I work as a Research Scientist at NEIF and SUERC-Cosmo, producing Terrestrial Cosmonuclide (TCN) data that support UK and international research projects.
My most relevant contribution to the research community is bringing geochemistry and numerical modeling closer to geomorphology, turning data that would normally go unnoticed into the central part of high-impact projects about Climate Change, River Dynamics, Tectonic Activity, or Agricultural Sustainability.
Personal Information
| Surnames: Rodés Bolumburu | Name: Ángel |
| Date of birth: 19/08/1979 | Email: angel.rodes at glasgow.ac.uk |
| Researcher ID: C-9228-2011 | ORCID: 0000-0001-8488-7689 |
Present Appointment
| 2020- | Research Scientist (research fellow) at SUERC (UK) |
Employment History
| 2001-2002 | Collaboration grant in the University of Zaragoza (Spain) |
| 2003-2007 | Pre-doctoral fellow in the University of Barcelona (Spain) |
| 2008-2009 | Associate Lecturer in the University of Barcelona (Spain) |
| 2008-2011 | Post-doctoral fellow, Cosmonuclides Laboratory in Barcelona (Spain) |
| 2011-2020 | Research associate at SUERC (UK) |
Academic Qualifications
| 2002 | BSc (Hons.) in Geology (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain) |
| 2004 | DEA (post-graduate diploma) in Earth Sciences (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain) |
| 2008 | PhD in Earth Sciences (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain & Université Paul Cézanne, Aix-Marseille III, France) |
Esteem Indicators
| 2012 | Invited speaker at the School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth. |
| 2013 | Invited speaker at the ESF EARTHTIME-EU meeting, CENIEH, Burgos, Spain. |
| 2014 | Invited speaker at the Scottish Workshop for Cosmogenic Practitioners, Edinburgh. |
| 2015 | Invited speaker at the UoG-UNESP geoscience research symposium, University of Glasgow. |
| 2017 | Invitation to tender on a scientific contract with a Spanish research institution. The 93k€ bid was successful. |
| 2018 | First successful candidate for an appointment as cosmogenic isotopes researcher at CENIEH, Spain in 2018. (Appointment declined) |
| 2012-2018 | CIAF Steering Committee secretary. |
| 2019 | Invited to the organizing committee of the Cosmo2020-Scotland conference. |
| 2019 | Invited speaker at The State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry (SKLEG – Chinese Academy of Sciences), Guiyang, P.R.China. |
| 2019 | “Exceptional Contribution” performance outcome under the Performance & Development Review. (£1k bonus, University of Glasgow) |
| 2020- | Member of the editorial board of Geosciences Journal (MDPI) |
| 2020 | AQU-Catalunya accreditation as lecturer and researcher (Lector i Agregat). |
Teaching
| 2008-2009 | Topography, Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing (Degree in Geology, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain) |
| 2008-2009 | External Geodynamics (Degree in Geology, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain) |
| 2008-2009 | External Geodynamics (Degree in Geological Engineering, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain) |
| 2011-2019 | CIAF student training program (SUERC, University of Glasgow) |
| 2019-2020 | MATLAB/Octave for Geoscientists (SUERC, University of Glasgow) |
Research & Related Administration
| 2009-2011 | Natural Hazards Research Group (RISKNAT) University of Barcelona |
| 2011-2019 | Cosmogenic Isotope Analysis Facility (CIAF), SUERC Natural Environment Research Council |
| 2019- | National Environmental Isotope Facility – Cosmogenic Nuclides (NEIF-Cosmo), SUERC Natural Environment Research Council |
| 2019- | Cosmogenic Nuclide Research Group (SUERC-Cosmo), SUERC University of Glasgow |
Research Projects & Contracts
| 2003-2005 | EPIC project: Paleoseismic Study using Cosmogenic Isotopes (Proyecto Nacional BTE2002-00324). (PhD student, University of Barcelona, 91k€) |
| 2003-2008 | Quantitative study of geomorphological surfaces by in-situ produced cosmonucleides: Analysis of climatic, tectonic and seismic hazard processes in the Pyrenees. (PhD student, University of Barcelona, 10k€) |
| 2009-2010 | EVENT project: Integration of new technologies in palaeoseismology: Characterization of faults that generate earthquakes and tsunamis in southern Iberia. (Proyecto Nacional CGL2006-12861-C02-02) (Researcher, University of Barcelona, 165k€) |
| 2008-2011 | Geosciences in Iberia: Integrated studies of topography and 4D evolution – Topo-Iberia. (Programa Consolider Ingenio 2006 CDD20006-0041) (Technologist, University of Barcelona, 5.4M€) |
| 2012-2019 | Cosmogenic Isotope Analysis Facility (Facility Scientist, NERC contract, £2.2M) |
| 2012-2015 | The pattern, timing and dynamics of glaciation in the Cairngorm mountains. (CIAF/9115/0412) (Co-I, Loughborough University & SUERC, £5k) |
| 2012-2015 | Ice free enclaves in West Greenland during the last glacial cycle? (CIAF/9121/0412) (Co-I, Durham University & SUERC, £12k) |
| 2015-2018 | Temporal Variability in Sediment Flux of the Ganga River Using Detrital 10Be. (CIAF/9150/1014) (Co-I, University of Edinburgh & SUERC, £26k) |
| 2019-2020 | Commercial analysis of cosmogenic isotopes: 1 tender (Licitación 2018/2501SR03), 2 commercial and 2 collaborative projects. (PI, SUERC, 150k€) |
| 2019-2022 | Defining the Last Glacial Maximum of the Patagonian Ice Sheet and its termination in its understudied northeast sector (43°S). (CIAF/9196/0419) (Co-supervisor, University of Edinburgh & SUERC, £53k) |
| 2019-2024 | National Environmental Isotope Facility (NEIF-Cosmo) (Facility Scientist, NERC contract, £2.3M) |
| 2020-2022 | Resolving the timing of the local Last Glacial Maximum and penultimate glaciation in the understudied northeast of Patagonia (NEIF.2245.0320) (Co-supervisor, University of Edinburgh & SUERC, £39k) |
