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The doctoral degree in Marine Sciences is an interuniversity programme in which the Universitat de Barcelona (UB) and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) participate, as well as three centres belonging to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC): the Marine Sciences Institute (ICM), the Advanced Studies Centre of Blanes (CEAB) and the Research and Development Centre (CID). The programme received a positive evaluation from the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU) in July 2013 and the Universities Council in September 2013.

Like so many other scientific and technical fields, the marine sciences are undergoing a process of rapid change in their very nature. (Some describe the field as a meeting place for all scientific disciplines.) This change is also driven by the high rate of development and innovation in the activities that the marine sciences encompass. It is therefore necessary to extend, update and deepen the training of master’s students, both in the marine sciences and in the disciplines that converge in this field (civil engineering, naval engineering, geology, biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics). Undertaking advanced studies beyond the master’s level is the best way for future professionals to get the training they need in this field, in which new areas of activity are constantly emerging, such as exploitation of marine renewable energies (a relatively new field in Spain) and exploration for mineral and energy resources in deep and ultra-deep waters.

The doctoral degree in Marine Sciences of the UB and the UPC (the programme coordinator) combines advanced, flexible training elements with a critical mass of renowned researchers and technical experts, top-notch facilities (both in the laboratory and at sea), outstanding scientific activity, and highly significant socioeconomic activity linked to the sea. Thanks to these assets, the programme provides the best framework to guide and direct students who wish to complete their academic training by preparing a doctoral thesis in this area.

The UPC and the UB have collaborated effectively since 1985 to deliver the programme, building a strong working relationship and rapport in their educational and scientific approaches. This productive partnership, the number of theses presented (and the grades awarded), and international publications linked to this work all attest to the ability of these two universities to continue producing doctoral graduates who are well prepared to pursue a career in this field. Within Spain, the UB is a leader in the experimental sciences, while the UPC has a reputation for excellence in the field of engineering. Both universities, and in particular the centres and research groups that support the programme, hold consistently strong positions in international rankings. The UB is the top-ranked Spanish university in physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, biological sciences, earth sciences and environmental sciences. The UPC is ranked number one in engineering and second in mathematics. Both are well-positioned on international rankings, including the Shanghai Rankings. The UB, in fact, is the top-ranked university at the national level. The UPC, for its part, has earned a place on the QS Top 50 Under 50, which ranks the world’s top young universities. The joint research projects of the two institutions in the marine sciences (both national and European) are at the frontier of knowledge. This is clearly reflected in the early recognition of the Barcelona Knowledge Campus (BKC), where the disciplines that converge in the field of marine sciences hold pride of place, as a joint International Campus of Excellence. These markers of excellence demonstrate the high degree of competitiveness of the two universities that support the doctoral programme and their researchers (including in EU programmes, where a relatively small proportion of proposals are awarded funding). The UB, the UPC, and the departments and groups of both universities involved in the programme offer students the multidisciplinary approach needed to ensure effective training in the various branches of marine sciences (biology, geology, physics, chemistry, engineering and management). Opportunities to get involved in active research projects and contracts further enrich the learning experience. In addition, the programme’s extensive network of external collaborations—with the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), and other public and private research bodies—enables doctoral students to find the arrangements and scientific framework that best match their area of research. Within Spain, Catalonia (and in particular Barcelona) has one of the highest and richest concentrations of universities and research centres in the marine sciences, and their complementary relationship is reflected in an abundance of infrastructure and human capital. The training offered, as well as the approach and capabilities, are comparable and often superior to those of the doctoral programmes in marine sciences of European and American universities. Apart from being home to the UPC and the UB, CSIC centres and the Port of Barcelona, Barcelona offers other significant advantages. In Europe, this privileged situation is only matched by the University of Southampton and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), the Kiel-Bremen area (GEOMAR and MARUM) and Brest (IFREMER and the University of West Brittany).

The UB and the UPC maintain close collaborations with all of these institutions and many others in Europe within the framework of research projects and educational programmes (e.g. the Erasmus Mundus master’s degree in Coastal and Marine Engineering and Management, CoMEM, organised with the universities of Delft, Trondheim and Southampton, and the EURODOM Research Training Network on European Deep Ocean Margins—both projects now completed). The UB has strong collaborations in marine research with the NOC, IFREMER, the Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ), the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), GEOMAR, the Italian Institute for Marine Research (ISMAR), the Alfred Wegener Institute, the University of Tromsø, the National University of Ireland, the Hydrographic Institute of Portugal, the University of Ghent, the Max Plank Institute and the University of Bremen, among other institutions. The UPC, for its part, collaborates with the NOC and HR Wallingford in the UK, Deltares in the Netherlands, DHI in Denmark, IFREMER, the Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOM) and the Météo doctoral programme in France. This wide network of collaborations with European institutions in research projects, training and other activities allows us to continuously check how the level and competitiveness of the doctoral programme measures up against those offered by similar institutions and partnerships in the EU. These connections also enable us to establish specific cooperative relationships involving the exchange of professors (usually within the framework of mobility programmes), research and doctoral students, as well as facilitating the completion of joint co-supervised theses, a growing trend. More broadly, these collaborations offer clear benefits and an international frame of reference for all doctoral students.

Within this framework, the main aim of the interuniversity doctoral programme in Marine Sciences is to ensure that students from related master’s degrees (particularly the master’s degree in Marine Science: Oceanography and Marine Management, also offered jointly by the UB and the UPC) receive advanced training that meets the highest international standards. The two joint UB-UPC programmes in this field are the most recent result of a long-standing collaboration that dates back to the 1980s, when the two universities started offering joint doctoral courses, and has culminated in the participation of academic staff from both institutions in the interuniversity master’s programme, which has now been offered for six years. In the marine sciences, the master’s and doctoral programme that emerged from this partnership have been granted a series of quality awards by the Spanish Ministry of Education since they were launched. The doctoral programme was granted the Pathway to Excellence award from 2010 (MEE2011-0703: 2011, 2012, 2013) and, before that, the Quality award from 2003 (MCD2003-00141: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009).

The programme allows doctoral students to delve into the latest advances in marine sciences with the support of UPC and UB professors and researchers as well as visiting scholars (on mobility stays or in connection with research projects carried out at the two institutions). In this environment, students are able to constantly update and assess their training and ensure that their thesis is on the right track. This is particularly important given that a doctoral thesis is a student’s first, and therefore most important, research project—a key project that they must be able to manage and complete with the support of their assigned supervisor and tutor. The learning experience is also enriched by interdisciplinary input from the departments and groups of the two institutions behind the doctoral programme. The programme offers students opportunities to participate in a wide range of activities, including oceanographic campaigns with large ships (observations, measurements, in situ sampling, acquisition of geophysical data); field measurement seminars in the coastal zone and on the continental shelf; learning how to process and visualise large volumes of data (bathymetric, geophysical, oceanographic, etc.); development of numerical models (surges, sediment transport); and integrated management analyses (coastal areas, seabed). As a result, uses of the seabed, understanding and sustainable exploitation of marine resources, quality assessment of waters and the ecosystem, and management of coastal and marine areas are core elements of the doctoral programme. These activities naturally entail the use of a diverse range of information sources, types of data (from satellite images to microorganisms and sedimentary particles) and spatial and temporal scales, though each doctoral student will focus on those most relevant to the development of their thesis.

All of the work done within the framework of the programme converges in a characterisation of the dynamics and health of the Catalan coast (both land and marine components), which has become a pressing need for Catalonia and by extension Spain, both of which are heavily dependent on the coastal strip, which generates a significant percentage of GDP and is home to a large population. Similarly, given the impact of fishing activities and future threats to the sector, understanding the variables (natural and anthropogenic) that affect fishery yield is vital from both a social and a resource management perspective. Training in population dynamics and the genetic characterisation of organisms, including both commercially exploited and unexploited species, is therefore essential. Our country also needs experts trained in marine hazards, such as those generated by recent tsunamis and catastrophic storms. Finally, there is also a need for specialists in exploration of the seabed and sub-seabed, an increasingly important source of hydrocarbons and a reservoir of resources, such as gas hydrates, that could prove to be extraordinarily important. The Catalan coast is also being affected by the growing presence of rigid infrastructures, which modify its characteristics and produce a wide range of impacts.

All of these issues underscore the need for an approach to training and research that produces doctoral graduates who are specialists in marine sciences and presents coastal populations and society in general with the results of their research in theses and scientific papers, which have a key role to play in improving efficiency (and therefore sustainability) in the development of our seas and coasts. For example, ‘enough’ beaches need to be maintained without excessive economic costs or environmental impact, and added value must be generated by using the tools of operational oceanography to manage risks in the coastal zone, extract mineral and energy resources from the seabed and sub-seabed, prevent risks and manage fisheries.

The social and industrial fabric of Catalonia and Spain needs to absorb this advanced knowledge to reach levels of efficiency that make it possible to tackle challenges related to the current economic upheaval in a marine ecosystem subject to a high level of stress. Only if this is achieved will it be possible to mitigate natural and anthropogenic impacts on the coastal zone. Persistent organic pollutants and microplastics that have reached the most remote places in the global ocean and entered its food chain are just one example of the many challenges that need to be tackled.

The interuniversity doctoral programme in Marine Sciences covers six of the priority research areas established in Catalonia:

  • Environment. The coastal zone and near-shore marine waters are one of the most biologically productive areas with one of the highest concentrations of population and socioeconomic value, particularly in the Mediterranean Basin.
  • Sensitivity to climate and climate variation. The sea-land boundary plays an important balancing role in relation to marine and terrestrial climate drivers.
  • Space. Now and in the coming years, most observations of environmental variables on the coastal strip and the sea will be made using remote images and data collected by instruments on planes, balloon probes and satellites. This focus is also in line with EU research priorities.

The marine sciences also include the following areas:

  • Transport. Maritime transport is one of the most energy-efficient alternatives.
  • Materials. Construction of new offshore structures requires a different type of analysis than that used for on-land construction.
  • Non-renewable and renewable energies. The latter have gained a great deal of momentum in recent years in the marine context.

The interuniversity doctoral programme in Marine Sciences also maintains a close relationship, based on mutual interest, with the drivers of technological development in the broadest sense, particularly in relation to the design, construction, verification and use of new information and communication technologies (ICT); remotely-piloted and autonomous vehicles that can reach the depths of the ocean; and systems for taking measurements and carrying out in situ operations on the seabed and in the sub-seabed (including at great depths). The advanced application of ICT in the marine environment responds to the need to transmit information at a distance, both for observation and to quantify risks and various processes that occur in that environment. Examples include LIDAR systems installed on oceanographic buoys and early detection and alert systems for storms and other geophysical phenomena.

The areas of activity mentioned above are also a priority in the strategic development plans of the UB and the UPC. This emphasis is reflected in existing research facilities (e.g. the UPC’s wave flume and the UB’s pool of instruments for monitoring the deep marine environment) and others under development (e.g. the UB’s laboratory for non-destructive analysis of geological samples, designed specifically to facilitate the study of sediment cores extracted from the seabed).

