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Dr. María de las Virtudes Martínez Hernández

Position: 
Researcher
PhD: 
Hidrology and water resources management. University of Alcalá. Spain
Research: 
Behaviour of drugs in the unsaturated zone
Joining Date: 
11/2008
Address: 
IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID
E-mail: 
virtudes.martinez@imdea.org
Short Bio: 

PhD in Hydrology and Water Resources Management at University of Alcala (2015), MSc in the same programme (2008) and BSc in Environmental Sciences at University of Alcala (2007). During her career she has worked with environmental contamination problems and water quality. Her research is mainly focused on contaminant reactive transport through porous media, environmental water reuse, and water resources management and quality. She deals particularly with emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals, and their natural attenuation during infiltration. In addition, she collaborates with the master programme "Hydrology and Water Resources Management". She also participates in scientific dissemination events such as Week of Science and European Researcher’s night.