Marine Sciences

COORDINATOR

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

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

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

Duration of studies and dedication regime

Duration
The maximum period of study for full-time doctoral studies is four years, counted from the date of first enrolment in the relevant programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. 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 seven years from the date of first enrolment in the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. To calculate these periods, the date of deposit is considered to be the date on which the thesis is made publicly available for review.

If a doctoral candidate has a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%, the maximum period of study is six years for full-time students and nine years for part-time students.

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 requirement to complete this minimum period of study.

Temporary disability leave and leave for the birth of a child, adoption or fostering for the purposes of adoption, temporary foster care, risk during pregnancy or infant feeding, gender violence and any other situation provided for in current regulations do not count towards these periods. Students who find themselves in any of these circumstances must notify the academic committee of the doctoral programme, which must inform the Doctoral School.

Doctoral candidates may request periods of temporary withdrawal from the programme for up to a total of two years. Requests must be justified and addressed to the academic committee responsible for the programme, which will decide whether or not to grant the candidate's request.

Extension of studies
If a doctoral candidate has not applied to deposit their thesis before the expiry of the deadlines specified in the previous section, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may, at the request of the doctoral candidate, authorise an extension of this deadline of one year under the conditions specified for the doctoral programme in question.

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 doctoral candidate not having completed their annual enrolment or applied for a temporary interruption.
The doctoral candidate not having formalised annual enrolment on the day after the end of the authorisation to temporarily interrupt or withdraw from the programme.
The doctoral candidate receiving a negative reassessment after the deadline set by the academic committee of the doctoral programme to remedy the deficiencies that led to a previous negative assessment.
The doctoral candidate having been the subject of disciplinary proceedings leading to their suspension or permanent exclusion from the UPC.
A refusal to authorise the extensions applied for, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3 of these regulations.
The doctoral candidate not having submitted the research plan in the period established in Section 8.2 of these regulations.
The maximum period of study for the doctoral degree having ended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.4 of these regulations.

Dismissal from the programme means that the doctoral candidate cannot continue studying at the UPC and that their academic record will be closed. This notwithstanding, they may apply to the academic committee of the programme for readmission, and the committee must reevaluate the candidate in accordance with the criteria established in the regulations.

A doctoral candidate who has been dismissed due to having exceeded the time limit for completing doctoral studies or due to an unsatisfactory assessment may not be Academic Regulations for Doctoral Studies Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Page 17 of 33 admitted to the same doctoral programme until at least two years have elapsed from the date of dismissal, as provided for in sections 3.4 and 9.2 of these regulations.

Legal framework

Organization

COORDINATOR:

Mösso Aranda, Cesar

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

Access requirements

As a rule, 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).

Applicants who meet one or more of the following conditions are also eligible for admission:

a) Holders of official Spanish degrees or equivalent Spanish qualifications, provided they have passed 300 ECTS credits in total and they can prove they have reached Level 3 in the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education.
b) Holders of degrees awarded in foreign education systems in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), which do not require homologation, who can prove that they have reached Level 7 in the European Qualifications Framework, provided the degree makes the holder eligible for admission to doctoral studies in the country in which it was awarded.
c) Holders of degrees awarded in a country that does not belong to the EHEA, which do not require homologation, on the condition that the University is able to verify that the degree is of a level equivalent to that of official university master's degrees in Spain and that it makes the holder eligible for admission to doctoral studies in the country in which it was awarded.
d) Holders of another doctoral degree.
e) Holders of an official university qualification who, having been awarded a post as a trainee in the entrance examination for specialised medical training, have successfully completed at least two years of training leading to an official degree in a health sciences specialisation.

Note 1: Regulations for access to doctoral studies for individuals with degrees in bachelor's, engineering, or architecture under the system prior to the implementation of the EHEA (CG 47/02 2014).

Note 2: Agreement number 64/2014 of the Governing Council approving the procedure and criteria for assessing the academic requirements for admission to doctoral studies with non-homologated foreign degrees (CG 25/03 2014).

Legal framework

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 maximum period of study for full-time doctoral studies is four years, counted from the date of first enrolment in the relevant programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. 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 seven years from the date of first enrolment in the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited. To calculate these periods, the date of deposit is considered to be the date on which the thesis is made publicly available for review.

If a doctoral candidate has a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%, the maximum period of study is six years for full-time students and nine years for part-time students.

If a doctoral candidate has not applied to deposit their thesis before the expiry of the deadlines specified in the previous section, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may, at the request of the doctoral candidate, authorise an extension of this deadline of one year under the conditions specified for the doctoral programme in question.

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 doctoral candidate not having completed their annual enrolment or applied for a temporary interruption.
The doctoral candidate not having formalised annual enrolment on the day after the end of the authorisation to temporarily interrupt or withdraw from the programme.
The doctoral candidate receiving a negative reassessment after the deadline set by the academic committee of the doctoral programme to remedy the deficiencies that led to a previous negative assessment.
The doctoral candidate having been the subject of disciplinary proceedings leading to their suspension or permanent exclusion from the UPC.
A refusal to authorise the extensions applied for, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3 of these regulations.
The doctoral candidate not having submitted the research plan in the period established in Section 8.2 of these regulations.
The maximum period of study for the doctoral degree having ended, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.4 of these regulations.

Legal framework

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

SAMPER GARCIA, YAIZA JULIA: RENEWAL TIME AS A TOOL FOR WATER QUALITY CONTROL IN PORTS ENVIRONMENTS.
Author: SAMPER GARCIA, YAIZA JULIA
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: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DECA)
Mode: Article-based thesis
Deposit date: 12/07/2024
Reading date: 25/11/2024
Reading time: 11:00
Reading place: Defensa pública a l'Aula C2-212 de l'ETSECCPB
Thesis director: SANCHEZ-ARCILLA CONEJO, AGUSTIN | ESPINO INFANTES, MANUEL
Committee:
     PRESIDENT: GARCÍA SOTILLO, MARCOS
     SECRETARI: GRIFOLL COLLS, MANUEL
     VOCAL: LORENTE JIMENEZ, PABLO
Thesis abstract: Currently, maritime transport plays a fundamental role in the global distribution of goods. In addition to their commercial function, ports are becoming of increasing importance in the recreational and tourism sectors. As a result, ports and the surrounding areas are subjected to strong environmental pressures, especially in the aquatic environment. This research analyses in six Spanish harbours the meteo-oceanographic variables that influence water inflows and outflows and, consequently, the renewal time of the harbours. This parameter can serve as an indicator of water quality in a semi-confined domain, as it is influenced by a wide range of factors, including environmental conditions, hydrodynamic characteristics and the harbour shape itself. The main objective of this doctoral thesis is to calculate and propose the use of the renewal time as a tool to control and improve water quality in port environments.The first part of this work is based only on observational data from measurement campaigns carried out in the ports of Barcelona, Tarragona and Castellón. This section analyses the meteorological and hydrodynamic conditions during the campaigns and investigates the occurrence of downwelling events under N/NE wind conditions, as well as upwelling events during S/W wind episodes. In addition, these events are related to variations in harbour renewal time and it is suggested that, under strong anticyclone conditions, the renewal time increases.The second study combines observations and numerical simulations to investigate the days with renewal times above the period mean in the ports of Huelva, Gijón and Cartagena. Using the results of the SAMOA system, it analyses the influence of atmospheric forcings such as wind and atmospheric pressure on the water exchanges between the port and the exterior. The results show that the majority of the days with a high renewal time can be attributed to wind events that favour the inflow of water into each port. Also, variations in atmospheric pressure lead to differences in water level between the inside and outside of the harbour, causing inflows or outflows of water that significantly affect the renewal time. In the third part of the thesis, the renewal time in the ports of Barcelona, Tarragona and Gijón is recalculated the LOCATE model, which integrates Eulerian hydrodynamic information from SAMOA and PARCELS, a Lagrangian particle solver. In this case, particle launches are simulated inside the harbours to study circulation and renewal trends both at the surface and at the bottom. The results show spatial variations both horizontally and vertically in all ports. Moreover, in the Mediterranean harbours (microtidal), the renewal time obtained at the bottom is higher than at the surface, however, in the Gijón harbour (mesotidal) the inverse is observed, it is higher at the surface.Throughout the three articles that compose it, the hydrodynamics of six Spanish ports have been characterized, combining the use of observational data with numerical simulations. This characterization allows for the study of water exchanges between the port and the exterior, as well as to calculate the renewal time, which is fundamental to guarantee the quality of the water in these semi-confined domains. The results have shown significant differences in the renewal time of the different harbours depending on the size and shape of the harbour, the environmental conditions and forcings, and the location and tidal regime. Therefore, it is essential to develop adapted management strategies based on the needs of each harbour to ensure adequate water quality.

Last update: 23/11/2024 05:45:20.