There is abundant evidence of the capabilities of the UB and the UPC: the number of research projects awarded competitive funding in recent calls; numerous contracts with companies, consortia and public-sector bodies; the Government of Catalonia’s official recognition of consolidated research groups (including the UPC and UB groups that coordinate the programme, in effect continuously since 1994); and the exceptional facilities that doctoral students have access to for carrying out thesis-related research work, including EU facilities and facilities that have been recognised as “outstanding” by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. These top-notch facilities include the UPC’s wave flume and the large oceanographic research vessels managed by various agencies and used mainly by the UB and the UPC. The creation of joint centres involving the CSIC, the UPC and the UB, and the two universities and the Government of Catalonia (all linked to this doctoral programme), is further evidence of the capabilities of the partner universities and their researchers, and of the synergies needed to provide doctoral students with specialised training in this field. The research, development and innovation strategy of the two institutions, and those of the public-sector bodies and companies that collaborate with them, benefits from the doctoral programme in Marine Sciences (which produces new specialists and transferable research results). Conversely, the doctoral programme benefits from a scientific, social and economic framework that facilitates the generation of new ideas and yields fruitful interactions for research and, sometimes, for its funding.

The results obtained over the more than 25 years that the joint doctoral programme in Marine Sciences has been offered—in terms of theses, papers and research projects, added value in training, and benefits to society—provide ample justification for the programme, which has also produced impressive results in terms of the ratio of theses to enrolled students, grants obtained, and the number of publications in journals with a very high impact factor. These strengths have been widely recognised. For example, a number of Latin American countries, including Brazil, Chile and Mexico, prioritise or grant exclusive status to this programme when awarding scholarships to their citizens to complete doctoral theses in the marine sciences in Spain. This preferential treatment also shows that the programme is very well regarded in the Spanish-speaking world.

Other Universities

University of Barcelona

COORDINATOR

Sanchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustin

CONTACT

Office 202 – Building C2 (North Campus)
Tel.: 934 016 497
E-mail: doctorat.CMAR.camins@upc.edu

https://deca.upc.edu/ca/doctorat-recerca/doctorat/ciencies-mar

General information

Access profile

The doctoral programme in Marine Sciences is aimed at students with a strong background at the bachelor’s and master's level, in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 99/2011, in marine sciences or a related field.

It is therefore also aimed at students who have completed degrees in biology, geology, environmental sciences, physics, chemistry, mathematics, geography or related fields. It is also a programme conceived and designed by and for engineers, preferably those who have completed a degree in civil or naval engineering. The doctoral course is also open to graduates of industrial engineering, telecommunications and architecture programmes. Students who hold equivalent degrees from foreign universities are also welcomed.

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:
Other Universities:

University of Barcelona


STRUCTURAL UNITS:
  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (PROMOTORA)
  • (ENG)Laboratori d'Enginyeria Marítima
SPECIFIC URL OF THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM:
https://deca.upc.edu/ca/doctorat-recerca/doctorat/ciencies-mar

CONTACT:

Office 202 – Building C2 (North Campus)
Tel.: 934 016 497
E-mail: doctorat.CMAR.camins@upc.edu


Agreements with other institutions

Convenio colaboración_UB_UPC Ciencias del Mar.pdf

Access, admission and registration

Access profile

The doctoral programme in Marine Sciences is aimed at students with a strong background at the bachelor’s and master's level, in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 99/2011, in marine sciences or a related field.

It is therefore also aimed at students who have completed degrees in biology, geology, environmental sciences, physics, chemistry, mathematics, geography or related fields. It is also a programme conceived and designed by and for engineers, preferably those who have completed a degree in civil or naval engineering. The doctoral course is also open to graduates of industrial engineering, telecommunications and architecture programmes. Students who hold equivalent degrees from foreign universities are also welcomed.

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

The main admission criterion is training within the framework of an official Spanish bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and a master's degree (or equivalent), that prepares the student to undertake and benefit from the research training provided on the doctoral programme in Marine Sciences.

Therefore, the following points will be given particular consideration:

• Master’s level or equivalent qualifications held by applicants (and corresponding course plans)
• Bachelor’s level or equivalent qualifications held by applicants (and corresponding course plans)
• Other merits for which the applicant has provided documentary proof, such as periods of mobility spent at marine science research centres, publications and professional experience

The admission process involves the following steps:

I. Applicants’ entrance qualifications are assessed. Those who hold degrees that are fully compatible with the doctoral programme are automatically pre-admitted. This applies in the case of degrees in:

a) Marine sciences and oceanography
b) Civil and naval engineering
c) Biology, geology, chemistry, physics, environmental sciences and mathematics

For other studies, the Programme Committee reviews the curriculum for the degree completed by the applicant and submits a proposal to the university where they plan to enrol if accepted.

In all cases, the secretary for the doctoral programme in Marine Sciences will verify that the curriculum includes the subjects most closely related to the four basic branches of marine sciences. This verification process may point to the need for a student to complete bridging courses. Relevant details will be discussed in an interview with the student concerned.

II. For pre-admitted students, an order of priority will be established based on the following factors (weighting in parentheses):

a) Marks for previous studies (55%).
b) Projects that introduce students to research (e.g. on master’s programmes), publications and contributions to conferences and scientific meetings mentioned on the applicant’s CV (30%).
c) Grants, scholarships or financial aid received (10%).
d) Other merits (5%).

Training complements

The academic committee for the programme may require that doctoral students pass specific bridging courses, which will be linked to research training credits. These credits will be compulsory for students who have completed a bachelor’s degree that carries 300 or more ECTS credits and qualifies them for admission to the doctoral programme but does not include credits of this type. In such cases, the committee will keep track of the bridging courses completed and establish appropriate criteria to limit their duration.

Bridging courses will provide research training. In no case may doctoral students be required to enrol for 60 or more ECTS credits. (The academic regulations for UPC doctoral courses state that bridging courses may also provide cross-disciplinary training, but it is anticipated that this point will be changed so that bridging courses are associated only with research training credits, particularly in the case of students admitted to a doctoral programme with a bachelor’s degree that carries 300 ECTS credits.)

Taking into account the doctoral student activity report, the academic committee may propose measures that complement those specified in the regulations and which result in doctoral students who do not meet the specified requirements being excluded from the programme.

For the doctoral programme in Marine Sciences, decisions concerning any bridging courses required will be based on the recommendations of tutors, with the approval of the interuniversity committee for the programme. Every effort will be made to ensure that students admitted from the interuniversity master's degree in Marine Science: Oceanography and Marine Management (a joint UB-UPC programme) or similar degrees are not required to take any bridging courses.

When a student's academic background leads their tutor to conclude that additional training is needed, the student concerned will be required to complete credits based on the joint master’s degree in Marine Science: Oceanography and Marine Management. As a general rule, tutors will select specialisation modules from the master’s programme that provide added value for the student’s training. For example, students admitted to the doctoral programme in Marine Sciences who have gaps in their knowledge of chemistry or engineering will be recommended to complete the corresponding training modules.

Enrolment period for new doctoral students

From around mid-September to mid-October of each academic year.

February (extraordinary enrolment), mainly for students awaiting visas and/or grants

More information at the registration section for new doctoral students

Enrolment period

From around mid-September to mid-October of 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

- Activity: Tutorial.

Hours: 432.

Type: compulsory.

- Activity: Courses.

Hours: 72.

Type: optional.

- Activity: Seminars.

Hours: 25.

Type: optional.

- Activity: Workshops.

Hours: 10.

Type: optional.

- Activity: Research stays.

Hours: 480.

Type: optional.

- Activity: Training in information skills.

Hours: 8.

Type: optional.

- Activity: Research methodology.

Hours: 12.

Type: optional.

- Activity: Innovation and creativity.

Hours: 8.

Type: optional.

- Activity: Language and communication skills.

Hours: 18.

Type: optional.

- Activity: Assessment based on doctoral student activity report (DAD) and research plan.

Hours: 4.

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

Resources are made available to the interuniversity doctoral programme in Marine Sciences by the two institutions involved (the UPC and the UB) and other collaborating institutions, including the CSIC centres in Catalonia that support the programme. Students therefore have access to:

• Research equipment for use in the field/at sea and in the laboratory, which constitutes one of the most powerful arrays of technical-scientific infrastructure in Spain for conducting marine science research.

Equipment available to doctoral students includes:

• Maritime Research and Experimentation Wave Flume (CIEM)

• Network of Oceanographic and Meteorological Instruments (XIOM)

• Pool of mooring instrumentation (UB)

• Laboratories of the Department of Agri-Food Engineering and Biotechnology (UPC)

• Laboratories of the Department of Ecology (Faculty of Biology, UB)

• Laboratories of the Department of Stratigraphy, Palaeontology and Marine Geosciences (Faculty of Geology, UB)

• Laboratories of the Blanes Centre for Advanced Studies (CSIC)

• Laboratories of the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (CSIC)

• Laboratories of the Institute of Marine Sciences (CSIC)

• Laboratories of the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia.

• Access to oceanographic vessels of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), and the Geological and Mining Survey of Argentina (SEGEMAR), and to medium and small vessels of the Government of Catalonia, the UB, the UPC and private operators, as well as oceanographic and drilling vessels operated by other countries.

• CEAB oceanographic buoy.

• Numerical facilities, including various models developed by participating research groups and the libraries and machine resources of the institutions involved and programme partners. A particularly valuable resource that students have access to is the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and the recently upgraded MareNostrum supercomputer.

• Specific software for processing and visualisation of large volumes of data under licence (UB, UPC and collaborating institutions).

• Students also have access to the libraries of the two universities and partner organisations. Through the UB’s Learning and Research Resources Centre (CRAI) and the University Union Catalogue of Catalonia (CCUC), students have online access to all of the collections held by the University Libraries Consortium of Catalonia (CBUC), which include over nine million documents. In addition, for their specific work, students have access to documents held by the research groups involved in the doctoral programme, including reports, maps and other types of documents that fall under the rubric of “grey” literature, which is often needed to conduct research work in an efficient manner. All of these resources make it even easier for students to focus and develop their thesis.


Doctoral Theses

List of authorized thesis for defense

  • MARÍN VINDAS, CAROLINA ALEXANDRA: Patrones de conectividad de comunidades microbianes marinas.
    Author: MARÍN VINDAS, CAROLINA ALEXANDRA
    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 MARINE SCIENCES
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Normal
    Deposit date: 14/04/2023
    Reading date: 06/09/2023
    Reading time: 11:00
    Reading place: Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM)-Sala d'Actes Ramón Margalef-Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49 08003 Barcelona
    Thesis director: GASOL PIQUÉ, JOSEP MARIA | SEBASTIÁN CAUMEL, MARTA
    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: MASSANA MOLERA, RAMON
         SECRETARI: ORTEGA RETUERTA, EVA
         VOCAL NO PRESENCIAL: SÁNCHEZ MARTÍNEZ, OLGA
    Thesis abstract: Marine microorganisms are fundamental for life on Earth. For example, they have produced most of the oxygen existing in our planet and are essential in biogeochemical cycles and energy flow to different trophic levels. One of the critical aspects of microbial ecology is the distribution of microorganisms at spatial and temporal scales since it allows us to understand the effect of environmental factors on the structure of microbial communities. In this thesis, the aim was to determine the structure of microbial communities at three spatial scales: In the first chapter, a study was conducted on the spatiotemporal dynamics of bacterioplankton communities in a tropical estuary strongly impacted by the discharge of the Tempisque River during the rainy season. The results show high spatial heterogeneity in the communities, and represent the first report on the spatial and temporal patterns in which the bacterioplankton of the Gulf of Nicoya is structured. The second chapter determined the effect of environmental gradients on the horizontal distribution of bacterioplankton in the northwestern Mediterranean. The samples were taken along cross-shore transects so that the gradients would presumably be due to the change in environmental parameters along the transect and a dilution of the anthropogenic and terrestrial effect. Community structure was observed to vary depending on the sites, but a large fraction of the microorganisms were shared in all sampled areas, reflecting a relatively high connectivity of the communities. The third chapter presents the vertical distribution of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms within the Deep Chlorophyll Maxima (DCM) in the NW Mediterranean sea, as determined by high-resolution sampling and separating two microbial size fractions (0.2-3 and 2-20 µm). The results show that the DCM acts as a transition zone (ecotone), but despite the drastic changes observed in the relative abundance of taxa in this layer both prokaryotic and eukaryotic communities below the DCM were dominated (~70% of the sequences) by taxa already detected at the ocean surface.

