(9) OTHER MERITS:

 

9.1.-COURSES AS COORDINATOR.

 

1.-University of Vigo Summer courses (1-4th July 1992). Title: Alimentación y Cultura: situación y perspectivas. Credits: 4. Coordinators: Jesús Simal Gándara and José Antonio Fidalgo Santamariña. Place: Claustro Barroco del Monasterio de Celanova.

Topic: Food and culture.

 

2.-University of Vigo Summer courses (7-10th July 1993). Title: La Cultura de la Violencia en la Sociedad Actual. Credits: 4. Coordinators: José Antonio Fidalgo Santamariña and Jesús Simal Gándara. Place: Claustro Barroco del Monasterio de Celanova y Colegio Público de Entrimo.

Topic: Violence and culture.

 

3.-University of Vigo Summer courses (6-9th July 1994). Title: Contaminación Ambiental y Alimentaria. Credits: 4. Coordinators: Jesús Simal Gándara and José Antonio Fidalgo Santamariña. Place: Claustro Barroco del Monasterio de Celanova y Colegio Público de Lobios.

Topic: The contamination of food and the environment.

 

4.-University of Vigo conference cycle (December 1994). Title: Antropología de la Alimentación. Conferences: 4. Coordinators: Jesús Simal Gándara and José Antonio Fidalgo Santamariña. Place: Aula Magna del Edificio de Facultades del Campus de Orense.

Topic: Food anthropology.

 

5.-University of Vigo conference (June 1995). Title: Interacciones Envase-Alimento, by Dr. Panos G. Demertzis, Professor in Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Ioannina, Greece. Coordinator: Jesús Simal Gándara. Place: Aula Magna del Edificio de Facultades del Campus de Orense.

Topic: Food-packaging interactions.

 

6.-University of Vigo Summer courses (5-8th July 1995). Title: Patrimonio Cultural de Galicia y Norte de Portugal. Credits: 4. Coordinators: José Antonio Fidalgo Santamariña and Jesús Simal Gándara. Place: Claustro Barroco del Monasterio de Celanova y Cámara Municipal de Santo Tirso (Portugal).

Topic: Common heritage in NW Spain and N Portugal.

 

7.-University of Vigo seminar (March 1996). Title: La Industria y la Investigación Alimentaria: Visiones y Perspectivas. Conferences: 7, given by Yang Zhu, Florentino Díaz, Juan Méndez, Iñigo Alzueta, José Cidrás and Miguel Ángel Murado. Coordinators: Delegation of Students and the Dean’s office of the Science Faculty, Galician Association of Graduates in Food Science and Technology (ALTAGA), Jesús Simal Gándara, Lorenzo Miguel Pastrana Castro and Fernando Izquierdo Álvarez. Place: Aula Magna del Edificio Politécnico del Campus de Orense.

Topic: Research in the food industry.

 

8.-Training course of the University of Vigo (March-June 2004). Title: "Calidad de Aguas". Coordinator: Jesús Simal Gándara. Salón de Actos: Aula Magna del Edificio Politécnico del Campus de Ourense.

Topic: Water quality.

 

9.-Jornadas de Entrenamiento de la Red de Estudio de Compuestos Naturales con Poder Antioxidante ANTIOXGAL (25-26 de Septiembre/8-9 de Octubre de 2007). Titles: "1.-Separación, identificación y cuantificación de antocianinas y flavonoles por HPLC-DAD. 2.- Métodos in vitro para medir la capacidad antioxidante. 3.- Evaluación del grado de oxidación en aceites alimentarios. 4.- Determinación del grado de polimerización en procianidinas y actividad en sistemas micelares". Coordinators: Jesús Simal Gándara, Herminia Domínguez González, José Manuel Cruz Freire y Mª José Núñez García. Labs: Facultad de Ciencias de Ourense, y Facultad de Farmacia y Escuela Superior de Ingeniería de Santiago de Compostela.

