I am a Research Scientist, producing and interpreting Terrestrial Cosmonuclide (TCN) data essential for national 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, Natural Hazards, River Dynamics, Tectonic Activity, or Agricultural Sustainability.
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Personal Information
| Surnames: Rodés Bolumburu | Name: Ángel |
| Date of birth: 19/08/1979 | Email: angelrodes at gmail.com |
| Researcher ID: C-9228-2011 | ORCID: 0000-0001-8488-7689 |
Present Appointment
| 2022- 2024 | Research fellow ‘María Zambrano’ at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) |
Employment History
| 2001-2002 | Teaching Assistant Scholarship at the University of Zaragoza (Spain) |
| 2003-2007 | Research Assistant ‘FPI’ at the University of Barcelona (Spain) |
| 2008-2009 | Associate Lecturer at the University of Barcelona (Spain) |
| 2008-2011 | Technologist, Cosmonuclides Laboratory in Barcelona (Spain) |
| 2011-2020 | Research Associate at SUERC (UK) |
| 2020-2022 | Research Scientist (research fellow) 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 “The last deglaciation in the Pyrenees: Be-10 surface exposure dating, and numerical modeling of paleoglaciers“ (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. |
| 2012-2018 | CIAF Steering Committee secretary. |
| 2019 | Invited to the organising committee of the Cosmo2020-Scotland conference (postponed). |
| 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 | Beatriz Galindo Call. Prioritization at the Universitat de Barcelona: Best candidate in Earth Sciences. |
| 2020-Pres. | Member of the editorial board of Geosciences (MDPI) |
| 2020 | AQU-Catalunya accreditation as lecturer and researcher (Lector i Acreditació de Recerca/Agregat). |
| 2021 | Convener. Novel applications and technique developments of cosmogenic nuclides (GM2.12). EGU General Assembly, 2021. |
| 2021 | Topic editor of Geosciences special issue “Cutting Edge Earth Sciences: Three Decades of Cosmogenic Nuclides“ |
| 2021 | ANECA accreditations as lecturer and researcher (Profesor Ayudante Doctor, Profesor Contratado Doctor y Profesor de Universidad Privada) |
| 2022 | Awarded 2 María Zambrano Grants (UB and USC) Program of Excellence ‘Requalification of the Spanish university system- Next Generation EU’ |
| 2022 | COSMO 2022 Scotland: member of the scientific committee. |
| 2023 | Invited speaker at Galician Studies and Development Institute (IDEGA): Seminario de Futuros Urbanos. |
Teaching
| 2005-2006 | Fieldwork – External Geodynamics (Geology Degree, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain) |
| 2008-2009 | Topography, Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing (Geology Degree, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain) |
| 2008-2009 | External Geodynamics (Geology Degree, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain) |
| 2008-2009 | External Geodynamics (Geological Engineering Degree, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain) |
| 2011-2019 | CIAF student training program (SUERC, University of Glasgow, UK) |
| 2019-2020 | MATLAB/Octave for Geoscientists (SUERC, University of Glasgow, UK) |
| 2021-2022 | MATLAB Cosmo-sessions (SUERC, University of Glasgow, UK) |
| 2022-2023 | Physical Geography I (Geography and Spatial Planning Degree, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain) |
| 2022-2023 | Palaeoenvironment and Climate Change (Geography and Spatial Planning Degree, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain) |
| 2022-2023 | Environmental Land Management and Planning (International Master’s Degree in Territorial Planning and Organization, IDEGA, Spain) |
Research & Related Administration
| 2003-2008 | Active Tectonics and Paleoseismology Group (GTAIP) University of Barcelona |
| 2008-2011 | Natural Hazards Research Group (RISKNAT) University of Barcelona |
| 2011-2019 | Cosmogenic Isotope Analysis Facility (CIAF) Natural Environment Research Council |
| 2019-2022 | National Environmental Isotope Facility – Cosmogenic Nuclides (NEIF) UK Research and Innovation |
| 2019-Pres. | Cosmogenic Nuclide Research Group (SUERC-Cosmo) University of Glasgow |
| 2022-Pres. | Grupo de Investigación de Análisis Territorial (ANTE) University of Santiago de Compostela |
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 cosmonucleids: 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) |
| 2018-2021 | Commercial analysis of cosmogenic isotopes: 1 tender (Licitación 2018/2501SR03), 2 commercial and 2 collaborative projects. (PI, SUERC, 150k€) |
| 2019-2021 | 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) |
Ángel Rodés 