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List of lodged theses

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List of defended theses by year

  • BALLESTEROS MASCARELL, AINARA: Pelagia noctiluca (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) como un modelo de investigación industrial: Mejoras en las técnicas de acuicultura y medidas preventivas contra sus picaduras.
    Author: BALLESTEROS MASCARELL, AINARA
    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 MARINE SCIENCES
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 13/01/2023
    Thesis director: GILI SARDÁ, JOSEP MARIA | JOURDAN RENE, ERIC

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: MILISENDA, GIACOMO
         SECRETARI: SALVO, VANESSA-SARAH
         VOCAL NO PRESENCIAL: BOSCH BELMAR, MARIA DEL MAR
    Thesis abstract: Jellyfish stings cause discomfort to users of the marine environment, who sometimes require medical assistance. Although jellyfish stings are common today, the scientific community remains in disagreement on how to act in first-aid protocols. Most of the recommended compounds are based on empirical knowledge, and they are difficult to transfer to the cosmetic or pharmaceutical industry due to the lack of knowledge of their mechanisms of action.In the Mediterranean Sea, the mauve stinger Pelagia noctiluca (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) is the most important jellyfish due to its high frequency, abundance, wide distribution and severity of its sting. This jellyfish is the cause of a high number of stings, which is why it is considered a target species in the development of tools for the prevention and mitigation of jellyfish stings. P. noctiluca is one of the few jellyfish with a holoplanktonic life cycle, a peculiarity that has limited its study in different areas of knowledge under controlled conditions.The main objective of this PhD thesis was to inhibit the discharge of P. noctiluca stinging cells (cnidocytes) through active ingredients that could be incorporated into cosmetic products intended to prevent and mitigate the effects of jellyfish stings. As secondary objectives highlighted: expanding knowledge in the biology of P. noctiluca, its aquaculture techniques, and the implication of topical solutions in first-aid protocols.In Chapter 1, the morphological and anatomical characteristics of P. noctiluca were described, including the first cnidome description ¿ set of stinging cells ¿ through growth in aquaculture. Cnidocytes were classified into four nematocyst types: a-isorhiza, A-isorhiza, O-isorhiza, and eurytele; being the types a-isorhiza and eurytele the most important throughout the life cycle, and O-isorhiza and eurytele the main ones involved in its sting.In Chapter 2, the life cycle of P. noctiluca was optimized in aquaculture. Total body diameter, instantaneous growth rate, and survival rate were monitored in the presence of different feeding regimens. For the first time, the third generation of individuals was obtained in the presence and absence of gelatinous prey (Aurelia sp.). In order to improve jellyfish aquaculture techniques, in Chapter 3, the design of an aquarium for the growth of the early life cycle stages in flow-through or closed systems was presented. Its configuration allows changing the mesh screen in situ, adjusting the size of the mesh according to the stages of the cycle, as well as the prey offered.The use of vinegar, a compound widely used as a rinse solution after jellyfish stings, was contraindicated in Chapter 4. This compound triggered the discharge of all types of nematocysts by the tentacle solution assay (TSA). In addition, vinegar did not decrease the hemolytic areas produced after inoculation of the venom in the tentacle skin blood agarose assay (TSBAA). Finally, in Chapter 5, the discharge of P. noctiluca nematocysts was inhibited with hydroxyacetophenone and Symsitive¿ in combination with butylene glycol, two active ingredients widely used in the cosmetics sector. Furthermore, hemolytic areas decreased after the stinging event compared to seawater, a non-inhibitory compound. These compounds were considered of high value because they are also beneficial for treating skin damage, relieving pain and burning sensations; clinical signs and symptoms typical of jellyfish stings.Overall, this PhD thesis provided significant advances in the area of knowledge of the biology of P. noctiluca, aquaculture and management of jellyfish stings.

  • LATORRE PÉREZ, FRANCISCO: Population dynamics, interactions and evolution of marine microbes using genomic approaches.
    Author: LATORRE PÉREZ, FRANCISCO
    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 MARINE SCIENCES
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 03/02/2023
    Thesis director: LOGARES HAURIE, RAMIRO ERNESTO | JAILLON, OLIVIER

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: GONZÁLEZ HERNÁNDEZ, JOSÉ MANUEL
         SECRETARI: GONZÁLEZ ACINAS, SILVIA
         VOCAL NO PRESENCIAL: DELMONT, TOM
    Thesis abstract: There is a myriad of microorganisms on Earth contributing to global biogeochemical cycles. In the surface ocean, the smallest microbes (picoplankton) are responsible for an important fraction of the total atmospheric carbon and nitrogen fixation. The ocean picoplankton encompasses both prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) and tiny unicellular eukaryotes (protists). Despite their overall importance for the functioning of the biosphere, many questions remain unanswered on their biogeography, population dynamics, interactions, and evolution. Answering these questions is essential in the context of global change, as alterations of the ocean microbiome could impact the function of multiple ecosystems. In this thesis, we aim at reducing the knowledge gap on the above topics through the application of High-Throughput Sequencing (HTS) and genomic approaches, using data collected during the circumglobal Tara Oceans and Malaspina-2010 expeditions, as well as at the Gulf of Maine (North Atlantic), and two Northwestern Mediterranean coastal microbial observatories (BBMO and SOLA stations). Chapters 1 and 2 are dedicated to a small protistan group of heterotrophic flagellates (HF): the Marine Stramenopiles (MAST)-4, relevant during picoplankton grazing and nutrient remineralization. Due to its widespread distribution and relatively high abundance, MAST-4 has become a target group of microbes to study HF. Unfortunately, MAST-4 remains uncultured. We investigated four evolutionary-related species of MAST-4 (species A, B, C, and E) by reconstructing their genomes with Single-Cell genomics data. In chapter 1, co-occurrence and biogeographic analyses in the surface global ocean indicated contrasting patterns driven by temperature. Although MAST-4 species were similar in terms of broad metabolic functions, they differed in the set of genes related to the food degradation machinery. We proposed that differential niche adaptation to temperature and prey type has promoted the evolutionary diversification in MAST-4. In chapter 2, we explore the intraspecies genomic divergence within each MAST-4 in the surface global ocean using metagenomic data. We found highly-differentiated populations among MAST-4A and C but lowly-differentiated populations in species B and E. Nevertheless, positive selection in specific genes pointed to niche adaptation to different ocean basins driven by fluctuating temperature and salinity conditions.Environmental factors also oscillate over time, but the effect they have over population remains a mystery. In chapter 3, we compared the genomic differentiation of 495 abundant prokaryotic metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) over 12 and 7 years in BBMO and SOLA stations, and across the surface global ocean. Our results suggested a stronger population differentiation at large-spatial scales, modulated by temperature and salinity, compared to long-temporal scales. However, underlying population structure was still detected in both time-series, with differential patterns of positive selection within the same genes. Although protists and prokaryotes are very different in terms of cellular structure, feeding, diversity, and reproduction, they are interconnected through biogeochemical and food web networks. In chapter 4, we developed an approach to infer potential interactions between these two groups based on the annotation of functional genes within Single-Amplified Genomes (SAGs). From a collection of over 3,000 SAGs, we corroborated associations (potential interactions) reported in previous works and inferred new ones involving uncultured marine protists that may hold important roles in ecosystem functioning.This thesis not only contributes to a better understanding of the biogeography, population dynamics, interactions, and evolution of marine microorganisms, but it also constitutes an expandable resource to test future hypotheses involving the ocean microbiome.

  • OBIOL PLANA, ALEIX: Return of the marine heterotrophic flagellates: diversity, distribution and gene expression patterns.
    Author: OBIOL PLANA, ALEIX
    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 MARINE SCIENCES
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Article-based thesis
    Reading date: 27/01/2023
    Thesis director: MASSANA MOLERA, RAMON

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: ARNDT, HARTMUT
         SECRETARI: RICHTER, DANIEL
         VOCAL: ALONSO SAEZ, LAURA
    Thesis abstract: Marine heterotrophic flagellates (HF) are very small (2-5 µm) unpigmented protists that are dominant bacterial grazers in the ocean, where they link the transfer of carbon from bacterial cells to higher trophic levels. Through their bacterivorous activity, they also act as nutrient recyclers that allow for regenerated primary production, and they are partially responsible of keeping bacterial abundances in the ocean fairly constant. HFs are widespread throughout the eukaryotic tree of life, ubiquitous in the plankton and display a high functional diversity. During the last decades of the twentieth century, a growing interest in this functional group occurred, and studies were performed to characterize their ecological role. However, this initial attention diminished due to the difficulty to study natural HF species, as they possess few morphological traits for identification and generally remain uncultured.Consequently, HFs have been often neglected in marine surveys, to the extent of becoming one of the most understudied components of the marine microbiome. With the advent of high-throughput sequencing and the reduction of sequencing costs, studying these protists at a high-resolution level became feasible. This thesis represents areturn to the study of HFs using these newly developed tools. We first investigated the distribution patterns of eukaryotic diversity along the water column of the ocean by metagenomics and compared the results with metabarcodingapproaches. This analysis revealed a clear separation of taxonomic groups between pico- (0.2-3 µm) and nanoplanktonic (3-20 µm) fractions, as well as between photic (0-200 m) and aphotic (>200 m) regions. While some groups were not well represented by metabarcoding approaches due to technical biases, HFs were generally notaffected by them. We then studied the diversity and distribution of HFs in the ocean using global metabarcoding datasets. With this, we identified a few dozens of HF species, most of them uncultured, as the dominant in surface and deep ocean regions. Many of these dominant species were present at relatively constant abundances, while others were influenced by temperature or displayed patchy distributions. Finally, we jumped from global patterns to study the gene expression of HFs in natural assemblages growing by bacterivory in unamended incubations. Theobtained results using metatranscriptomics sequencing showed similar functional dynamics between experiments done at different times of a seasonal cycle, with marked differences between incubation times. Genes related to cysteine peptidases as well as some glycoside hydrolases emerged as key components involved in the process of bacterivory. Overall, this thesis returns HFs back to the spotlight and creates a solid foundation on which to perform renewed research on the ecology and functional role of this group.