List of lodged theses

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ASTUDILLO GUTIERREZ, CARLOS SALVADOR: Posidonia oceanica: A Perspective From Coastal Protection
Author: ASTUDILLO GUTIERREZ, CARLOS SALVADOR
Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN MARINE SCIENCES
Department: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DECA)
Mode: Article-based thesis
Reading date: 26/06/2024
Thesis director: GRACIA GARCIA, VICENTE | CACERES RABIONET, IVAN
Committee:
     PRESIDENT: COLOMER FELIU, JORDI
     SECRETARI: GIRONELLA I COBOS, FRANCESC XAVIER
     VOCAL: FERNÁNDEZ MORA, MARIA DE LOS ANGELES
Thesis abstract: Over the decades, the global coastlines have been a key indicator of the development of actual societies. However, the cost of this growth has resulted in the depredation of natural environments. The increased frequency of storms, rising temperatures or rising sea levels are clear symptoms that the environment is responding to the increased pressure that the coasts have been subjected to. In recent years, the degradation of coastal habitats has accelerated, indicating that traditional engineering solutions alone will not be able to solve the problem in the long term. IThis approach enables nature to be reintroduced as a potential element capable of confronting and counteracting the adverse changes that the coastal landscape is undergoing. In order to achieve this goal, it is essential to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the natural elements that comprise the coastline, with a particular focus on identifying strategies that enhance environmental stability. This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the impact of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows on the coastline, both in their submerged and emerged states.A novel experiment was conducted in the experimental flume CIEM of the LIM/UPC Barcelona. The objective was to evaluate the protective effect of submerged meadows against irregular erosive waves on a sandy beach with a 1:15 slope. A real meadow model was used with plastic substitutes carefully selected to accurately reflect the dimensions, movements and habitats of a real Posidonia oceanica plant. The submergence ratio and density of the meadow were kept constant. The work has focused on measuring the attenuation of wave height, changes in velocity, involvement in sediment transport and shore erosion. The results showed a persistent decrease in wave height from the area behind the meadow to the breaker zone, which was directly correlated with meadow length and wave energy. Consequently, there was less shoreline erosion as a function of wave height attenuation in cases where meadow was present, and even less when the meadow was longer. Behind the longer meadow, there was a notable change in velocity, resulting in an imbalance of peak velocities. This included a decrease in negative peak velocities and an increase in positive peak velocities. This resulted in an increase in the skewness value of the velocity in this area. The orbital velocities exhibited a decrease only for the long meadow case, which contributed to a decrease in sediment transport volume and the formation of a breaker bar closer to the coast.The emerged part of the meadows was evaluated through field work, analysing the accumulations on the shoreline. Several routes were taken along the southern Catalan coast in order to identify the most frequent accumulation sectors associated with the position of the submerged meadow. Areas with seagrass meadows were identified at depths greater than 5 m, and it was found that these areas exhibited a low frequency of occurrence of banquette events. Information on the management of the accumulations was obtained through interviews with the relevant personnel in each coastal municipality. The aim was to ascertain the manner in which the banquette is dealt with during periods of high tourism demand. Furthermore, this work presents a characterisation of parameters such as penetration resistance and permeability of the accumulations. Additionally, a methodology based on thermal oxidation has been presented to accurately quantify the amount of sediment that can accumulate in the banquettes. The results indicate that the banquettes situated in close proximity to the shoreline accumulated less sediment than those positioned at a greater distance from the coast.
MASDEU NAVARRO, MARTA: Distribution and cycling of volatile organic compounds in a tropical coral reef and the adjacent ocean.
Author: MASDEU NAVARRO, MARTA
Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN MARINE SCIENCES
Department: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DECA)
Mode: Article-based thesis
Reading date: 28/05/2024
Thesis director: SIMÓ MARTORELL, RAFAEL
Committee:
     PRESIDENT: RIBES LLORDES, MARTA
     SECRETARI: DEL CAMPO GARCIA-RAMOS, JAVIER
     VOCAL: LLUSIÀ BENET, JOAN
Thesis abstract: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) participate in ecologycal interactions and climate. In recent years it has been shown that coral reefs are producers of VOCs, but the entire collection of volatiles and the formation processes of many of these compounds within the reef remain to be described, as well as whether these processes are essentially biological (pelagic and benthic) or abiotic (driven by solar radiation and water temperature). To this aim, in this thesis we have studied the VOCs in the internal and external waters of the Mo'orea coral reef, in French Polynesia. This is a well-preserved reef, which is characterized by a virtual unidirectional flow of water and with strong currents, so that it allows to study the connection between the incoming waters, from the open ocean, and the inland waters, influenced by the components and processes of the reef.We have described the spatial and temporal variability of a series of VOCs with climate interest (COS, CS2, isoprene, iodometans (CH3I and CH2ClI), bromometans (CHBr3 and CH2BR2) and DMS), and non-volatile related compounds, such as dimethillefoniopropidated (DMSP), acrylate and dimethylphoxide (DMSO), within lagoon waters and nearby ocean waters. We also made comparisons with concurrent measurements of sea surface temperature, solar radiation, biogeochemical variables (nutrients, organic matter) and the taxonomic abundances and affiliations of the microbial microbial plankton in order to explain the interconnections between DMSP-derived compounds(DMSPC), VOCs and their environment through day/night cycles.The concentration of all the studied VOCs increased when water crossed the reef crest, with the bromomethans being the compounds that showed a greater increase. Incubation experiments with inner-reef waters around midday indicated that (a) photochemical reactions were the main source of COS and the main sink of DMS;(b) microbial plankton was the main source of DMS, isoprene and CH3I, and a major sink of COS;(c) algae were the main source of the polyhalomethanes CH2ClI, CHBr3 and CH2Br2; (d) carbonate sediments were a major source of CS2 and CH2ClI, DMS and isoprene, and the main COS loss. The dominant coral holobiont (Pocillopora sp.) was a source of only DMS and COS. Another studied coral (Acropora pulchra) was an important source of DMSPC, whose concentration near the polyps was parallel to the intensity of sunlight, with large increases during the day and decreases at night. This variation was probably generated by (i) the role of DMSPC as antioxidants for endosymbiotic Symbiodinoceae and for the coral itself, and (ii) the expulsion of endosymbionts under very high solar radiation intensities, as suggested by the molecular description of the microbial community. The identification and quantification of functional genes by metagenomics indicated that the bacteria near the A. pulchra colony were well prepared for the use and transformation of the DMSPC released by coral holobiont. Furthermore, the detailed study of the short-distance gradients of VOCs concentrations between the branches of A. pulchra illustrated the hydrographic complexity that occurs within a branched coral colony.In the deep, transparent and oligotrophic waters os the adjacent open ocean, VOCs were basically originated in planktonic activity but mainly regulated by light, with great importance of photochemical reactions that produced some compounds and destroyed others.In general, for a month, the reef was a net producer and net emitter of VOCs, compared to the open ocean. Using the most enriched VOCs in the reef, as well as nitrate and terrigenous dissolved organic matter, as tracers of reef waters that leave through the outflow channel, we estimated that 35% of the water that enters the reef across the crest is recirculated water of the same reef. This thesis advances our understanding about the production and cycling of VOCs in a tropical coral reef and its relationship with solar radiation.
PIRACHA, AQEEL MOHAMMED ZAHID: An updated framework for inferring interior ocean circulation from high resolution marine satellite observations
Author: PIRACHA, AQEEL MOHAMMED ZAHID
Thesis link: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/691484
Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN MARINE SCIENCES
Department: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DECA)
Mode: Article-based thesis
Reading date: 16/02/2024
Thesis director: TURIEL MARTÍNEZ, ANTONIO | OLMEDO CASAL, ESTRELLA
Committee:
     PRESIDENT: CASTELLANOS OSSA, PAOLA
     SECRETARI: SOLÉ OLLÉ, JORDI
     VOCAL: DE ANDRES, EVA
Thesis abstract: It was not until 1982 that Gösta Walin proposed a formal framework to connect heat input from the sun to the large-scale thermal circulation of the ocean through quantifying a sur- face ”drift” of water from high to low temperatures. That seminal work laid the foundations of a new field of oceanography dedicated to inferring oceanic circulation patterns through dynamics at the air-sea interface and the surface-ocean state. Ocean circulation is initiated and controlled not only by temperature but also salinity; together acting to set the density or thermohaline circulation of the ocean. Furthermore, The action of winds on the ocean surface induce thermal changes in the sea surface state, and it is these changes in sea surface state that are captured by the framework. Along those lines, later work has attempted to build a buoyancy-based framework to infer large-scale circulation resulting from surface buoyancy dynamics. To do this, a knowledge of both heat flux (HF) (composed of latent, sensible, shortwave and longwave components) and freshwater flux (FWF) (the difference between evaporation and precipitation) are needed. Bulk formulas are normally employed to quantify these fluxes; however, atmospheric parameters needed for their use are often dicult to retrieve. Therefore, a further update to the framework was made: rather than thermodynamically, this new framework is based on kinematics and was derived using the conservation equation for ocean physics. Water masses are large volumes of water with common characteristic formation histories as well as tracer properties; such as temperature, salinity and density. The ocean can be subdivided into many water types; each with their own characteristic properties. These water types interact with each other and are inevitably subducted into the quasi-conservative regime of the interior-ocean. This connects the aforementioned frameworks to climate dy- namics as these water masses are often crucial areas for sequestering and, therefore, slowing down the effect of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions on climate extremes. This thesis represents the amalgamation of three works; firstly, the feasibility of satellites to provide thermodynamic water mass estimates is provided along with an analysis of the propagation of errors from satellite-retrievals of Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) to uncertainties in estimates on the location of water mass subduc- tion/formation; the second paper is a modification of the kinematic framework in the presence of the Mixed Layer Depth (MLD) and in doing so connects surface and mixed layer (ML) kinematics and air-sea interactions to ventilation below the ML via water mass formation; the third work represents a preliminary draft of the application of the kinematic framework (from the second paper) to assess seasonality in Atlantic dense-water formation over 10 years. We found that the kinematic approach applied to satellite datasets combined with in-situ derived estimates for Mixed Layer Depth (MLD) resulted in a greater resolution of mesoscale activity than the same satellite datasets used in the thermodynamic approach; with satellite derived HF and FWF. On the other hand, the assumption of a homogeneous ML had the consequence of neglecting the depth-penetrative effect of shortwave solar radiation which could adversely impact quantitative estimates of watermass formation. We show that within the kinematic framework, satellite sea surface data can reveal the interaction between air-sea fluxes, mesoscale dynamics and water mass formation on large- scale ocean circulation and thus, reveal crucial climate dynamics in a routine and relatively computationally efficient way.
ROMERO MARTIN, RUT: Confronting coastal hazards: Contributions to climate change adaptation strategies and planning in the Mediterranean.
Author: ROMERO MARTIN, RUT
Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN MARINE SCIENCES
Department: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DECA)
Mode: Normal
Reading date: 15/11/2024
Thesis director: JIMENEZ QUINTANA, JOSE ANTONIO
Committee:
     PRESIDENT: CIAVOLA, PAOLO
     SECRETARI: ESPINO INFANTES, MANUEL
     VOCAL: DEL RIO RODRIGUEZ, LAURA
Thesis abstract: Coastal areas are highly vulnerable to climate change, with rising sea levels and storms threatening ecosystems and human activities. The Mediterranean coast, a densely populated and economically important region, faces particularly severe impacts. This study develops adaptation strategies to support flexible and effective management of these coastal challenges, focusing on the Spanish Mediterranean coast, which is especially at risk due to its high population density, dependence on beach tourism, and vulnerable geomorphology. These factors have created an urgent need for adaptation strategies that mitigate both short- and long-term risks. One of the key contributions of this work is the development of a Compound Risk Index (CRI), which classifies coastal zones based on hazards, vulnerability, and exposure to climate risk. The index shows that around 60% of coastal municipalities along 1,100 km of the Spanish Mediterranean are at risk due to the high vulnerability of the coastlines, mainly from their geomorphology and limited space for natural beach migration. The work proposes two key adaptation strategies: managed retreat to enhance the natural resilience of beaches, which involves evaluating the need for Accommodation Space to allow inland migration, and another strategy focused on maintaining the recreational function of the beaches. This second strategy involves determining the Beach Carrying Capacity (BCC) and implementing artificial beach nourishment. An economic cost-benefit analysis has been conducted for the beach nourishment strategy. This highlights the need for adaptable, long-term management that balances environmental protection with sustaining coastal recreation and tourism. In addition, the research provides a detailed analysis of Storm Surge impacts, particularly in vulnerable areas like the Ebro Delta, where the risk of flooding is high due to low-lying terrain. The study highlights the need for precise flood modeling and proactive planning to mitigate future risks, ensuring that coastal areas remain resilient under uncertain climate conditions. Finally, the thesis compares projections from the Probabilistic Coastal Recession (PCR) model with those derived from the traditional Bruun rule, revealing important differences in erosion projections in key areas like the Llobregat Delta and Maresme coast. These findings offer valuable insights for designing localized adaptation strategies tailored to the specific characteristics of each coastal stretch.
STEENBEEK, JEROEN: Ecosystem modelling for the ocean decade - facing the challenges
Author: STEENBEEK, JEROEN
Thesis link: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/692501
Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN MARINE SCIENCES
Department: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DECA)
Mode: Article-based thesis
Reading date: 22/10/2024
Thesis director: CHRISTENSEN, VILLY | FULTON, ELIZABETH
Committee:
     PRESIDENT: UUSITALO, LARUA ANITA
     SECRETARI: GRIFOLL COLLS, MANUEL
     VOCAL: RENAUD, PAUL ERIC
Thesis abstract: The worlds’marine ecosystems are degrading under wide ranges of ever intensifying, diversifying and co-occurring human pressures. Ecosystem-based management (EBM) approaches have emerged as an alternative to ineffective single species and single sector management, veering away from siloed top-down approaches towards science-based, participatory processes that recognise connections across the system and seek to balance economic benefits with sustainably harvested and healthy ecosystems. To galvanize a global push towards EBM, the United Nations declaration of the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ocean Decade) has given the oceanographic community a unique imperative to transform marine sciences into holistic, participatory, transparent and inclusive forms that involve and serve society.Transforming actual ocean sciences is easier said than done. Marine Ecosystem Models or MEMs are powerful mathematical tools for understanding past marine ecosystem and their dynamics under cumulative pressures, and have utility for predicting how ecosystems may continue to develop under scenarios of change. MEMs are widely used in science, and have significant utility to advice decision making and policy. However, despite decades of scientific progress, and despite an abundance of scientific recipes in the literature that can be deployed towards the aims of the Ocean Decade, the actual uptake of MEMs in management remains low.This dissertation explores why this is, and argues that the actual uptake of MEMs in policy and society is in part hampered by a factor largely ignored by the marine sciences: technical issues, institutionalized by the current competitive andachievement-driven academic funding model. The dissertation is based on four manuscripts, which explore the specific challenges raised by the Ocean Decade, and define and implement working prototypes to demonstrate that the gap between theory and practice can be bridged.The first challenge, enabling decision processes to use MEMs, is addressed in manuscript 1 where a MEM is integrated into a decision support tool for marine spatial planning, beyond the operational control of marine scientists. The second challenge, related to meaningfully communicating MEM output to outside audiences, is addressed in manuscript 2 where a MEM is interconnected with a 3D gaming engine to empathically visualize environmental change. The last challenge, making sure that MEM output is robust, is discussed in manuscripts 3 and 4. Of these, the first manuscript explores the reasons behind lack of systematic MEM assessments and puts forth a potential framework to overcome this 30-year old limitation. Manuscript 4 introduces a working and open-source prototype of that framework.Overall, these studies show that relatively simple software engineering can empower the use of MEMs towards the aims of the Ocean Decade, EBM, and beyond. This dissertation underscores that scientific and technical developments must go hand in hand, but also suggests that the status quo may not change unless long-term tool development and support become academic funding priorities. Last, although the prototypes developed in this dissertation should be taken as ideas that need further maturing in future research, the ideas throughout irrevocably demonstrate that the field of marine ecosystem modelling with relatively simple means can be made operational for the Ocean Decade. If anything, this dissertation is a rallying cry to the global marine ecosystem modelling community to rethink and reshape how we build, validate, calibrate and deploy our tools, with the aim to reach and involve the audiences that need marine science advice but do not have the means to generate it.

