About

I’m a postdoctoral researcher with a Ramón y Cajal fellowship in the Department of Geography of the University of Murcia (Spain). My research focuses on understanding and predicting how climate and land-use changes impact Mediterranean environments, providing adaptation solutions to prevent further degradation of soil and water security. To answer these questions, I am actively developing a coupled hydrology-soil erosion model (SPHY) to increase its applicability in Mediterranean environments. Model development include the implementation of a process-based soil erosion model, an ensemble of process-based soil erosion models, a morphodynamics module, and an irrigation module. I also specialize in systematic reviews, which I use to summarize the results of previous studies on climate change impacts on soil erosion and hydrology. My work has been supported by several prestigious grants, including a Ramón y Cajal and two Juan de la Cierva fellowships, which allowed me to develop my career independently. I’m currently supervising 2 PhD students and have supervised 8 MSc students, mostly through a colaboration with Wageningen University. I’m currently acting as Work Package leader in the European LandEX project and as Lead Author in the upcoming MedECC Assessment Report.

Career Timeline

2026 — Present

University of Murcia

Postdoctoral Researcher

I mainly continue the work I was doing at CEBAS-CSIC, which includes the development of the SPHY model, for which I developed a Conservation Module and a Graphical User Interface (GUI). I also continue as Work Package leader in the LandEX project and act as Lead Author in the upcoming MedECC report.

  • 2026 — Present Ramón y Cajal Fellowship
2015 — 2025

CEBAS-CSIC

Postdoctoral Researcher

During my time as postdoctoral researcher at CEBAS-CSIC I changed the focus of my research towards catchment-scale soil erosion and hydrology in Mediterranean environments. I started developing the SPHY model and assessed the impact of global change on water security in the Segura catchment (SE Spain).

  • 2022 — 2025 Juan de la Cierva - Incorporación
  • 2017 — 2019 Juan de la Cierva - Formación
2014 — Present

Web Development

Web Developer

I specialized in responsive web design, which includes HTML5, CSS3, SASS, WordPress, and Hugo.

2009 — 2014

Wageningen University

PhD Candidate

The topic of my PhD research was morphological processes in lowland streams. I studied these processes in several field sites throughout the Netherlands, where I obtained bathmetrical data through repeated GPS surveys. I also used hydraulic models (e.g. Delft3D) to explain the observed morphological changes.

  • 2014 PhD Defence PhD Defence

Related Publication

Morphological Processes in Lowland Streams – Implications for Stream Restoration

JPC Eekhout

Wageningen University : 168 p., 2014

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2000 — 2008

Twente University

MSc & BSc student

I did my Bachelor and Master studies in Civil Engineering and Management, with a specialization in Water Engineering and Management. The topic of my MSc thesis was cross-shore morphodynamics, which I partly performed in a wave flume in Germany.

  • 2008 MSc Defence MSc Defence

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