  • RODERO GARCÍA, CARLOS: Citizen sciences technologies for operational monitoring of aquatic ecosystems.
    Author: RODERO GARCÍA, CARLOS
    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 MARINE SCIENCES
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Article-based thesis
    Reading date: 29/05/2023
    Thesis director: PIERA FERNANDEZ, JAIME | OLMEDO CASAL, ESTRELLA

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: ESPINOSA DURO, VIRGINIA
         SECRETARI: DEL RIO FERNANDEZ, JOAQUIN
         VOCAL: GONZALEZ BLANCO, SUSANA
    Thesis abstract: Light attenuation is a critical factor in aquatic ecosystems for many physical and biological processes. Water transparency plays an essential role in understanding the variations of the ecological environment in water, especially in coastal and continental areas. Monitoring the transparency of the water serves as an indicator of the water quality and reports on the concentrations of phytoplankton, the levels of dissolved organic compounds, or particulate matter.The traditional method for measuring water transparency is the Secchi disk. However, some limitations exist in this method. In shallow and transparent waters, the Secchi disk can reach the bottom without disappearing. In addition, the quality of the Secchi disk distance observations has an error associated with each person¿s vision. Furthermore, it is not possible to include this measurement as an operational oceanography measurement due to the measurement¿s difficulty in quantifying its uncertainty. These issues contrast with the objectivity of technological equipment, which can provide accurate and complete measurements that help with long-term evaluations. The main goal of this thesis is to assess the feasibility of an operational water quality monitoring system based on low-cost optical technologies that ensure a high density of measurement stations (completeness) and, at the same time, an automated system to control the quality of the observations (accuracy). For this reason, we plan to validate the concept of Operational Marine Optics (OMO): Towards systematic and long-term routine measurements of the optical properties of the water and their rapid interpretation and dissemination. First, a low-cost operational monitoring device, the KduPRO, has been developed for coastal and inland waters. This device estimates the Kd (the diffuse attenuation coefficient, which describes the concept of light extinction with depth) with an automated quality control system. The measurements have been compared with the ones provided by other reference instruments in Loch Leven (Scotland). Besides an estimate of the measurement uncertainty is provided. A co-design exercise has been carried out by volunteers in the Lobo Reservoir (Brazil). The recommendations and outcomes of this exercise will be integrated into the new phase of the development of KduPRO.Secondly, we designed a new device: The KnuSTICK. It consists of a watertight transparent tube with light measurement sensors inside. It is easy to use, maintain, and connect to the Internet of Things (IoT) networks, making KnuSTICK suited for observations based on citizen science. To fit with the design requirements, a new annular-shaped irradiance measurement concept, Ea, is introduced. This new concept is assessed by using a radiative transfer model (Hydrolight). The theoretical annular-shaped irradiance can be measured by setting the sensors at different orientation angles. We have evaluated several configurations and selected the one which provides the best performance. The robustness of the corresponding diffuse attenuation coefficient, Ka, has been analysed in different conditions of water types, solar angles, cloudiness levels, as well as bottom types and depths.Finally, to ensure the high density of the measurements, we evaluated the coverage of an IoT network to demonstrate that the low-cost deployment of this technology is feasible to carry out operational monitoring in a specific territory, such as the coast of Catalonia. Different prototypes developed during the European H2020 MONOCLE project have been tested to check network connectivity, such as the KnuSTICK and the KduMIC (a professional multiparametric modular device with multispectral detectors and temperature sensors), sending data in real-time.The study carried out in this thesis represents an important contribution that can help in the management of water quality by policymakers and governmental institutions.

  • SANZ LANZAS, CLAUDIA: Assessment of the biological risks associated to the use of biosolids and wastewater.
    Author: SANZ LANZAS, CLAUDIA
    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 MARINE SCIENCES
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Article-based thesis
    Reading date: 26/05/2023
    Thesis director: PIÑA CAPÓ, BENJAMIN | NAVARRO MARTÍN, LAIA

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: TORREBLANCA TAMARIT, AMPARO
         SECRETARI: SUBIRATS MEDINA, JESSICA
         VOCAL: PROIA, LORENZO
    Thesis abstract: The circular economy is an emerging concept presented as a solution to counteract the damage caused by the linear economic scheme followed in the past decades. It is based on the principle of "closing the life cycle" and seeks, through reuse and revaluation, to extend the value of products, materials, and resources, such as water and energy, minimizing the generation of waste. In this context, the European Union (EU) aims to build a food system that could work under all circumstances, ensuring a safe and sustainable food and water supply for all citizens by applying circularity. Ensuring the availability of water and fertilizers for agriculture is probably the major challenge for achieving this goal. In this respect, the EU contemplates the use of effluents collected from water treatment plants (WWTP) for irrigation or aquifer recovery. Similarly, the use of solid waste such as sludge from WWTPs, the organic fraction of urban solid waste (OFMSW), or livestock waste, at different processing levels, is a promising alternative to mineral/chemical fertilization, promoting a self-sustainable, circular food system. However, the use of these recycled materials is not free from risks. They contain hazards of emerging concern including Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) (like prescription drugs, endocrine disruptors and antibiotics) as well as different microbial hazards (not only pathogens, which are legally regulated and tested, but also antibiotic resistant bacteria known to spread the resistance to different antibiotics to the microbiomes from waterbodies, soils, and crops). Upcoming legislations that aim to promote and regulate their use agree on the fact that the main challenge relies on correctly assessing their associated risks for environmental and human health. This thesis aims to evaluate the biological activities associated to livestock wastes, OFMSW and WWTP effluents and associated biosolids in order to determine their potential hazards and the level of exposure for the environment and for the general population in the context of their use. For this purpose, we specifically evaluated the impact of organic fertilization on agroecosystems through ABs, ARGs and ARBs transmission and microbiome modulation monitoring. Moreover, we assessed the impact linked to WWTP effluents through the screening of ARGs and ARBs and associated toxic activities. Consequently, we developed an environmental risk analysis framework associated to biosolids and wastewater reuse considering the occurrence of the monitored hazards and their potential impacts on exposed environments. In the studies included in this thesis we observed that the selective pressure posed by the analyzed organic fertilizers was enough to favor the soil colonization by antibiotic-resistant bacteria and to increase horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in both target soils and crops. The fact that this impact appeared transient highlights the importance of respecting fertilization rates and the time elapsing from fertilization to harvest. Moreover, the processing of wastes favoring bacterial succession appeared as a valuable tool to reduce this risk. On the other hand, we detected high loads of both chemical and microbial hazards in WWTP effluents, underscoring the need of tertiary treatments able to reduce them in order to ensure a safe reuse of wastewater. In this regard, Soil Aquifer Treatment (SAT) technologies appeared in our studies as cost-effective alternatives to other tertiary treatments given their efficiency on removing biological (particularly ARG loads) and chemical hazards and their potential ability to promote the displacement of gut-related, copiotrophic bacteria by groundwater-like microbiomes, enhancing in this way the removal of ARGs, CECs and toxic activities.

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Theses related publications

AUTHOR:LATORRE PÉREZ, FRANCISCO
Title:Population dynamics, interactions and evolution of marine microbes using genomic approaches.
Reading date:03/02/2023
Tutor/a:MÖSSO ARANDA, OCTAVIO CESAR
Director:LOGARES HAURIE, RAMIRO ERNESTO
Co-director:JAILLON, OLIVIER
Mention:No mention
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Comparative genomics reveals new functional insights in uncultured MAST species
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Niche adaptation promoted the evolutionary diversification of tiny ocean predators
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Presentation date: 11/11/2020
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POPULATION GENOMICS OF SELECTED MARINE MICROBES INDICATE STRUCTURE OVER SPATIOTEMPORAL SCALES
ASLO 2021 Aquatic Science Virtual Meeting
Presentation date: 25/06/2021
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AUTHOR:OBIOL PLANA, ALEIX
Title:Return of the marine heterotrophic flagellates: diversity, distribution and gene expression patterns.
Reading date:27/01/2023
Tutor/a:MÖSSO ARANDA, OCTAVIO CESAR
Director:MASSANA MOLERA, RAMON
Mention:No mention
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Expression of genes involved in phagocytosis in uncultured heterotrophic flagellates
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A metagenomic assessment of microbial eukaryotic diversity in the global ocean
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Ciliate diversity and distribution across horizontal and vertical scales in the open ocean
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Functional Seasonality of Free-Living and Particle-Associated Prokaryotic Communities in the Coastal Adriatic Sea
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Gene expression during bacterivorous growth of a widespread marine heterotrophic flagellate
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Oceanic heterotrophic flagellates are dominated by a few widespread taxa
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Global patterns and rates of habitat transitions across the eukaryotic tree of life
Jamy, M.; Biwer, C.; Vaulot, D.; Obiol, A.; Jing, H.; Peura, S.; Massana, R.; Burki, F.
Nature ecology & evolution, ISSN: 2397-334X (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 15.46; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 04/08/2022
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Assessment of the diversity and bacterivory-related genes of marine heterotrophic flagellates using multiomics
ASLO 2018 Summer Meeting
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Pushing the limits of 18S rDNA variants: A temporal and spatial study on marine heterotrophic flagellates
ISOP/PSA Joint Meeting
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A metagenomic assessment of picoeukaryotic diversity along the water column of the global ocean
The Royal Society Scientific Meetings: Single Cell Ecology
Presentation date: 01/12/2018
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Unveiling the seasonality of Ciliphora: from the whole community to individual species
1st Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society
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Single-cell genomics illuminates the eco-evolution of a cosmopolitan lineage of tiny ocean grazers
5th Interlab Meeting Barcelona-Banyuls
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Setting up Single-Cell Genomics: A new collection of microeukaryotic SAGs from Blanes Bay
5th Interlab Meeting Barcelona-Banyuls
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Microbial community gradient across the Deep Chlorophyll Maximum in the North Western Mediterranean
16 Symposium of Aquatic Microbial Ecology (SAME16)
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Dynamics of heterotrophic flagellates in a dark incubation
5th Interlab Meeting Barcelona-Banyuls
Presentation date: 01/05/2019
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Fine-scale structuring of microbial populations across the deep chlorophyll maxima layers in the NW Mediterranen and Central Atlantic
ASLO 2021 Virtual Meeting
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Minute predators in the ocean: ecology of dominant heterotrophic flagellates
ASLO 2021 Virtual Meeting
Presentation date: 23/06/2021
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Grazing on Bacteria in the Oceans: Players and Genes
Marine Microbes GRC
Presentation date: 31/05/2022
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AUTHOR:BALLESTEROS MASCARELL, AINARA
Title:Pelagia noctiluca (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) como un modelo de investigación industrial: Mejoras en las técnicas de acuicultura y medidas preventivas contra sus picaduras.
Reading date:13/01/2023
Tutor/a:SANCHEZ-ARCILLA CONEJO, AGUSTIN
Director:GILI SARDÁ, JOSEP MARIA
Co-director:JOURDAN RENE, ERIC
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Differing effects of vinegar on Pelagia noctiluca (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) and Carybdea marsupialis (Cnidaria: Cubozoa) stings—Implications for first aid protocols
Ballesteros, A.; Marambio, M.; Fuentes, V.; Narda, M.; Santin, A.; Gili Sardá, Josep Maria
Toxins, ISSN: 2072-6651 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.075; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 21/07/2021
Journal article

Cnidome and morphological features of Pelagia noctiluca (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) throughout the different life cycle stages.
Ballesteros, A.; Östman, C.; Santin, A.; Marambio, M.; Narda, M.; Gili Sardá, Josep Maria
Frontiers in marine science, ISSN: 2296-7745 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.247; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 04/08/2021
Journal article

Trial assay for safe first-aid protocol for the stinging sea anemone anemonia viridis (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) and a severe toxic reaction
Ballesteros, A.; Salazar, J.; Marambio, M.; Tena, J.; García, J.; López, D.; Tellez, C.; Trullas, C.; Jourdan, E.; Granger, C.; Gili Sardá, Josep Maria
Toxins, ISSN: 2072-6651 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 6.6
Publication date: 01/01/2022
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Versatile aquarium for jellyfish: A rearing system for the biomass production of early life stages in flow-through or closed systems
Ballesteros, A.; Siles, P.; Jourdan, E.; Gili Sardá, Josep Maria
Frontiers in marine science, ISSN: 2296-7745 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.2
Publication date: 18/08/2022
Journal article

