Estanislao Pujades Garnes

Estanislao Pujades Garnes is a postdoctoral researcher at the Computational Hydrosystems Department of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ in Leipzig, Germany. He holds a PhD in Hydrogeology from the Technical University of Catalonia (2013) and has worked at the University of Liège (Belgium) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).

Research Focus

• Groundwater dynamics in underground structures
• Numerical modeling of coupled hydrological processes
• Geo-energy systems (Underground Pumped Storage Hydropower)
• Hydrochemical evolution in aquifers
• Urban infrastructure-groundwater interactions

Scientific Contributions

• 15+ peer-reviewed publications (2017-2022) on groundwater modeling, UPSH efficiency, and contaminant transport
• Key presentations at EGU, AGU, IAH, and International Nitrogen Workshop conferences
• Supervised PhD and Master's students in hydrogeological research

Awards

• Marie Curie BEIPD-COFUND Postdoctoral Fellowship (2014-2016)
• FI-DGR PhD Fellowship (Catalonia Government, 2010-2013)