (10), various models
• Type I integrating sound level meters (8), various models
• Charge amplifier for accelerometers, various models
• Charging amplifier for Brüel & Kjaer accelerometers, model 2635
• Conditioning amplifier, Nexus Brüel & Kjaer model 2692
• Accelerometer calibrator, Brüel & Kjaer model 4294
• Vibration exciter (“shaker”), Brüel & Kjaer model 4809
• Amplifiers, various models
• Microphones (10), various models
• Brüel & Kjaer sound intensity probe
• National Instruments AT-MIO-16E-1 data acquisition board
• DSP card for active noise control, EZ-ANC (Causal Systems)
Software:
• LMS Virtual Lab: finite element simulation
• Raynoise: simulation with ray-tracing of acoustic conditions in true 3D
• MITHRA: calculation of acoustic impact of infrastructure
• INM: calculation of acoustic impact of airports.
LEAM also has access to the resources of the Integrated Organic Waste Management Technology Centre (GIRO CT), where the Bioprocesses Research Group for integrated management of organic waste materials carries out its activity. GIRO also belongs to the Government of Catalonia’s TECNIO network.
• The following analytical techniques are available at GIRO to support research work in this field:
• Long-chain fatty acids (FAME)
• Volatile fatty acids (VFA)
• Alkalinity
• Elemental analysis
• CHN
• CHNS
• Anion determination by ion chromatography
• Chlorides (Cl-)
• Phosphates (PO₄³-)
• Nitrates (NO₃-)
• Nitrites (NO₂-)
• Sulphates (SO₄²-)
• Cation determination by ion chromatography
• Ammonium (NH₄ +)
• Sodium (Na+)
• Potassium (K+)
• Calcium (Ca₂+)
• Magnesium (Mg₂+)
• Conductivity
• Biological oxygen demand (BOD 5)

Biological oxygen demand (BOD 20)
• Soluble chemical oxygen demand (sCOD)
• Total chemical oxygen demand (TCOD)
• Total phosphorus
• Gas composition (CH₄, CO₂, N₂, H₂)
• Ammonia nitrogen (NH₄)
• Total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN)
• Oils and fats
• pH
• Total solids (TS)
• Total + volatile solids (TS/VS)
• Total suspended solids (TSS)
• Total suspended solids + volatile suspended solids (TSS/VSS)
• Siloxanes + VOC
• Permanent gases
• This group also has facilities and laboratories with equipment and prototypes (pilot plants) for conducting bioprocess studies and assays:
• Anaerobic digestion
• Reduction of nutrients
• Composting
• Biofiltration of polluting gases

The research work of the Earth Sciences Group (GCT)—which focuses on modelling of air quality, transport of mineral dust and climate change—is carried out in the Department of Earth Sciences of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) under framework agreements between the UPC and the BSC-CNS. The UPC is a partner in the BSC-CNS consortium.
• The University therefore has access to the following BSC-CNS facilities for use in research:
• MareNostrum supercomputer, recognised as an outstanding scientific-technical infrastructure by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. MareNostrum is one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe and is ranked 299th on the TOP500 list (TOP500.org). It has 10240 IBM PowerPC 970MP processors at 2.3 GHz (2560 JS21 blades), which allow it to achieve peak performance of 94.21 teraflops (94.21 trillion operations per second), 20 TB of main memory, and 390 + 90 TB of disk storage.
• NVIDIA GPU Cluster with 128 Bull B505 blades: 2 PowerPC 970 CPUs at 2.2 GHz, 4 GB RAM per blade, peak performance of 1.72 teraflops, Gigabit interconnection network, SLES 10 SP1 operating system
• SGI Altix 4700 is a shared memory machine with a CC-NUMA (coherent non-uniform memory access) architecture: 128 Montecito dual-core CPUs (IA-64). Each of the 256 cores runs at 1.6 GHz; 8 MB L3 cache and bus speed of 533 MHz. 2.5 TB RAM. Peak performance: 819.2 gigaflops, 2 internal SAS disks of 146 GB at 15,000 RPM, 12 external SAS disks of 300 GB at 10,000 RPM.
The Department of Earth Sciences of the BSC-CNS also has the following equipment:
• 14 workstations
• SUN storage system: 13 TB + 25 TB.


Doctoral Theses

List of authorized thesis for defense

  • GONZÁLEZ FLÓREZ, CRISTINA: Understanding size-resolved dust emission from field measurements in Morocco
    Author: GONZÁLEZ FLÓREZ, CRISTINA
    Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Normal
    Deposit date: 18/07/2023
    Reading date: 06/10/2023
    Reading time: 10:00
    Reading place: Place: ETSECCPB UPC, Campus Nord Building C1. Classroom: 002 C/Jordi Girona, 1-3 08034 Barcelona
    Thesis director: PEREZ GARCIA-PANDO, CARLOS | KLOSE, MARTINA
    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: MAHOWALD, NATALIE
         SECRETARI: COMERON TEJERO, ADOLFO
         VOCAL: MARTICORENA, BÉATRICE
    Thesis abstract: Atmospheric mineral dust is composed of a variety of mineral particles exhibiting distinct composition, shape, and size. Thewide range of diameters exhibited by dust particles, spanning more than three orders of magnitude, partly determines theireffects within the Earth System. This PhD thesis focuses on dust emission, and especially on the emitted dust particle sizedistribution (PSD) and its variability. It has been conducted within the context of the ERC project ¿FRontiers in dus tminerAloGical coMpos ition and its Effects upoN climaTe¿ (FRAGMENT), which aims to understand global dus t compos itionand its climate effects. Dust is generated through saltation bombardment and aggregate disintegration, and less efectively byaerodynamic entrainment. Constraining its PSD at emission is crucial as it strongly affects the impacts, lifetime, and globaldistribution of dust. However, our understanding of the emitted dust PSD, including its potential variability, its underlyingcauses, and the fraction of particles with diameter >10¿m, remains limited.This thesis provides new insights into the emitted dust PSD and its variability based on meteorological, saltation and size -resolved dust concentration measurements conducted during the FRAGMENT campaign in the Moroccan Sahara inSeptember 2019. Saltation and dust emission occurred regularly at this location, although sandblasting efficiency was lowercompared to previous studies, probably due to the paved sediment surface. During the campaign two types of dust eventswere identified: regular events associated with diurnal wind cycles caused by solar heating, and haboobs, intense duststorms formed by convective downdrafts. The obtained dust concentration and diffusive flux PSDs show statisticallysignificant dependencies upon friction velocity (u*), wind direction, and type of event. Notably, diffusive flux PSDs shift towardsfiner particles with increasing u*. In this thesis, this feature has been attributed to a large extent to the effect of dry d eposition,which is modulated by the wind-direction-dependent fetch length, and u*. However, an enhanced fragmentation of aggregateswith u* may also play a smaller role.The dry deposition flux was estimated using a resistance model constrained with field observations, which was then used toestimate the emitted dust flux. It has been shown that the deposition flux could represent up to ¿ 90% of the emitted dust fluxfor particles >10¿m in diameter and up to ¿ 65% for particles as small as ¿ 5¿m. These results imply that the emitted dustPSD is coarser and less variable than the diffusive flux PSD. As far as I know, this is the first time that the effect of drydeposition upon the diffusive fluxes is identified and quantified experimentally, supporting recent results based on numerica lmodelling. This finding has implications for the evaluation of dust emission schemes and their implementation in transportmodels as the typical assumption that the diffusive and the emitted dust PSDs are equivalent could be invalidated.Another remarkable feature is the difference in PSDs between haboob and regular events. Haboob PSDs show lowerproportions of sub-micrometre particles for equivalent or higher u* intervals, along with more dry deposition and variability indust mass fractions with diameters >3¿m. The mechanisms proposed to explain this variability include a smaller andvariable effective fetch during the haboob events, and/or an increased resistance of soil aggregates to fragmentationassociated with the observed increase in relative humidity along the haboob outflow.Finally, compared to the invariant emitted dust flux PSD predicted by Brittle Fragmentation Theory, our dust flux shows asubstantially higher proportion of super-micrometre particles. Overall, these results highlight the need to adequately considerdry deposition when estimating the emitted PSD from concentration measurements, even in studies limited to size

