The European Ceramic Society
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Spain
Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
Director : Jorge Civis Llovera
Email : j.civis@igme.es
Phone : 913495700
Address : Rios Rosas, 23. 28003 Madrid. Spain
Website : www.igme.es
Research topics :
- Name: Geology
Contact information: Dpt of Research and Geoscientific Prospective
Contact name : Juan José Durán Valsero
Tel : +3491 349 5965
Email: jj.duran@igme.es - Name: Environment.
Contact information: Dpt of Research in Geological Resources
Contact name : Mari Mar Corral
Tel : +3491 349 5803
Email: mm.corral@igme.es - Name: Hidrogeology.
Contact information: Dpt of Research and Geoscientific Prospective
Contact name : Juan José Durán Valsero
Tel : +3491 349 5965
Email: jj.duran@igme.es - Name: Mineral Resources
Contact information: Dpt of Research in Geological Resources
Contact name : Mari Mar Corral
Tel : +3491 349 5803
Email: mm.corral@igme.es - Name: Natural Hazards
Contact information: Dpt of Research and Geoscientific Prospective
Contact name : Juan José Durán Valsero
Tel : +3491 349 5965
Email: jj.duran@igme.es - Name: Land Use Planning
Contact information: Dpt of Research in Geological Resources
Contact name : Mari Mar Corral
Tel : +3491 349 5803
Email: mm.corral@igme.es - Name: Laboratories
Contact information: Dpt of Scientific Infrastructure and Services
Contact name : José Manuel Baltuille
Tel : + 3491 349 5788
Email: jm.baltuille@igme.es
Exceptional facilities :
Geological dating facility
Financial support programmes :
- European funding: H2020
- National funding : National Research Plan
Any other relevant information :
Short description of the activities: Senior (founded 1849) public research autonomous institution attached to the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness. Main Earth Sciences Research Centre of Spain. Specialized in various fields of activity such as geology, environment, hydrogeology, mineral resources, natural hazards and land use planning. IGME facilities, including its headquarters, project offices in several places around the country, laboratories, warehouses, drill core repository, library and museum, are equipped with advanced technology and technical resources. IGME analytical and mineralurgical labs count with all the advanced
equipment needed to carry out a great deal of chemical, petrographic, geotechnical and mineral processing analysis. IGME is the national centre for the creation of knowledge infrastructure, information and R&D in Earth Sciences.
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