Research Publications Projects Curriculum Links Home

Active Projects

  • GeoCAM. "Geodynamics of the Central Alpine Mediterranean Orogenic System: Mantle characterization and vertical motions". Spanish Government Science Foundation. Started January 2019. PI: Ivone Jiménez-Munt and Daniel Garcia-Castellanos.

  • SALTGIANT. "Understanding the Mediterranean Salt Giant". ETN, Europe. Started February 2018.

 

PhD Thesis

Wentao Zhang. "The Central Alpine Mediterranean Orogenic System: numerical modelling of the lithospheric structure and the topographic response". Funded by China Scholarship Council (CSC). Advisors: Ivone Jiménez-Munt, Ana Negredo, Montserrat Torné.

Hanneke Heida. "Isostatic vertical motions during the Messinian salt giant or marginal vertical motions". Contract from SALTGIANT ETN. Started on October 2018. Advisors: Daniel Garcia-Castellanos and Ivone Jiménez-Munt.

DEFENDED:

Kittiphon Boonma. "Geodynamical modeling of lithospheric slab-tearing and the topographic response". Contract from SUBITOP ETN. October 2021. Thesis pdf. Advisors: Ivone Jiménez-Munt and Daniel Garcia-Castellanos.

Angel Valverde. "Numerical modeling of the Cenozoic geodynamic evolution of the Iberian microplate". FPI from MITE Project. January 2021. Thesis pdf. Advisors: Ivone Jiménez-Munt and Daniel Garcia-Castellanos.

Lavinia Tunini. "The Central Asia collision zone: numerical modelling of the lithospheric structure and the present-day kinematics". University of Barcelona, May 2015. Thesis pdf. Advisors: Ivone Jiménez-Munt and Manel Fernandez.

Alberto Carballo. "Geophysical and petrological characterization of the lithospheric mantle in Iberia and North Africa". University of Barcelona, May 2015. Thesis pdf. Advisors: Manel Fernandez and Ivone Jiménez-Munt

 

Finished Projects

  • SUBITOP. "Understanding subduction zone topography through modelling of coupled shallow and deep processes". ETN, Europe. Started March 2015.

  • MITE. "Modeling the Topographic Evolution of Iberia". Spanish Government Science Foundation. Started January 2015. PI: Daniel Garcia-Castellanos and Ivone Jiménez-Munt.

  • ATIZA. The nature of lithospheric-mantle beneath Alpine orogenic belts: A comparison between Atlas, Zagros and Tibet from numerical approaches. From January 2010 to December 2013. PI: Ivone Jiménez-Munt

  • TOPOMOD. Sculpting the Earth's topography: insights from modelling deep-surface processes. European Network, ETN. 2011-2014.
  • SISAT. Seismic characterization of the crust and lithospheric mantle beneath the High Atlas. Finish February 2012. PI: Ivone Jiménez-Munt

  • TECLA. Tectonic-climatic interactions in arid orogen-basin systems. PI: Daniel Garcia-Castellanos

  • Topo-Iberia. On the coupling between surface and lithospheric processes in Iberia, including broad seismic and GPS data acquisition. Started 2006. PI: Josep Gallart

  • TopoMed. Within the Topo-Europe Eurocores program of the ESF. Started 2008. PI: Rinus Wortel, Manel Fernandez (Spanish team)

  • TopoAtlas. On the geodynamic evolution of the Atlas Mountains. Started 2006-09. Finished 2010-09. PI: Daniel Garcia-Castellanos