Last update: 04/10/2023 04:45:29.

List of lodged theses

  • IN T VELD, MARTEN: Secondary Air Pollutants in Urban and Rural Catalonia, Spain: Characterizing the Precursors, Source-contributions, and Toxicity.
    Author: IN T VELD, MARTEN
    Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Article-based thesis
    Deposit date: 29/09/2023
    Reading date: pending
    Reading time: pending
    Reading place: pending
    Thesis director: QUEROL CARCELLER, XAVIER | MARCHAND, NICOLAS
    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: DE LA ROSA DÍAZ, JESÚS DAMIAN
         SECRETARI: GASSO DOMINGO, SANTIAGO
         VOCAL: MUÑOZ CINTAS, AMALIA
    Thesis abstract: Air pollutants can be classed as either primary or secondary pollutants. Primary air pollutants are those that are directly emitted into the atmosphere, whereas secondary air pollutants are generated in the atmosphere from chemical reactions of precursors. This thesis focusses on two specific secondary air pollutants, secondary organic aerosols (SOA) and tropospheric ozone (O3). SOA is formed in the troposphere by the oxidation of precursor volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are a group of over 1.000 species with high vapor pressure and limited water solubility, emitted from a variety of sources. SOA contributes considerably to atmospheric particulate matter (PM). O3 on the other hand is formed in the troposphere by photolysis of nitrogen dioxide (NO2). NO2 is primarily emitted from anthropogenic activities but is also formed in the atmosphere by the oxidation of nitrogen oxide (NO) by hydroperoxyl and organic radicals (HO2? and RO2?, respectively).Both radicals are formed in the atmosphere during the oxidation of VOCs by hydroxyl radicals (OH?). The formed NO2 will consequently photolyze to NO, producing an activated oxygen (O?), which in turn will react with oxygen (O2) to form O3.The aim of this thesis was to identify and quantify SOA's contributions to PM, as well as to examine temporal trends for both SOA levels and relative contributions to PM. In addition, measurements and a source apportionment were performed on VOCs mixing ratios as these are essential precursors to both SOA and O3 formation. Finally, the levels and major variables of the oxidative potential (OP) of PM (with a emphasis on SOA) were determined to ascertain the impact each variable has on human health. All these studies were carried out at an urban background site in Barcelona (BCN) (Catalonia, NE Spain) and a rural background station at the nearby Montseny natural park (MSY). The comparison of the two sites will reveal which sources are more local and which are more regional, and how BCN emissions can affect regional air quality.The results indicated that the relative OA mass contribution to PM2.5 has increased with 12% in BCN and 9% in MSY between 2009 and 2018, becoming the dominant component of PM. The offline Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) identifiedfive common sources of the OA fraction, of which 51% was SOA in BCN and 53% in MSY. However, the composition of SOA differed between the two stations, with summer oxygenated OA (SOOA, being primarily biogenic SOA) being the main driver ofSOA in MSY (46% of total OA), while in BCN the contribution of SOOA and winter oxygenated OA (WOOA, being anthropogenic SOA) was roughly equal in BCN (24% and 27% respectively), favoring SOOA during the summer and WOOA in the winter. TheOP analysis showed a significant difference between the two stations, with 2.42 nmol DTT min-1 m-3 in PM10 at BCN, compared to 0.52 nmol DTT min-1 m-3 at MSY. The OP levels of PM10, PM2.5, and PM1 were similar in MSY, but in BCN onlyPM2.5 and PM1 were similar, with the levels of PM10 being substantially higher. The OP analysis concluded that the OA and the non-exhaust vehicle emissions were major drivers of the OP of PM in BCN, which indicated that anthropogenic SOA has ahigher OP compared to biogenic SOA. The anthropogenic SOA was mostly formed from aromatic VOCs, especially toluene and C8 aromatics (xylenes and ethyl benzene), which in the study area generally have a major anthropogenic origin,specifically traffic & industries. Aromatic VOCs were also the main contributors to the O3 formation potential in BCN, with also a relevant summer contribution from biogenic VOCs (BVOCs) and a yearlong contribution from oxygenated VOCs (OVOCs)generated from the oxidation of primary VOCs. MSY on the other hand, showed a less worrying case, with a lower SOA and O3 formation potential compared to BCN.
  • MOREY GUAL, LLUÍS: Closing loops in intensive livestock systems: Innovative strategies for nutrient recycling and emissions reduction
    Author: MOREY GUAL, LLUÍS
    Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Change of supervisor
    Deposit date: 28/09/2023
    Reading date: pending
    Reading time: pending
    Reading place: pending
    Thesis director: RIAU, VÍCTOR | TERRÉ TRULLÀ, MARTA
    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: BONMATÍ BLASI, AUGUST
         SECRETARI: DE SMET, STEFAAN
         VOCAL: MARTINEZ AVILA, OSCAR MAURICIO
    Thesis abstract: The exponential growth of world population is leading to a high demand of food products and, consequently, to the development of intensive agricultural and livestock systems. In this sense, synthetic fertilizers are being used in a non-sustainable way to produce food and feedstock, requiring massive amounts of energy and depleting mineral resources, with a volatile fluctuation of their prices due to geopolitical conflicts. At the same time, intensive livestock production is still inefficient in terms of nutrient use and contributes to a half of the amount of greenhouse gases and most of ammonia emissions of agriculture. In this context, the recovery of biobased fertilizers and bioenergy from animal manure to partially replace synthetic mineral fertilizers and fossil fuels, as well as strategies to reduce emissions along the manure management chain, should be considered as a key approach to move towards a more sustainable and resilient agriculture and livestock production. This doctoral thesis has looked to contribute to this aim by developing different innovative strategies at two main levels:(i) At animal production level, precision feeding tools have been used to adjust diets in dairy cows based on individual animal requirements, reducing the amount of nitrogen present on the excreta, and the potential volatilization of ammonia. Nitrogen was reduced in urine and manure by 28% and 19% respectively without affecting milk production, and a reduction trend on ammonia emission of 20% during manure storage was observed.Besides, samples of dairy cow ruminal fluid were obtained to isolate and identify hyper ammonia-producing bacteria that highly contributes to ammonia production in cows¿ metabolism. After the identification of Clostridium sporogens, Terrisporobacter glycolicus (Clostridium glycolicum), Megasphaera elsdenii, Clostridium argentinense, Streptococcus sp., Prevotella ruminicola, and Acidaminococcus fermentans, an in vitro study using bacteriophages isolated from the same ruminal fluid were inoculated as a population reduction strategy. Unfortunately, none of the bacteriophages present in the rumen was able to interact with the bacteria.(ii) At manure treatment and valorization level, agro-industrial anaerobic digestate, the solid fraction of the digestate, and a mixture of the solid fraction with a low nitrogen stream from a stripping/scrubbing unit were dried in a solar drying greenhouse system, in some cases combined with acidification with sulfuric acid, to produce organic NPK fertilizers, while reducing ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions during the process. All dried products, both acidified and non-acidified, meet the current European Regulation for solid NPK fertilizers with some exceptions due to the zinc content. Moreover, acidification proved to reduce up to 94% ammonia emissions during the process when comparing the acidified to the non-acidified products. In addition, the resulting products were tested for phytotoxicity with germination and plant pot trials with lettuce. Except for the acidified dried digestate, the rest of the products did not produce any toxicity effect on germination, and the dried acidified digestate showed a biostimulator effect (Germination index > 120%). During the pot trials, the fertilizers showed an efficient performance, always lower than the synthetic fertilizer, but similar in the case of the acidified products, and better than the negative control. All of them fit the current regulations on heavy metals and potential toxic elements in soil and edible parts of the plant.

