AITOR
MARZO ROSA

In January 2023 I started working as a researcher at the Optics Department of the University of Granada, thanks to a Ramón y Cajal grant, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033) and the European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR funds. In addition, since 2014 I am part of the Solar Energy Research Center (SERC-Chile), where I currently serve as a researcher associated to line 3: Materials science and solar resource assessment. I graduated in Physics with mention in Astrophysics from the University of La Laguna, Spain, in 2008. In 2012, I finished my PhD thesis at the Applied Physics Department of the University of Almeria (UAL). However, most of my doctoral thesis work was done in Radiometry at the Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA-CIEMAT). My research focuses on Physics Applied to solar energy technologies, in Territorial Characterization and Radiometry (CTyR), which involves research in the development of radiometric measurement techniques, broadband and narrowband solar resource assessment, impact of local environmental conditions on solar technologies, soiling, optics and modeling, among others. Until the end of 2021, I worked as an Assistant Professor at the Antofagasta Energy Development Center (CDEA) of the University of Antofagasta (UA), Chile. During the 8 years of work at CDEA, I created and oversaw the CTyR area. The responsibilities acquired in this position were the request and allocation of funds for the execution of projects, the acquisition of instruments and the configuration of the laboratories, as well as the coordination of the activities of the area and the formation of the work team. The CTyR focuses on studying the impact of local environmental conditions on solar technologies in desert areas, and supports other research areas, companies and external institutions. It is still in operation today. As a result, I have experience in project management and leadership, with large groups of researchers of different nationalities. I have been PI of two projects, Codes: 17BPE3-83761 and BIP 30488824-0, completed in June 2020 and December 2021, respectively, and leader of WP 5 of the ATAMOS-TEC project. In total, researchers and technical staff from 32 international institutions and private companies worked on these projects.