RESEARCH LINES
• Soil Quality
• Carbon sequestration and climate change
• Agro -climatology
• Soil Mapping and GIS
• Polluted soils
Rafael Espejo responsable IP-CASAM
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Dr. Rafael Espejo

Rafael Espejo is Professor in the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry of the Technical University of Madrid. He has focused his scientific career in the study of the genesis of soils, soil quality, agriculture conservation and recovery of degraded soils. Rafael has coordinate 14 research projects of the Spanish National Research Programme and supervised 7 Doctoral Theses. Dr. Espejo is vice president of the Spanish Association of Conservation Agriculture – Living Soils

RESEARCH GROUP
Foto Grupo CASAM

Rafael Espejo Serrano
 rafael.espejo@upm.e

Pablo Piñero
 sin dato

Jesús Santano Arias
 jesus.santano @upm.es

Kelly del Cisne Ulcuango Ulcuango
kdc.ulcuango@alumnos.upm.es

Nelly Soledad
 nellysoledad.centurion.gimenez@alumnos.upm.e

Mariela Navas Vasquez
 marielajose.navas@upm.es

Chiquinquirá Hontoria (Group leader)
 c.hontoria@upm.es

Ignacio Mariscal
 i.mariscal@upm.es

Marta Benito
 marta.benito@upm.es

Research group profile
The group of Soil Quality and Environmental Applications (CASAM) is composed of 17 members, including researchers at different levels, technical staff and administrative staff which are working on Food and Agro-environmental Sciences. The staff is associated with the Technical School of Agricultural, Food and Biosystems Engineering and Technical School Forestry and Natural Environment Engineering.

In addition, CASAM is integrated into two university clusters: CEI Moncloa-Global Change and New Energy and Agro-Food and Health and the Group on Educational Innovation in Soil Science. CASAM research activities are focuses on different aspects of soil quality in agro-ecosystems, including degradation, conservation, improvement and the role of agricultural soils as a source or sink of greenhouse gas emissions.

Research Projects associated to AGRISOST

  1. Management of degraded acid soils. Implications for the role of soil as a sink for CO2 at ecosystem level. CGL2008 04361-C02-01
  2. Recovery of polluted soils with native plants from eco-compatible substrates and effect of these materials on bioavailability and biodegradation of contaminants. CTM2009-13140-C02-01
  3. Use of organic substrates (agricultural and forestry) from the State of Oaxaca (Mexico) as growing media and for conservation of soils. AL11-PID-08
  4. Use of humic acids as chelating agent for assisted phytoextraction of polluted soils by heavy metals. Grant for Research Groups.
  5. Techniques for Heritage Conservation, in collaboration with CSIC and several universities. Consolider-Ingenio Programme. CSD2007-00058

Scientific Infrastructures

  • Atomic absorption spectroscopy
  • Ion chromatography
  • Kjeldahl equipment
  • Richards Membrane
  • Radiometer (range 400-2500 nm) and spectral cameras

 

 

 

 

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