About
Short Bio
I am a Beatriu de Pinós Postdoctoral Fellow at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (Earth Sciences Department, Spain) since February 2026. My research focuses on understanding the link between atmospheric dynamics and extreme meteorological events — heatwaves, compound droughts, and extreme precipitation — with particular emphasis on the European Alps and the Mediterranean region. I develop synoptic classification and attribution methods to quantify the role of climate change in shaping these extremes.
I hold a PhD in Geography (Extraordinary Doctorate Prize) from the University of Barcelona, and have held postdoctoral positions at EURAC Research (Italy), Andorra Research+Innovation (Andorra), and the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). As Principal Investigator, I have secured competitive funding for the Flash4CastImp project (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Horizon Europe; 2027–2029), the HIPEAtMount project (Province of Bolzano; 2024–2026), and the ATOC project (Barcelona City Council; 2023–2024).
I am the author of synoptReg, an R package for synoptic climate classification widely used in climatological research. I also participated in the review process of the Sixth IPCC Assessment Report.
Research Interests
- Synoptic climatology and atmospheric circulation
- Extreme weather events: heatwaves, compound droughts, extreme precipitation
- Climate change attribution in mountain regions (Alps, Pyrenees)
- R programming and open-source tools for climate science
Current Position
Beatriu de Pinós Postdoctoral Fellow · since February 2026
Barcelona Supercomputing Center — Earth Sciences Department, Spain
Previous Positions
| Period | Position | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 – Feb 2026 | Seal of Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow | EURAC Research, Center for Climate Change and Transformation, Italy |
| Oct 2023 – Sep 2024 | Postdoctoral Researcher (Xunta de Galicia) + Visiting Postdoc | Univ. of Santiago de Compostela / EURAC Research, Italy |
| Oct 2022 – Sep 2023 | Postdoctoral Researcher (Xunta de Galicia) + Visiting Postdoc | Univ. of Santiago de Compostela / Andorra Research+Innovation |
| May 2022 – Aug 2022 | Postdoctoral Researcher | Andorra Research+Innovation |
| Nov 2021 – Feb 2022 | Adjunct Professor | University of Barcelona, Dept. of Geography |
| Oct 2018 – Oct 2021 | Predoctoral Researcher FPU | University of Barcelona, Dept. of Geography |
| Apr 2018 – Sep 2018 | Predoctoral Researcher APIF | University of Barcelona, Dept. of Geography |
| Oct 2017 – Nov 2017 | JAE-Intro Fellow | Spanish National Research Council, Institute of Geosciences |
Research stays during PhD: University of Lisbon (3 mo), University of Porto (1 mo), University of Santiago de Compostela (1 mo). Scientific secondment: ETH Zurich — Hydrology & Climate Impacts in Mountain Regions Group (3 mo, Sep–Dec 2025).
Education
PhD in Geography · University of Barcelona, Spain · 2022 (Extraordinary Doctorate Prize)
MSc in Remote Sensing and GIS · Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain · 2017
BSc in Geography · University of Barcelona, Spain · 2016
Teaching & Supervision
University teaching: 270 hours at the University of Barcelona; 42 hours in master’s programs
Courses taught:
Three 25-hour courses on spatial data analysis with R, Faculty of Geography and History, University of Barcelona (2019–2021)
Supervision:
- 1 Bachelor thesis (Inés Torres Batlló, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain)
- 2 Master theses (Albert Salvadó Badia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; Bhumi Gagnani, TU Dresden, Germany)
- Co-supervising Dimitar Yanakiev (PhD student, Universidad de Salamanca)
Other academic activities:
- Jury member for doctoral thesis of Ema Gaitán Fernández, Universidad San Jorge, Zaragoza (2023)
- Reviewer, Sixth IPCC Assessment Report
- Evaluator for competitive research projects, Spanish State Research Agency (AEI)
- Journal Editor, Special Issues: “Climate change in cold regions” (Science of The Total Environment) & “Spatiotemporal Variability of Precipitation Concentration” (Atmosphere)
- Organizer, public outreach event “Calor extrema a Barcelona: Desafiaments climàtics i solucions urbanes”, Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Barcelona
Contact
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Last updated on April 21, 2026