The Rural Engineering Group was set up to find solutions to the problems affecting agricultural society in Almeria. We create technology to make the Almerian Agricultural Model sustainable, while also adapting technologies developed in other regions to the needs of local farmers and the ancillary farming industry.
The standing of the group is attested to by the fact that in recent years we have produced 10 doctoral theses, 28 research projects and 7 patents, as well as signing 66 contracts with businesses. We consider university-business collaboration to be key to researching and solving the problems faced by the sector, from an eminently practical standpoint. Likewise, we have also published 167 articles in national and international journals indexed by the influential International Scientific Information.
Human Team
Diego Luis Valera Martínez
Diego Luis Valera Martínez is a professor at the University of Almeria Engineering Department. He is currently assigned to the Higher School of Engineering, where he was awarded the Best Teacher prize in 2012. He studied Agricultural Engineering to doctorate level at the University of Cordoba, where he was awarded the José María Bergillos special prize for Best Final Project.
He has had more than 60 scientific articles published in indexed journals, in addition to more than 120 articles in knowledge transfer journals for the agri-food sector. He has given more than 100 talks at national and international congresses, accumulating best talk awards, mentions of excellence and recognition awards.
Professor Valera Martínez has supervised more than 100 degree and master's degree projects and 14 doctoral theses, some of which have obtained the Special Doctorate Award and Best Doctoral Thesis Award.
Group members
- Álvaro Martínez-Carrasco, Juan-Eugenio
Researcher - Colomer De La Oliva, Ignacio
Researcher - Espinoza Ramos, Karlos
Intern - Gallardo Perez, Pedro
Researcher - Garcia Cruz, Amos
Researcher - Lastra Bravo, Xavier Bolívar
Researcher - López Martínez, Alejandro
Lecturer - Lopez Martinez, José Antonio
Lecturer - Manzano Agugliaro, Francisco
Professor - Marín Membrive, Patricia
Agricultural engineer - Martinez Lopez, Juan
Lecturer - Martin-Gil Garcia, Jose
Researcher - Molina Aiz, Francisco Domingo
Lecturer
- Moreno Teruel, María Ángeles
Researcher - Peña Fernandez, Ana Araceli
Lecturer - Reca Cardeña, Juan
Professor - Salas Sanjuan, Maria Del Carmen
Researcher - Salinas Andujar, Jose Antonio
Professor - Tolón Becerra, Alfredo
Agricultural engineer - Torres Ramírez, Juan
Researcher - Urrestarazu Gavilán, Miguel
Professor - Valera Martinez, Diego Luis
Professor - Zapata Sierra, Antonio Jesus
Lecturer