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Biography
Professor of Environmental Engineering of the School of Engineering at Ulster University (UK). Previously Head of Group at Plataforma Solar de Almería of CIEMAT (Spain). My research focuses on low-cost technologies for water purification, photochemical and advanced oxidation processes for the removal of microbiological pathogens and hazardous chemical contaminants from water, and decentralized technologies for drinking water in developing communities.
Published 182 peer-reviewed publications (H = 60, total citations > 12,000 Scopus). Participated in 22 EU-funded research projects. Co-investigator in the AHRC-Grenn Transition Ecosystems, GCRF-UKRI SAFEWATER and SAFEWATER-TRANSLATE. Principal investigator on two H2020 projects, REWATERGY and PANIWATER (EU-India collaboration), and a Royal Society International Collaboration Award with the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil).
Member of the Royal Irish Academy, Fellow of the Institute of Physics-UK and Ireland, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy-UK. Member of the Climate Change and Environmental Sciences Committee of the Royal Irish Academy and the Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland. Ireland representative of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics(IUPAP), committee C13 (physics for development).
Regional Editor for Europe of the Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, A: Chemistry, associate editor for the Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Elsevier. Finalist in the WISE awards 2019 on gender balance in STEM. Distinguished Research Awards 2021 University Champion.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Applied physics, University of Granada
1 Mar 1996 → 4 Feb 2004
Award Date: 4 Feb 2004
Bachelor, Theoretical physics, University of Granada
1 Sept 1989 → 30 Jun 1994
Award Date: 30 Jun 1994
External positions
Head of group & Senior researcher, CIEMAT
1 Jan 2012 → 31 Dec 2016
Senior researcher, CIEMAT
9 Oct 2009 → 31 Dec 2016
Research Fellow, CIEMAT
1 Jun 2003 → 8 Oct 2009
Project Manager, SERSA, SAU
1 Jun 2000 → 30 May 2003
Research scholarship, University of Almeria
3 Mar 1997 → 30 May 2000
Research assistant, University of Granada
1 Oct 1995 → 30 Jun 1996
Keywords
- TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
- Water quality
- Water treatment
- Disinfection
- Nanomaterials
- Advanced Oxidation Processes
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Automated household-based water disinfection system for rural communities: Field trials and community appropriation
Hincapié, M., Galdós-Balzategui, A., Freitas, B. L. S., Reygadas, F., Sabogal-Paz, L. P., Pichel, N., Botero, L., Montoya, L. J., Galeano, L., Carvajal, G., Lubarsky, H., Ng, K. Y., Price, R., Gaihre, S., Byrne, J. A. & Fernández-Ibáñez, P., 15 Sept 2025, In: Water research. 284, 123888, p. 123888 123888.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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UVC inactivation of MS2-phage in drinking water – Modelling and field testing
Baldasso, V., Lubarsky, H., Pichel, N., Turolla, A., Antonelli, M., Hincapie, M., Botero, L., Reygadas, F., Galdos-Balzategui, A., Byrne, J. A. & Fernandez-Ibañez, P., 15 Sept 2021, In: Water Research. 203, p. 117496 117496.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Electrochemically assisted photocatalysis for the disinfection of rainwater under solar irradiation
McMichael, S., Waso, M., Reyneke, B., Khan, W., Byrne, J. & Fernandez-Ibanez, P., 28 Feb 2021, In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 281, 119485.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Efficacy of UVC-LED radiation in bacterial, viral, and protozoan inactivation: an assessment of the influence of exposure doses and water quality
Freitas, B. L. S., Fava, N. M. D. N., Neto, M. G. D. M., Dalkiranis, G. G., Tonetti, A. L., Byrne, J. A., Fernandez-Ibañez, P. & Sabogal-Paz, L. P., 15 Nov 2024, In: Water research. 266, p. 1-10 11 p., 122322.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mass and Stiffness Deconvolution in Nanomechanical Resonators for Precise Mass Measurement and In Vivo Biosensing
