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Graduate in Chemical Sciences by the Universidad Complutense Madrid (UCM, 1980), with a diploma thesis in the field of Metallurgy (1982). Doctorate in Chemistry by the UCM (1985). BSc in Welding (1985). At 1982 he joined at the Corrosion and Protection Department of the National Centre for Metallurgical Research (CENIM-CSIC) where he has developed his scientific career. Research Fellow (1988) and Academic Visitor at Imperial Collage London.
From 1996 to 2008 he was the Head of Corrosion and Protection of CENIM-CSIC. In 2007 he took on the editorial of Revista de Metalurgia (2007-2008). In 2008 was appointed Deputy Vice-President of CSIC (till 2012). From 2014-2016 he has been Special Visiting Researcher of the program "Ciencias sem Fronterias" at the University of Campinas (Brasil).
He is currently Chairman of the Spanish Society of Materials (2017) and he has been Executive Officer of The Federation of European Materials Societies (2009-2013).
Since 1983, he has published more than a hundred research papers in refereed Journals focused on basic aspects of corrosion and surface engineering as well as presentations in conferences, courses and congresses.