UAB Experts Guide for journalists

María Eugenia Suárez Ojeda

Research lines devotes to the: i) Recovery of biopolymers and other value-added products using mixed cultures, ii) Nitrogen removal using two-step systems based on partial nitritation and anammox, iii) Microbial ecology and iv) Biological treatment of industrial wastewater containing toxic and recalcitrant organic compounds. Treatment is approached using either continuous granular sludge bioreactors or sequencing batch reactors with suspended biomass.

Keywords: Valorisation of wastewaters, bioplastics, anammox, microbial ecology

Remo Suppi Boldrito

His research is oriented to, on the one hand, high performance simulation of agent-based models (ABM) of social applications such as movement of people in closed environments, emergency evacuation, spread of epidemics (Dengue/Zika). This objective is achieved using high-performance computing architectures such as local and cloud clusters (private and public). On the other hand, his work focuses to Big Data Processing: computing infrastructure and algorithms for the analysis, management and visualization of large data-sets (on-line and previously stored). His research activity is developed at the SGR HPC4EAS of the UAB.

Keywords: high performance simulation, high performance computing (HPC), ABM models, big data processing

Santiago Suriñach Cornet

He is an expert in the thermal analysis of materials.

Keywords: differential scannig calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry analysis, dilatometric analysis

Jordi Surrallés Calonge

His research interests are genetics and therapy of cancer-prone rare genetic syndromes with defective DNA repair with special focus in Fanconi anemia. He also investigates the genetics of familiar cancer syndromes and performs therapeutic research including gene and cell therapy approaches and cell-based drug screening platforms. A long term goal is to understand the mechanisms that maintain genome stability and protect us from disease, cancer, and ageing and to translate this knowledge to develop novel therapeutic and diagnostic strategies.

Keywords: genomic instability, Fanconi anemia, BRCA1, BRCA2, DNA repair, mutation, genetic predisposition to cancer, rare diseases, diagnosis, therapy

Marta Tafalla González

Philosopher, specialized in environmental aesthetics, environmental ethics, animal ethics, human rights.

Keywords: landscape, garden, natural beauty, nature, biodiversity, environmental catastrophe, animal, non-human person, animal rights, human rights

Santiago Tejedor Calvo

Degree in Journalism (Extraordinary Mention) and a PhD in Journalism from the UAB, PhD in Project Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). Author of books and articles on communication, education, journalism and technology. He is co-director of the Funiversity (www.funiversity.es), creator of the web tuAventura (www.tuaventura.org) and promoter of the AIKA education portal (www.aikaeducacion.com). Every year he travels with students from all over Spain with the Tahina-Can Expedition (www.tahina-can.org), which he coordinates. Research on cyberjournalism, media literacy, travel journalism, social networks, gamification and storytelling.

Keywords: cyberjournalism, media literacy, travel journalism, social networks, gamification, storytelling

Marina Tomàs Folch

Expert in organization, management and leadership in educational institutions and in the university in particular. He has developed with his team a line of research around the change of culture in universities and the need for an innovative culture. In many of her studies she has incorporated the gender perspective. His research is applied and uses both quantitative and qualitative methodologies.

Keywords: organizational culture, school, university, leadership, organization and management of education, innovation and gender

Joan Torregrosa Arús

Dynamical systems and ordinary differential equations. Qualitative theory of planar differential equations. Limit cycles and 16th Hilbert problem. Piecewise differential equations. Abel equations. Chebyshev systems and zeros of real functions.

Keywords: dynamical systems, ordinary differential equations, qualitative theory

Francesc Torres Canals

Expert in Micro and Nanosystems and Micro and Nanofabrication.

Keywords: MEMS, NEMS, electronics, microfabrication, nanofabrication

Lluís Tort Bardolet

Specialist in comparative animal physiology and expert in fish stress and the endocrine, metabolic and immune responses. His studies are connected to aquaculture, fish health and immunity, new diets supplemented with immunostimulants, prebiotics or probiotics, physico-chemical and biological conditions of water, recirculation systems and efficiency in aquatic production. His work on stress has included the effects of manipulations, high densities, contamination by metals or nanoplastics or social interactions among individuals. These studies are also the basis for assessing and regulating the animal welfare criteria in fish.

Keywords: stress, animal welfare, fish, aquaculture, immune response, endocrine response, animal welfare, stress indicators, welfare indicators, aquaculture production, fish farm

Anna Tous Rovirosa

She is a researcher on Audiovisual Narrative, TV Analysis and TV Fiction Interactivity. She has published several books and papers about US TV Series, as well as Catalan and Spanish TV Series. She is member of Ofent and Localcom research groups.

Keywords: television, series, fiction, audiovisual narrative, interactivity

Francesc Trillas Jané

He is an expert on economic impact of politics, regulated industries and economics of sport. Historically, Trillas has focused on the economy of regulated sectors in network industries, especially on the functioning of their regulatory agencies. More recently he has conducted lectures and research in sports economy, particularly in the aspects of rationality and incentives, as well as in sports institutions and corruption taking place mainly in football. He also has worked on the impact political processes have on the economy, including the economics of federalism.

Keywords: regulation, politics, sport