Last update: 04/10/2023 04:30:30.

List of defended theses by year

  • SOLARAJU MURALI, BALAKRISHNAN: On the use of decadal predictions for agricultural climate services: bridging the gap between service providers and users
    Author: SOLARAJU MURALI, BALAKRISHNAN
    Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Article-based thesis
    Reading date: 26/01/2023
    Thesis director: GONZALEZ REVIRIEGO, NUBE | CARON, LOUIS-PHILIPPE

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: PRODHOMME, CHLOE
         SECRETARI: MATAMOROS, RAUL MARCOS
         VOCAL: TURCO, MARCO
    Thesis abstract: Unfavorable and extreme climate events such as drought and heat stress heavily impacts the agriculture sector and food security globally, and the impact of these climate hazards is expected to increase over the upcoming years (or decades) due to anthropogenic climate change. Recently developed decadal climate forecast systems aim to provide a future outlook of the Earth¿s climate system for a period ranging from 1 to 10 years. Skilful prediction of extreme climate events using this climate information shows potential for supporting risk reduction and adaptation strategies in the agriculture sector, fostering food security and better planning crop insurance schemes. In this context, the ability of state-of-the-art probabilistic decadal climate forecast systems at predicting climate extremes on a multi-annual timescale is explored in this thesis, which is an important step in determining whether such climate information can provide useful, and ultimately actionable, information to stakeholders in the agricultural sector, a sector that has been identified as one of the most vulnerable to climate-related risks.As a first step, the deterministic forecast skill of decadal climate forecast systems at predicting multi-year drought conditions during European summer over the recent past was assessed in this thesis. Evaluating the quality of such predictions is considered a fundamental step because it assesses whether the prediction systems can be trusted to reliably forecast impactful events. The results revealed that the decadal forecast systems are able to skillfully predict the summer drought conditions over most of Europe using two user-relevant drought indices: Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI). Following these encouraging results, the probabilistic skill in predicting multi-year drought and heat stress conditions over global wheat harvest areas was then assessed. Wheat is the most harvested cereal crop in the world, contributing to the local food security of many countries. The results demonstrated the decadal predictions are generally more skillful than forecasts built on the observed climatology in predicting the tercile categories of the multi-year averages of drought and heat stress indices over several wheat-growing regions. In addition, the initialization of the decadal forecasting system enhances skill and reliability over the wheat producing regions for both indices. This implies that there exist opportunities to support wheat stakeholders in their decision-making processes as well as policy development, implementation and evaluation on a multi-annual timescale. Building on these results, an illustration of the potential of decadal predictions in the development of climate services was made by establishing interactions and collaborations with stakeholders from the agriculture sector. The main goal of this exercise was to understand how the decadal climate information should be conveyed to stakeholders in order to enhance its usability for decision making. In this context, a climate service product presenting the forecast of dry conditions for the coming five years over global wheat harvesting regions was designed. The product was presented to stakeholders that had interest in various crops (wheat, grape, and cotton among others) and in food security. During the interaction, the stakeholders expressed interest in uptaking decadal climate information and it was found that the climate information at decadal timescale can be of great value for a broad range of users. Particularly, it can support planning decisions that require several years to be implemented, such as choosing crop varieties, deciding on crop plantation sites, and devising strategic policies.

Last update: 04/10/2023 05:01:11.

