ICTJA Research Strategy 2014-2017 Institut de Ciències de la Terra Jaume Almera ICTJA
Edition: Institut de Ciències de la Terra Jaume Almera Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume AlmeraCoordination: DirectionDesign and layout: Masgrau-Yani, SL
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Why now?………………………………………………………………………… 4
Our Mission ……………………………………………………………………… 6
Our Aims ………………………………………………………………………… 8
ICTJA Flagships ………………………………………………………………… 10
Our Expertise …………………………………………………………………… 12
Our Research Vision ………………………………………………………… 14
Earth System Sciences ……………………………………………………… 16
Subsurface Characterization and Monitoring …………………… 18
Characterization and Assessment of Geological,
Environmental and Climate Hazards ………………………………… 20
ICTJA in numbers ……………………………………………………………… 22
Index
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The launch of Horizon 2020 (H2020) and the recent launch of the National Plan
for Scientific and Technological Research and Innovation (PEICTI) include both
fundamental and applied science, but their focus is squarely on:
a) Societal challenges
b) Training programmes
c) Infrastructure
Furthermore, difficulties in raising funding at a national level requires that we define
a research strategy for the coming years that maintains and moves forward ICTJA’s
momentum and competiveness at both the national and international level.
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ICTJA is an international geosciences research institute of excellence whose mission
is to advance the understanding of the Earth System Science. We will achieve this
by applying advanced (forefront) experimental and analytical methodologies to well-
defined, knowledge-driven research objectives. A key part of our mission is to meet
industrial and societal needs through knowledge transfer applied to geohazards
and exploration and exploitation of geological resources. Central to our mission is
quality training of the next generation of Earth Science researchers and technicians.
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Identify new and emerging, high-priority research opportunities.
Enhance our training capabilities of the next generation of Earth scientists.
Increase our support of early career researchers.
Raise our level of international collaboration.
Create and translate breakthroughs in knowledge-driven research into
practical applications that provide the knowledge transfer that industry
and society seeks.
Advance knowledge and understanding within and across the different
fields of earth sciences.
Significantly, these aims must intersect both:
the portfolio of ICTJA research interests and capacities.
the portfolio of HORIZON 2020; PEICTI (Spanish Plan for Scientifc
and Technical Research and Innovation), and industry interests.
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These flagships are:
Knowledge-Driven Research
Applied Research
Responding to societal needs
Training and support of early career
Researchers and Technicians
ICTJA’s flagships are ambitious initiatives that aim to achieve
scientific advancement, while providing strong support for
industrial and societal needs.
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Geologicalandgeophysicalstudiesofthelithosphereandshallowsubsurface.Characterization,quantification,monitoring,andforecastingofresources.Experimentalandnumericalmodelingofgeological,environmentalandclimateprocessesandhazards.
Multidisciplinaryanalyticalandexperimentalcharacterizationofgeologicalmaterialsandprocesses.
Technological development (instrumentation and software) applied togeophysical,geochemicalandenvironmentalmonitoring,qualitycontrol,andquantitativeassessment.
Our researchers are at the forefront in knowledge-driven research into Earth System Science and its transfer to meet industry and society needs:
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Earth Systems Science.
Subsurface characterization
and monitoring.
Characterization and assessment
of geological, environmental,
and climate hazards.
To enhance key areas in knowledge-driven research and to use this knowledge to meet major industrial and societal challenges through excellence in:
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Knowledge-driven research challenges
Maintain our research excellence in understanding shallow and deep Earth
processes and their interactions.
Reach the forefront in the study of Earth surface processes.
Grow our research capabilities in recent and past climate change.
Enhance the understanding of the physical and chemical properties of geomaterials.
Capacities
Highly experienced research personnel.
Proven excellence in research on crustal structure,
lithosphere dynamics, and shallow Earth processes.
State of the art seismology network.
State of the art laboratory facilities.
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Industry oriented challenges
Apply our expertise and knowledge to conventional and unconventional
hydrocarbons (shale gas), geothermal energy, underground storage of CO2 and
natural gas.
Integrate tectonosedimentary models as analogs to hydrocarbon plays and
subsurface reservoirs.
Capacities
Development of geophysical methodologies and techniques for characterization
and monitoring.
Provide high-resolution structural, petrophysical, and geochemical characterization
of reservoirs, rock massifs and raw materials.
Experimental characterization of raw materials and beyond.
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Societal oriented challenges
Further the understanding of climate-tectonic interactions over a range of
temporal scales.
Improve our capacity for experimental and numerical modeling of geological,
environmental and climatic hazards.
Increase our visibility in hazard assessment, forecasting, and decision support
systems.
Capacities
Excellent laboratories for geochronology, geochemistry, and paleomagnetism.
Software development for numerical modeling.
Leaders in the development of e-tools for hazard assessment and territorial
planning, including cost-benefit analysis.
At the forefront in recent and past spatio-temporal environmental and climate
multiproxy and high-resolution reconstructions.
State of the art methods on applied remote sensing and processing of
geospatial data.
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ICTJA innumbers
Personnel - Total 93
ICTJA Publications 2006-2013 - Total 873
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ICTJA h-index
Researchers Permanent Staff 27
Administration Permanent Staff 6
Services Permanent Staff 5
Technicians Permanent Staff 6
INEM Contract - 1Researchers Permanent Staff - 27Administration Permanent Staff - 6Services Permanent Staff - 5Technicians Permanent Staff - 6Post-doc Researchers - 13PhD Researchers - 16IGME Visiting Scientists - 2Contracted Technicians - 17
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ICTJA Flagships
Knowledge-Driven Research
Applied Research
Responding to societal needs
Training & Supporting Investigators
Our vision
F1. Earth Systems Sciences
F2. Subsoil Characterization & Monitoring
F3. Characterization & Asessment of Geol. & Environ. Hazards
F1 / F2 & F3
ICTJA - RS2014-17
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ICTJA Research Strategy2014-2017
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