!!Miquel Canals - Biography
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Prof. Canals research is truly multidisciplinary within the broad area of Marine Sciences, at the frontiers between Geology, Physical Oceanography, Biology and Biogeochemistry, often under the common denominator of Global Change and anthropogenic impacts and their consequences on marine systems at different temporal scales. His most relevant scientific outcomes can be grouped in the following three main areas: i) the transfer of global change signals from the shallow to the deep ocean by means of high energy natural events such as dense shelf water cascading; ii) the multiscale  imprint of glaciers on the seafloor, as a record of ice dynamics and the impacts of climate change on the highly sensitive polar regions and their global consequences; and iii) the diversity of human impacts on marine ecosystems and on the seabed. Has been also active in other areas such as marine natural hazards or seascape-forming processes.\\
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PI and participant in 168 competitive research grants funded by the EU and other European agencies (46 projects) and the Spanish Government (65), amongst other public and private founders (57). Coordinator of large scale EU-funded research projects such as Euromarge-NB (1993-96) or the Research Training Network on EUROpean Deep Ocean Margins (EURODOM) from the Human Capital and Mobility Program of the EC (2002-06), amongst others.\\
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PI and participant in 48 research contracts with public administrations and the private sector to conduct assessments on seafloor integrity and usages, including the Spanish Government, the Government of Catalonia (Spain), BG Gas International BV (The Netherlands), Centre for Innovation and Business Development (CIDEM, Spain), Endesa Distribución Eléctrica (Spain), Energía Austral (Chile), Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company (USA), Gas y Electricidad, S.A. (Spain), Geomytsa (Spain), GESA-ENDESA (Spain), INTECSA (Spain), Landmark Graphics Corporation (USA), MAESSA (Spain), the Port Authority of Barcelona (Spain), Seismic Micro-Technology (USA), Services Petroliers Schlumberger S.E. (France), Statoil ASA (Norway), Tecnoambiente S.A. (Spain), and Woodside Energy Ltd. (Australia), amongst others. Most of these contracts can be framed within the Sustainable Blue Economy concept as they refer to the use and protection of the seafloor and subseafloor, and the resources and habitats they hold (e.g., placement of seafloor infrastructures including electrical cables; offshore wind energy assessments; search for sand resources; restoration actions). \\
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Author of 11 ISI Highly Cited Papers. Most relevant papers in the last 5 years published in Science, Scientific Data, Env. Res. Lett., Mar. Poll. Bull., J. Hazard. Mat., and other indexed journals. Co-editor of the encyclopaedic “Atlas of Submarine Glacial Landforms”, considered by many as the reference book in the field. Associate editor of “Progress in Oceanography” (Sept 2016-May 2020), and member of the Editorial Board since then. \\
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President of the promoting academic commissions that led to the on-going highly successful Bachelor in Marine Sciences, Master in  Oceanography and Management of the Marine Environment, Master in Aquaculture, and Doctorate Program in Marine Sciences at the University of Barcelona.\\ \\[{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW edit mcanals}][{ALLOW upload mcanals}][{ALLOW comment All}]