Theses related publications

AUTHOR:SOLARAJU MURALI, BALAKRISHNAN
Title:On the use of decadal predictions for agricultural climate services: bridging the gap between service providers and users
Reading date:26/01/2023
Tutor/a:GONÇALVES AGEITOS, MARIA
Director:GONZALEZ REVIRIEGO, NUBE
Co-director:CARON, LOUIS-PHILIPPE
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
The biggest unknowns related to decadal prediction: What 50 experts think are the 5 major knowledge gaps
Bojovic, D.; Fernández, R.; Díaz, L.; Donat, M.; Ortega Montilla, Pablo; Ruprich, Y.; Solaraju-Murali, B.; Terrado, M.; Verfaillie, D.; Doblas, F.
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, ISSN: 0003-0007 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 9.384; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 24/10/2019
Journal article

Multi-year prediction of European summer drought conditions for the agricultural sector
Solaraju-Murali, B.; Caron, L.; Gonzalez-Reviriego, N.; Doblas, F.
Environmental research letters, ISSN: 1748-9326 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 6.096; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 27/11/2019
Journal article

Current and emerging developments in subseasonal to decadal prediction.
Merryfield, W.; Baehr, J.; Batté, L.; Doblas, F.; Fernández, R.; Solaraju-Murali, B.
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, ISSN: 0003-0007 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 8.766; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 06/2020
Journal article

Subseasonal to decadal prediction: Filling the weather–climate gap
Merryfield, W.; Baehr, J.; Batté, L.; Doblas, F.; Fernández, R.; Solaraju-Murali, B.
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, ISSN: 0003-0007 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 13.5
Publication date: 09/2020
Journal article

How reliable are decadal climate predictions of near-surface air temperature?
Verfaillie, D.; Doblas, F.; Donat, M.; Pérez, N.; Solaraju-Murali, B.; Torralba, V.; Wild, S.
Journal of climate, ISSN: 0894-8755 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.38; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/01/2021
Journal article

Multi-annual prediction of drought and heat stress to support decision making in the wheat sector
Solaraju-Murali, B.; Gonzalez-Reviriego, N.; Caron, L.; Ceglar, A.; Toreti, A.; Zampieri, M.; Bretonnière, P.; Samso, M.; Doblas, F.
npj Climate and atmospheric science, ISSN: 2397-3722 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 9.448; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/06/2021
Journal article

Multi-model forecast quality assessment of CMIP6 decadal predictions
Delgado-Torres, C.; Donat, M.; Gonzalez-Reviriego, N.; Caron, L.; Athanasiadis, P.; Bretonnière, P.; Dunstone, N.; Chi Ho, A.; Nicoli, D.; Pankatz, K.; Paxian, A.; Pérez, N.; Samso, M.; Solaraju-Murali, B.; Soret, A.; Doblas, F.
Journal of climate, ISSN: 0894-8755 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 5.148; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 06/2022
Journal article

How decadal predictions entered the climate services arena: an example from the agriculture sector
Solaraju-Murali, B.; Bojovic, D.; Gonzalez-Reviriego, N.; Nicodemou, A.; Terrado, M.; Caron, L.; Doblas, F.
Climate services, ISSN: 2405-8807 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 5.656; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 08/2022
Journal article

The 2022 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: towards a climate resilient future
van Daalen, K.; Romanello, M.; Rocklöv, J.; Semenza, J.; Tonne, C.; Markandya, A.; Gonzalez Reviriego, Nube; Bastista, M.; Solaraju-Murali, B.; Lowe, R.
The Lancet. Public health, ISSN: 2468-2667 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 39.7
Publication date: 25/10/2022
Journal article

Impact of initialisation on the reliability of decadal predictions
CMIP6 model analysis workshop
Presentation date: 25/03/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Seeking value in decadal predictions
AGU Fall Meeting 2019
Presentation date: 09/12/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Multi-year prediction of drought and heat stress for decision making in agricultural sector (postponed due to COVID-19)
Societally-Relevant Multi-Year Climate Predictions
Presentation date: 31/03/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:MONTEMAYOR, ERICA YVONNE
Title:Environmental impact accounting of organic agricultural production systems: advancing inventory and biodiversity modelling approaches in life cycle assessment
Reading date:24/11/2022
Tutor/a:GASSO DOMINGO, SANTIAGO
Director:ANTÓN VALLEJO, MARÍA ASUNCIÓN
Co-director:BONMATÍ BLASI, AUGUST
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Achieving sustainable greenhouse cultivation. Chapter 18 Assessing the environmental impact of greenhouse cultivation
Publication date: 10/09/2019
Book chapter

Performance and environmental accounting of nutrient cycling models to estimate nitrogen emissions in agriculture and their sensitivity in life cycle assessment
Pereira, E.; Bonmatí, A.; Jiménez Esteller, Laureano; Montemayor, E.; Antón, A.
The international journal of life cycle assessment, ISSN: 0948-3349 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.257; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 02/2021
Journal article

Critical analysis of life cycle inventory datasets for organic crop production systems
Montemayor, E.; Pereira, E.; Bonmatí, A.; Anton, M.
The international journal of life cycle assessment, ISSN: 1614-7502 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.141; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 20/04/2022
Journal article

LCA tools: appraising their background to evaluate alternatives to contentious inputs in organic agriculture
12th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment of Food
Presentation date: 13/10/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Improving manure management towards a more carbon & nutrient efficient agriculture
12th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment of Food
Presentation date: 13/10/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Modelling the environmental impacts of organic agriculture: critical aspects of the goal, scope and life cycle inventory in LCA
SETAC Europe 2021 31st Annual Meeting: Global Challenges, an Emergency for Environmental Sciences
Presentation date: 03/05/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

Life Cycle Assessment Characterization Factors for Land Use Impacts on Biodiversity in Organic and Conventional Farmland in the European Mediterranean Biome
SETAC Europe 2022 32nd Annual Meeting: Towards a reduced pollution society
Presentation date: 17/05/2022
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:BERETTA, MATTIA
Title:Use of Advanced Analytics for Health Estimation and Failure Prediction in Wind Turbines
Reading date:21/07/2022
Tutor/a:GASSO DOMINGO, SANTIAGO
Director:CUSIDO ROURA, JORDI
Co-director:CARDENAS ARAUJO, JUAN JOSE
Mention:Industrial Doctorate Mention (Generalitat)
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Wind fleet generator fault detection via SCADA alarms and autoencoders
Beretta, M.; Cárdenas, J.; Koch, C.; Cusido, J.
Applied sciences (Basel), ISSN: 2076-3417 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 2.679; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 12/2020
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An ensemble learning solution for predicitive manintenance of wind turbines main bearing
Beretta, M.; Julian, A.; Sepúlveda, J.; Cusido, J.; Porro, O.
Sensors (Basel), ISSN: 1424-8220 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.847; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 02/2021
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Improved ensemble learning for wind turbine main bearing fault diagnosis
Beretta, M.; Vidal, Y.; Sepúlveda, J.; Porro, O.; Cusido, J.
Applied sciences (Basel), ISSN: 2076-3417 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 2.838; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 17/08/2021
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Fault-Tolerant Control of a Wind Turbine Generator Based on Fuzzy Logic and Using Ensemble Learning
Cusido, J.; López, A.; Beretta, M.
Energies, ISSN: 1996-1073 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.252; Quartil: Q3)
Publication date: 20/08/2021
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Quantification of the information loss resulting from temporal aggregation of wind turbine operating data
Beretta, M.; Pelka, K.; Cusido, J.; Lichtenstein, T.
Applied sciences (Basel), ISSN: 2076-3417 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 2.838; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 01/09/2021
Journal article