Last update: 23/11/2024 06:01:59.

Theses related publications

AUTHOR:	ASTUDILLO GUTIERREZ, CARLOS SALVADOR
Title:	Posidonia oceanica: A Perspective From Coastal Protection
Reading date:	26/06/2024
Director:	GRACIA GARCIA, VICENTE
Co-director:	CACERES RABIONET, IVAN
Mention:	No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Beach profile changes induced by surrogate Posidonia Oceanica: laboratory experiments Astudillo, C.; Gracia, V.; Caceres, I.; Sierra, J.P.; Sanchez-arcilla, A. Coastal engineering, ISSN: 0378-3839 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 4.4; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 08/2022 Journal article Influence of seagrass meadow length on beach morphodynamics: an experimental study Astudillo, C.; Gracia, V.; Caceres, I.; Sierra, J.P.; Sanchez-arcilla, A. Science of the total environment, ISSN: 0048-9697 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 9.8; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 04/2024 Journal article Study of velocity changes induced by Posidonia oceanica surrogate and sediment transport implications Astudillo, C.; Caceres, I.; Gracia, V.; Sierra, J.P.; Sanchez-arcilla, A. Journal of marine science and engineering, ISSN: 2077-1312 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 2.9; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 04/2024 Journal article Posidonia beach-cast and banquette: evaluation of sediment trapping and characterisation for coastal protection Coastal Sediments 2023: Inclusive Coastal Science and Engineering for Resilient Communities Presentation date: 12/04/2023 Presentation of work at congresses Quantification and characterisation of sediments trapped by Posidonia banquettes: a case study on the southern Catalan coast (Spain) European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2023 Presentation date: 25/04/2023 Presentation of work at congresses The challenge of restoring river-delta-coast-sea systems. Nature-based solutions for the Ebro Delta pilot system in the Spanish Mediterranean coastal sea 2024 Ocean Decade Conference: Delivering the science we need for the ocean we want Presentation date: 11/04/2024 Presentation of work at congresses
AUTHOR:	MASDEU NAVARRO, MARTA
Title:	Distribution and cycling of volatile organic compounds in a tropical coral reef and the adjacent ocean.
Reading date:	28/05/2024
Tutor/a:	GRACIA GARCIA, VICENTE
Director:	SIMÓ MARTORELL, RAFAEL
Mention:	No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Spatial and diel patterns of volatile organic compounds, DMSP-derived compounds, and planktonic microorganisms around a tropical scleractinian coral colony Masdeu, M.; Mangot, J.F.; Gardner, S.; Kieber, D.; Gonzalez Ondina, J.M.; Simó, R. Frontiers in marine science, ISSN: 2296-7745 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 3.7; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 13/10/2022 Journal article Concentrations, sources, and biological consumption of acrylate and DMSP in the tropical Pacific and coral reef ecosystem in Mo’orea, French Polynesia Kieber, D.; Masdeu, M.; Gardner, S.; Simó, R. Frontiers in marine science, ISSN: 2296-7745 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 3.7; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 02/11/2022 Journal article Substantial loss of isoprene in the surface ocean due to chemical and biological consumption Simó, R.; Cortés-Greus, P.; Rodríguez-Ros, P.; Masdeu, M. Communications earth & environment, ISSN: 2662-4435 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 7.9; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 12/2022 Journal article Viral infection switches the balance between bacterial and eukaryotic recyclers of organic matter during coccolithophore blooms Vincent, F.; Gralka, M.; Schleyer, G.; Schatz, D.; Cabrera, M.; Kuhlisch, C.; Sichert, A.; Vidal, S.; Mayers, K.; Barak, N.; Flores, J.; Masdeu, M.; Egge, J.; Larsen, A.; Hehemann, J.; Marrasé, C.; Simó, R.; Cordero, O.; Vardi, A. Nature communications, ISSN: 2041-1723 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 23.2 Publication date: 31/01/2023 Journal article SOURCES AND SINKS OF DMS, ISOPRENE AND HALOMETHANES IN A CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEM OF THE FRENCH POLYNESIA SOLAS OSC Presentation date: 23/04/2019 Presentation of work at congresses DAY/NIGHT VOCs CYCLING IN OPEN OCEAN AND CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS OF THE FRENCH POLYNESIA SOLAS OSC Presentation date: 23/04/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Day/night cycling of VOC in and around a patch of the coral Acropora Pulchra VII International Symposium on Marine Sciences Presentation date: 02/07/2020 Presentation of work at congresses Spatial and diel patterns of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds and planktonic microorganisms around a tropical scleractinian coral colony ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2021 Presentation date: 25/06/2021 Presentation of work at congresses
AUTHOR:	PIRACHA, AQEEL MOHAMMED ZAHID
Title:	An updated framework for inferring interior ocean circulation from high resolution marine satellite observations
Reading date:	16/02/2024
Tutor/a:	GIRONELLA I COBOS, FRANCESC XAVIER
Director:	TURIEL MARTÍNEZ, ANTONIO
Co-director:	OLMEDO CASAL, ESTRELLA
Mention:	No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Using satellite observations of ocean variables to improve estimates of water mass (trans)formation Piracha, A.; Olmedo, E.; Turiel, A.; Portabella, M.; González-Haro, C. Frontiers in marine science, ISSN: 2296-7745 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.2 Publication date: 15/03/2023 Journal article
AUTHOR:	FERNÁNDEZ TEJEDOR, MARGARITA
Title:	Challenges for shellfish aquaculture in Mediterranean coastal areas
Reading date:	18/12/2023
Director:	ESPINO INFANTES, MANUEL
Co-director:	DIOGENE FADINI, JORGE
Mention:	No mention
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Frontiers in marine science, ISSN: 2296-7745 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.2 Publication date: 24/02/2023 Journal article The endoparasite perkinsus olseni affecting the mediterranean mussels (mytilus galloprovincialis) in the italian and spanish waters: A new possible threat for mussel aquaculture and wild animal population Carella, F.; Fernández, M.; Villari, G.; Andree, K.; De Vico, G. Frontiers in marine science, ISSN: 2296-7745 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.2 Publication date: 24/02/2023 Journal article Influence of the hydrodynamics in spatio-temporal variability of clorophyll a in a small-scale and microtidal bay: Fangar Bay case (Ebro Delta) 23rd European Geosciences Union General Assembly Presentation date: 29/04/2021 Presentation of work at congresses
AUTHOR:	LOMELI QUINTERO, VICTOR MANUEL
Title:	El costo del impacto sobre el litoral debido al cambio climático en Cataluña
Reading date:	13/10/2023
Director:	MÖSSO ARANDA, OCTAVIO CESAR
Co-director:	SANCHEZ-ARCILLA CONEJO, AGUSTIN
Mention:	No mention
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Title:	Patterns of connectivity in marine microbial communities
Reading date:	06/09/2023
Tutor/a:	GRACIA GARCIA, VICENTE
Director:	GASOL PIQUÉ, JOSEP MARIA
Co-director:	SEBASTIÁN CAUMEL, MARTA
Mention:	No mention
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Seasonal impact of grazing, viral mortality, resource availability and light on the group-specific growth rates of coastal Mediterranean bacterioplankton Olga Sánchez; Isabel Ferrera; Mabrito, I.; Ruiz, C.; Marta Sebastian; Auladell, A.; Marín, C.; Clara Cardelús; Sanz, I.; Massimo Pernice; Marrasé, C.; Sala M. Montserrat; Gasol, J M. Scientific reports, ISSN: 2045-2322 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 4.996; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 2020 Journal article Effect of metal concentration on growth and luminescence of luminous bacteria strains isolated from golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica Marín, C. REVMAR, ISSN: 1659-455X Publication date: 20/01/2021 Journal article Microbial community gradient across the Deep Chlorophyll Maximum in the North Western Mediterranean. - 16 Symposium of Aquatic Microbial Ecology (SAME16) Presentation date: 03/09/2019 Presentation of work at congresses
AUTHOR:	RODERO GARCÍA, CARLOS
Title:	Citizen sciences technologies for operational monitoring of aquatic ecosystems
Reading date:	29/05/2023
Tutor/a:	GIRONELLA I COBOS, FRANCESC XAVIER
Director:	PIERA FERNANDEZ, JAIME
Co-director:	OLMEDO CASAL, ESTRELLA
Mention:	No mention
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New radiometric approaches to compute underwater irradiances: potential applications for high-resolution and citizen science-based water quality monitoring programs Rodero, C.; Olmedo, E.; Bardají, R.; Piera, J. Sensors (Basel), ISSN: 1424-8220 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.847; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 17/08/2021 Journal article Operational monitoring of water quality with a Do-It-Yourself modular instrument Rodero, C.; Bardají, R.; Olmedo, E.; Piera, J. Frontiers in marine science, ISSN: 2296-7745 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 3.7; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 16/12/2022 Journal article Underwater annular irradiance: New concept to measure the light diffuse attenuation coefficient through the KduSTICK, a Do-It-Yourself device 23rd European Geosciences Union General Assembly Presentation date: 26/04/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Monitoring water transparency through the KduSTICK, a low-cost and do-it-yourself instrument connected by the Internet of Things CitSciVirtual Presentation date: 14/05/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Water quality monitoring program through the KduSTICK, a low-cost and Do-It-Yourself instrument connected by the Internet of Things 9th International Workshop on Marine Technology Presentation of work at congresses Monitoring water quality with the KduPRO, a do-it-yourself modular instrument 4th European Citizen Science Association Conference Presentation date: 06/10/2022 Presentation of work at congresses
AUTHOR:	SANZ LANZAS, CLAUDIA
Title:	Assessment of the biological risks associated to the use of biosolids and wastewater
Reading date:	26/05/2023
Tutor/a:	GRACIA GARCIA, VICENTE
Director:	PIÑA CAPÓ, BENJAMIN
Co-director:	NAVARRO MARTÍN, LAIA
Mention:	No mention
