Alberto Casas Ponsati

Emerit teacher

ORCID: 0000-0002-4964-1226

Researcher ID: K-8134-2014

Knowledge area: Prospecció i Investigació Minera

Dean (Director) of the Earth Sciences Faculty

Vicerector of Scientific Policy

Head of Geochemistry, Petrology and Geological Exploration Department

Research group: GEOTECNOLOGIA I SOSTENIBILITAT AMBIENTAL

Contact Information
Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Applied Geology
Facultat de Ciències de la Terra C/. Martí Franqués, s-n
934021418
albert.casas(a)ub.edu

Teaching

Applied Geochemistry

Geological and Geophysical Exploration

Mining Geophysics

Environmental Geology

Hydrogeophysics

My profile

Hired by the University of Barcelona from 1972 to the present day. During these years, I have participated in all three areas of academic activity. Teaching: I have been responsible for the introduction ... + info

Hired by the University of Barcelona from 1972 to the present day. During these years, I have participated in all three areas of academic activity.

Teaching: I have been responsible for the introduction of two subjects of the Degree in Geology curriculum, 'Geological and Geophysical Prospecting' and 'Hydrogeology' in the courses 1974-75 and 1979-80 respectively. Currently, these two subjects are compulsory at the Degree in Geology. Internationally, I have been a professor and director in several editions of the International School of Applied Geophysics of the Fundazzione Ettore Majorana. I have also taught doctoral courses at the universities of Caliari, Pisa and Padua. In the Ibero-American field I have taught courses and seminars in different universities in Argentina, Bolivia, Panama, Cuba and Brazil, but is relevant the teaching of the Master's Degree 'Sustainable Use of Mineral Resources' at the Universidad San Marcos de Lima (Peru) within the framework of the DESIR network, of the ALPHA program of the EEC. Finally, it highlights the collaboration as a guest professor at the University of East Anglia during the academic year 2016-17. At the same time, I have acted as academic coordinator of two teaching networks with Latin American universities. One funded by AECID with the participation of universities from Bolivia, Argentina and Panama, and the other, funded by the OAS under the PIMA programme, with the participation of universities from Argentina, Cuba and Bolivia.

Research: In this field I have actively participated in numerous scientific projects of competitive calls, acting in most cases as lead researcher. These projects include five European Commission call projects, one CONSOLIDER project, eight projects of the National Scientific Research Plan, two Scientific Affairs Division projects, one EUREKA project, and five AECID projects, among others. I have also coordinated numerous technology transfer projects through the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation. The results of the different research projects have resulted in more than a hundred articles published in scientific journals, with more than one thousand eight hundred citations according to ISI Web of Science. I have also been responsible for providing a significant number of equipment for geological and geophysical exploration.

Management: I have held different positions of university management, highlighting the following: Vice Dean of the Faculty of Geology, Director of the Department of Geochemistry, Petrology and Geology in two terms, Academic Secretary of the Division of Experimental Sciences and Mathematics, Vice-Chancellor of Scientific Policy and Dean of the Faculty of Earth Sciences.

Other merits: Among other merits, I can highlight my participation in several project evaluation committees in different countries (Switzerland, Italy, Argentina, Portugal and Brazil) and my activity as reviewer and member of the editorial committee of international scientific journals. I have been president of the Near Surface Divison European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers. In the civilian field, I have been awarded with the Bronze Medal of Police Merit for my collaboration with the Scientific Police Division of the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan Police). I am currently president of the Commission for the Sustainable Use of Water (CUSA) of the Catalan Water Agency of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

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Academic Training

Licenciado en Ciencias Geológicas . Universitat de Barcelona . 1972 . (Diploma / Degree / Activities)

Doctor en Ciencias Geológicas . Universitat de Barcelona . 1980 . (Ph.D.)

Diplomado en Hidrologia Subterránea . Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - UPC . 1975 . (Specialized Training)

Research interests

Applied Geochemistry

Geological and Geophysical Exploration

Mining Geophysics

Environmental Geology

Hydrogeophysics

Projects

Imageamento Digital de Paleocavernas colapsadas e de estructuras deformacionais associadas para elaboraçao de Modelos de Sólidos Digitais (DIGITAL CAVE) . 2017 - 2018 . Ref.0050.0080772.12.9 . Universidad Federal de Rio Grande do Norte . PI: Francisco Pinheiro Lima Filho

Sustainable water management in Mediterraneas coastal aquifers; Recharge assessment and modelling issues (SWIMED) . 2003 - 2006 . Ref.052/2004/3 . European Commission . PI: Alberto Casas Ponsati

Making seismic reflection profiles available to a wider scientific community (SEISCAN) . 1999 - 2002 . Ref.MAS3-PL.96-0503 . Comunitat Econòmica Europea . PI: Peter Miles

Assessing groundwater resources in semiarid zones . 2004 - 2005 . Ref.EST.CLG.980288 . NATO Scientific Affairs Division . PI: Alberto Casas Ponsati

Evaluación de los efectos de la aplicación de agua non-convencional en la zona saturada y no saturada. Enfoque multidisciplinar . 2014 - 2016 . Ref.CGL2013-48802-C3-1-R . Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad . PI: Alberto Casas Ponsati; Luis Rivero Marginedas