Quantification of Information Loss Resulting from Temporal Aggregation of Wind Turbine Operating Data
Wind Energy Science Conference
Presentation date: 28/05/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:MUÑOZ LIESA, JOAN
Title:Energy and material circularity in building-integrated agriculture: an environmental approach
Reading date:20/07/2022
Director:GASSO DOMINGO, SANTIAGO
Co-director:CUERVA CONTRERAS, EVA
Mention:International Mention
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Identifying eco-efficient year-round crop combinations for rooftop greenhouse agriculture
Rufí-Salís, M.; Petit-Boix, A.; Villalba, G.; Ercilla-Montserrat, M.; Sanjuan-Delmás, D.; Parada, F.; Arcas, V.; Muñoz-Liesa, J.; Gabarrell, X.
The international journal of life cycle assessment, ISSN: 0948-3349 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.141; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 03/2020
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Recirculating water and nutrients in urban agriculture: an opportunity towards environmental sustainability and water use efficiency?
Rufí-Salís, M.; Petit-Boix, A.; Villalba, G.; Sanjuan-Delmás, D.; Parada, F.; Ercilla-Montserrat, M.; Arcas, V.; Muñoz-Liesa, J.; Rieradevall, J.; Gabarrell, X.
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Quantifying energy symbiosis of building-integrated agriculture in a mediterranean rooftop greenhouse
Muñoz-Liesa, J.; Royapoor, M.; López-Capel, E.; Cuerva, E.; Rufí-Salís, M.; Gasso, S.; Josa, A.
Renewable energy, ISSN: 0960-1481 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 8.001; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 08/2020
Journal article

Building-integrated agriculture: are we shifting environmental impacts? An environmental assessment and structural improvement of urban greenhouses
Muñoz-Liesa, J.; Toboso, S.; Mendoza, A.; Cuerva, E.; Gallo, E.; Gasso, S.; Josa, A.
Resources, conservation and recycling, ISSN: 0921-3449 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 13.716; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 06/2021
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Assessment of the food-water-energy nexus suitability of rooftops: a methodological remote sensing approach in an urban Mediterranean area
Zambrano, P.; Muñoz-Liesa, J.; Josa, A.; Rieradevall, J.; Alamús, R.; Gasso, S.; Gabarrell, X.
Sustainable cities and society, ISSN: 2210-6707 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 10.696; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 12/2021
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Building-integrated greenhouses raise energy co-benefits through active ventilation systems
Muñoz-Liesa, J.; Royapoor, M.; Cuerva, E.; Gasso, S.; Gabarrell, X.; Josa, A.
Building and environment, ISSN: 0360-1323 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 6.456; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/2022
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Urban greenhouse covering materials: assessing environmental impacts and crop yields effects
Muñoz-Liesa, J.; Cuerva, E.; Parada, F.; Volk, D.; Gasso, S.; Josa, A.; Nemecek, T.
Resources, conservation and recycling, ISSN: 1879-0658 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 13.716; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/11/2022
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Guidelines to optimize covering and structural materials in rooftop-integrated greenhouses: an environmental assessment
Muñoz-Liesa, J.; Cuerva, E.; Gasso, S.; Gabarrell, X.; Nemecek, T.; Josa, A.
Acta horticulturae, ISSN: 0567-7572 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 0.5
Publication date: 12/2022
Journal article

Improving urban metabolism: bi-directional energy and environmental benefits of rooftop greenhouse and building integration
Building Simulation 2019: 16th IBPSA International Conference and Exhibition
Presentation date: 09/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Improving the metabolism of energy buildings: integrated rooftop greenhouses
ICTA-UAB Spring Symposium
Presentation date: 17/05/2019
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Energy performance through forced and natural ventilation systems in building integrated rooftop greenhouses.
Greensys International Symposium on Advanced Technologies and Management for Innovative Greenhouses
Presentation date: 06/2019
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Rooftop greenhouses for developing sustainable cities: identifying rooftop materials through hyperspectral remote sensing
Greensys International Symposium on Advanced Technologies and Management for Innovative Greenhouses
Presentation date: 06/2019
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Intercropping, urban agriculture and circular economy. A first approach using Life Cycle Assessment to determine best annual crop combination
Conferencia Internacional de Ciclo de Vida en Latinoamérica 2019 ACV para la competividad global
Presentation date: 17/06/2019
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Assessing phosphorus fertilizer potential of wastewater's struvite. Towards circular economy in urban agriculture
Conferencia Internacional de Ciclo de Vida en Latinoamérica 2019 ACV para la competividad global
Presentation date: 17/06/2019
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Improving urban metabolism: environmental benefits of energy-integrated rooftop greenhouses
International Conference on Industrial Ecology
Presentation date: 07/2019
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The perspective of LEDs technology as powerful lighting for the cities
2nd ICTA-UAB Spring Symposium
Presentation date: 17/05/2019
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Environmental assessment of greenhouses in an urban agriculture context: a case study in the Barcelona region
19th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production: Circular Europe for Sustainability: Design, Production and Consumption
Presentation date: 15/10/2019
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AUTHOR:RUEDA HERNÁNDEZ, ESTEL
Title:Optimization of bioplastics production from cyanobacteria
Reading date:18/07/2022
Director:GARCIA SERRANO, JOAN
Mention:International Mention
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Polyhydroxybutyrate and glycogen production in photobioreactors inoculated with wastewater borne cyanobacteria monocultures
Rueda, E.; Garcia, M.; Diez Montero, Ruben; Vila, J.; Grifoll, M.; Garcia, J.
Bioresource technology, ISSN: 0960-8524 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 9.642; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/2020
Journal article

Free ammonia inhibition in microalgae and cyanobacteria grown in wastewaters: photo-respirometric evaluation and modelling
Rossi, S.; Diez Montero, Ruben; Rueda, E.; Castillo , F.; Parati, K.; Garcia, J.; Ficara, E.
Bioresource technology, ISSN: 0960-8524 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 9.642; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 06/2020
Journal article

Bioremediation of agricultural runoff and biopolymers production from cyanobacteria cultured in demonstrative full-scale photobioreactors
Rueda, E.; Garcia, M.; Ortiz, A.; Uggetti, E.; Carretero, J.; Garcia, J.; Diez Montero, Ruben
Process safety and environmental protection, ISSN: 0957-5820 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 6.158; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 07/2020
Journal article