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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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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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Constant abundances of ubiquitous uncultured protists in the open sea assessed by automated microscopy Obiol, A. Environmental microbiology, ISSN: 1462-2912 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 9.1 Publication date: 10/2018 Journal article Expression of genes involved in phagocytosis in uncultured heterotrophic flagellates Obiol, A. Limnology and oceanography, ISSN: 0024-3590 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.745; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 01/2020 Journal article A metagenomic assessment of microbial eukaryotic diversity in the global ocean Obiol, A.; Giner, C.R.; Sánchez, P.; Duarte, C.; Acinas, S.G.; Massana, R. Molecular ecology resources, ISSN: 1755-098X (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 7.09; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 05/2020 Journal article Ciliate diversity and distribution across horizontal and vertical scales in the open ocean Canals, O.; Obiol, A.; Muhovic, I.; Vaqué Vidal, Dolors; Massana, R. Molecular ecology, ISSN: 0962-1083 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 6.185; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 08/2020 Journal article Functional Seasonality of Free-Living and Particle-Associated Prokaryotic Communities in the Coastal Adriatic Sea Steiner, P.A.; Geijo, J.; Fadeev, E.; Obiol, A.; Sintes, E.; Rattei, T.; Herndl, G.J. Frontiers in microbiology, ISSN: 1664-302X (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 5.64; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 16/11/2020 Journal article Gene expression during bacterivorous growth of a widespread marine heterotrophic flagellate Obiol, A.; Cruaud, C.; Sieracki, M.; Jaillon, O.; Wincker, P.; Vandepoele, K.; Logares, R. ISME journal, ISSN: 1751-7362 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 11.217; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 01/2021 Journal article Oceanic heterotrophic flagellates are dominated by a few widespread taxa Obiol, A.; Muhovic, I.; Massana, R. Limnology and oceanography, ISSN: 0024-3590 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.019; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 22/10/2021 Journal article 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-2022: 16.8; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 04/08/2022 Journal article Assessment of the diversity and bacterivory-related genes of marine heterotrophic flagellates using multiomics ASLO 2018 Summer Meeting Presentation of work at congresses Pushing the limits of 18S rDNA variants: A temporal and spatial study on marine heterotrophic flagellates ISOP/PSA Joint Meeting Presentation of work at congresses 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 Presentation of work at congresses Unveiling the seasonality of Ciliphora: from the whole community to individual species 1st Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society Presentation of work at congresses Single-cell genomics illuminates the eco-evolution of a cosmopolitan lineage of tiny ocean grazers 5th Interlab Meeting Barcelona-Banyuls Presentation of work at congresses Setting up Single-Cell Genomics: A new collection of microeukaryotic SAGs from Blanes Bay 5th Interlab Meeting Barcelona-Banyuls Presentation of work at congresses Microbial community gradient across the Deep Chlorophyll Maximum in the North Western Mediterranean 16 Symposium of Aquatic Microbial Ecology (SAME16) Presentation of work at congresses Dynamics of heterotrophic flagellates in a dark incubation 5th Interlab Meeting Barcelona-Banyuls Presentation date: 01/05/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Fine-scale structuring of microbial populations across the deep chlorophyll maxima layers in the NW Mediterranen and Central Atlantic ASLO 2021 Virtual Meeting Presentation of work at congresses Minute predators in the ocean: ecology of dominant heterotrophic flagellates ASLO 2021 Virtual Meeting Presentation date: 23/06/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Grazing on Bacteria in the Oceans: Players and Genes Marine Microbes GRC Presentation date: 31/05/2022 Presentation of work at congresses
AUTHOR:	BALLESTEROS MASCARELL, AINARA
Title:	Pelagia noctiluca (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) as an industrial research model: improvements in aquaculture techniques and preventive measures against their stings
Reading date:	13/01/2023
Tutor/a:	SANCHEZ-ARCILLA CONEJO, AGUSTIN
Director:	GILI SARDÁ, JOSEP MARIA
Co-director:	JOURDAN RENE, ERIC
Mention:	No mention
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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
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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 Presentation of work at congresses 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 Presentation of work at congresses
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
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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 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 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 Presentation of work at congresses Coastal oceanographic tools for coastal lagoons: the Alfacs bay in the Spanish Mediterranean European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018 Presentation date: 09/04/2018 Presentation of work at congresses Water exchange processes in a Mediterranean coastal bay (Fangar, Ebro Delta) V Encuentro de Oceanografía Física Presentation date: 21/06/2018 Presentation of work at congresses Sub-tidal hydrodinamic wind response in a small and shallow coastal bay MONGOOS General Assembly & Modelling and Observations Workshop Presentation date: 03/12/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Hydrodynamics wind response in a small, shallow and subtidal environment Eight MonGOOS Meeting & Workshop Presentation date: 03/12/2019 Presentation of work at congresses 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 Presentation of work at congresses 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 Presentation of work at congresses 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) VII Expanding Ocean Frontiers Presentation date: 06/07/2022 Presentation of work at congresses Relationship between the biological variables and hydrodynamic factors in a micro-tidal estuary; the case of Fangar bay VII Expanding Ocean Frontiers 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
Award:
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-2022: 2.4; 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
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
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:	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 (Basel), 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-2022: 4.6; 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 DATE	END DATE	ACTIVITY	FINANCING ENTITY
19/12/2023	31/12/2024	I-01679	CAIXA DE CREDIT DELS ENGINYERS-CAJA
01/12/2023	30/11/2026	The MARINERG-i Distributed Research Infrastructure (DRI) unites and consolidates the EU Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) testing facilities to accelerate development and realise potential of this secto	Commission of European Communities
02/11/2023	31/12/2024	Realització del projecte d’R+D consistents en dissenyar i desplegar un sistema de gestió de dades	OCEAN ECOSTRUCTURES S.L.
01/10/2023	30/09/2024	Desenvolupament d'un sistema de tracking de baix cost i baix consum que permeti la seva geo-localització a través d'una aplicació basada en tecnologia web LTE/NOIoT	TOP-CABLE, SA
01/09/2023	31/08/2026	MUltiscale CHaracterization Of GroUndwater and Solutes discharge into The Ocean	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
05/07/2023	31/01/2025	Coastal marine (pre)operational services around the Mediterranean Sea	MERCATOR OCÉAN
01/06/2023	31/05/2025	Red Temática de Matemática Discreta y Algorítmica	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/03/2023	31/12/2023	Contrato de servicio técnico para la actuación preventiva de reubicación de arenas en el borde liltoral del Delta del Ebro (Tarragona)	EMP.TRANSFORMACIÓN AGRARIA SA
09/02/2023	08/02/2025	Contracte 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 estacionals	Ajuntament d'Altafulla
02/02/2023	02/02/2023	Sistema de información marina costera
24/01/2023	23/07/2023	Contrato 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
01/01/2023	31/12/2025	Innov. para Canal de Inv. Exp. Marítima, Multifunc/Multiesc	MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACION
01/01/2023	30/06/2027	Next generation multiplatform Ocean observing technologies for research infrastructures	Commission of European Communities
01/01/2023	31/12/2026	operAtional seNsing lifE technologies for maRIne ecosystemS	Commission of European Communities
19/12/2022	31/12/2022	Collaboration contract related to Trackers embarcacions IoT	EMS, S.L.
03/12/2022	03/12/2022	UBathy: A software to obtain the bathymetry from video imagery (version 2.0.0)
01/12/2022	30/11/2024	Soluciones basadas en la naturaleza para la adaptación al cambio climático de las costas deltaicas: evaluación de las respuestas morfodinámicas	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/2022	30/11/2024	A la búsqueda de espacio de acomodación para la adaptación de la zona costera a los riesgos presentes y futuros	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/2022	30/11/2024	Herramientas para una mejor gestión de la basura marina en zonas costeras y acelerar la transición a una economía circular del plástico	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/2022	30/11/2025	DIagnostic framework to Assess and Predict tHe impact Of underwater NoIse on marine species (DIAPHONIA)	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/2022	30/11/2024	3D slag concrete manufacturing solutions for marine biotopes	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/2022	30/11/2024	ParticIpatory Technologies for sustAinable COastal monitoRing in urban Areas-HYDRO	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/2022	30/11/2025	Sistema multiescala híbrido para la predicción en el corto plazo y las proyecciones de cambio climático de la inundacíon debida a fenómenos compuestos (MyFlood)	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/2022	30/11/2024	: Participatory technologies for sustainable coastal monitoring in urban areas-HYDRO	Gobierno de España. Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología. Dirección General de Programas y de Transferencia de Conocimiento (Dgptc)
01/11/2022	30/10/2024	Into The Deep: Marine Image Analysis Hub for Citizen	EURCOM-EDU.AUDIO&CULTURE EX.AG
01/11/2022	31/01/2024	Collaboration contract related by EMSO ERIC physical access 2022 call pilot	ANB Sensors Ltd
01/11/2022	30/09/2024	Collaboration contract related by EMSOTNA CALL 2022	UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN
22/10/2022	20/10/2027	Contrato 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
01/10/2022	30/09/2026	Geosphere INfrastructures for QUestions into Integrated REsearch	Commission of European Communities
01/10/2022	30/09/2025	DANUBIUS Implementation Phase Project	Commission of European Communities
14/09/2022	13/01/2023	Contracte de col·laboració per l'elaboració de les rutes d'adaptació climàtica d'un tram de la costa catalana	GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA
01/09/2022	31/08/2025	Fundamentos y optimización de la producción de bioproductos a partir de cianobacterias tratando efluentes residuales	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/2022	15/11/2022	Contracte 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
01/09/2022	31/08/2025	Imaging data and services for aquatic science	Commission of European Communities
01/09/2022	31/08/2025	Resolviendo carencias de conocimiento críticas para mejorar las proyecciones morfodinámicas de costas bajas en el siglo XXI: Modelado	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
26/07/2022	25/07/2025	Desenvolupament de nous materials	Agència per la Competitivitat de l'Empresa (ACCIÓ)
29/06/2022	31/01/2024	XPrize Rainforest	Xprize foundation
01/06/2022	31/05/2023	Siren Song	THE SENSE OF SILENCE FOUNDATION; Prince Albert II de Monaco
01/06/2022	31/05/2023	Elaboració del atles de la vulnerabilitat de la costa de Moçambic davant el canvi climàtic. Fase II	Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
13/05/2022	13/05/2022	Generating device for quasi-cyclic ldpc codes from generalized quadrangles
28/04/2022	27/04/2023	Contrato 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
