Department of Geology and Subsoil
Code: 134000
Attached to: Vicedirección Científica
Department/Area head
Description
Multidisciplinary Department able to investigate, produce, combine and transfer reference and multiscale geological information. Its objectives and activities are crucial for improving;
(i) the use and sustainable management of resources (e.g. water, energy, minerals),
(ii) the prediction and adaptation to the impacts of climate change,
(iii) the anticipation and mitigation against natural risks, and
(iv) the planning and transfer of knowledge to other Earth Science disciplines, the productive sector and society.
Objetivos
Our main objectives are:
- To obtain, produce and transfer geological and geophysical reference data.
- To carry out basic research and generation of knowledge in Earth Sciences.
- To transfer Earth Science knowledge for natural resource management and ecological transition
Lines of research
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Development and creation of geological maps and implementation of new geological information models.
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Generation of 2D and 3D geological knowledge of the subsurface by integrating geological and geophysical data (gravimetry, magnetometry, passive seismic, geophysical logging, paleomagnetism, among others).
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Analysis of tectonic processes and their influence on the distribution of geological resources (water, minerals, energy) and geological storages.
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Geochemical, petrological and geodynamic studies of the Earth's lithosphere and geochronology of igneous and metamorphic complexes.
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Knowledge of marine geological resources (minerals, energy, and geo-habitats) and hydrochemical and bio-geochemical studies of extreme environments (submarine hydrothermal systems, acidic waters formed in mining environments).
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Study of fossils, reconstruction of past environments and diversification/extinction events and application of new techniques and methodologies in the study of the history of life on the Earth.
Groups
Research Group on Geological, Geomorphological Cartography and 4D Geology of Mountain Ranges and Basins
(GI-CARTO)
Research Group in Geology Applied to Marine Resources and Extreme Environments
(GI-GEOMAR)
Research Group on Paleontology of Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems: Response to the Biotic and Environmental Crises of the Phanerozoic
(GI-PETEMA)
Tectonic Processes and Geological Resources Group
Projects
Featured
GSEU-Geological Framework for the European geological data and information system
Department of Geology and Subsoil