Inhibition of nematocyst discharge from pelagia noctiluca (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)—prevention measures against jellyfish stings
Ballesteros, A.; Trullas, C.; Jourdan, E.; Gili Sardá, Josep Maria
Marine drugs, ISSN: 1660-3397 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 8.1
Publication date: 08/09/2022
Journal article

AUTHOR:QUIRÓS COLLAZOS, LUCÍA
Title:Estudio paleoclimático del afloramiento ecuatorial del Océano Pacífico durante los últimos 160.000 años a partir de biomarcadores moleculares.
Reading date:27/06/2022
Tutor/a:GRACIA GARCIA, VICENTE
Director:CALVO COSTA, EVA
Co-director:PELEJERO I BOU, CARLES
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Distribution and sources of organic matter in size-fractionated nearshore sediments off the Barcelona city (NW Mediterranean)
Quirós-Collazos, L.; Pedrosa-Pàmies, R.; Sánchez, A.; Guillén, J.; Durán, R.; Cabello, P.
Estuarine coastal and shelf science, ISSN: 0272-7714 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 4.5
Publication date: 04/2017
Journal article

Paleoproductivity in the SW Pacific Ocean During the Early Holocene Climatic Optimum
Bostock, H.; Prebble, J. G.; Cortese, G.; Hayward, B.; Calvo, E.; Quirós-Collazos, L.; Kienast, M.; Kim, K.
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, ISSN: 2572-4517 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 2.888; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 04/2019
Journal article

Rare earth elements and Nd isotopes as tracers of modern ocean circulation in the central Mediterranean Sea
Garcia-Solsona, E.; Pena, L. D.; Edurado, P.; Pérez-Asensio, J.N.; Quirós-Collazos, L.; Lirer, F.; Cacho, I.
Progress in oceanography, ISSN: 0079-6611 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.08; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 06/2020
Journal article

Controls on Primary Productivity in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific, East of the Galapagos Islands, During the Penultimate Deglaciation
Quirós-Collazos, L.; Calvo Costa, Eva; Schouten, S.; van der Meer, M. T. J.; Rodrigo-Gámiz, M.; Pena, L. D.; Cacho, I.; Pelejero, C.
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, ISSN: 2572-4517 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.277; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 07/2020
Journal article

Comparison of the Eastern Equatorial Pacific UK’37, TEX86 and Globigerinoides ruber derived sea temperatures: insights from Termination II
5th Open Science Meeting: Global Challenges for our Common Future: a paleoscience perspective
Presentation date: 09/05/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

Ocean productivity across the subtropical front over the last deglaciation
5th Open Science Meeting: Global Challenges for our Common Future: a paleoscience perspective
Presentation date: 09/05/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

Rare Earth Elements and Nd isotopes as tracers of modern circulation in the central Mediterranean Sea
5th Open Science Meeting: Global Challenges for our Common Future: a paleoscience perspective
Presentation date: 09/05/2017
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Rare Earth Elements and Nd isotopes as tracing modern circulation in the central Mediterranean Sea
VI International Symposium on Marine Sciences
Presentation date: 20/06/2018
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AUTHOR:BALSELLS FERNÀNDEZ-PEDRERA, MARTA
Title:LINKING HYDRODYNAMIC AND BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN A SHALLOW AND MICRO TIDAL ESTUARY: THE CASE OF FANGAR BAY (EBRO DELTA)
Reading date:24/05/2022
Director:ESPINO INFANTES, MANUEL
Co-director:GRIFOLL COLLS, MANUEL
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Artificial upwelling using offshore wind energy for mariculture applications
Viúdez, Á.; Balsells, M.; Rodríguez-Marroyo, R.
Scientia marina, ISSN: 0214-8358 (JCR Impact Factor-2018: 1.252; Quartil: Q3)
Publication date: 30/09/2016
Journal article

Use of a hydrodynamic model for the management of water renovation in a coastal system
Cerralbo, P.; Balsells, M.; Mestres, M.; Fernández, M.; Espino, M.; Grifoll, M.; Sanchez-arcilla, A.
Ocean science, ISSN: 1812-0784 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 2.864; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 03/2019
Journal article

Assessing nature based solutions for managing coastal bays
Balsells, M.; Mestres, M.; Fernández, M.; Cerralbo, P.; Espino, M.; Grifoll, M.; Sanchez-arcilla, A.
Journal of coastal research, ISSN: 0749-0208 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 0.854; Quartil: Q4)
Publication date: 05/2020
Journal article

Wind-Driven hydrodynamics in the shallow, micro-tidal estuary at the Fangar Bay (Ebro Delta, NW Mediterranean Sea)
Balsells, M.; Grifoll, M.; Cerralbo, P.; Sanchez-arcilla, A.; Espino, M.
Applied sciences (Basel), ISSN: 2076-3417 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 2.679; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 04/10/2020
Journal article

Short-term response of chlorophyll a concentration due to intense wind and freshwater peak episodes in estuaries: The case of fangar Bay (Ebro Delta)
Balsells, M.; Grifoll, M.; Fernández, M.; Espino, M.
Water (Switzerland), ISSN: 2073-4441 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.53; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 05/03/2021
Journal article

Cálculo de tiempos de residencia para la gestión de la calidad de aguas en una bahía costera mediterránea (Bahía dels Alfacs)
XIV Jornadas Españolas de Ingeniería de Puertos y Costas
Presentation date: 25/05/2017
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Coastal oceanographic tools for coastal lagoons: the Alfacs bay in the Spanish Mediterranean
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018
Presentation date: 09/04/2018
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Water exchange processes in a Mediterranean coastal bay (Fangar, Ebro Delta)
V Encuentro de Oceanografía Física
Presentation date: 21/06/2018
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Sub-tidal hydrodinamic wind response in a small and shallow coastal bay
MONGOOS General Assembly & Modelling and Observations Workshop
Presentation date: 03/12/2019
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Hydrodynamics wind response in a small, shallow and subtidal environment
Eight MonGOOS Meeting & Workshop
Presentation date: 03/12/2019
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Nature-based strategies for water renewal in micro-tidal coastal bays: application to the Ebre delta in the NW Mediterranean
9th EUROLAG Conference on Coastal Lagoons and Transitional Environments
Presentation date: 23/01/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Influence of the hydrodynamics in spatio-temporal variability of clorophyll a in a small-scale and Influence of the hydrodynamics in spatio-temporal variability of clorophyll a in a small-scale and microtidal bay: Fangar Bay case (Ebro Delta)bay: Fangar Bay case (Ebro Delta)
Gather Online
Presentation date: 29/04/2021
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Wind-driven hydrodynamics in the shallow, micro-tidal estuary at the Fangar Bay (Ebro Delta, NW Mediterranean sea)
VI Expanding Ocean Frontiers Conference
Presentation date: 05/07/2021
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High-resolution hydrodynamic modelling for pollutant discharge in a small-size bay (the case of Fangar Bay)
VI Expanding Ocean Frontiers Conference
Presentation date: 05/07/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

Relationship between the biological variables and hydrodynamic factors in a micro-tidal estuary; the case of Fangar bay (Ebro Delta)
EOF 2022 - VII Expanding Ocean Frontiers
Presentation date: 06/07/2022
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Relationship between the biological variables and hydrodynamic factors in a micro-tidal estuary; the case of Fangar bay
VII Expanding Ocean Frontiers Conference
Presentation date: 06/07/2022
Presentation of work at congresses

BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO HYDRODYNAMIC FACTORS IN A SHALLOW MICROTIDAL ESTUARY
MonGOOS Annual Meeting & workshop
Presentation date: 23/11/2022
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:MARTÍNEZ VARELA, ALÍCIA
Title:Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the surface ocean.
Reading date:29/04/2022
Tutor/a:ESPINO INFANTES, MANUEL
Director:VILA COSTA, MARIA
Co-director:PIÑA CAPÓ, BENJAMIN
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Biodegradation as an important sink of aromatic hydrocarbons in the oceans
González-Gaya, B.; Martinez-Varela, A.; Vila-Costa, M.; Casal, P.; Cerro, E.; Berrojalbiz, N.; Lundin, D.; Vidal Barcelona, Montse; Mompeán, M.; Bode, A.; Jiménez, B.; Dachs Marginet, Jordi
Nature geoscience, ISSN: 1752-0894 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 16.908; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 02/2019
Journal article

Large Enrichment of Anthropogenic Organic Matter Degrading Bacteria in the Sea-Surface Microlayer at Coastal Livingston Island (Antarctica)
Martinez-Varela, A.; Casas , G.; Piña Capó, Benjamin; Dachs Marginet, Jordi; Vila-Costa, M.
Frontiers in microbiology, ISSN: 1664-302X (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 5.64; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 11/09/2020
Journal article

Anthropogenic dissolved organic carbon and marine microbiomes
Vila-Costa, M.; Cerro, E.; Martinez-Varela, A.; Casas, G.; Dachs Marginet, Jordi
ISME journal, ISSN: 1751-7362 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 10.302; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 10/2020
Journal article

Enrichment of perfluoroalkyl substances in the sea-surface microlayer and sea-spray aerosols in the Southern Ocean
Casas , G.; Martinez-Varela, A.; Roscales, J.; Vila-Costa, M.; Dachs Marginet, Jordi; Jiménez , B.
Environmental pollution, ISSN: 0269-7491 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 8.071; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 12/2020
Journal article

Bacterial responses to background organic pollutants in the northeast subarctic Pacific Ocean
Martinez-Varela, A.; Cerro, E.; Auladell, A.; Sharma, S.; Moran, M.; Kiene, R.; Piña Capó, Benjamin; Dachs Marginet, Jordi; Vila-Costa, M.
Environmental microbiology, ISSN: 1462-2912 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.476; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 24/06/2021
Journal article

Rain amplification of persistent organic pollutants
Casas, G.; Martinez-Varela, A.; Vila-Costa, M.; Jimenez, B.; Dachs Marginet, Jordi
Environmental science and technology, ISSN: 0013-936X (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 11.357; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 23/09/2021
Journal article

AUTHOR:SANTIN MURIEL, ANDREU
Title:Exploration and Discovery of Sponge Assemblages on the Continental Shelf and Slope of the Catalano-Balearic Sea by means of non-Invasive Techniques.
Reading date:24/01/2022
Tutor/a:MÖSSO ARANDA, OCTAVIO CESAR
Director:GILI SARDÁ, JOSEP MARIA
Co-director:GRINYÓ ANDREU, JORDI
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Sponge assemblages on the deep Mediterranean continental shelf and slope (Menorca Channel, Western Mediterranean Sea)
Santin, A.; Grinyó, J.; Ambroso, S.; Uriz, M. J.; Gori, A.; Domínguez-Carrió, C.; Gili Sardá, Josep Maria
Deep-sea research. Part I, oceanographic research papers, ISSN: 0967-0637 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 4.8
Publication date: 01/2018
Journal article

Distribution patterns and demographic trends of demosponges at the Menorca Channel (Northwestern Mediterranean Sea)
Santin, A.; Grinyó, J.; Ambroso, S.; Uriz, M. J.; Domínguez-Carrió, C.; Gili Sardá, Josep Maria
Progress in oceanography, ISSN: 0079-6611 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 5.6
Publication date: 04/2019
Journal article