Optimization of the phototrophic Cyanobacteria polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production by kinetic model simulation
Rueda, E.; Garcia, J.
Science of the total environment, ISSN: 0048-9697 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 10.753; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 12/2021
Journal article

Accumulation of polyhydroxybutyrate in Synechocystis sp. isolated from wastewaters: effect of salinity, light, and P content in the biomass
Rueda, E.; Gonzalez-Flo, E.; Roca, L.; Carretero, J.; Garcia, J.
Journal of environmental chemical engineering, ISSN: 2213-3437 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 5.909; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 06/2022
Journal article

Inorganic carbon stimulates the metabolic routes related to the polyhdroxybutyrate production in a Synechocystis sp. strain (cyanobacteria) isolated from wastewater
Rueda, E.; Álvarez, A.; Vila, J.; Diez Montero, Ruben; Grifoll, M.; Garcia, J.
Science of the total environment, ISSN: 0048-9697 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 7.963; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 07/2022
Journal article

Monitoring PHB production in Synechocystis sp. with hyperspectral images
Rodríguez, F.; Placer, M.; Herrero, L.; Álvarez, J.; Iglesias, S.; Gómez, S.; Fernández, J.; Rueda, E.; Díez, R.; Garcia, J.; Gonzalez-Flo, E.
Water science and technology, ISSN: 0273-1223 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 1.915; Quartil: Q3)
Publication date: 07/2022
Journal article

Optimization of the bioplastics production with cyanobacteria
11th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management
Presentation date: 08/09/2021
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Cultivation of cyanobacteria in wastewater for multi-resource recovery
AlgaEurope
Presentation date: 07/12/2021
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Reuse of nutrients from wastewater for the production of bioplastics with cyanobacteria
1st International PhD Student’s Conference at the University of Life Sciences: environment, plant, animal, product
Presentation date: 26/04/2022
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Cultivo de cianobacterias en agua residual tratada para la recuperación de bioproductos
META 2022 - XIV Congreso Español de Tratamientos de Aguas
Presentation date: 02/06/2022
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:CANELLES GARCIA, ARNAU
Title:Modeling of Emerging Organic Contaminants during artificial aquifer recharge, transport, degradation and risk associated
Reading date:13/07/2022
Director:SANCHEZ VILA, FRANCISCO JAVIER
Co-director:RODRIGUEZ ESCALES, PAULA FELICIDAD
Mention:No mention
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A risk assessment methodology to evaluate the risk failure of managed aquifer recharge in the Mediterranean Basin
Rodriguez, P.; Canelles, A.; Sanchez-Vila, X.; Folch, A.
Hydrology and Earth system sciences, ISSN: 1027-5606 (JCR Impact Factor-2018: 4.936; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 06/2018
Journal article

Combined removal of organic micropollutants and ammonium in reactive barriers developed for managed aquifer recharge
Modrzynski, J.; Aamand , J.; Wittorf, L.; Badawi, N.; Hubalek, V.; Canelles, A.; Hallin, S.; Albers, C.
Water research, ISSN: 1879-2448 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 13.4; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 02/2021
Journal article

Impact of compost reactive layer on hydraulic transport and C & N cycles: biogeochemical modeling of infiltration column experiments
Canelles, A.; Rodriguez, P.; Modrzynski, J.; Albers, C.; Sanchez-Vila, X.
Science of the total environment, ISSN: 0048-9697 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 10.753; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 05/2021
Journal article

Coupling sorption and biodegradation of Emerging Organic Compounds with geochemical modeling
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2022
Presentation date: 05/2022
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AUTHOR:JOU CLAUS, SÒNIA
Title:Diferent approaches to improve groundwater resources management: submarine groundwater discharge and managed aquifer recharge
Reading date:20/06/2022
Director:FOLCH SANCHO, ALBERT
Co-director:RODRIGUEZ ESCALES, PAULA FELICIDAD
Mention:No mention
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Applicability of Landsat 8 thermal infrared sensor for identifying submarine groundwater discharge springs in the Mediterranean Sea basin
Jou, S.; Folch, A.; Garcia-Orellana, J.
Hydrology and Earth system sciences, ISSN: 1027-5606 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 6.617; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 09/2021
Journal article

Evaluating the fate of UV filters and transformation products during managed aquifer recharge: the role of reactive barriers, biofilms and varying redox
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2022
Presentation date: 05/2022
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:RODRÍGUEZ REY, DANIEL
Title:Evaluating the impact of urban mobility policies on the air quality levels of Barcelona by means of an integrated modelling system
Reading date:21/03/2022
Tutor/a:ESPINO INFANTES, MANUEL
Director:CASANOVAS GARCIA, JOSE
Co-director:GUEVARA VILARDELL, MARC
Mention:No mention
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A coupled macroscopic traffic and pollutant emission modelling system for Barcelona
Rodríguez, D.; Guevara, M.; Linares, M. P.; Casanovas, J.; Salmeron, J.; Soret, A.; Jorba, O.; Tena, C.; Pérez, C.
Transportation research. Part D, Transport and environment, ISSN: 1361-9209 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 7.041; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 03/2021
Journal article

To what extent the traffic restriction policies applied in Barcelona city can improve its air quality?
Rodríguez, D.; Guevara, M.; Linares, M. P.; Casanovas, J.; Mateu, J.; Benavides, J.; Soret, A.; Jorba, O.; Tena, C.; Pérez, C.
Science of the total environment, ISSN: 0048-9697 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 8.6
Publication date: 10/02/2022
Journal article

An integrated system to evaluate the impact of urban mobility policies on air pollution in Barcelona
EWGT 2020: The 23rd Euro Working Group on Transportation
Presentation date: 16/09/2020
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A multi-scale approach to evaluate the impact of urban mobility policies in emission and air quality in Barcelona
HARMO 20 - International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes
Presentation date: 16/06/2021
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AUTHOR:LANKO, IRYNA
Title:Comparison of the mesophilic, thermophilic and temperature-phased anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge
Reading date:27/01/2022
Director:FERRER MARTI, IVET
Co-director:JENICEK, PAVEL
Mention:International Mention
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Life Cycle Assessment of the mesophilic, thermophilic, and temperature-phased anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge
Lanko, I.; Flores, L.; Marianna Garfi'; Todt, V.; Posada, J.; Jenicek, P.; Ferrer, I.
Water (Basel), ISSN: 2073-4441 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.103; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 11/2020
Journal article