19/04/2022	18/07/2022	Contrato 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 De	SERVICIO PROVINCIAL DE COSTAS EN TA
01/03/2022	30/06/2023	Passsive Acoustic Monitoring of river dolphins in the varzeá	ROLEX
01/01/2022	31/12/2025	María de Maeztu Program for Centers and Units of Excellence in R&D (proyecto CEX2020-001084-M).	Agencia Estatal de Investigación
01/01/2022	29/07/2022	Contracte de col·laboració per la fabricació de 50 trackers i app per instal·lació a boies	ONA SAFE & CLEAN SL
01/12/2021	30/11/2024	Sistema Inteligente para el mantenimiento predictivo de diques (PI-BREAK)	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/2021	30/11/2024	Plataforma de Larga Duración para la Observación de los Ecosistemas Marinos	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
18/11/2021	21/08/2022	Gemelo dIgital de centRAles SOLares Fotovoltaicas - GIRASOL	MIN. INDUSTRIA ENERGIA TURISMO
01/11/2021	31/10/2024	Adquirir conocimientos sobre el riesgo de rebase para las zonas costeras urbanizadas	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/10/2021	31/03/2026	Large scale RESToration of COASTal ecosystems through rivers to sea connectivity	Commission of European Communities
01/10/2021	31/03/2025	iCIEM 2.0: Hacia un Simulador Ambiental Integral (Lab y Obs)	MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACION
29/09/2021	13/12/2021	ESTUDIO DE DINAMICA LITORAL PARA ANALIZAR LA INFLUENCIA DEL PORT DE COMA·RUGA EN LA ESTABILIDAD DE LAS PLAYA A PONIENTE	ENIGEST S.L.
01/09/2021	31/08/2024	Riesgos naturales compuestos y conectados en la costa Mediterránea española ante el cambio climático - Mar	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/2021	31/08/2024	Environmental Computations and Observations for BAY Sustainability	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/2021	31/08/2024	Evaluación del rol de protección costera de las acumulaciones de plantas marinas en la playa	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/2021	31/08/2025	Esfuerzo conjunto entre BIología y TEcnología para monitorear y recuperar especies y ecosistemas impactados por la pesca: plataformas	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/2021	31/08/2024	Combinatoria: nuevas tendencias y aplicaciones	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
16/07/2021	15/08/2022	Contrato 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 BALEARES	AUTORIDAD PORTUARIA DE BALEARES
01/06/2021	31/05/2025	HARNESSING THE POWER OF NATURE THROUGH PRODUCTIVE MICROBIAL CONSORTIA IN BIOTECHNOLOGY- MEASURE, MODEL, MASTER	Commission of European Communities
01/06/2021	31/05/2025	Developing Optimal and Open Research Support for the Black Sea (DOORS)	Commission of European Communities
01/06/2021	30/11/2024	Procution of Biostimulatns,Biofertilizers, Biopolymers and Bioenergy form OLIVE.oil chain residues and by products. 4BIOLIVE	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/06/2021	30/06/2023	CONTRACTE 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 objecti	THE SENSE OF SILENCE FOUNDATION
24/05/2021	21/12/2022	Serveis tècnics	WAICONT SYSTEMS, S.L.
16/04/2021	31/12/2021	Análisis 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.
01/04/2021	31/03/2025	Metrology for Integrated Marine Management and Knowledge-Transfer Network	Commission of European Communities
29/03/2021	30/09/2021	Treballs per a l’adaptació als impactes del canvi climàtic dels ports i alguns passejos marítims	Oficina Catalana del Canvi Climàtic
01/02/2021	31/01/2025	Solutions @ Underwater Radiated Noise Projecte europeu Call H2020-MG-2020-SingleStage-INEA	Commission of European Communities
25/01/2021	12/03/2021	Ensayos 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
01/01/2021	31/05/2022	Valorization of co-products from waste treatment technologies for the production of innovative value-added products for agriculture.	Commission of European Communities
01/01/2021	30/06/2021	Blue Boat Initiative	Melimoyu Ecosystem Research Institute
01/01/2021	30/09/2023	Aprofundir en el coneixement relatiu a l'adaptació dels ports de la Generalitat de Catalunya i els passeigs marítims a l'impacte del canvi climàtic	GENCAT-DEP.POL.TERR.OBR.PUB
01/01/2021	27/05/2022	Adquisició 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 (Panamà	Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
01/01/2021	27/05/2022	Elaboració 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
30/12/2020	15/04/2021	Prestació 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 Riells	Club Nàutic l'Escala
16/12/2020	22/12/2023	Realització 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 (Encà	AJUNTAMENT BADALONA
01/12/2020	30/11/2023	H2020-101004275- MObiLIty sERvices Enhanced by GALILEO & Blockchain’,/'MOLIERE/'	Commission of European Communities
26/10/2020	25/06/2021	Realització 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
26/10/2020	25/06/2021	Realització d’escenaris d’inundació de costa i erosió de platges pel projecte PIMA ADAPTA COSTAS	Institut Cartografic de Catalunya (ICC)
01/07/2020	28/12/2020	Análisis del impacto costero asociado a la possible ampliación de Port Balís	Club Nàutic El Balís
19/06/2020	25/09/2020	ELABORACIÓ D'UN MODEL DE DISPERSIÓ PER LES AIGÜES QUE DESEMBOQUEN PER CANAL D'ILLA DE MAR A LA BADIA DEL FANGAR	INST.RECERCA I TECNOLOGI.AGROALIMEN
19/06/2020	18/11/2020	Anàlisi de les problemàtiques i primeres alternatives de solució de les platges dels municipis de Sant Adrià, Badalona i Montgat	BARCELONA REG. A.M.D.U.I., S.A.
01/06/2020	25/11/2021	OSIP Remote Sensing for Marine Litter-Study Scheme	ESA (EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY)
27/03/2020	31/12/2021	Congrés VI Expanding Ocean Frontiers 2020	CLIENTS DIVERSOS
24/03/2020	23/07/2021	Elaborar un plan de adaptación a los efectos del cambio climático de los Puertos adscritos a la Comunidad Autónoma de las Illes Balears	PORTS DE LES ILLES BALEARS
24/03/2020	30/09/2020	Boia Dinàmica Monitoritzada: Boies de senyalització costera amb tecnologia IoT	ONA SAFE & CLEAN SL
24/03/2020	30/09/2020	SmartLaser: Tecnologia IoT aplicada als capc¸als la`sers	MONOCROM, S.L.
24/03/2020	30/09/2020	IP-Buoy link: Prova de concepte per la implementacio´ del control de les boies d’amarre amb tecnologia IoT	IP BUOYS, S.L.
01/03/2020	28/02/2021	Development 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
01/02/2020	31/01/2024	Joint European Research Infrastructure of Coastal Observatories: Science, Service, Sustainability	Commission of European Communities
31/01/2020	31/03/2020	Servei de redacció de l'estudi de propagació de l'onatge i la seva interacció amb el dic de recer al port de Blanes	PORTS DE LA GENERALITAT
31/01/2020	30/04/2020	ESTUDI PER AL REFORÇ I REPARACIÓ DEL DIC DE RECER DEL PORT DE BLANES (TEMPORAL GLORIA)	Ports de la Generalitat
23/01/2020	23/01/2020	Aparato de captación de imágenes hiperespectrales para la exploración del subsuelo
01/01/2020	31/05/2022	MEDIOS DE EVALUACIÓN Y ATENUACIÓN DE LOS RIESGOS COSTEROS LOCALES DEBIDOS A LOS IMPACTOS DE LOS TEMPORALES	Commission of European Communities
01/01/2020	30/06/2021	Monitorització de la biodiversitat, mitjançant la creació i la instal·lació d’una xarxa sense fils de sensors distribuïts per tot l’Amazones	SONSETC, MAKING SENSE OF SOUNDS
18/12/2019	31/12/2019	Ampliació del contracte de col·laboració per experiències pilot per realitzar tracking de bobines de cable carregades en camions	TOP-CABLE, SA
01/11/2019	31/12/2023	Improving and Integrating European Ocean Observing and Forecasting Systems for Sustainable use of the Oceans	Commission of European Communities
02/10/2019	31/12/2019	Support Activities for A1 Hydrophone	SITEP ITALIA S.P.A
18/09/2019	30/04/2020	Conveni únic per encàrrecs a CARNET per a la realització d'un projecte sobre/'MARITIME SHUTTLE”	FUNDACIO C INNOVACIO I TEC CIT UPC
09/09/2019	08/10/2019	Assessorament tècnic per a l'estudi i disseny de mesures al problema d'erosió costanera del municipi de Gavà	BARCELONA REG. A.M.D.U.I., S.A.
03/09/2019	03/09/2019	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING SEA LICE EXPOSURE IN MARINE FISH FARMING
02/09/2019	31/12/2021	Ampliació 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.
01/06/2019	31/12/2020	Noise influence for cuttlefish invertebrate - St Brieuc Wind Farm Site. (Ref. CPCS – 771596)	IBERDROLA S. A.
20/05/2019	31/10/2020	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 in	CYPRUS SUBSEA CONSULTING AND SERVIC
20/05/2019	31/12/2022	5th DualSPHysics Users Workshop	CLIENTS DIVERSOS
01/04/2019	31/12/2022	Hydraulic Collector for Polymetallic Nodules from the Deepsea	EUROPEAN INST OF INNOV.& TECHNOL.
01/04/2019	01/04/2022	KIC RM BLUE HARVESTING-PA 18138 - Hydraulic Collector for Polymetallic Nodules from the Deepsea	European Commission
27/03/2019	24/12/2019	Col.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 Camerun	METEOSIM SL
22/03/2019	21/03/2020	SUBCONTRATACIÓ 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 SOBRE	INST.RECERCA I TECNOLOGI.AGROALIMEN
01/03/2019	04/04/2021	amending the Design criteria of URban defences in LECZs through Composite-modelling of WAVE overtopping under climate change scenarios	Commission of European Communities
01/03/2019	24/09/2022	Joint Framework for Ocean Noise in the Atlantic Seas	Commission of European Communities
01/03/2019	28/02/2020	Execució 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-Maxixe	Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament , UPC
01/03/2019	28/02/2020	Desplegament d'una xarxa LORA per a la mesura de la hidrodinàmica dels rius de la badia d'Inhambane	Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament , UPC
01/03/2019	28/02/2020	Desplegament d’una xarxa LORA per a la mesura de la hidrodinàmica dels rius de la badia d’Inhambane.	Centre Cooperació per al Desenvolupament
01/03/2019	28/02/2020	Implementació d'una xarxa de comunicacions acadèmica a la Universidad Pedagógica de Maxixe a Moçambic.	Centre Cooperació per al Desenvolupament
01/02/2019	31/01/2024	Potential and Validation of Sustainable Natural & Advance Technologies for Water & Wastewater Treatment, Monitoring and Safe Water Reuse in India	Commission of European Communities
01/01/2019	31/12/2023	Ampliació del contracte de col.laboració per al disseny, optimització i validació d'impressió de peces 3D.	ALSTOM TRANSPORTE, S.A.
01/01/2019	31/07/2019	Formación especializada sobre el uso y explotación de los equipos e instrumentos de National Instruments.	NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
01/01/2019	30/09/2022	Producción sostenible de bioproductos a partir de microalgas y agua regenerada	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/01/2019	30/09/2022	Morfodinamica de playas protegidas en el Mediterraneo frente el cambio climatico: Modelado	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/01/2019	01/01/2022	INTERREG-EAPA_52/2018-JONAS - Joint Framework for Ocean Noise in the Atlantic Seas	European Commission
01/01/2019	01/01/2022	H2020-688975-Blue Nodules - Breakthrough solutions for the sustainable harvesting and processing of deep sea polymetallic nodules	European Commission
01/01/2019	31/12/2022	ENVironmental Research Infrastructures building Fair services Accessible for society, Innovation and Research	Commission of European Communities
01/01/2019	31/12/2021	Master's Degree in Urban Mobility	European Institute for Innovation and Technology
01/01/2019	31/12/2022	ENVironmental Research Infrastructures buildingFair services Accessible for society, Innovation and Research’	PLOCAN
24/07/2009	30/11/2025	Desarrollo de un programa de control de la calidad del agua en zonas portuarias mediante simulacion numerica y observaciones	ORG.PÚBLICO PUERTOS DEL ESTADO