First report of the carnivorous sponge Lycopodina hypogea (Cladorhizidae) associated with marine debris, and its possible implications on deep-sea connectivity
Santin, A.; Grinyó, J.; Bilan, M.; Ambroso, S.; Puig Alenyà, P.
Marine pollution bulletin, ISSN: 0025-326X (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 5.553; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 10/2020
Journal article

First deep-sea Hamigera (Demospongiae: Porifera) species associated with Cold-Water Corals (CWC) on antipodal latitudes of the world
Santin, A.; Grinyó, J.; Uriz Lespe, Maria Jesus; Gili Sardá, Josep Maria; Puig Alenyà, P.
Deep-sea research. Part I, oceanographic research papers, ISSN: 0967-0637 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 2.955; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 10/2020
Journal article

Mediterranean Coral Provinces as a Sponge Diversity Reservoir: Is There a Mediterranean Cold-Water Coral Sponge Fauna?
Santin, A.; Grinyó, J.; Uriz, M. J.; Lo Iacono, C.; Gili Sardá, Josep Maria; Puig Alenyà, P.
Frontiers in marine science, ISSN: 2296-7745 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.247; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 15/06/2021
Journal article

Megafaunal assemblages in deep-sea ecosystems of the Gulf of Cadiz, northeast Atlantic ocean
Grinyó, J.; Francescangeli, M.; Santin, A.; Ercilla, G.; Estrada, F.; Mecho, A.; Fanelli, E.; Costa, C.; Danovaro, R.; Company Claret, Joan Baptista; Sobrino, I.; Valencia, J.; Aguzzi, J.
Deep-sea research. Part I, oceanographic research papers, ISSN: 0967-0637 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.101; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 01/05/2022
Journal article

AUTHOR:VALLÈS CASANOVA, IGNASI
Title:Retroflections in the tropical Atlantic Ocean
Reading date:19/11/2021
Tutor/a:GRACIA GARCIA, VICENTE
Director:PELEGRÍ LLOPART, JOSE LUIS
Mention:International Mention
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The gulf nutrient stream
Publication date: 04/2019
Book chapter

Subtropical-tropical transfer in the South Atlantic Ocean
Cabré, A.; Pelegrí, J.; Vallès, I.
Journal of geophysical research. Oceans, ISSN: 2169-9275 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 3.559; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 07/2019
Journal article

Temperature Spatiotemporal Correlation Scales in the Brazil-Malvinas Confluence from High-Resolution In Situ and Remote Sensing Data
Castellanos, P.; Sans, J.; Emelianov, M.; Vallès, I.; Pelegrí, J.
Geophysical research letters, ISSN: 0094-8276 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 7.7
Publication date: 28/11/2019
Journal article

On the Spatiotemporal Diversity of Atlantic Niño and Associated Rainfall Variability Over West Africa and South America
Vallès, I.
Geophysical research letters, ISSN: 0094-8276 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.72; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 28/04/2020
Journal article

Dataset on the RETRO-BMC cruise onboard the R/V Hespérides, April 2017, Brazil-Malvinas Confluence
Pelegrí, J.; Castellanos, P.; Paniagua, G.; Peña-Izquierdo, J.; Rodriguez-Fonseca, B.; Roget, E.; Rosell-Fieschi, M.; Salat, J.; Salvador, J.; Vallès, I.; Viúdez, Á.
Data in brief, ISSN: 2352-3409 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 0.0
Publication date: 06/2020
Journal article

A view of the Brazil-Malvinas confluence, March 2015
García-Olivares, A.; Piola, A.; Vallès, I.
Deep-sea research. Part I, oceanographic research papers, ISSN: 0967-0637 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.101; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 06/2021
Journal article

Anàlisi comparatiu entre velocitats inferides a partir de les boies argo i derivadors
Planeta Oceà
Presentation of work at congresses

Detection of drogue loss from drifter positioning data
IV Encuentro Oceanografía Fisica Española
Presentation date: 2016
Presentation of work at congresses

High-resolution Argo float deployments during regional cruises
Euro Argo Users Meeting
Presentation of work at congresses

Lagrangian stream-functions and transit times
International Workshop on Marine Pollution and Maritime Safety 2017
Presentation of work at congresses

Circulation patterns in South Atlantic Intermediate Waters as seen from Argo inferred velocities
Euro Argo Users Meeting
Presentation date: 2017
Presentation of work at congresses

Taking the Pulse of the Ocean
5a Jornada d'Investigadors Predoctorals Interdisciplinària
Presentation of work at congresses

Multi-scale products from Argo float deployments during regional cruises
7th Euro-Argo Science Meeting
Presentation of work at congresses

Adapting the existing coastal patí a vela fleet for scientic purposes
8th International Conference on Maritime Transport
Presentation date: 09/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

From weekly to seasonal variability of the North Brazil-Equatorial Undercurrent retroflection
EGU 2021
Presentation of work at congresses

A Lagrangian view of the transfer of Southern waters to the South Atlantic Ocean
EGU 2021
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:DE VREESE, STEFFEN
Title:MORPHO-FUNCTIONALITY of the TOOTHED WHALE EXTERNAL EAR CANAL
Reading date:17/06/2021
Director:ANDRE SANCHEZ, MICHEL
Co-director:MAZZARIOL, SANDRO
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Marine mammal acoustic detections in the Greenland and Barents Sea, 2013 – 2014 seasons
De Vreese, S.; Van Der Schaar, M.; Weissenberger, J.; Erbs, F.; Kosecka, M.; Sole, M.; Andre, M.
Scientific reports, ISSN: 2045-2322 (JCR Impact Factor-2018: 4.011; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/12/2018
Journal article

Morphology of the external ear canal in toothed whales
De Vreese, S.; Andre, M.; Mazzariol, S.
Proceedings of meetings on acoustics, ISSN: 1939-800X (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.18
Publication date: 07/2019
Journal article

Morphological evidence for the sensitivity of the ear canal of odontocetes as shown by immunohistochemistry and transmission electron microscopy
De Vreese, S.; Andre, M.; Cozzi, B.; Centelleghe, C.; Van Der Schaar, M.; Mazzariol, S.
Scientific reports, ISSN: 2045-2322 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.38; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 06/03/2020
Journal article

The follicle-sinus complex of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Functional anatomy and possible evolutional significance of its somato-sensory innervation
Gerussi, T.; Graïc, J.; De Vreese, S.; Grandis, A.; Tagliavia, C.; de Silva, M.; Huggenberger, S.; Cozzi, B.
Journal of anatomy, ISSN: 0021-8782 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 2.61; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 24/10/2020
Journal article

Pathology of coronavirus infections : a review of lesions in animals in the One-Health perspective
Zappulli, V.; Ferro, S.; Bonsembiante, F.; Brocca, G.; Calore, A.; Cavicchioli, L.; Centelleghe, C.; Corazzola, G.; De Vreese, S.; Mazzariol, S.
Animals, ISSN: 2076-2615 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 2.752; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 11/12/2020
Journal article

Seagrass Posidonia is impaired by human-generated noise
Sole, M.; Lenoir, M.; Durfort, M.; Fortuño, J.M.; Van Der Schaar, M.; De Vreese, S.; Andre, M.
Communications biology, ISSN: 2399-3642 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 6.548; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 15/06/2021
Journal article

Sea lice are sensitive to low frequency sounds
Sole, M.; Lenoir, M.; Fortuño, J.M.; De Vreese, S.; Van Der Schaar, M.; Andre, M.
Journal of marine science and engineering, ISSN: 2077-1312 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 2.744; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 12/07/2021
Journal article

Multilevel contributions to the study of the fin whale in the Garraf marine area, a foraging hotspot in the North-western Mediterranean
31st Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society: Conservation in the Light of Marine Spatial Use
Presentation date: 01/05/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

La Percezione Uditiva nei Cetacei: Ruolo del sistema nervoso periferico
II Workshop Nazionale Cre.Di.Ma.
Presentation date: 05/04/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Preliminary findings on the morphology of the peripheral nervous system of the external ear canal in odontocetes
32nd Annual European Cetacean Society Conference
Presentation date: 09/04/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Comparative morphology of the external ear canal in several species of odontocetes
5th International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life
Presentation date: 10/07/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

The unprecedented sensitivity of the external ear canal of odontocetes, evolutionary adaptation, functional morphology, and histopathology
World Marine Mammal Conference 2019
Presentation date: 07/12/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:LOPEZ-DORIGA SANDOVAL, UXIA
Title:The influence of Climate Change on the coastal Risk Landscape of the Catalan coast.
Reading date:18/12/2020
Director:JIMENEZ QUINTANA, JOSE ANTONIO
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Impact of sea-level rise on the tourist-carrying capacity of Catalan beaches
López-Dóriga, U.; Jimenez, J.A.; Valdemoro, H.; Nicholls, R.J.
Ocean and coastal management, ISSN: 0964-5691 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 2.482; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 03/2019
Journal article

Financing and implementation of adaptation measures to climate change along the Spanish coast
López-Dóriga, U.; Jimenez, J.A.; Bisaro, A.; Hinkel, J.
Science of the total environment, ISSN: 0048-9697 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 7.963; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 04/2020
Journal article

Impact of relative sea-level rise on low-lying coastal areas of Catalonia, NW Mediterranean, Spain
López-Dóriga, U.; Jimenez, J.A.
Water (Switzerland), ISSN: 2073-4441 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.103; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 11/2020
Journal article

The economic impact of sea level rise-induced decrease in the carrying capacity of Catalan beaches (NW Mediterranean, Spain)
Garola, A.; López-Dóriga, U.; Jimenez, J.A.
Ocean and coastal management, ISSN: 0964-5691 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.284; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 03/2022
Journal article

La gestión costera ante los escenarios de cambio climático: un análisis de percepción social
Conama Local València 2017: Las ciudades conectan naturalmente
Presentation date: 27/11/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

“ The impacts of sea-level rise on the recreational use of Catalan beaches: Application in the Costa Brava”.
Young Coastal Scientist and Engineers
Presentation date: 11/04/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

Adaptation measures to climate change along the Spanish coast. How are we doing?
European Climate Change Adaptation Conference
Presentation date: 28/05/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Relative sea-level rise induced changes in habitat distribution in the Ebro Delta: implications for adaptation strategies
ICE Coastal Management 2019
Presentation date: 24/09/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

¿Y qué playas mantengo? Una ayuda a la toma de decisiones en adaptación costera: aplicación al litoral catalán
XVI Jornadas Españolas de Ingeniería de Costas y Puertos
Presentation date: 11/05/2022
Presentation of work at congresses