Digested sludge quality in mesophilic, thermophilic and temperature-phased anaerobic digestion systems
Lanko, I.; Hejnic, J.; Rihová, J.; Ferrer, I.; Jenicek, P.
Water (Basel), ISSN: 2073-4441 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.53; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 10/2021
Journal article

AUTHOR:ORTIZ RUIZ, ANTONIO
Title:Microalgae-based wastewater treatment systems at demonstrative scale: gravity harvesting and thickening of biomass, and advanced design of bioreactors
Reading date:17/12/2021
Director:GARCIA SERRANO, JOAN
Co-director:DIEZ MONTERO, RUBEN
Mention:No mention
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Influence of liquid-to-biogas ratio and alkalinity on the biogas upgrading performance in a demo scale algal-bacterial photobioreactor
Marín, D.; Ortiz, A.; Diez Montero, Ruben; Uggetti, E.; Garcia, J.; Lebrero, R.; Muñoz Torre, Raul
Bioresource technology, ISSN: 0960-8524 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 7.539; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 05/2019
Journal article

Evaluation of daily and seasonal variations in a semi-closed photobioreactor for microalgae-based bioremediation of agricultural runoff at full-scale
Diez Montero, Ruben; Vojtech, L.; Ortiz, A.; Uggetti, E.; Garcia, M.; Garcia, J.
Algal research: biomass, biofuels and bioproducts, ISSN: 2211-9264 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.401; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 05/2020
Journal article

Scaling-up the anaerobic digestion of pretreated microalgal biomass within a water resource recovery facility
Diez Montero, Ruben; Vassalle, L.; Passos, F.; Ortiz, A.; Garcia, M.; Garcia, J.; Ferrer, I.
Energies, ISSN: 1996-1073 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.004; Quartil: Q3)
Publication date: 10/2020
Journal article

Optimization and operation of a demonstrative full scale microalgae harvesting unit based on coagulation, flocculation and sedimentation
Ortiz, A.; Garcia, M.; Garcia, J.; Diez Montero, Ruben
Separation and purification technology, ISSN: 1383-5866 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 9.136; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 03/2021
Journal article

Optimization of multi-stage thickening of biomass in a demonstrative full–scale microalgae-based wastewater treatment system
Ortiz, A.; Garcia, J.; Uggetti, E.; Diez Montero, Ruben
Separation and purification technology, ISSN: 1383-5866 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 5.774; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/2022
Journal article

Advanced biokinetic and hydrodynamic modelling to support and optimize the design of full-scale high rate algal ponds
Ortiz, A.; Díez, R.; Garcia, J.; Khalil, N.; Uggetti, E.
Computational and structural biotechnology journal, ISSN: 2001-0370 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 7.271; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/2022
Journal article

AUTHOR:LÓPEZ RUIZ, LUIS ALBERTO
Title:Implementation and evaluation of the circular economy model in the construction and demolition waste sector
Reading date:02/12/2021
Director:ROCA RAMON, XAVIER
Co-director:GASSO DOMINGO, SANTIAGO
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
The circular economy in the construction and demolition waste sector: a review and an integrative model approach
López, L.; Roca, X.; Gasso, S.
Journal of cleaner production, ISSN: 0959-6526 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 9.297; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 03/2020
Journal article

Multicriteria analysis of the environmental and economic performance of circularity strategies for concrete waste recycling in Spain
López, L.; Roca, X.; Lara, C.; Gasso, S.
Waste management (Elmsford), ISSN: 0956-053X (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 7.145; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/05/2022
Journal article

Economía circular: oportunidades en el sector de los residuos de construcción y demolición
VII Simposio Becarios CONACyT en Europa
Presentation date: 12/04/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Economía Circular: estrategia de gestión y aprovechamiento de residuos de construcción y demolición
V Congreso Internacional de Ciencia e Ingeniería
Presentation date: 05/04/2019
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Economía circular en la gestión de los residuos de construcción y demolición
IV Congreso Internacional de Urbanismo y Desarrollo Sustentable
Presentation date: 21/11/2019
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Economía circular en el sector de los residuos de construcción y demolición: análisis de iniciativas en España
XXIV Congreso Internacional de Dirección e Ingeniería de Proyectos
Presentation date: 08/07/2020
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Técnicas y soluciones ambientales en la construcción
Congreso Internacional de Ciencia e Ingeniería
Presentation date: 22/04/2021
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AUTHOR:BLANCA ALCUBILLA, GONZALO
Title:Life Cycle Assessment of the cabin waste management in the aviation sector
Reading date:26/11/2021
Tutor/a:PÉREZ FOGUET, AGUSTÍ
Director:FULLANA PALMER, PERE
Co-director:BALA GALA, ALBA
Mention:No mention
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TACKLING INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE CATERING WASTE MANAGEMENT: LIFE ZERO CABIN WASTE PROJECT. STATE OF THE ART AND FIRST STEPS
Blanca-Alcubilla. G
Detritus, ISSN: 2611-4127 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 0.0
Publication date: 01/09/2018
Journal article

Airplane cabin waste characterization: Knowing the waste for sustainable management and future recommendations
Blanca-Alcubilla. G
Waste management (Elmsford), ISSN: 0956-053X (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 5.448; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/08/2019
Journal article

Is the reusable tableware the best option? Analysis of the aviation catering sector with a life cycle approach
Blanca-Alcubilla. G
Science of the total environment, ISSN: 0048-9697 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 7.963; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 15/03/2020
Journal article

The Life+ Zero Cabin Waste Project. Waste Characterizations
16th International waste management and landfill Symposium
Presentation date: 02/10/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

Improving The Airplane Catering Service. Food And Packaging Analysis
11th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment of Food
Presentation date: 18/10/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:SÁNCHEZ BALSECA, JOSEPH JHAIR
Title:Spatio-temporal association of physic characteristics and chemical composition of the atmosphere with human mortality data
Reading date:15/11/2021
Director:PÉREZ FOGUET, AGUSTÍ
Mention:No mention
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Modelling hourly spatio-temporal PM2.5 concentration in wildfire scenarios using dynamic linear models
Sánchez-Balseca, J.; Pérez-Foguet, A.
Atmospheric research, ISSN: 0169-8095 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 5.369; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 09/2020
Journal article

Spatio-temporal air pollution modelling using a compositional approach
Sánchez-Balseca, J.; Pérez-Foguet, A.
Heliyon, ISSN: 2405-8440 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 0.0
Publication date: 09/2020
Journal article

Influence of atmospheric parameters on human mortality data at different geographical levels
Sánchez-Balseca, J.; Pérez-Foguet, A.
Science of the total environment, ISSN: 0048-9697 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 10.753; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 03/2021
Journal article

