PAST TROPA-UCM MEMBERS
Dr. Roberto Suárez-Moreno
Current Position
Postdoctoral Researcher Scientist
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of the Columbia University, Palisades, New York, USA (rsuarez@ldeo.columbia.edu)
Academic Background
PhD in Physics (Univ. Complutense Madrid)
Masters degree in Geophysics and Meteorology (Univ. Complutense Madrid)
Degree in Physics (Univ. Autónoma Madrid)
Research topics
Climate variability and change: ocean-atmosphere interactions, SST-forced teleconnections, climate modelling, decadal and long-term hydroclimate drivers, anthropogenic and natural radiative forcing
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Dr. Julián Villamayor
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Current Position
Postdoctoral Researcher. Laboratoire d’Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN-IPSL, Sorbonne Université), Paris, France (julian.villamayor@locean-ipsl.upmc.fr)
Academic Background
PhD in Physics (Univ. Complutense Madrid)
Masters degree in Geophysics and Meteorology (Univ. Complutense Madrid)
Degree in Physics (Univ. Autónoma Madrid)
Research topics
Past, present, and future climate variability. Precipitation and sea surface temperature modes of decadal-to-multidecadal variability. Sea-atmosphere interactions. Teleconnections. Climate modelling. General circulation models.
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Marina García Burgos
Current Position
STREAM group. Depto. Física de la Tierra y Astrofísica. Universidad Complutense de Madrid (maring13@ucm.es).
Academic Background
Degree in Physics (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2012-2018)
Erasmus Exchange (Universidad Técnice de Munich (TUM), Alemania, 2016-2017)
Master in Meteorology (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2018-2019)
Research Topics
- Air-Ocean Interactions
- Extreme Events
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Dr. Jorge López Parages
Current Position
Postdoctoral Researcher
Universidad de Málaga (UMA)
parages@uma.es
Academic Background
PhD in Physics (Univ. Complutense Madrid)
Masters degree in Geophysics and Meteorology (Univ. Complutense Madrid)
Degree in Physics (Univ. Complutense Madrid)
Research topics
Climate variability: atmospheric teleconnections; Applied climatology: climate impact on marine ecosystems; Atmospheric dynamics; Numerical and statistical modelling; Air-sea interactions; Physical oceanography
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Dr. Juan Jesús González Alemán
Current Position
Cuerpo Superior de Meteorólogos del Estado - AEMET
Academic Background
PhD in Physics (2018; Univ. Complutense Madrid)
Masters degree in Geophysics and Meteorology (2013; Univ. Complutense Madrid)
Degree in Physics (2012; Univ. Complutense Madrid)
Research topics
Atmospheric dynamics; synoptic meteorology; Cyclones: Subtropical cyclones, Tropical transitions; Stratosphere-troposphere coupling; Predictability.
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Dr. Verónica Martín Gómez
Current Position
Postdoctoral researcher
Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC)
Academic background
Doctor in Physics (Universidad de la República, Uruguay)
Masters degree in Geophysics and Meteorology (Universidad Complutense Madrid, Spain)
Degree in Physics (Universidad Complutense Madrid, Spain)
Research topics/interests
Climate variability and teleconnections: South American Climate, West African Monsoon
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Dr. Antonio Castaño Tierno 
Current Position
Postdoctoral researcher
Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO)
Academic Background
Degree in Physics (Universidad de Extremadura)
Masters degree in Geophysics and Meteorology (Univ. Complutense Madrid)
Research topics/interests
-Upwelling representation in GCMs
-General circulation models
-Interannual variability in the tropics