Curriculum Vitae
My
research focuses on plant functioning at multiple spatial and temporal
scales, in the context of global change and with a strong focus on trees
and forests. In particular, I am interested in understanding plant water and carbon fluxes, studying the interactions between plant traits, whole-plant physiology and ecosystem processes.
I have been junior PI at CREAF since 2015, coordinating
the SAPFLUXNET initiative, in which we curate the first global database
of tree water use derived from sap flow measurements and we use it to
disentangle the determinants of tree transpiration and drought responses
at the global scale. Since 2019, I hold a Humboldt Fellowship for
Experienced Researchers at the Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry.
I am also Adjunct Lecturer in Ecology at the Autonomous University of
Barcelona (UAB) since 2018.
I
have a BSc in Environmental Sciences (2002; UAB) and a PhD in Biology
(2006; Institute of Earth Sciences ‘Jaume Almera’, ICTJA-CSIC and
University of Barcelona, UB). I have been postdoctoral researcher at
Solfranc Tecnologías (2007-2008), Durham University, UK, (2008-2009) and
CREAF (2009-2015), with short-term postdoctoral visits at the University of Edinburgh, UK, (2012) and Ghent University in Belgium (2017).