Bhattacharya, G., McMichael, S., Lionadi, I., Biglarbeigi, P., Finlay, D., Fernandez-Ibanez, P. & Payam, A. F., 6 Aug 2024, In: ACS Nano. 18, 31, p. 20181-20190 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)26 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Distinguished Research Awards 2021 University Champion
Fernandez-Ibanez, P. (Recipient), 4 Nov 2021
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Innovation Radar - excellent innovation
Fernandez-Ibanez, P. (Recipient) & Polo López, M. I. (Recipient), 19 Jun 2020
Prize: Other distinction
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Top 2% of scientists most-cited worldwide
Fernandez-Ibanez, P. (Recipient), 12 Aug 2019
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Activities
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Strengthening the Green Transition Ecosystem - Networking Workshop
Duffy, A. (Organiser), Gault, A. (Participant), Pourshahidi, K. (Participant), Golden, S. (Participant), Fernandez-Ibanez, P. (Participant), Byrne, J. (Participant), McIlhagger, A. (Participant), Campbell, E. (Organiser & Speaker), Keeffe, G. (Speaker), Cullen, S. (Participant), Flood, N. (Participant), Mulholland, C. (Participant), Zheng, Y. (Participant) & McConnell, R. (Participant)
30 May 2024 → 31 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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European Conference on Solar Chemistry and Photocatalysis: Energy and Environmental Applications
Byrne, J. (Chair), Fernandez-Ibanez, P. (Chair), Tretsiakova, S. (Organiser), Brandoni, C. (Organiser), Chakrabarti, S. (Organiser), Porter, P. (Organiser), McMichael, S. (Member of programme committee), Kamkari, B. (Organiser) & Skillen, N. (Organiser)
1 Jan 2024 → 25 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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European Conference on Solar Chemistry and Photocatalysis: Energy and Environmental Applications
Byrne, J. (Chair) & Fernandez-Ibanez, P. (Chair)
17 Jun 2024 → 21 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Rathlin Residential
Duffy, A. (Organiser), Gault, A. (Organiser), McConnell, R. J. (Organiser), Keeffe, G. (Organiser & Speaker), Campbell, E. (Organiser), Cullen, S. (Organiser), Pourshahidi, K. (Participant), Golden, S. (Participant), Flood, N. (Participant), Mulholland, C. (Participant), Fernandez-Ibanez, P. (Participant) & Byrne, J. (Participant)
14 Oct 2024 → 18 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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32nd Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquium
Fernandez-Ibanez, P. (Chair), Byrne, J. (Chair), Tretsiakova-Mcnally, S. (Organiser), Macken, S. (Organiser), Brandoni, C. (Organiser), Amiraslani, F. (Organiser), McMichael, S. (Organiser) & McMurray, T. (Organiser)
20 Jan 2022 → 22 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Profiles
Projects
- 1 Active
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FII: AHRC funded Green Transition Ecosystem: Future Island-Island
Magee, J. (PI), Bates, J. (CoI), Folli, R. (CoI), Keeney, D. (CoI), Montgomery, I. (CoI), Power, S. (CoI), Dixon, B. (CoI), Parkin, A. (CoI), Gault, A. (CoI), Melki, H. (CoI), Fleming, K. (CoI), Dargie, S. (CoI), Quigley, T. (CoI), Chen, Y. (CoI), Logan, D. (CoI), Meakin, E. (CoI), Brolly, R. (CoI), Dunlop, P. (CoI), Moore, P. (CoI), McGinn, M. (CoI), Golden, S. (CoI), Lyons, F. (CoI), O'Connor, K. (CoI), Fomin, M. (CoI), Pourshahidi, K. (CoI), Charles, D. (CoI), Mc Garrigle, C. (CoI), Quinn, J. (CoI), McIlhagger, A. (CoI), Fernandez-Ibanez, P. (CoI), Byrne, J. (CoI), Forsythe, W. (CoI), O'Neill, P. (CoI), Jackson-Smyth, J. (CoI), Duffy, A. (CoI), Yazirlioglu, L. (CoI), Morgan, B. (CoI), Newell, K. (CoI) & Singleton, R. (CoI)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/10/23 → 30/09/25
Project: Research