Biography

Francisco Ayuga.
Born in Madrid (Spain), 1960.

Academic:
• Catedrático (Professor) since 2002, previously Profesor Titular (Associate Professor) since 1987. Always at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain).
• PhD. in Agricultural Engineering 1986.
• M.S. in Agricultural Engineering 1983.
• Teaching subjects on Agricultural Building Design, Agrifood Industries Design, Earth Works, Rural Roads, Strength of Materials, Building Structures (concrete and steel), Foundations, Silos and Tanks.
• Participant in 80 specialization courses for companies or non-university organizations

Expertise and research interest:
• Old Rural Buildings and Landscape
• Silos and Tanks
• Hydrology and Soil Erosion
• Rural Roads

Publications:
• 93 articles in scientific journals (59 in JCR-Clarivate journals and 34 in other journals).
• 16 technical books or chapters in technical books.
• 259 Congress or conference papers.

Research:
• Research Leader of 17 research projects at the national or regional level.
• Participant in 12 research projects at the international, national or regional level.
• Leader of 30 innovation and development reports for private or public companies.
• Leader of 4 projects for third world cooperation and development
• Participant in 12 teaching innovation projects
• Supervisor of 20 PhD theses.

Others:
• Member of the Organizing Committee at 4 International Congresses.
• Member of the Scientific Committee at 17 International Congresses.
• Member of the Editorial Board of 5 research journals (4 of them listed in JCR-ISI)
• Reviewer for 61 scientific journals
• Former President of the Special Interest Group “Rural Buildings and Landscape” under the EurAgEng Society (The Society for Agricultural Engineering in Europe).
• Former President of the Spanish Society of Agricultural Engineering.
• Former President of the Spanish Commission for Rural Engineering
• Vice-president of the Buildings Committee of the Spanish Engineering Institution.
• Participant and member of the steering committee in the Thematic Network USAEE (University Studies of Agricultural Engineering in Europe)
• Participant and member of the steering committee in the Thematic Network ERABEE (Education and Research in Biosystems or Agricultural and Biological Engineering in Europe)
• Member of the thematic network “Policy-Oriented Measures in Support of the Evolving Biosystems Engineering Studies in USA – EU (POMSEBES)”, under EU/US Cooperation Programme In Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training (ATLANTIS)
• Member of the thematic network “TransAtlantic Biosystems Engineering Curriculum and Mobility (TABE.NET)”, under the programme EU-US ATLANTIS Programme Cooperation in Higher Education and Vocational Training (Excellence Mobility Project) 2009-2014.
• Coordinator of the Master of Agricultural Engineering and PhD program in Agri-engineering, both from the UPM.
• Evaluator of research projects for national and foreign agencies.
• Former Director of the University-Industry Chair Rafael Dal-Re/TRAGSA of the UPM from 2016 to 2021


Biography Updated on 1st February 2022