Research projects

START DATEEND DATEACTIVITYFINANCING ENTITY
09/02/202308/02/2025Contracte per a la Realització de comparació de transport de sediment entre dades de satél.lit i dades batimétriques obtingudes a la platja d'Altafulla i Tamarit considerant les variacions estacionalsAjuntament d'Altafulla
24/01/202323/07/2023Contrato de servicios para la realización de los Trabajos de apoyo para el diseño del observatorio portuario del cambio climático (OPCC)ORG.PÚBLICO PUERTOS DEL ESTADO
01/01/202331/12/2025Innov. para Canal de Inv. Exp. Marítima, Multifunc/MultiescMINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACION
01/01/202330/06/2027Next generation multiplatform Ocean observing technologies for research infrastructuresCommission of European Communities
01/01/202331/12/2026operAtional seNsing lifE technologies for maRIne ecosystemSCommission of European Communities
19/12/202231/12/2022Collaboration contract related to Trackers embarcacions IoTEMS, S.L.
03/12/202203/12/2022UBathy: A software to obtain the bathymetry from video imagery (version 2.0.0)
01/12/202230/11/2024Soluciones basadas en la naturaleza para la adaptación al cambio climático de las costas deltaicas: evaluación de las respuestas morfodinámicasAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/11/2024A la búsqueda de espacio de acomodación para la adaptación de la zona costera a los riesgos presentes y futurosAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/11/2024Herramientas para una mejor gestión de la basura marina en zonas costeras y acelerar la transición a una economía circular del plásticoAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/11/20243D slag concrete manufacturing solutions for marine biotopesAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/11/2024ParticIpatory Technologies for sustAinable COastal monitoRing in urban Areas-HYDROAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/11/2025Optimización topológica para una metodología de construcción de bajo impacto ambientalAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/11/2024: Participatory technologies for sustainable coastal monitoring in urban areas-HYDROGobierno de España. Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología. Dirección General de Programas y de Transferencia de Conocimiento (Dgptc)
01/11/202230/10/2024Into The Deep: Marine Image Analysis Hub for CitizenEURCOM-EDU.AUDIO&CULTURE EX.AG
01/11/202231/01/2024Collaboration contract related by EMSO ERIC physical access 2022 call pilotANB Sensors Ltd
01/11/202230/09/2024Collaboration contract related by EMSOTNA CALL 2022UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN
22/10/202221/10/2026Contrato de colaboración para la prestación del servicio/'Asistencia técnica para el seguimiento ambiental del proyecto de extracción de arenas en el sector norte de la zona II de la APB (2022-2026)/'FUNDACION AZTI-AZTI FUNDAZIOA - UNI
01/10/202230/09/2026Geosphere INfrastructures for QUestions into Integrated REsearchCommission of European Communities
01/10/202230/09/2025DANUBIUS Implementation Phase ProjectCommission of European Communities
14/09/202213/01/2023Contracte de col·laboració per l'elaboració de les rutes d'adaptació climàtica d'un tram de la costa catalanaGENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA
01/09/202231/08/2025Fundamentos y optimización de la producción de bioproductos a partir de cianobacterias tratando efluentes residualesAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/202215/11/2022Contracte de serveis per a la realització dels treballs sobre/'Metodologia per a l'avaluació de la capacitat de càrrega física a aplicació en un tram de la costa de Catalunya/'Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya
01/09/202231/08/2025Imaging data and services for aquatic scienceCommission of European Communities
01/09/202231/08/2025Resolviendo carencias de conocimiento críticas para mejorar las proyecciones morfodinámicas de costas bajas en el siglo XXI: ModeladoAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
26/07/202225/07/2025Desenvolupament de nous materialsAgència per la Competitivitat de l'Empresa (ACCIÓ)
29/06/202231/01/2024XPrize RainforestXprize foundation
01/06/202231/05/2023Siren SongTHE SENSE OF SILENCE FOUNDATION; Prince Albert II de Monaco
01/06/202231/05/2023Elaboració del atles de la vulnerabilitat de la costa de Moçambic davant el canvi climàtic. Fase IICentre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
28/04/202227/04/2023Contrato de colaboración para el apoyo técnico al/'Análisis de datos de la boya ANTEIA situada junto al primer quiebro del Dique de Zierbena. Año 2022/'AUTORIDAD PORTUARIA DE BILBAO
19/04/202218/07/2022Contrato de apoyo técnico para la redacció del/'Informe técnico sobre los efectos de determinados elementos rígidos en la costa exterior del hemidelta norte del río Ebro, en el término municipal de DeSERVICIO PROVINCIAL DE COSTAS EN TA
01/03/202230/06/2023Passsive Acoustic Monitoring of river dolphins in the varzeáROLEX 
01/01/202229/07/2022Contracte de col·laboració per la fabricació de 50 trackers i app per instal·lació a boiesONA SAFE & CLEAN SL
01/12/202130/11/2024Sistema Inteligente para el mantenimiento predictivo de diques (PI-BREAK)AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202130/11/2024Plataforma de Larga Duración para la Observación de los Ecosistemas MarinosAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
18/11/202121/08/2022Gemelo dIgital de centRAles SOLares Fotovoltaicas - GIRASOLMIN. INDUSTRIA ENERGIA TURISMO
01/11/202131/10/2024Adquirir conocimientos sobre el riesgo de rebase para las zonas costeras urbanizadasAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/10/202131/03/2026Large scale RESToration of COASTal ecosystems through rivers to sea connectivityCommission of European Communities
01/10/202130/06/2024iCIEM 2.0: Hacia un Simulador Ambiental Integral (Lab y Obs)MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACION
29/09/202113/12/2021ESTUDIO DE DINAMICA LITORAL PARA ANALIZAR LA INFLUENCIA DEL PORT DE COMA·RUGA EN LA ESTABILIDAD DE LAS PLAYA A PONIENTEENIGEST S.L.
01/09/202131/08/2024Riesgos naturales compuestos y conectados en la costa Mediterránea española ante el cambio climático - MarAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/202131/08/2024Environmental Computations and Observations for BAY SustainabilityAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/202131/08/2024Evaluación del rol de protección costera de las acumulaciones de plantas marinas en la playaAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/202131/08/2025Esfuerzo conjunto entre BIología y TEcnología para monitorear y recuperar especies y ecosistemas impactados por la pesca: plataformasAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
16/07/202115/08/2022Contrato de colaboración en I+D entre la Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares y la UPC para el DESARROLLO DE UN PLAN DE ADAPTACIÓN AL CAMBIO CLIMATICO PARA LOS PUERTOS DE LA AUTORIDAD PORTUARIA DE BALEARESAUTORIDAD PORTUARIA DE BALEARES
01/06/202131/05/2025HARNESSING THE POWER OF NATURE THROUGH PRODUCTIVE MICROBIAL CONSORTIA IN BIOTECHNOLOGY- MEASURE, MODEL, MASTERCommission of European Communities
01/06/202131/05/2025Developing Optimal and Open Research Support for the Black Sea (DOORS)Commission of European Communities
01/06/202131/05/2024Procution of Biostimulatns,Biofertilizers, Biopolymers and Bioenergy form OLIVE.oil chain residues and by products. 4BIOLIVEAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/06/202130/06/2023CONTRACTE DE DONACIÓ ENTRE LA FUNDACIÓ PRIVADA SENSE OF SILENCE FOUNDATION per a proporcionar suport al desenvolupament de tècniques acústiques en el projecte PROVIDENCE, projecte que té com a objectiTHE SENSE OF SILENCE FOUNDATION
24/05/202121/12/2022Serveis tècnicsWAICONT SYSTEMS, S.L.
16/04/202131/12/2021Análisis del comportamiento de las playas metropolitanas al sur de Barcelona y propuesta de medidas de actuación en las playas metropolitanas.BARCELONA REG. A.M.D.U.I., S.A.
01/04/202131/03/2025Metrology for Integrated Marine Management and Knowledge-Transfer NetworkCommission of European Communities
29/03/202130/09/2021Treballs per a l’adaptació als impactes del canvi climàtic dels ports i alguns passejos marítimsOficina Catalana del Canvi Climàtic
01/02/202131/01/2025Solutions @ Underwater Radiated Noise Projecte europeu Call H2020-MG-2020-SingleStage-INEACommission of European Communities
25/01/202112/03/2021Ensayos a escala reducida en el canal CIEM para determinar el comportamiento de un nuevo tipo de diques hinchables desarrollados por CIMNE como elemento disipador de energía.CENTRE INTERNACIONAL DE METODES NUM
01/01/202130/06/2021Blue Boat InitiativeMelimoyu Ecosystem Research Institute
01/01/202130/09/2023Aprofundir en el coneixement relatiu a l'adaptació dels ports de la Generalitat de Catalunya i els passeigs marítims a l'impacte del canvi climàticGENCAT-DEP.POL.TERR.OBR.PUB
01/01/202127/05/2022Adquisició de dades de camp (velocitat de marea i batimetria), processat i anàlisis del corrent de component oest per la futura implementació d’una instal·lació d’energia mareomotriu al nord de l’Illa de Saboga (PanamàCentre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
01/01/202127/05/2022Elaboració del atles de la vulnerabilitat de la costa de Moçambic davant el canvi climàtic. Fase I: aproximació metodològica i caracterització de paràmetres fonamentals.Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
30/12/202015/04/2021Prestació d’assistència per a la millora de l’agitació de l’avantport i clota petita del Club Nàutic de L’Escala. Avaluació de l’impacte sobre la platja de RiellsClub Nàutic l'Escala
16/12/202022/12/2023Realització d'un assaig físic al canal CIEM per a l'estudi mitjançant model físic reduït dels esforços generats per l'acció de l'onatge en situació de temporal en el Pont del Petroli de Badalona (EncàAJUNTAMENT BADALONA
01/12/202030/11/2023H2020-101004275- MObiLIty sERvices Enhanced by GALILEO & Blockchain’,/'MOLIERE/'Commission of European Communities
26/10/202025/06/2021Realització d'escenaris d'inundació de costa i erosió de platges pel projecte PIMA ADAPTA COSTAS. Exped. S-689/20 (ICGC-2020-00045)Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya
26/10/202025/06/2021Realització d’escenaris d’inundació de costa i erosió de platges pel projecte PIMA ADAPTA COSTASInstitut Cartografic de Catalunya (ICC)
01/07/202028/12/2020Análisis del impacto costero asociado a la possible ampliación de Port BalísClub Nàutic El Balís
19/06/202025/09/2020ELABORACIÓ D'UN MODEL DE DISPERSIÓ PER LES AIGÜES QUE DESEMBOQUEN PER CANAL D'ILLA DE MAR A LA BADIA DEL FANGARINST.RECERCA I TECNOLOGI.AGROALIMEN
19/06/202018/11/2020Anàlisi de les problemàtiques i primeres alternatives de solució de les platges dels municipis de Sant Adrià, Badalona i MontgatBARCELONA REG. A.M.D.U.I., S.A.
27/03/202031/12/2021Congrés VI Expanding Ocean Frontiers 2020CLIENTS DIVERSOS
24/03/202023/07/2021Elaborar un plan de adaptación a los efectos del cambio climático de los Puertos adscritos a la Comunidad Autónoma de las Illes BalearsPORTS DE LES ILLES BALEARS
24/03/202030/09/2020Boia Dinàmica Monitoritzada: Boies de senyalització costera amb tecnologia IoTONA SAFE & CLEAN SL
24/03/202030/09/2020SmartLaser: Tecnologia IoT aplicada als capc¸als la`sersMONOCROM, S.L.
24/03/202030/09/2020IP-Buoy link: Prova de concepte per la implementacio´ del control de les boies d’amarre amb tecnologia IoTIP BUOYS, S.L.
01/03/202028/02/2021Development of a low-cost and do-it-yourself hydrodynamic measurement device for monitoring oceanographic variables in developing countries.Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament , UPC
01/02/202031/01/2024Joint European Research Infrastructure of Coastal Observatories: Science, Service, SustainabilityCommission of European Communities
31/01/202031/03/2020Servei de redacció de l'estudi de propagació de l'onatge i la seva interacció amb el dic de recer al port de BlanesPORTS DE LA GENERALITAT
31/01/202030/04/2020ESTUDI PER AL REFORÇ I REPARACIÓ DEL DIC DE RECER DEL PORT DE BLANES (TEMPORAL GLORIA)Ports de la Generalitat
23/01/202023/01/2020Aparato de captación de imágenes hiperespectrales para la exploración del subsuelo
01/01/202031/05/2022MEDIOS DE EVALUACIÓN Y ATENUACIÓN DE LOS RIESGOS COSTEROS LOCALES DEBIDOS A LOS IMPACTOS DE LOS TEMPORALESCommission of European Communities
01/01/202030/06/2021Monitorització de la biodiversitat, mitjançant la creació i la instal·lació d’una xarxa sense fils de sensors distribuïts per tot l’AmazonesSONSETC, MAKING SENSE OF SOUNDS
18/12/201931/12/2019Ampliació del contracte de col·laboració per experiències pilot per realitzar tracking de bobines de cable carregades en camionsTOP-CABLE, SA
01/11/201931/12/2023Improving and Integrating European Ocean Observing and Forecasting Systems for Sustainable use of the OceansCommission of European Communities
02/10/201931/12/2019Support Activities for A1 HydrophoneSITEP ITALIA S.P.A
18/09/201930/04/2020Conveni únic per encàrrecs a CARNET per a la realització d'un projecte sobre/'MARITIME SHUTTLE”FUNDACIO C INNOVACIO I TEC CIT UPC
09/09/201908/10/2019Assessorament tècnic per a l'estudi i disseny de mesures al problema d'erosió costanera del municipi de GavàBARCELONA REG. A.M.D.U.I., S.A.
03/09/201903/09/2019SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING SEA LICE EXPOSURE IN MARINE FISH FARMING
02/09/201931/12/2021Ampliació del contracte de col·laboració entre SARTI-UPC i MONOCROM S.L. Cada encàrrec es formalitzarà a través dels documents d'ofertes i comandes, que indicaran la durada i pressupost de l'encàrrec.MONOCROM, S.L.
01/06/201931/12/2020Noise influence for cuttlefish invertebrate - St Brieuc Wind Farm Site. (Ref. CPCS – 771596)IBERDROLA S. A.
20/05/201931/10/2020 The main objective is to give support during the entire project live until October 2020, in the creation of a web-based SensorML generator, allowing users to create their own SensorMLs, describing inCYPRUS SUBSEA CONSULTING AND SERVIC
20/05/201931/12/20225th DualSPHysics Users WorkshopCLIENTS DIVERSOS
01/04/201931/12/2022Hydraulic Collector for Polymetallic Nodules from the DeepseaEUROPEAN INST OF INNOV.& TECHNOL.
01/04/201901/04/2022KIC RM BLUE HARVESTING-PA 18138 - Hydraulic Collector for Polymetallic Nodules from the DeepseaEuropean Commission
27/03/201924/12/2019Col.laboració LIM-UPC i METEOSIM per al desenvolupament de la investigació referent a l'aplicació de la eina Coastal Hazard Wheel (CHW) en diversos països costaners d'Àfrica Occidental i CamerunMETEOSIM SL
22/03/201921/03/2020SUBCONTRATACIÓ PER A LA INSTAL.LACIÓ DE DOS CORRENTÒMETRES ADCP A LA BADIA DEL FANGAR DURANT 1,5 MESOS EN EL PRIMER SEMESTRE DEL 2019, LES DADES RECOLLIDES S'UTILITZARAN EN EL MARC DEL PROJECTE SOBREINST.RECERCA I TECNOLOGI.AGROALIMEN
01/03/201904/04/2021amending the Design criteria of URban defences in LECZs through Composite-modelling of WAVE overtopping under climate change scenariosCommission of European Communities
01/03/201924/09/2022Joint Framework for Ocean Noise in the Atlantic SeasCommission of European Communities
01/03/201928/02/2020Execució de la segona campanya de mesures hidrodinàmiques a la Badia d’Inhambane (Moçambic) en el marc d’un projecte de col•laboració inter-universitària amb la UP-MaxixeCentre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament , UPC
01/03/201928/02/2020Desplegament d'una xarxa LORA per a la mesura de la hidrodinàmica dels rius de la badia d'InhambaneCentre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament , UPC
01/03/201928/02/2020Desplegament d’una xarxa LORA per a la mesura de la hidrodinàmica dels rius de la badia d’Inhambane.Centre Cooperació per al Desenvolupament
01/03/201928/02/2020Implementació d'una xarxa de comunicacions acadèmica a la Universidad Pedagógica de Maxixe a Moçambic.Centre Cooperació per al Desenvolupament
01/02/201931/01/2024Potential and Validation of Sustainable Natural & Advance Technologies for Water & Wastewater Treatment, Monitoring and Safe Water Reuse in IndiaCommission of European Communities
01/01/201931/12/2023Ampliació del contracte de col.laboració per al disseny, optimització i validació d'impressió de peces 3D.ALSTOM TRANSPORTE, S.A.
01/01/201931/07/2019Formación especializada sobre el uso y explotación de los equipos e instrumentos de National Instruments.NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
01/01/201930/09/2022Producción sostenible de bioproductos a partir de microalgas y agua regeneradaAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/01/201930/09/2022Morfodinamica de playas protegidas en el Mediterraneo frente el cambio climatico: ModeladoAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/01/201901/01/2022INTERREG-EAPA_52/2018-JONAS - Joint Framework for Ocean Noise in the Atlantic SeasEuropean Commission
01/01/201901/01/2022H2020-688975-Blue Nodules - Breakthrough solutions for the sustainable harvesting and processing of deep sea polymetallic nodulesEuropean Commission
01/01/201931/12/2022ENVironmental Research Infrastructures building Fair services Accessible for society, Innovation and ResearchCommission of European Communities
01/01/201931/12/2021Master's Degree in Urban MobilityEuropean Institute for Innovation and Technology
01/01/201931/12/2022ENVironmental Research Infrastructures buildingFair services Accessible for society, Innovation and Research’PLOCAN
05/11/201831/07/2020 Wave flume experiments on sand transport processes and beach morphodynamicsUNIVERSITY OF TWENTE
16/10/201815/04/2019Redacció d'un dictamen/Informe tècnic exhaustiu i detall de l'afectació (per elements naturals i per infraestructures)AJUNTAMENT DE SALOU
01/10/201823/11/2018Large scale experiments for an alternative erosion control measure using sand-filled GEOSystemsEuropean Union Horizon 2020
10/09/201831/05/2022Ampliación del contrato de colaboración en servicios para el desarrollo y puesta en marcha de nuevos sistemas de predicción de corrientes de muy alta resolución en el interior de los puertos-SAMOA2ORG.PÚBLICO PUERTOS DEL ESTADO
01/09/201830/09/2023Achieve Good Environmental Status for Coastal Infrastructures Construction - AGESCICEURCOM-D.G.FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
01/09/201801/09/2023LIFE17 ENV/FR/000233 - Achieve Good Environmental Status for Coastal Infrastructures Construction - AGESCICEuropean Commission
17/07/201831/12/2022Ampliación contrato colaboración servicios para la realización de campañas de medidas de parametros climáticos,en puertos para la caracterización climática y validación de modelos de predicción-SAMOA2ORG.PÚBLICO PUERTOS DEL ESTADO
17/07/201816/07/2021Apoyo a las actividades de Puertos del Estado en materia de oceanografía operacionalORG.PÚBLICO PUERTOS DEL ESTADO
01/07/201831/12/2020CGL2017-90733-REDTAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
07/06/201830/06/2020Aplicaciones Labview para evaluar las prestaciones climáticas de unas unidades de metro y calibración de sensoresALSTOM TRANSPORTE, S.A.
19/05/201828/05/2018Contrato entre la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya y la empresa Triton Submarines EMEA S.L. para la validación de los controladores de los prpulsores del sumergible tripulado/'Triton LF/'TRITON SUBMARINES EMEA SL
01/05/201831/03/2019Development of a ship weather routing software for academic purposesInternational Association of Maritime Universities
01/04/201831/03/2020Coastal Unstructured Resolution for Aquatic EnvironmentsMERCATOR OCÉAN
24/03/201823/09/2018Propuesta de medidas generales en el ámbito del Delta incluidas en el informe-síntesis sobre la problemática y la vulnerabilidad del Delta del EbroM AGRIC PESCA ALIM Y MEDIO AMBIENTE
12/03/201831/12/2018Proyecto Dique Puerto San Antonio. Supervisión ensayos en instalaciones de Laboratorio UKSENER INGENIERIA Y SISTEMAS CHILE
01/03/201830/03/2022Tracking of Plastic in Our SeasEuropean Research Council (ERC)
01/03/201831/12/2021Donació per a despeses de personal, viatges i compres de material del projecte SEA LICE.SONSETC, MAKING SENSE OF SOUNDS
01/03/201828/02/2019CCD 2018-U013 Formació en navegació sostenible i avaluació dels usos energètics i la sostenibilitat ambiental de la població rural de Isla Saboga (Panamà)Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament , UPC
14/02/201830/09/2018Curs de formació a mida en programació de sistemes d'instrumentació i Modbus amb LabviewJOHNSON CONTROLS-HITACHI AIR CONDIT
01/01/201831/12/2021Redes de sensores submarinos autónomos y cableados aplicados a la monitorización remota de indicadores biológicosAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/01/201830/09/2021 Soluciones basadas en la naturaleza para la gestión costeraAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/01/201830/06/2021Enfoque y criterios para observacion y simulación integrada de soluciones transdisciplinares para ecosistemas marinos en bahias costerasAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/01/201830/09/2021Rutas de adaptación al Cambio Climático en la zona costera Mediterránea. Superando los límites de la adaptabilidadAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/01/201831/12/2021An acoustic and Bioacoustic solution to sea lice infestation on salmonSeasel Solutions AS

