Plant Quality

Dr. Aurelio Gracia

Toriles, **.

*****. Navas de San Juan (Jaén)

Spain

Mobile: +34-666******

E-mail: ******@*******.***

Born in Jaén, 31 years old

Spain

Professional Experience

December 2010 to date SYNERGIA BIO Elche – Alicante, Spain

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND PLANT GENETIC RESEARCHER

- Work with leaging scientist in molecular biology.

- Identification of new plants as a source of biomass. (analysis of gene expression)

- Identification and evaluation of selected plants with great potential for generation of biofuels and coproducts.

- Teaching courses and seminars in plant breeding and related analytical techniques.

January 2010 – December 2010 LIEBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

HORTICULTURAL ENGINEERING POSTDOC - RESEARCHER Potsdam, Germany

- Instrumental, non-destructive methods for determination of produce properties.

- Gene Expression microarray data analysis.

- In-situ sensor application in precision horticulture.

- Dynamic load sensor to implant in fruits.

August 2008 – February 2010 UNIVERSITY POLITECHNIC OF MADRID Madrid, Spain

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN AGROFOOD RESEARCHER

- Determination and quantification of quality parameters in food products by Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) inside Plant Genetic Breeding Program.

- Determination of quality parameters in food products by Gas Chromatography (GC) and High Performance Liquid

Chromatography (HPLC) inside Plant Genetic Breeding Program.

- Understanding Chemometric Concepts (Develop calibration transfer algoritms).

- Building portable NIR Spectrophotometers.

- Calibration models transfer between NIRS devices.

- Publishing articles in International Journals and Presentation in Congresses

August 2008 – February 2010 UNIVERSITY OF CORDOBA Córdoba, Spain

BIOCHEMISTRY AND PLANT GENETIC BREEDING RESEARCHER

- Determination and quantification of quality parameters in food products by Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) inside Plant Genetic Breeding Program.

- Determination of quality parameters in food products by Gas Chromatography (GC) and High Performance Liquid

Chromatography (HPLC) inside Plant Genetic Breeding Program

- Development research national and international projects.

- Publishing articles in International Journals.

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February 2006 – August 2008 UNIVERSITY OF CORDOBA Córdoba, Spain

BIOCHMISTRY AND PLANT GENETIC BREEDING FELLOWSHIP

- Determination and quantification of quality parameters in food products by Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR).

- Develop chemometric calibration models for these parameters.

- Develop chemometric prediction models for these parameters.

January 2003 – January 2006 OLEO MEDITERRANEA 2000 INDUSTRY Jaén, Spain

QUALITY CONTROL TECHNICIAN

- Determination of quality parameters in olive oils and subproducts:

- Moisture, oil content, acidity, fatty acids and poliphenol contents

Education

1998¬-2003: Biology graduate from

Experimental Sciences University, in Jaén (Spain).

2007-2008 Master of Science (MSc) in Biochemistry and Genetic Breeding.

University of Cordoba (Spain).

2007-2010: 20 Weeks in Research International Institutes: Liebniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering

(Germany), National Food Centre (Ireland) and Cemagref (France) during PhD.

2010: PhD in Biological Sciences and Biochemistry (European PhD Mention)

University of Cordoba (Spain).

University Politechnic of Madrid (Spain).

Numerous seminars and training in Food Industry and related Analitycal Technics: NIRS, Raman Spectroscopy, Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Gas-Chromatography, HPLC and low/high – Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (LR –NMR and HR-NMR), Chemometric and Develop multivariate models using MATLAB, Unscrambler and SAS. Basic techniques in molecular biology: Chips de ADN, PCR y RT-PCR, SAGE, Western-Blot and data analysis by SPSS.

Language Skills

Spanish: Mother tongue.

English: Fluent.

German: Basic.

Computer Literacy

Very good knowledge of data analysis tools (Matlab, The Unscrambler, SAS, Statistix...).

Very good knowledge of the ordinary tools for office automation (Windows XT and NT, Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, Outlook …).

Search for scientific information: ISI Web Knowledge.

Hobbies

Sports : General fitness, jogging, football and skiing.

Leisure : Reading, travelling and activities with friends.

Jaén, September 1st, 2011

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