Gonzalo Miguez Macho

Summary

Dr. Gonzalo Miguez Macho is a Professor at the Department of Particle Physics, Faculty of Physics, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. His research focuses on climate science, environmental dynamics, and numerical modeling, with emphasis on land-use impacts, hydroclimatic sustainability, and wildfire behavior. He leads the GFNL Nonlinear Physics Group and is affiliated with the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Environmental Technologies (CRETUS).

• Education: Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences (not explicitly stated, inferred from research focus).

Research Interests: Dr. Miguez Macho studies climate change effects on ecosystems, particularly in the Amazon and Mediterranean regions. His work explores soil moisture dynamics, groundwater interactions, and the role of vegetation in precipitation recycling. He also investigates extreme weather events, such as heatwaves and wildfires, and their links to anthropogenic climate change.

Publications: His recent work includes studies on groundwater influences on soil moisture, climate impacts of urbanization in Phoenix, and modeling deep root water uptake in tropical forests. Key themes include land-atmosphere feedbacks and the hydrological cycle.

Awards: None explicitly mentioned in the text.

Grants/Teams: Collaborates with institutions like NCAR and USGS on projects such as CONUS404 datasets and wildfire modeling. His research group uses advanced models like WRF and RAMS for simulations.

Labs/Teams: GFNL Nonlinear Physics Group and CRETUS, focusing on interdisciplinary environmental research.