Xavier Gabarrell, new Vice-Rector for Campus and Sustainability
ICTA-UAB researcher Xavier Gabarrell i Durany will be the new Vice-Rector for Campus and Sustainability at the UAB, replacing Carmen Miralles. This was announced by the rector of the UAB, Javier Lafuente, who approved the change in the UAB Governing Team.
Gabarrell is professor in the Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry (Industrial Chemistry) from the UAB and a PhD in the Biotechnology Programme (1995). He was director of the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) from 2003 to 2006, and from 2018 to 2022. He is the researcher in charge of the research group on Sustainability and Environmental Protection (SosteniPrA, SGR). He is a member of the board of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and scientific coordinator of the SMART-ER at ECIU University.
His research has focused on environmental biotechnology - waste treatment using fungi, etc., as well as industrial ecology, material flows, urban sustainability indicators, sustainability of energy crops, environmental prevention, waste management and environmental assessment in business.