PhD
Aeronautical Engineer by the Polytechnical University of Madrid (1977).
PhD Mechanical Engineer by the University of the State of New York
(1973). University professor of Mechanics of Fluids of Centro
Politécnico Superior (CPS) of the University of Zaragoza (UZ) from 1981
and Director of the Research laboratory in Technologies of Combustio'n
(LITEC), Mixed Center CSIC/UZ/DGA. Director of the Department of
Science and Technology of Fluids Materials and of the UZ (1990- 1992
and 1997-1999). Student Graduated at
the University of the State of New York (1970-1973), postdoctoral
Investigator in that same University (1974) and in John Hopkins
(1974-1975). Visitor Professor of the University of the State of New
York (1977) and of the Independent National University of Mexico (UNAM)
(1995), as well as Invited Professor of the University of California in
Davis (1989), of the University of Southern California (1989) and of
the École Centrale de Lyon (1993). Between
1978 and 1980, Engineer of Departamento Técnico-Económico de Unidad
Eléctrica, S.A. (UNESA), company in which he has acted like Consultant
from 1980 to 1987. He has been Advisor of the Brookhaven National
Laboratory (1979-1985) and of the United Technologies Corporation (USA)
(1991-1992). His activities in
investigation and technological development are centered in the fields
of the combustion, turbulent flows with chemical reaction, two-phase
flows, atomization, industrial dispersion of polluting agents and, in
general, aerodynamics and hydrodynamics. In those fields he has managed
Projects of R&D in National and European Programs (JOULE) as well
as industrial Contracts of development and demonstration in the Power
Sector. He has coordinated Projects BRITE/EURAM Program (1993-1998) on
aero engines of low emissions, with participation of several
universities and companies (Rolls Royce, BMW-RR, SNECMA, VOLVO Alpha
Romeo Avio, MTU, Turbomeca, etc.). His work is refered to in several
doctoral theses, numerous publications in international scientific and
technological magazines and presentations in congresses. He
has organized several international congresses in the fields of R&D
and he is a member of scientific and organizing committees,
international conferences and symposiums. He is evaluator of several
international scientific magazines and belongs to the publishing
committee of some of them. He has organized conferences and lectured
courses in Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, USA and Europe. He
has been a member of the Direction Committee of the École Centrale de
Lyon (1984), vowel of the Advisory Council of Investigación (CONAI) of
the General Delegation of Aragón (1984- 1990), Coordinator of the Area
of Mechanical and Textile Engineering of the National Agency of
Evaluación and Prospectiva (ANEP) (1986-1988), vowel of Group V for the
reform of curricula of technical lessons (1987-1988), Advisor of the
Secretariat of State of Universities and Investigación (SEUI)
(1986-1987) in the Project ODIN of super-computing, Delegate of the
Ministry of Education and Science in the Committee of Management and
Coordination of BRITE/EURAM Program of the European Union (1986-1987)
and vowel (Vice-rector) of the Managing Commission of the University
Carlos III of Madrid (1990). Spanish representative of the Ministry of
Science and Technology in the Global Forum of the Science of the
O.C.D.E. (2001-). |