Topic: Training school on natural antioxidants

 

10.-Curso de Extensión Universitaria de la Universidad de Vigo (14-16 de Julio de 2008). Title: "Nuevos Horizontes en Antioxidantes Naturales (XOGAN 2008, Jornadas Galegas sobre Antioxidantes Naturales)". Coordinators: Andrés Moure Varela, Jesús Simal Gándara y Herminia Domínguez González. Salón de Actos: Aula Magna del Edificio Politécnico del Campus de Ourense.

 Topic: New trends in natural antioxidants.

 

11.-Jornada Científica de la Red de Estudio de Compuestos Naturales con Poder Antioxidante (21 de Octubre de 2008). Title: Antioxidantes de productos y subproductos de la uva. Coordinator: Jesús Simal Gándara y Herminia Domínguez González. Salón de Actos: Pazo de Trasalba (Ourense).

 Topic: Antioxidants in grape-related products and by-products.

 

9.2.-COURSES ATTENDED.

 

9.2.1.-NATIONAL COURSES

 

1.-First level English course, State Language School, La Coruña, Galicia (1980-1981). Grade: 8.

 

2.-Validation of courses in Galician language at beginners and advanced level, by virtue of the Order in Council of April 25th 1989 (Diario Oficial de Galicia, no. 101, May 29th 1989).

 

3.-Doctoral Courses.

Correction for interferences in the spectrophotometry and analysis of multicomponent mixtures. 3 credits. Grade: excellent.

Applications of optical microscopy in the analysis of foods. 3 credits. Grade: excellent.

Food technology and hygiene. 3 credits. Grade: excellent.

Problems in the analysis of food additives. 3 credits. Grade: excellent.

Computerized acquisition and processsing of analytical signals. 2 credits. Grade: excellent.

Mass spectrometry. 1 credit. Grade: excellent.

The design of experiments. 1 credit. Grade: excellent.

Molecular structure determination by X-ray diffraction. 2 credits. Grade: excellent.

Heteronuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry. 3 credits. Grade: excellent.

Methodology of research techniques applied to beehive products. 1 credit. Grade: excellent.

Problems in the analysis of food impurities. 3 credits. Grade: excellent.

Parameters indicative of alteration of foodstuffs. 3 credits. Grade: excellent.

Dietetics. 3 credits. Grade: excellent.

Dairy products. 3 credits. Grade: excellent.

Bacterial contamination and other compositional changes during the production and commercialization of cheeses. 2 credits. Grade: excellent.

 

4.-Mass spectrometry. Held at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Técnicos Industriales (Madrid) and the Institute of General Organic Chemistry of the Consejo Superior de Investigación Científica (CSIC, Madrid); 14th and 15th of September 1989. Course tutor, Dr. Jesús Sanz Perucha of the Instituto de Química Orgánica General.

 

5.-Liquid chromatography. Held at Perkin-Elmer Hispania SA, Madrid; 12th - 14th December 1989. Course tutor, Dr. Pedro Gutiérrez.

 

6.-Ion trapping detection in mass spectrometry. Held at Perkin-Elmer Hispania SA, Madrid; 17th - 19th April 1990. Course tutor, Dr. Belén de la Iglesia.

 

7.-Acquisition and processing of analytical signals. Organized by the Spanish Society for Analytical Chemistry (SEQA) and the Analytical Chemistry Unit, Chemistry Department, Barcelona Autonomous University; 13th - 15th June 1990.

 

8.-Seminar: Polymers and their characterization by instrumental techniques. Organized by Perkin-Elmer Hispania SA, Madrid; 12th and 13th March 1991.

 

9.-Course on the nutrition and health of school-age children. Organized by the Galician Health Service of the Public Health Chancellery, and held in Santiago de Compostela between the 21st and 23rd of November 1991.

 

10.-Second meeting of the Galician Society for Nutrition and Dietetics and Second Conference on Clinical Nutrition and Nursing. Organized by the Galician Society for Nutrition and Dietetics, and held in Vigo; 13th and 14th March 1992.

 

11.-Conference: Quality control in environmental, food and agricultural analysis. Organized by the University Technology Transfer Office (OTRI) of Saragossa University; 24th and 25th of March 1992.