Compositional spatio-temporal PM2.5 modelling in wildfires
Sánchez-Balseca, J.; Pérez-Foguet, A.
Atmosphere (Basel), ISSN: 20734433 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.11; Quartil: Q3)
Publication date: 10/2021
Journal article

Spatially-structured human mortality modelling using air pollutants with a compositional approach
Sánchez-Balseca, J.; Pérez-Foguet, A.
Science of the total environment, ISSN: 1879-1026 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 7.963; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 03/2022
Journal article

Asociación de la mortalidad humana con factores atmosféricos a diferentes escalas geográficas
XXXVII Congreso Interamericano de Ingeniería Sanitaria y Ambiental: Agenda 2030: Innovación y Eficiencia para el Desarrollo Sostenible
Presentation date: 04/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:FLORES ROSELL, LAURA
Title:Constructed wetlands for winery wastewater treatment: Sustainability and circular economy in the wine sector
Reading date:01/10/2021
Director:GARFI, MARIANNA
Co-director:GARCIA SERRANO, JOAN
Award:
Mention:No mention
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Constructed wetlands for winery wastewater treatment: a comparative Life Cycle Assessment
Flores, L.; Garcia, J.; Pena, R.; Marianna Garfi'
Science of the total environment, ISSN: 0048-9697 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 6.551; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 04/2019
Journal article

Carbon footprint of constructed wetlands for winery wastewater treatment
Flores, L.; Garcia, J.; Pena, R.; Marianna Garfi'
Ecological engineering, ISSN: 0925-8574 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.035; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 09/2020
Journal article

Promotion of full-scale constructed wetlands in the wine sector: comparison of greenhouse gas emissions with activated sludge systems
Flores, L.; Marianna Garfi'; Pena, R.; Garcia, J.
Science of the total environment, ISSN: 0048-9697 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 10.753; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 05/2021
Journal article

Constructed wetlands for winery wastewater treatment: a review on the technical, environmental and socio-economic benefits
Flores, L.; Josa, I.; Garcia, J.; Pena, R.; Marianna Garfi'
Science of the total environment, ISSN: 1879-1026 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 10.753; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 07/2023
Journal article

Constructed wetlands release less greenhouse gas emissions than activated sludge: a key point for their implementation in the wine sector
WETPOL2019
Presentation date: 2019
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:CARNERERO QUINTERO, CRISTINA
Title:Dynamics of ultrafine particles and tropospheric ozone episodes
Reading date:30/09/2021
Tutor/a:GASSO DOMINGO, SANTIAGO
Director:QUEROL CARCELLER, XAVIER
Co-director:ALASTUEY UROS, JOSE ANDRES
Mention:No mention
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Vertical and horizontal distribution of regional new particle formation events in Madrid
Carnerero, C.; Perez, N.; Reche, C.
Atmospheric chemistry and physics, ISSN: 1680-7316 (JCR Impact Factor-2018: 5.668; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 22/11/2018
Journal article

2005-2017 Ozone trends and potential benefits of local measures as deduced from air quality measurements in the north of the Barcelona metropolitan area
Massague, J.; Carnerero, C.; Escudero, M.; Baldasano, J.; Alastuey, A.; Querol, X.
Atmospheric chemistry and physics, ISSN: 1680-7324 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 2.601; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 05/06/2019
Journal article

Relating high ozone, ultrafine particles, and new particle formation episodes using cluster analysis
Carnerero, C.; Perez, N.; Petaja, T.
Atmospheric Environment: X, ISSN: 2590-1621
Publication date: 01/10/2019
Journal article

Changes in air quality during the lockdown in Barcelona (Spain) one month into the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic
Tobias, A.; Carnerero, C.; Reche, C.; Via, M.; Minguillón, M.; Alastuey, A.; Querol , X.
Science of the total environment, ISSN: 0048-9697 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 7.963; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 07/2020
Journal article

Trends in primary and secondary particle number concentrations in urban and regional environments in NE Spain
Carnerero, C.; Rivas, L.; Reche, C.; Perez, N.; Alastuey, A.; Querol, X.
Atmospheric environment, ISSN: 1352-2310 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.755; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/2021
Journal article

Understanding the local and remote source contributions to ambient O3 during a pollution episode using a combination of experimental approaches in the Guadalquivir valley, southern Spain
In 't Veld, M.; Carnerero, C.; Massague, J.; Alastuey, A.; de la Rosa, J.; Sánchez de la Campa, A.; Escudero, M.; Mantilla, E.; Gangoiti, G.; Pérez, C.; Olid, M.; Moreta, J.; Hernández, J.; Santamaría, J.; Millan, M.; Querol , X.
Science of the total environment, ISSN: 0048-9697 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 10.753; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 10/07/2021
Journal article

AUTHOR:REQUEJO CASTRO, DAVID
Title:Data¿driven Bayesian Networks modelling to support decision¿making: Application to the context of Sustainable Development Goal 6 on water and sanitation
Reading date:13/07/2021
Director:PÉREZ FOGUET, AGUSTÍ
Co-director:GINÉ GARRIGA, RICARD
Mention:No mention
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Data-driven Bayesian network modelling to explore the relationships between SDG 6 and the 2030 Agenda
Requejo-Castro, D.; Giné , R.; Pérez-Foguet, A.
Science of the total environment, ISSN: 0048-9697 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 7.963; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 03/2020
Journal article

AUTHOR:LI, JUN
Title:Selenium and zinc enriched bioproducts generated from wastewater as micronutrient feed supplements and biofertilizers
Reading date:31/05/2021
Director:FERRER MARTI, IVET
Co-director:DU LAING, GIJS
Mention:International Mention
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Orchard spray study: a prediction model of droplet deposition states on leaf surfaces
Li, J.; Cui, H.; Ma, Y.; Xun, L.
Agronomy, ISSN: 2073-4395 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.417; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/05/2020
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Selenate and selenite uptake, accumulation and toxicity in Lemna minuta
Li, J.; Loi, G.; Otero-González, L.; Du Laing, Gijs; Ferrer, I.; Lens, P.
Water science and technology, ISSN: 0273-1223 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 1.915; Quartil: Q3)
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Production of selenium-enriched microalgae as potential feed supplement in high-rate algae ponds treating domestic wastewater
Li, J.; Otero-González, L.; Michiels, J.; Lens, P.; Du Laing, Gijs; Ferrer, I.
Bioresource technology, ISSN: 0960-8524 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 11.889; Quartil: Q1)
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Valorization of selenium-enriched sludge and duckweed generated from wastewater as micronutrient biofertilizer
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