Irene DELGADO-FERNANDEZ
Professor of Coastal Geomorphology (by ANECA, Spain, and Edge Hill University, UK) and Full-time Researcher at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cádiz (Spain)
She currently works as full-time researcher at the University of Cadiz (Spain) since January 2022. She gained her Full Professorship by the Spanish National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation in 2020, and by Edge Hill University (Great Britain) in 2018. Irene is a Marine Scientist with study/work experience in Canada (PhD by the University of Guelph, Ontario), Northern Ireland (Postdoctoral, Ulster University), Spain (BSc/MSc, University of Vigo) and England (Lecturer, Reader, and Professor at Edge Hill University). She also conducted BSc and MSc research at the University of Las Palmas GC (Spain) and Sydney University (Australia). This exposure to numerous learning and working environments has allowed her to collaborate with a variety of international research groups. Her research interests include the study of sandy coastlines, airflow modelling and sediment transport, coastal dune management, and transdisciplinary approaches to science communication. She is currently a member of IGU Commission on Coastal Systems, ESPL Advisory Board, and WICGE, and Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.