 

12.-Applications of supercritical fluid extraction in analysis. Organized by Prof. Valcárcel of the Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry Faculty, University of Cordoba; 8th - 10th June 1993.

 

13.-Regulations on cartons and packaging materials: requirements for export. Organized by The Spanish Overseas Trade Institute, of the Secretary of State for Trade´s Office, and held at the Vigo Association for Free Trade; 24th January 1996.

 

14.-First course of introduction to internet. Organized by the Telecommunications and Information Service at the University of Vigo; 10th - 14th June 1996.

 

15.-Enology. Organized by the Faculty of Sciences-Ourense at the University of Vigo; 13th - 16th December 1999.

 

16.-First course of introduction to the scientific ringing of birds. Organized by the University of Vigo; 19th - 22nd October 2000.

 

9.2.2.-INTERNATIONAL COURSES

 

1.-Propellant Flame Structure. Seminar held in the Chemistry Faculty of the University of Delaware, Newark, USA; 30th August 1991.

 

9.3.-FELLOWSHIPS IN SPANISH RESEARCH CENTRES.

 

1.-Trainee Researcher's Fellowship from the Spanish Consejo Superior de Investigación Científica (CSIC) (1988). Centres visited: Spanish Institute for Agrobiological Research, in Santiago de Compostela and Barcelona (Research and Development Centre).

Topic: Structure-activity relationships of natural product extracts with activities as insect repellents or insect growth regulators.

 

2.-As above (renewed in 1989). Centres visited: Institute of Marine Research, Vigo; Biological Research Institute, Madrid; General Organic Chemsitry Research Institute, Madrid; Optical Research Institute, Madrid.

Topics: Characterization of substances with anti-carcinogenic properties; and aminoacid profiles of various species of tuna fish.

 

3.-Researcher's Fellowship (1990).

Topic: Methods for quality control of epoxy resins for food contact (part of doctoral thesis).

 

4.-As above (renewed in 1991).

Topic: Methods for quality control of epoxy resins for food contact (part of doctoral thesis).

 

As holder of the above fellowship, I taught practical classes during the academic years 1988-89 and 1989-90, in Infrared Spectroscopy (32 hours) as part of the course Drug analysis and monitoring (5th year of the Pharmacy degree).

 

9.4.-AWARDS.

 

1.-Prize for Distinction, Licenciate in Pharmacy (Best academic record of the 1984-1989 class), University of Santiago de Compostela.

 

2.-National Prize for Students completing the Licenciate in Pharmacy (First prize for having the best academic record of all students completing their course in 1988/89). Announced in the Spanish State Bulletin (BOE no. 47), 23th February 1990.

 

3.-The Caixa Galicia-Claudio San Martín Foundation prize for the best academic record among Galician students of Pharmacy, Medicine and Biology (25th January, 1991), which included being made Corresponding member of the Galician Section of the Royal Society of Medicine and Surgery.

 

4.-Prize for Distinction, Pharmacy Doctorate, for the best doctoral thesis completed in the academic year 1990-91, at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela.

 

5.-Eloy Díez Prize, awarded by the Association of Pharmacists of Pontevedra Province, for the best doctoral thesis completed in Pharmacy in the academic year 1990-91.

 

6.-Distinction in the 10th Prize on Wine Research “A. Manuel Campos”, by the work entitled “Solid phase microextraction - gas chromatographic - mass spectrometric method for the determination of the fungicides cyprodinil and fludioxonil in white grapes” (2002).

 

7.-First Prize Ignacio Ribas Marqués of the Official Association of the Chemists from Galicia, by the work entitled  “Multiresidue method for fourteen fungicides in white grapes by LLE-SPE / HPLC-DAD” (2002).

 

9.5.-ACKNOWLEDGED COLLABORATIONS IN ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS.

 

1) Huidobro Canales, J.F.; Santana Puente, F.J.; Sánchez Castro, M.P.; Sancho Ortiz, M.T.; Muniategui Lorenzo, S.; Simal Lozano, J. Diastase, invertase and b-glucosidase activities in fresh honey from north-west Spain. Journal of Apicultural Research, 1995, 34(1), 39-44.

