Iñigo J. Losada#
| Membership Number: | 5279 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2020 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SPAIN |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.ihcantabria.com |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-9651-9709 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1999 - present Full Professor School of Civil Engineering. University of Cantabria.
- 2012 - present Research Director. Environmental Hydraulics Institute “IHCantabria”. University of Cantabria
- 2008 - present Co-director and Co-founder Cantabria-Cornell Engineering Exchange Program. University of Cantabria-Cornell University
- 2007 - present Scientific Director and co-founder Cantabria Coastal and Ocean Basin- Large-Scale Experimental Facility
- 2014 - 2019 Coordinating Lead Author and Lead Author. (IPCC) United Nations-World Meteorological Organization
- 2009 - 2016 Member, Board of Directors IDERMAR (R&D in Marine Renewables) (http://www.idermar.com
)
- 2007 - 2012 Founding Director Environmental Hydraulics Institute “IHCantabria”. University of Cantabria
- 2004 (4 months). Visiting Professor School of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Cornell University
- 1992 - 1999 Associate Professor School of Civil Engineering. University of Cantabria
- 1989 - 1992 Research Assistant. Center for Applied Coastal Research. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. University of Delaware (USA)
Fields of Scholarship
- Climate change risk and adaptation in coastal areas
- Coastal protection including green and grey solutions
- Modelling of wave interaction with natural and man-made coastal features
- Coastal processes (observations and modelling: waves, sea level and currents)
- Ocean renewable energy (wind and waves)
Honours and Awards
- 2019 Blue Industry Award. Cantabria Maritime Cluster
- 2019 Board of Directors Royal Academy of Engineering, Spain
- 2018 Elected Member of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Spain
- 2018 King Jaime I Award on "Environmental Protection". (Election committee includes 15 Nobel Awards)
- 2017 Navy Medal of Merit, Spanish Ministry of Defense
- 2017 John G. Moffat-Frank E. Nichol Harbor and Coastal Engineering Award (American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE)
- 2016 “Enrico Marchi” Distinguished Lecture. (Italian Scientific Society for Hydraulics, Hydrology and Coastal Engineering)
- 2014 Professional Medal of Merit. Spanish Professional Society of Civil Engineers
- 2014 Elected Member. Coastal Engineering Research Council (ASCE)
- 2011 International Award “Augusto Gonzalez Linares” (Government of Cantabria)
- 2011 Andrew Heiskell Honorable Mention. Institute of International Education (New York)
- 2009 University of Cantabria Board of Trustees Research Award
- 2005 Best Ph.D. Program in Applied Science in Latin America, Spain and Portugal. Iberoamerican Association of Graduate Studies (AUIP). Program Founding Director
- 1999 National Environment Award. Spanish Ministry of the Environment
- 1997 Modesto Vigueras Award (PIANC-Spain)