Teaching staff and research groups

Research groups

UPC groups:

LIM/UPC-Maritime Engineering Laboratory

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

Teachers

Doctoral Programme teachers

External teachers

ABELLÓ SALA, PERE
AGUZZI, JACOPO
ALBAIGES RIERA, JOAN
ALCARAZ MEDRANO, MIGUEL
ALONSO MARTÍNEZ, BELÉN
ALSINA TORRENT, JOSÉ Mª
ALVAREZ SALGADO, XOSÉ ANTÓN
ANTONIO GARCÍA, OLIVARES
ATIENZA ARIZNOVARRETA, DACHA
BALLABRERA POY, JOAQUIM
BALLESTEROS SAGARRA, ENRIQUE
BARATA MARTI, CARLOS
BLASCO FONT, DOLORS
CALAFAT FRAU, ANTONIO
CALBET FABREGAT, ALBERT
CAMP SANCHO, JORDI
CANALS ARTIGAS, MIQUEL
CARLOS DUARTE, QUESADA
COLL MONTÓN, MARTA
CRUZADO ALORDA, ANTONIO
DACHS MARGINET, JORDI
DEMESTRE ALTED, MONTSERRAT
ELISA BERDALET, ANDRÉS
FERNÁNDEZ GONZALEZ, FELIPE
FLOS BASSOLS, JORDI
FONT FERRÉ, JORDI
FUENTES, VERÓNICA LORENA
GARCÉS PIERES, ESTHER
GASOL PIQUÉ, JOSEP Mª
GILI SARDÁ, JOSEP Mª
GRIMALT OBRADOR, JOAN
GUEDES ABRANTES, FÁTIMA FILOMENA
GUILLEN ARANDE, JORGE
ISLA SAAVEDRA, ENRIQUE
LACORTE, SÍLVIA
LATASA ARCALIS, MIKEL
LORENA FUENTES, VERONICA
LÓPEZ LASERAS, PILAR
MARRASE PEÑA, MARIA CELIA
MARTA ESTRADA, MIYARES
MASSANA MOLERA, RAMON
MAYNOU HERNÁNDEZ, FRANCESC
MONTOYA TERAN, JOSÉ M
NAVARRO BERNABÉ, JOAN
PALANQUES MONTEYS, ALBERT
PELEGRÍ LLOPART, JOSE LUIS
PETERS , FRANCESC
PIERA FERNANDEZ, JAUME
PIÑA CAPÓ, BENJAMIN
PORTE VISA, CINTA
PUIG ALENYA, PERE
PÉREZ VALLMITJANA, MARTA
RAMÓN FRANQUESA, ARTES
ROMERO MARTINENGO, JAVIER
ROS ARAGONES, JOANDOMENEC
SAIZ SENDRÓS, ENRIC
SARDÁ BORROY, RAFAEL
SERRA RAVENTOS, JORDI
SIMARRO GRANDE, GONZALO
SIMÓ MARTORELL, RAFAEL
TURIEL MARTÍNEZ, ANTONIO
URGELES ESCLASANS, ROGER
VIDAL BARCELONA, MONTSERRAT
VIUDEZ LOMBA, ÁLVARO