 

9.6.-REPORTER OF GRADUATE AND DOCTORATE THESES.

 

1) JOSÉ ÁNGEL VARELA ALONSO (1994). Estudio del empleo de cepas autóctonas de micrococos en la elaboración de quesos gallegos tipo Arzúa. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Cheese microbiology.

 

2) SIMÓN JOSÍAS TÉLLEZ LUIS (2003). Obtención de transglutaminasa microbiana a partir de hidrolizados de paja de sorgo y su aplicación en la producción de filetes reestructurados de pescados. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Transglutaminasa obtention for the production of extrusioned fish-based foodstuffs.

 

3) ROCÍO MARGARITA URESTI MARÍN (2004). Desarrollo de un producto reestructurado de pescado utilizando transglutaminasa microbiana como ligante. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Development of a extrusioned-fish based product with the help of microbial transglutaminasa.

 

4) BEATRIZ PAZ PINO (2007). Producción de YTX por cultivos de Protoceratium reticulatum: variabilidad en el perfil de toxinas de diferentes cepas. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Production of YTX by Protoceratium reticulatum: variability in the toxines profile of different strains.

 

9.7.-DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE THESES.

 

1) MIGUEL ÁNGEL SARRIA VIDAL (1996). Migración global de envases de cartón reciclado, tratado para contacto directo con patatas fritas. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Migration from paperboard into food simulants.

 

2) MANUEL VEIGA RIAL (1997). Identificación de componentes de envases plásticos para productos lácteos y determinación de contacto graso entre productos lácteos y envases plásticos. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Identification of free components in plastic packaging for dairy products, and determination of fatty contact between dairy products and plastics.

 

3) OBDULIA FOLGUERAL ARIAS (1999). Adecuación de los menús servidos en un centro penitenciario en Ourense. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Nutrition and dietetics in a penitentiary centre.

 

4) JORGE GAMAZO VÁZQUEZ (2000). Detección de aceites de semillas en aceite de oliva en base al perfil de ácidos grasos. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Detection of contamination of olive oil by seedoil using GC-MS of fatty acid methyl esters.

 

5) ROSA ANA TORRES SEQUEIROS (2001). Análisis de las vitaminas fluorescentes del complejo B (riboflavina y piridoxina) en bebidas vitaminadas. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Determination of fluorescent vitamins riboflavin and pyridoxine in vitaminated beverages.

 

6) MIRIAM RODRÍGUEZ COMESAÑA (2001). Determinación de vitaminas antioxidantes A (beta-caroteno), E (alfa-tocoferol) y C (ácido ascórbico) en bebidas enriquecidas. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Determination of antioxidant vitamins A, C and E in vitaminated beverages.

 

7) FRANCISCO DE ZAYAS BLANCO (2001). Desarrollo y validación de un método analítico basado en HPLC/UV para el análisis cuantitativo de sulfametacina en leches. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Determination of sulfamethazine in milk by solid phase extraction and liquid chromatographic separation with ultraviolet detection.

 

8) RICARDO FERNÁNDEZ GONZÁLEZ (2001). Desarrollo y validación de un método espectrofluorimétrico para el análisis cuantitativo de oxitetraciclina en premezclas y piensos medicamentosos. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Quantitative analysis of Oxytetracycline in Medicated Premixes and Feeds by Second-Derivative Synchronous Spectrofluorimetry.

 

9) Mª del CARMEN LÓPEZ BLANCO (2001). Comparación de las técnicas SPE y SPME para el análisis de carbofurano en aguas subterráneas mediante HPLC-DAD. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Comparison od SPE and SPME in the determination of carbofuran in groundwaters by HPLC-DAD.

 

10) ROBERTO IGLESIAS AMORÍN (2002). Desarrollo de una metodología analítica para la determinación de colorantes sintéticos alimentarios en bebidas refrescantes. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Rapid determination of food synthetic colors in refreshing beverages by liquid chromatography.

