Scientific Committee
Alberto San Bautista Primo
Director of CIRAM and Full Professor in the Department of Plant Production. His work focuses on general agronomy, combining university teaching, competitive research and collaboration with the agri-food sector.
Juan Manzano Juarez
Secretary of CIRAM and Associate Professor in the Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering. He teaches Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Engineering and researches irrigation system management, integrating hydraulics and agronomy to improve efficiency.
Mar Ortega Reig
Lecturer in the Department of Economics and Social Sciences and Director of the University’s Green Transition Area. She holds a PhD in Water and Environmental Engineering and researches water governance in Mediterranean irrigation systems from a sociotechnical perspective.
Virginia Palau Estevan
Associate Professor in the Department of Rural and Agri-Food Engineering. Her research and knowledge-transfer activities focus on the characterisation and laboratory testing of hydraulic components, as well as improving the design of localised irrigation systems.
Researchers
Carles Sanchis Ibor
He holds a PhD in Geography from the Universitat de València and is a CIRAM researcher, Associate Professor, Assut Foundation trustee and Chair of Albufera Natural Park’s Governing Board. He has received several environmental and irrigation awards.
Marta García Mollá
Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Policy. Principal investigator on competitive national and European projects on irrigation and sustainability. She has participated in over ten projects and published 30 articles, 23 of them JCR-indexed.