Journal Publications

Salhi, A; Benabdelouahab, T.; Martin-Vide, J.; Okacha, A.; El Hasnaoui, M.; El Mousaoui, M.; El Morabit, K.; Himi, M.; Benabdelouahab, S.; Lebrini, Y.; Boudhar, A.; Casas ,A. (2020). Bridging the gap of perception is the only way to align soil protection actions. Science of the Total Environment, 718, p. 137421 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137421 . ISSN: 0048-9697

Carrillo, E.; Guinea, A.; Casas, A.; Rivero, L.; Cox, N.; Vázquez‐Taset, Y. M. (2020). Tectono-sedimentary evolution of transverse extensional faults in a foreland basin: Response to changes in tectonic plate processes. Basin Research . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 0950-091X

Garcia-Artigas, R.; Himi, M.; Revil, A.; Urruela, A.; Lovera, R.; Sendrós, A.; Casas, A.; Rivero, L. (2020). Time-domain induced polarization as a tool to image clogging in treatment wetlands. Science of the Total Environment, 724(138189) . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 0048-9697

Casas, A.; Kearey, P.; Rivero, L.; Adams, C. R. (1997). Gravity anomaly map of the Pyrenees region and comparison of the deep geological structure of the western and east Pyrenees. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 150(1-2), pp. 65 - 78 . ISSN: 0012-821X

Salas, R.; Casas, A. (1993). Mesozoic Extensional Tectonics, Stratigraphy and Crustal Evolution during the Alpine cicle of the Eastern Iberian Basin. Tectonophysics, 228, pp. 33 - 55 . ISSN: 0040-1951

Cid, J.; Susagna, T.; Goula, X.; Chavarría, L.; Figueras, S.; Fleta, J.; Casas, A.; Roca, A. (2001). Seismic zonation of Barcelona based on numerical simulation of site effects. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 158, pp. 2559 - 2577 . ISSN: 0033-4553

Torné, M.; de Cabissole, B.; Bayer, R.; Casas, A.; Daignières, M.; Rivero, A. (1989). Gravity constraints on the deep structure of the Pyrenees belt along the ECORS profile. Tectonophysics, 165(1-4), pp. 105 - 116 . ISSN: 0040-1951

Martorana, R.; Fiandaca, G.; Casas, A.; Cosentino, P.L. (2009). Comparative tests on different multi-electrode arrays using models in near-surface geophysics. Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, 6(1), pp. 1 - 20 . ISSN: 1742-2132

Barde-Cabusson, S.; Bolós, X.; Pedrazzi, D.; Lovera, R.; Serra, G.; Martí, J.; Casas, A. (2013). Electrical resistivity tomography revealing the internal structure of monogenetic volcanoes. Geophysical Research Letters, 40(1-6), pp. 2544 - 2549 . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 0094-8276

Casas, A.; Carbó, A. (1990). Deep structure of the Betic Cordillera derived from a complete Bouguer anomaly map. Journal of Geodynamics, 12(2-4), pp. 137 - 147 . ISSN: 0264-3707

Others Publications

Casas, A.; Tapias, J.C.; De Bustamante, I.; Iglesias, J.A.; De Miguel, A.; Lillo, J.; Leal, M.; Candela, L.; Cabrera, MªC.; Palacios, P.; Salas, J.J.; Martín, I. (2011). Guía metodológica para el uso de aguas regeneradas en riego y recarga de acuíferos . (pp. 1 - 52) . TRAGUA (IMDEA AGUA) . ISBN: 978-84-694-9257-4 .

Díaz, Y.; Himi, M.; Tapias, J.C.; Rivero, L.; Font, X.; Casas, A. (2013). Chapter 9. Assessing the vulnerability of groundwater pollution at sensitive areas by geophysical methods . In Management of Water Resources in Protected Areas. (Farfán, H.; Corvea, J.L.; De Bustamante, I.; LaMoreaux, J.W., eds.) . (pp. 77 - 86) . Springer . ISBN: 978-3-642-16329-6 .

Casas, A.; Torné, M.; Banda, E. (1986). Mapa gravimètric de Catalunya . In Mapa gravimètric de Catalunya (Serie 1:500.000) . (pp. 1 - 135) . Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya . ISBN: 84-393-0740-3 .

Loddo, F.; Ranieri, G.; Torogu, A.; Casas, A. (2012). Spaceborne Radar Interferometry for the study of ground displacements in urban areas (ed. M. Campagna, A. De Montis, F. Isola, S. Lai, C. Pira; C. Zoppi) . In Planning Support Tools: Policy Analysis, Implementation and Evaluation . (pp. 811 - 820) . FrancoAngeli . ISBN: 9788856875973 .

Casas, A.; Corpel, J. (1996). Structures profondes-apport de la géophysique à terre: I) Gravimétrie . In Synthèse Géologique et Géophysique des Pyrenées . Volume. 1 . (pp. 37 - 41) . BRGM-ITGE . ISBN: 84-7840-266-7 .