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Ra\u00fal Medina, Managing Director of IHCantabria<\/p>\n
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More than 150 international projects, 200 scientific publications and 40 doctoral theses supervised endorse Ra\u00fal Medina’s scientific career, which has been dedicated to the advancement of coastal engineering and coastal protection<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.27.4″ vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ custom_margin=”||1px|||” custom_padding=”0px|0px|5%|0px” z_index_tablet=”0″ box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”19px” background_color=”#ffffff” vertical_offset_tablet=”0″ horizontal_offset_tablet=”0″ custom_margin=”2%|||” custom_padding=”|5%||” z_index_tablet=”500″ text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Tireless researcher, professor of generations and a leader with vision, the general director of the Environmental Hydraulics Institute of the Universidad de Cantabria (IHCantabria<\/a>), Ra\u00fal Medina<\/a>, will be awarded the Juan Mar\u00eda Par\u00e9s 2024 Research Award, in the category of \u201cResearch Activity\u201d. This award will be presented by the Social Council of the University of Cantabria, on June 12, in the auditorium of this university institution.<\/p>\n The awarding of this prize not only highlights the extraordinary scientific career of Ra\u00fal Medina, but also his ability to build community, promote talent and shape scientific knowledge that focuses on the great challenges of the planet. Because the mark that Ra\u00fal Medina is leaving in the field of coastal engineering is not only measured in figures, but in the real transformation of territories, institutions and people, inside and outside Spain.<\/p>\n A trajectory at the service of knowledge and society <\/strong><\/p>\n Ra\u00fal Medina has devoted more than four decades to research, teaching, technology and knowledge transfer. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Cantabria, has been a professor since 2001 and General Director of IHCantabria since 2011. He has led more than 150 international projects on risks, erosion, floods or integrated coastal management. He has published more than 200 scientific articles, directed more than 40 doctoral theses and developed tools, such as the Coastal Modeling System (CMS), used by more than 580 institutions in 56 countries, to improve the sustainability and resilience of coastal environments. His scientific, applied and socially committed vision has left its mark on projects promoted by multilateral organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank.<\/p>\n An inspirational figure inside and outside IHCantabria <\/strong><\/p>\n The opinions of those who have shared a path with him, such as academics and scientific researchers, reflect the human dimension that accompanies his scientific career. \u201cThis award cannot be understood without the human value that Ra\u00fal represents and the values he transmits in everything he does,\u201d says Javier L\u00f3pez Lara<\/a>, UC professor and head of the Climate Risk, Adaptation and Resilience Group at IHCantabria.<\/p>\n \u00cd\u00f1igo Losada<\/a>, professor at the University of Cantabria and Director of Research at IHCantabria, highlights Ra\u00fal Medina’s commitment to young talent and the development of the knowledge economy in Cantabria as exemplary. With this award, he says that \u201cthe leadership exercised by Ra\u00fal Medina in the creation and management of one of the most prestigious centers in the world in his discipline\u201d is being recognized.<\/p>\n \u201cI would like to highlight, in addition to a level of humanism, empathy and generosity, his prescient and strategic vision in the conception and application of a transdisciplinary approach, to seek solutions to the different problems related to water and aquatic ecosystems,\u201d comments Jos\u00e9 A. Juanes<\/a>, Director of Strategies at IHCantabria.<\/p>\n \u201cRa\u00fal is a master of masters, who has been able to solve complex coastal problems in Cantabria and the world, training generations with wisdom and generosity,\u201d says Mauricio Gonz\u00e1lez<\/a>, UC professor and head of the Coastal Engineering and Management Group of this institute.<\/p>\n