Supervision

Students

PhD and master's theses supervised on coastal processes, estuaries and coastal engineering.

10PhD theses supervisedplus 1 in progress

6International Doctoratemention obtained

3Extraordinary Doctoral AwardsUniversity of Granada

49Master's thesesplus 38 final-degree projects and 16 bachelor's theses

Doctoral theses

PhD students

Marta Aragón Martínez

Climate change impact on the morphodynamics of estuaries and deltas: application to the Andalusian coast

Period: since January 2023

FPU contract (Ministry of Education, Spain)

Co-advisor: Alejandro López Ruiz

In progress

Juan del Rosal Salido

Global warming impact on transitional coastal environments: a methodology for knowledge-based management and decision making

Defended: October 2020

Sandra Paola Viaña Borja

Remote sensing of coastal environments. Applications to morphological studies

Defended: May 2020

Grant: Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, Republic of Colombia

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Pilar Díaz Carrasco

Water-wave interaction with mound breakwaters: from the seabed to the armor layer

Defended: December 2019

FPU contract (Ministry of Education, Spain)

Co-advisor: María Clavero Gilabert

International DoctorateRead thesis ↗

Rafael Jesús Bergillos Meca

Multi-scale dynamics of mixed sand and gravel deltaic coasts

Defended: December 2017

FPI contract (Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain)

Co-advisor: Prof. Gerd Masselink (Plymouth University)

International DoctorateExtraordinary Doctoral AwardEnrique Fuentes Quintana Award 2019IIAMA Award 2020Read thesis ↗

Alfonso Jiménez Robles

Numerical modeling of hydro-morphodynamics in fluvial/tide-dominated coastal environments: from the tidal channel to the inner shelf

Defended: June 2017

FPU contract (Ministry of Education, Spain)

International DoctorateRead thesis ↗

Carmen Zarzuelo Romero

Morpho-hydrodynamics of a highly altered tidally-dominated bay

Defended: January 2016

FPI grant (Junta de Andalucía)

Co-advisor: Manuel Díez Minguito

International DoctorateExtraordinary Doctoral AwardRead thesis ↗

Pedro Magaña Redondo

Knowledge representation in the domain of environmental dynamics

Defended: February 2015

International DoctorateRead thesis ↗

Alejandro López Ruiz

Alongshore sediment transport on curvilinear coasts and implications on shoreline evolution

Defended: May 2014

FPU grant (Ministry of Education, Spain)

International DoctorateExtraordinary Doctoral AwardRead thesis ↗

Dulce María Pérez Romero

Procesos hidrodinámicos en diques mixtos y efectos de escala

Defended: 2008

Co-supervised with Miguel Á. Losada Rodríguez

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María Clavero Gilabert

Comportamiento de los diques en talud frente a la acción del oleaje y criterios para el reparto de la probabilidad conjunta de fallo en la vida útil

Defended: 2007

Co-supervised with Miguel Á. Losada Rodríguez

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Master's theses

MSc students

Selected master's theses; several are available in the UGR institutional repository.

2022Morphodynamics of Guadiario river outlet: preliminary studyMarta Aragón Martínez
2020Influence of bathymetric perturbations on wave propagation and sea level changes: application to Carchuna beach (Granada, Spain)Ángel Navarro Casado
2019Measurements and modeling of the temporal evolution of a littoral lagoonManuel Teixeira Marion
2018Evaluation of locations for disposal of dredging material (Punta Umbría, Huelva, Spain)Pablo J. Arjona López
2017Design of beach nourishments by means of wave climate simulation techniquesDaniel Principal GómezRepository ↗
2016Beach nourishments on heterogeneous beaches: data analysis and numerical modellingCristóbal Rodríguez DelgadoRepository ↗
2015Wave-seabed-structure interaction: an analytical and experimental approachPilar Díaz Carrasco
2014Recent evolution of the Guadalfeo river delta (Granada, Spain)Rafael J. Bergillos MecaRepository ↗
2013Hydrodynamics of mixed sand and gravel beaches: a reviewRafael J. Bergillos MecaRepository ↗
2012Hydrodynamic modeling of the Bay of Cádiz: field survey and numerical modelingCarmen Zarzuelo RomeroRepository ↗
2012Morphodynamic study of Carchuna beach (Granada) by means of a video-monitoring systemSandra Paola Viaña Borja
2011Cross-shore profiles on mixed sand and gravel beachesFelipe Garrido Lachica
2011Morphodynamics of the Guadalquivir river prodeltaAlfonso Jiménez Robles
2011Hydromorphology in coastal and transitional watersDavid Quintero Castro
2010Influence of Jolúcar canyon in Carchuna beach morphodynamicsPablo Gómez Galiardo
2010Longshore sediment transport on curvilinear coastsAlejandro López RuizRepository ↗

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