Research projects

START DATE	END DATE	ACTIVITY	FINANCING ENTITY
19/12/2023	31/12/2024	I-01679	CAIXA DE CREDIT DELS ENGINYERS-CAJA
01/12/2023	30/11/2026	The MARINERG-i Distributed Research Infrastructure (DRI) unites and consolidates the EU Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) testing facilities to accelerate development and realise potential of this secto	Commission of European Communities
02/11/2023	31/12/2024	Realització del projecte d’R+D consistents en dissenyar i desplegar un sistema de gestió de dades	OCEAN ECOSTRUCTURES S.L.
01/10/2023	30/09/2024	Desenvolupament d'un sistema de tracking de baix cost i baix consum que permeti la seva geo-localització a través d'una aplicació basada en tecnologia web LTE/NOIoT	TOP-CABLE, SA
01/09/2023	31/08/2026	MUltiscale CHaracterization Of GroUndwater and Solutes discharge into The Ocean	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
05/07/2023	31/01/2025	Coastal marine (pre)operational services around the Mediterranean Sea	MERCATOR OCÉAN
01/06/2023	31/05/2025	Red Temática de Matemática Discreta y Algorítmica	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/03/2023	31/12/2023	Contrato de servicio técnico para la actuación preventiva de reubicación de arenas en el borde liltoral del Delta del Ebro (Tarragona)	EMP.TRANSFORMACIÓN AGRARIA SA
09/02/2023	08/02/2025	Contracte 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 estacionals	Ajuntament d'Altafulla
02/02/2023	02/02/2023	Sistema de información marina costera
24/01/2023	23/07/2023	Contrato 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
01/01/2023	31/12/2025	Innov. para Canal de Inv. Exp. Marítima, Multifunc/Multiesc	MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACION
01/01/2023	30/06/2027	Next generation multiplatform Ocean observing technologies for research infrastructures	Commission of European Communities
01/01/2023	31/12/2026	operAtional seNsing lifE technologies for maRIne ecosystemS	Commission of European Communities
19/12/2022	31/12/2022	Collaboration contract related to Trackers embarcacions IoT	EMS, S.L.
03/12/2022	03/12/2022	UBathy: A software to obtain the bathymetry from video imagery (version 2.0.0)
01/12/2022	30/11/2024	Soluciones basadas en la naturaleza para la adaptación al cambio climático de las costas deltaicas: evaluación de las respuestas morfodinámicas	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/2022	30/11/2024	A la búsqueda de espacio de acomodación para la adaptación de la zona costera a los riesgos presentes y futuros	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/2022	30/11/2024	Herramientas para una mejor gestión de la basura marina en zonas costeras y acelerar la transición a una economía circular del plástico	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/2022	30/11/2025	DIagnostic framework to Assess and Predict tHe impact Of underwater NoIse on marine species (DIAPHONIA)	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/2022	30/11/2024	3D slag concrete manufacturing solutions for marine biotopes	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/2022	30/11/2024	ParticIpatory Technologies for sustAinable COastal monitoRing in urban Areas-HYDRO	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/2022	30/11/2025	Sistema multiescala híbrido para la predicción en el corto plazo y las proyecciones de cambio climático de la inundacíon debida a fenómenos compuestos (MyFlood)	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/2022	30/11/2024	: Participatory technologies for sustainable coastal monitoring in urban areas-HYDRO	Gobierno de España. Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología. Dirección General de Programas y de Transferencia de Conocimiento (Dgptc)
01/11/2022	30/10/2024	Into The Deep: Marine Image Analysis Hub for Citizen	EURCOM-EDU.AUDIO&CULTURE EX.AG
01/11/2022	31/01/2024	Collaboration contract related by EMSO ERIC physical access 2022 call pilot	ANB Sensors Ltd
01/11/2022	30/09/2024	Collaboration contract related by EMSOTNA CALL 2022	UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN
22/10/2022	20/10/2027	Contrato 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
01/10/2022	30/09/2026	Geosphere INfrastructures for QUestions into Integrated REsearch	Commission of European Communities
01/10/2022	30/09/2025	DANUBIUS Implementation Phase Project	Commission of European Communities
14/09/2022	13/01/2023	Contracte de col·laboració per l'elaboració de les rutes d'adaptació climàtica d'un tram de la costa catalana	GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA
01/09/2022	31/08/2025	Fundamentos y optimización de la producción de bioproductos a partir de cianobacterias tratando efluentes residuales	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/2022	15/11/2022	Contracte 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
01/09/2022	31/08/2025	Imaging data and services for aquatic science	Commission of European Communities
01/09/2022	31/08/2025	Resolviendo carencias de conocimiento críticas para mejorar las proyecciones morfodinámicas de costas bajas en el siglo XXI: Modelado	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
26/07/2022	25/07/2025	Desenvolupament de nous materials	Agència per la Competitivitat de l'Empresa (ACCIÓ)
29/06/2022	31/01/2024	XPrize Rainforest	Xprize foundation
01/06/2022	31/05/2023	Siren Song	THE SENSE OF SILENCE FOUNDATION; Prince Albert II de Monaco
01/06/2022	31/05/2023	Elaboració del atles de la vulnerabilitat de la costa de Moçambic davant el canvi climàtic. Fase II	Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
13/05/2022	13/05/2022	Generating device for quasi-cyclic ldpc codes from generalized quadrangles
28/04/2022	27/04/2023	Contrato 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
19/04/2022	18/07/2022	Contrato 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 De	SERVICIO PROVINCIAL DE COSTAS EN TA
01/03/2022	30/06/2023	Passsive Acoustic Monitoring of river dolphins in the varzeá	ROLEX
01/01/2022	31/12/2025	María de Maeztu Program for Centers and Units of Excellence in R&D (proyecto CEX2020-001084-M).	Agencia Estatal de Investigación
01/01/2022	29/07/2022	Contracte de col·laboració per la fabricació de 50 trackers i app per instal·lació a boies	ONA SAFE & CLEAN SL
01/12/2021	30/11/2024	Sistema Inteligente para el mantenimiento predictivo de diques (PI-BREAK)	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/2021	30/11/2024	Plataforma de Larga Duración para la Observación de los Ecosistemas Marinos	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
18/11/2021	21/08/2022	Gemelo dIgital de centRAles SOLares Fotovoltaicas - GIRASOL	MIN. INDUSTRIA ENERGIA TURISMO
01/11/2021	31/10/2024	Adquirir conocimientos sobre el riesgo de rebase para las zonas costeras urbanizadas	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/10/2021	31/03/2026	Large scale RESToration of COASTal ecosystems through rivers to sea connectivity	Commission of European Communities
01/10/2021	31/03/2025	iCIEM 2.0: Hacia un Simulador Ambiental Integral (Lab y Obs)	MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACION
29/09/2021	13/12/2021	ESTUDIO DE DINAMICA LITORAL PARA ANALIZAR LA INFLUENCIA DEL PORT DE COMA·RUGA EN LA ESTABILIDAD DE LAS PLAYA A PONIENTE	ENIGEST S.L.
01/09/2021	31/08/2024	Riesgos naturales compuestos y conectados en la costa Mediterránea española ante el cambio climático - Mar	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/2021	31/08/2024	Environmental Computations and Observations for BAY Sustainability	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/2021	31/08/2024	Evaluación del rol de protección costera de las acumulaciones de plantas marinas en la playa	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/2021	31/08/2025	Esfuerzo conjunto entre BIología y TEcnología para monitorear y recuperar especies y ecosistemas impactados por la pesca: plataformas	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/2021	31/08/2024	Combinatoria: nuevas tendencias y aplicaciones	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
16/07/2021	15/08/2022	Contrato 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 BALEARES	AUTORIDAD PORTUARIA DE BALEARES
01/06/2021	31/05/2025	HARNESSING THE POWER OF NATURE THROUGH PRODUCTIVE MICROBIAL CONSORTIA IN BIOTECHNOLOGY- MEASURE, MODEL, MASTER	Commission of European Communities
01/06/2021	31/05/2025	Developing Optimal and Open Research Support for the Black Sea (DOORS)	Commission of European Communities
01/06/2021	30/11/2024	Procution of Biostimulatns,Biofertilizers, Biopolymers and Bioenergy form OLIVE.oil chain residues and by products. 4BIOLIVE	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/06/2021	30/06/2023	CONTRACTE 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 objecti	THE SENSE OF SILENCE FOUNDATION
