RAÚL MEDINA SANTAMARÍA

Director General

Responsable del Área de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Costas

Investigador Principal

medinar@unican.es
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Biografía

Raúl Medina es Vicepresidente de la Fundación Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental; Director del Grupo de Investigación Oceánica y Costera (1996-2007) y Catedrático de Ingeniería Costera de la Universidad de Cantabria (1993); Doctor Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos (Universidad de Cantabria). Desde 2011 es Director General del Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental de la Universidad de Cantabria (IHCantabria), habiendo sido director del Grupo de Investigación en Ingeniería Oceanográfica y Costera durante los años 1996-2011 y miembro de la Comisión Científica y de Doctorado de la Universidad de Cantabria durante 10 años.

Ha publicado 14 capítulos de libros, más de 70 artículos en revistas científicas y más de 160 actas de congresos sobre estos temas. Ha sido investigador principal en proyectos financiados por la CICYT española, la Unión Europea y varias administraciones públicas españolas (Autoridad Portuaria del Estado, Dirección General de Costas, etc.).

También es Asesor Científico del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, Revisor de INCO de la Unión Europea, Proyectos MAST y Proyectos ANEP, Revisor de varias revistas científicas nacionales e internacionales, Miembro de la Comisión Científica y de Doctorado de la Universidad de Cantabria.

Ha desarrollado herramientas y metodologías que se utilizan actualmente en muchos países alrededor del mundo, incluyendo el Sistema de Modelado Costero, SMC, con más de 580 compañías e instituciones usuarias en 56 países. Ha sido cofundador de una EBT dedicada a la investigación de energías renovables marinas con 6 patentes.

Por su actividad investigadora, ha recibido dos veces el Premio Nacional de Medio Ambiente.

LÍNEAS DE INVESTIGACIÓN

Gestión y planificación integradas de las zonas costeras.

Modelización numérica de costas, morfodinámica de playas, dinámica de inlets.

Hidrodinámica de las olas e interacción ola-estructura.

pUBLiCACIOnES

Biofilm-induced effect on the buoyancy of plastic debris: An experimental study

Marine Pollution Bulletin

2023 | Journal article

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115239

EID:

2-s2.0-85165004424

Part of ISSN: 18793363 0025326X

Contributors: Núñez, P.; Misic, C.; Cutroneo, L.; Capello, M.; Medina, R.; Besio, G.

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Méndez, F. J., et al. (2007). An extreme value model for wave climate considering duration and seasonality. Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference.

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Mendez, F. J., et al. (2003). STATISTICAL ANALYSIS of DIRECTIONAL SEA STATE PERSISTENCE. Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference.

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González, M. and R. Medina (2003). A NEW METHODOLOGY for the DESIGN of STATIC EQUILIBRIUM BEACHES and the APPLICATION in NOURISHMENT PROJECTS. Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference.

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González, M. and R. Medina (2001). “On the application of static equilibrium bay formulations to natural and man-made beaches.” Coastal Engineering 43(3-4): 209-225.

Galofré, J. and R. Medina (2001). Compatibility of borrow material for beach fills: A revised formulation. Coastal Dynamics 2001.

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Muñoz-Pérez, J. J. and R. Medina (2000). Profile changes due to a fortnightly tidal cycle. Coastal Engineering 2000 – Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2000.

Medina, R., et al. (2000). Relationship between beach morphodynamics and equilibrium profiles. Coastal Engineering 2000 – Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2000.

Galofré, J. and R. Medina (2000). An equilibrium grain size distribution model for beaches. Coastal Engineering 2000 – Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2000.

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