María-Gema Llorens

Biography

2022-present –Geosciences Barcelona – CSIC (Spanish National Research Council)

Staff Scientist

2020-2022 – Geosciences Barcelona – CSIC (Spanish National Research Council)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (funded by the Juan de la Cierva Incorporación Fellowship, Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities)

2017-2019 – Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (funded by the Juan de la Cierva Formación Fellowship, Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness)

2016-2017 – University of Tübingen (Germany)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (funded by the DFG Programme on Recruitment of Excellent Young Researchers – Exzellenzinitiative)

2015-2016 – University of Tübingen (Germany) and Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (Bremerhaven, Germany)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2015-2016) and PhD researcher (2013-2015) (funded by the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres)

• • • Numerical simulation of deformation microstructures and in polar ice

2013-2015 – University of Tübingen (Germany) and Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (Bremerhaven, Germany)

PhD researcher (funded by the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres – Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)

• • PhD thesis: Numerical simulation of deformation microstructures and folds in polar ice and ductile rocks. Graduated: July 2015. Grade: Summa cum Laude (highest possible grade in Germany). Prize for the best PhD thesis in Geosciences at the University of Tübingen in 2015.

  • Coordinator of the Micro-Dice (Micro-Dynamics of Ice) network programme. Funded by the ESF (European Science Foundation).

2010-2013 – Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (Germany)

PhD researcher (self funded)

• • • Numerical simulation of folding/unfolding in pure- and simple shear.

    • Numerical simulation of rigid body rotation in anisotropic materials.

    • Fieldwork: study of quartz veins in Puig Culip and deformed dykes in granodiorite in Roses (Cap de Creus, E Pyrenees, Spain).

2012 – RWTH Aachen University (Germany)

Developer of scientific software

• • • Development of codes for simulation of vein growth and crack-seal veins. FRACS research consortium (Mineral vein dynamics modelling project, http://fracs.de)

2012 – University of Tübingen (Germany)

Research assistant

• • • Study of deformation of partially molten rocks using grain boundary migration and simple shear deformation simulations. RCCC project (Rheology of the Continental Crust in Collision, University of Tübingen, University Paris VI and PGP Oslo)

2009-2010 – FCC Construcción, Barcelona (Spain)

Rock and soil mechanics, foundation, structure and material quality control manager in the construction of several buildings for the Catalan government and private companies.

2007-2009 – Edificio Terminal UTE, Barcelona (Spain)

Rock and soil mechanics, foundation, structure and material quality control manager in the construction of the new terminal T1 of the Barcelona airport (AENA). Joint venture of the companies FCC Construcción, Ferrovial and Rubau.

2006-2007 – INEMA, Barcelona (Spain)

Rock and soil mechanics, foundation, structure and material quality control manager in the construction of several public roads and buildings for the Catalan government.

2006 – INEMA, Barcelona (Spain)

Concrete, soil mechanics and steel laboratory officer for the construction of the new Line 9 of the Barcelona Subway.