Professor of Marine Geophysics at the CSIC, from October 2017 and util December 2023, General Director of EMSO ERIC dedicated to promoting multidisciplinary research in deep ocean and water column with special emphasis on global change, marine biodiversity and geohazards around the European seas. He has more than 40 years of experience in Marine Research and Technology, more than 150 SCI papers. For twelve years (2000-2012) director at UTM-CSIC of the Large-Scale Spanish Marine Infrastructures