Teaching staff and research groups

Research groups

UPC groups:External groups:

- Institute of Marine Sciences – Barcelona (ICM-CSIC)

- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC)

- Oceans Catalonia International S.L.

- Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC)

- Blanes Centre for Advanced Studies (CEAB-CSIC)

- International Centre for Coastal Resources Research

- Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO)

- Benthic Ecology and Biology Research Group (Bentonic)

- Research and Development Centre (CID)

- Research Group on Marine Geosciences (Geociema)

Research areas:

• Physical and chemical oceanography
• Marine geosciences
• Marine biology
• Marine ecology
• Maritime engineering
• Coastal and marine area management

Research projects

START DATEEND DATEACTIVITYFINANCING ENTITY
09/02/202308/02/2025Contracte per a la Realització de comparació de transport de sediment entre dades de satél.lit i dades batimétriques obtingudes a la platja d'Altafulla i Tamarit considerant les variacions estacionalsAjuntament d'Altafulla
24/01/202323/07/2023Contrato de servicios para la realización de los Trabajos de apoyo para el diseño del observatorio portuario del cambio climático (OPCC)ORG.PÚBLICO PUERTOS DEL ESTADO
01/01/202331/12/2025Innov. para Canal de Inv. Exp. Marítima, Multifunc/MultiescMINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACION
01/01/202330/06/2027Next generation multiplatform Ocean observing technologies for research infrastructuresCommission of European Communities
01/01/202331/12/2026operAtional seNsing lifE technologies for maRIne ecosystemSCommission of European Communities
19/12/202231/12/2022Collaboration contract related to Trackers embarcacions IoTEMS, S.L.
03/12/202203/12/2022UBathy: A software to obtain the bathymetry from video imagery (version 2.0.0)
01/12/202230/11/2024Soluciones basadas en la naturaleza para la adaptación al cambio climático de las costas deltaicas: evaluación de las respuestas morfodinámicasAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/11/2024A la búsqueda de espacio de acomodación para la adaptación de la zona costera a los riesgos presentes y futurosAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
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