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Lecturer career

  • Associate Professor (January 2026-currently)
  • Assistant Professor (April 2021-January 2026)
  • Honorary collaborator of the Geodynamics, Stratigraphy and Paleontology Department (September 2017-April 2021)
  • PhD student IN Geoscience Institute (IGEO). Jae-Prodoc program of the CSIC (October 2011-September 2014)

Innovation teaching project

  • Topographic, hydrological, and hydrodynamic analysis and modeling applied to environmental geomorphology and flood risk analysis. Acquisition of skills through the resolution of practical exercises. (2023-2024)
  • Building sandscapes: augmented reality sandbox for teaching Geology and Geological Engineering Degrees. (2022-2023)
  • Fluvial geomorphology innovation. Practic lessons by using river modeling in flumes, digital photogrammetry, LiDAR technique and 3D digital printing (2021-2022)

Subjects since 2021 in the UCM

(L: lecture, P: practices; F: field)
  • Geomorphic Rehabilitation (Master’s Degree in Environmental Geology). 2021/2022–2023/2024 and 2025/2026 (P, F).
  • Geomorphic Rehabilitation (Master’s Degree in Ecosystem Restoration). 2020/2021 (L, P, F); 2025/2026 (P, F).
  • Geomorphological Restoration —course taught in English— (Master’s Degree in Ecosystem Restoration). 2021/2022 (P).
  • Applied Soil Science and Soil Conservation (Master’s Degree in Environmental Geology). 2023/2024–2025/2026 (L, P, F).
  • Geomorphology (Bachelor’s Degrees in Geology and Geological Engineering). 2021/2022–2025/2026 (L, P, F).
  • Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing (Bachelor’s Degree in Geology). 2022/2023–2024/2025 (P).
  • Geology Applied to Biology (Bachelor’s Degree in Biology). 2022/2023–2024/2025 (L, P, F).
  • External Geodynamics (Bachelor’s Degree in Geology). 2021/2022–2023/2024 (F).
  • Environmental Geology and Land-Use Planning (Bachelor’s Degree in Geology). 2021/2022–2022/2023 (P, F).

The UCM Geology Faculty bus

The UCM Geology Faculty bus

Gullies near the Pontón de la Oliva dam (Madrid, Spain)

Gullies near the Pontón de la Oliva dam (Madrid, Spain)

Meander in the Hoces del Río Duratón Natural Park (Segovia, Spain)

Meander in the Hoces del Río Duratón Natural Park (Segovia, Spain)

Seminar about Geomorphic rehabilitation in the UPM By Ignacio Zapico

Seminar about Geomorphic rehabilitation in the UPM By Ignacio Zapico

Field trip lesson in the geomorphic rehabilitated area in the Machorro mine with students of the Ecosystem Master in 2021 (Guadalajara, Spain)

Field trip lesson in the geomorphic rehabilitated area in the Machorro mine with students of the Ecosystem Master in 2021 (Guadalajara, Spain)