e-mail(s): joaquin.jimenez@eawag.ch / jjimenez@ethz.ch
I am Research Scientist-Group Leader at Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology) and Lecturer and Research Associate at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering-ETH Zurich as part of Prof. Roman Stocker’ Group. I am also Guest Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory (US).
My research focuses on the study of transport and (bio-)chemical reaction phenomena in porous and fractured media, particularly in multiphase systems. I tackle these problems mainly by experiments performed over scales ranging from micromodels to field scale, and blending them with theory and modeling. I combine my research activities with teaching classes in the Bachelor (undergraduate) and Master (graduate) programs of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at ETH.
After graduating (BSc) in Geological Sciences from University of Granada (Spain), and to obtain the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Geotechnical Engineering (MSc) at the Technical University of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain) in 2007, I obtained a PhD degree in Subsurface Hydrology at the same university in 2010. I strengthened my research formation as Postdoctoral Fellow at the CNRS-University of Rennes 1 in France (2010-2012), being awarded as titular of the International Chair on Environment and Innovation (Foundation Rennes 1) (2012-2014). I completed my formation as Post-doc Research Associate at Los Alamos National Laboratory, US (2014-2016).
Education
2005-2010 PhD in Subsurface Hydrology at Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
2007 Certificate of Advanced Studies in Geotechnical Engineering (MSc) at Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
1999-2004 Diploma in Geology (BSc) at University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Professional Experience
since 2016 Research Scientist (Group Leader) at Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Eawag, Debendorf, Switzerland.
since 2016 Lecturer and Research Associate at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Prof. Roman Stocker’ Group), ETH-Zurich, Switzerland.
since 2016 Guest Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, US.
2014-2016 Post-doc Research Associate at Earth & Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, US (P.I.: James W. Carey and Mark L. Porter)
2012-2014 International Chair on Environment and Innovation (Fondation Rennes 1) at Geosciences Rennes, CNRS – University of Rennes 1, Rennes, France (P.I.: Yves Méheust and Tanguy Le Borgne)
2010-2012 Post-doc researcher at Geosciences Rennes, CNRS – University of Rennes 1, Rennes, France (P.I.: Laurent Longuevergne and Tanguy Le Borgne)