24/05/2021	21/12/2022	Serveis tècnics	WAICONT SYSTEMS, S.L.
16/04/2021	31/12/2021	Análisis 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.
01/04/2021	31/03/2025	Metrology for Integrated Marine Management and Knowledge-Transfer Network	Commission of European Communities
29/03/2021	30/09/2021	Treballs per a l’adaptació als impactes del canvi climàtic dels ports i alguns passejos marítims	Oficina Catalana del Canvi Climàtic
01/02/2021	31/01/2025	Solutions @ Underwater Radiated Noise Projecte europeu Call H2020-MG-2020-SingleStage-INEA	Commission of European Communities
25/01/2021	12/03/2021	Ensayos 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
01/01/2021	31/05/2022	Valorization of co-products from waste treatment technologies for the production of innovative value-added products for agriculture.	Commission of European Communities
01/01/2021	30/06/2021	Blue Boat Initiative	Melimoyu Ecosystem Research Institute
01/01/2021	30/09/2023	Aprofundir en el coneixement relatiu a l'adaptació dels ports de la Generalitat de Catalunya i els passeigs marítims a l'impacte del canvi climàtic	GENCAT-DEP.POL.TERR.OBR.PUB
01/01/2021	27/05/2022	Adquisició 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 (Panamà	Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
01/01/2021	27/05/2022	Elaboració 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
30/12/2020	15/04/2021	Prestació 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 Riells	Club Nàutic l'Escala
16/12/2020	22/12/2023	Realització 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 (Encà	AJUNTAMENT BADALONA
01/12/2020	30/11/2023	H2020-101004275- MObiLIty sERvices Enhanced by GALILEO & Blockchain’,/'MOLIERE/'	Commission of European Communities
26/10/2020	25/06/2021	Realització 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
26/10/2020	25/06/2021	Realització d’escenaris d’inundació de costa i erosió de platges pel projecte PIMA ADAPTA COSTAS	Institut Cartografic de Catalunya (ICC)
01/07/2020	28/12/2020	Análisis del impacto costero asociado a la possible ampliación de Port Balís	Club Nàutic El Balís
19/06/2020	25/09/2020	ELABORACIÓ D'UN MODEL DE DISPERSIÓ PER LES AIGÜES QUE DESEMBOQUEN PER CANAL D'ILLA DE MAR A LA BADIA DEL FANGAR	INST.RECERCA I TECNOLOGI.AGROALIMEN
19/06/2020	18/11/2020	Anàlisi de les problemàtiques i primeres alternatives de solució de les platges dels municipis de Sant Adrià, Badalona i Montgat	BARCELONA REG. A.M.D.U.I., S.A.
01/06/2020	25/11/2021	OSIP Remote Sensing for Marine Litter-Study Scheme	ESA (EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY)
27/03/2020	31/12/2021	Congrés VI Expanding Ocean Frontiers 2020	CLIENTS DIVERSOS
24/03/2020	23/07/2021	Elaborar un plan de adaptación a los efectos del cambio climático de los Puertos adscritos a la Comunidad Autónoma de las Illes Balears	PORTS DE LES ILLES BALEARS
24/03/2020	30/09/2020	Boia Dinàmica Monitoritzada: Boies de senyalització costera amb tecnologia IoT	ONA SAFE & CLEAN SL
24/03/2020	30/09/2020	SmartLaser: Tecnologia IoT aplicada als capc¸als la`sers	MONOCROM, S.L.
24/03/2020	30/09/2020	IP-Buoy link: Prova de concepte per la implementacio´ del control de les boies d’amarre amb tecnologia IoT	IP BUOYS, S.L.
01/03/2020	28/02/2021	Development 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
01/02/2020	31/01/2024	Joint European Research Infrastructure of Coastal Observatories: Science, Service, Sustainability	Commission of European Communities
31/01/2020	31/03/2020	Servei de redacció de l'estudi de propagació de l'onatge i la seva interacció amb el dic de recer al port de Blanes	PORTS DE LA GENERALITAT
31/01/2020	30/04/2020	ESTUDI PER AL REFORÇ I REPARACIÓ DEL DIC DE RECER DEL PORT DE BLANES (TEMPORAL GLORIA)	Ports de la Generalitat
23/01/2020	23/01/2020	Aparato de captación de imágenes hiperespectrales para la exploración del subsuelo
01/01/2020	31/05/2022	MEDIOS DE EVALUACIÓN Y ATENUACIÓN DE LOS RIESGOS COSTEROS LOCALES DEBIDOS A LOS IMPACTOS DE LOS TEMPORALES	Commission of European Communities
01/01/2020	30/06/2021	Monitorització de la biodiversitat, mitjançant la creació i la instal·lació d’una xarxa sense fils de sensors distribuïts per tot l’Amazones	SONSETC, MAKING SENSE OF SOUNDS
18/12/2019	31/12/2019	Ampliació del contracte de col·laboració per experiències pilot per realitzar tracking de bobines de cable carregades en camions	TOP-CABLE, SA
01/11/2019	31/12/2023	Improving and Integrating European Ocean Observing and Forecasting Systems for Sustainable use of the Oceans	Commission of European Communities
02/10/2019	31/12/2019	Support Activities for A1 Hydrophone	SITEP ITALIA S.P.A
18/09/2019	30/04/2020	Conveni únic per encàrrecs a CARNET per a la realització d'un projecte sobre/'MARITIME SHUTTLE”	FUNDACIO C INNOVACIO I TEC CIT UPC
09/09/2019	08/10/2019	Assessorament tècnic per a l'estudi i disseny de mesures al problema d'erosió costanera del municipi de Gavà	BARCELONA REG. A.M.D.U.I., S.A.
03/09/2019	03/09/2019	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING SEA LICE EXPOSURE IN MARINE FISH FARMING
02/09/2019	31/12/2021	Ampliació 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.
01/06/2019	31/12/2020	Noise influence for cuttlefish invertebrate - St Brieuc Wind Farm Site. (Ref. CPCS – 771596)	IBERDROLA S. A.
20/05/2019	31/10/2020	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 in	CYPRUS SUBSEA CONSULTING AND SERVIC
20/05/2019	31/12/2022	5th DualSPHysics Users Workshop	CLIENTS DIVERSOS
01/04/2019	31/12/2022	Hydraulic Collector for Polymetallic Nodules from the Deepsea	EUROPEAN INST OF INNOV.& TECHNOL.
01/04/2019	01/04/2022	KIC RM BLUE HARVESTING-PA 18138 - Hydraulic Collector for Polymetallic Nodules from the Deepsea	European Commission
27/03/2019	24/12/2019	Col.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 Camerun	METEOSIM SL
22/03/2019	21/03/2020	SUBCONTRATACIÓ 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 SOBRE	INST.RECERCA I TECNOLOGI.AGROALIMEN
01/03/2019	04/04/2021	amending the Design criteria of URban defences in LECZs through Composite-modelling of WAVE overtopping under climate change scenarios	Commission of European Communities
01/03/2019	24/09/2022	Joint Framework for Ocean Noise in the Atlantic Seas	Commission of European Communities
01/03/2019	28/02/2020	Execució 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-Maxixe	Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament , UPC
01/03/2019	28/02/2020	Desplegament d'una xarxa LORA per a la mesura de la hidrodinàmica dels rius de la badia d'Inhambane	Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament , UPC
01/03/2019	28/02/2020	Desplegament d’una xarxa LORA per a la mesura de la hidrodinàmica dels rius de la badia d’Inhambane.	Centre Cooperació per al Desenvolupament
01/03/2019	28/02/2020	Implementació d'una xarxa de comunicacions acadèmica a la Universidad Pedagógica de Maxixe a Moçambic.	Centre Cooperació per al Desenvolupament
01/02/2019	31/01/2024	Potential and Validation of Sustainable Natural & Advance Technologies for Water & Wastewater Treatment, Monitoring and Safe Water Reuse in India	Commission of European Communities
01/01/2019	31/12/2023	Ampliació del contracte de col.laboració per al disseny, optimització i validació d'impressió de peces 3D.	ALSTOM TRANSPORTE, S.A.
01/01/2019	31/07/2019	Formación especializada sobre el uso y explotación de los equipos e instrumentos de National Instruments.	NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
01/01/2019	30/09/2022	Producción sostenible de bioproductos a partir de microalgas y agua regenerada	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/01/2019	30/09/2022	Morfodinamica de playas protegidas en el Mediterraneo frente el cambio climatico: Modelado	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/01/2019	01/01/2022	INTERREG-EAPA_52/2018-JONAS - Joint Framework for Ocean Noise in the Atlantic Seas	European Commission
01/01/2019	01/01/2022	H2020-688975-Blue Nodules - Breakthrough solutions for the sustainable harvesting and processing of deep sea polymetallic nodules	European Commission
01/01/2019	31/12/2022	ENVironmental Research Infrastructures building Fair services Accessible for society, Innovation and Research	Commission of European Communities
01/01/2019	31/12/2021	Master's Degree in Urban Mobility	European Institute for Innovation and Technology
01/01/2019	31/12/2022	ENVironmental Research Infrastructures buildingFair services Accessible for society, Innovation and Research’	PLOCAN
24/07/2009	30/11/2025	Desarrollo de un programa de control de la calidad del agua en zonas portuarias mediante simulacion numerica y observaciones	ORG.PÚBLICO PUERTOS DEL ESTADO

Quality

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