 

11) ANA BELÉN REBOREDA RODRÍGUEZ (2002). Desarrollo y validación del método SPME/GC/ECD para la determinación de los isómeros α- and β-endosulfán en aguas superficiales. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Optimization of solid phase microextraction (SPME) for the determination of α- and β-endosulfan in waters by GC/ECD.

 

12) FERNANDO RODRÍGUEZ PEQUEÑO (2002). Optimización y caracterización de un método basado en SPE y HPLC-Fl para la determinación de residuos de hidrocarburos aromáticos policíclicos en aguas destinadas al consumo humano. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: PAHs in drinking waters: comparison of strategies for extraction (SPE and SPME).

 

13) SILVIA CIFUENTES FERNÁNDEZ (2002). Diseño de un laboratorio para análisis sensorial y físicoquímico de productos vitivinícolas. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Design of a laboratory for the sensorial and physicochemical analysis of wine and related products.

 

14) CAROLINA RODRÍGUEZ CHINESTA (2002). Reactividad de la lipasa de Candida rugosa en medios acuosos y orgánicos. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Candida rugosa lipasa reactivity in aqueous and organic media.

 

15) CARLOS FERNÁNDEZ GONZÁLEZ (2003). Determinación de restos de fungicidas en uvas blancas mediante cromatografía de gases con detección por espectrometría de masas. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Determination by GC-MSD of fungicide residues in white grapes for winemaking. Matrix effects assesment.

 

16) Mª LETICIA RODRÍGUEZ GONZÁLEZ (2003). Adsorción de hidrocarburos aromáticos policíclicos a la materia orgánica disuelta en aguas de escorrentía. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to dissolved organic matter in run-off water.

 

17) Mª SONIA PÉREZ PRIETO (2003). Contenido de ácido fólico en alimentos funcionales enriquecidos. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Folic acid content in functional foods with the added ingredient.

 

18) AURORA ALONSO GARCÍA (2003). Determinación de polifenoles con actividad antioxidante en cerveza sin alcohol. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Determination of polyphenols with antioxidant activity in alcohol-free beers.

 

19) NOELIA GONZÁLEZ LÓPEZ (2003). Evaluación de la contaminación por pesticidas organoclorados en sedimentos fluviales. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Evaluation of the pollution by organochlorine pesticides in river sediments.

 

20) MARÍA MERINO DOVAL (2003). Optimización y caracterización de un método basado en SBSE y HPLC-Fl para la determinación de hidrocarburos aromáticos policíclicos en aguas destinadas al consumo humano. Polytechnical School, Lugo Campus, University of Santiago de Compostela.

Topic: SBSE/HPLC-Fluorescence method for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in drinking water.

 

21) RICARDO FERNÁNDEZ GONZÁLEZ (2004). Evolución de la presencia de los fungicidas tebuconazol y diclofuanida en lechugas cultivadas en invernadero tras aplicaciones consecutivas. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Variation of the concentration of fungicides tebuconazole and dichlofuanid after consecutive applications in lettuces grown in a greenhouse.

 

22) EVA POSE JUAN (2004). Estudio de la cinética de degradación de fungicidas en mosto. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Fungicide degradation kinetics in grape juice.

 

23) SUSANA GONZÁLEZ PÉREZ (2004). Seguimiento de los niveles de residuos de pesticidas en cultivos experimentales de patata. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Tracing pesticide residues in potato fields.

 

24) PATRICIA MONTEIRO DA CONCEIçAO (2005). Contenido de hidrocarburos aromáticos policíclicos en bebidas alcohólicas sometidas a envejecimiento.  Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in aged alcoholic drinks.

 

25) Mª ROSA PÉREZ GREGORIO (2005). Evolución del contenido de polifenoles con el almacenamiento de distintas variedades de cebolla.  Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Evolution of the polyphenol concentrations in onions depending on the preservation procedure.

 

26) Mª ROSA GONZÁLEZ RODRÍGUEZ (2007). Presencia de residuos de fungicidas e insecticidas en muestras comerciales de hortalizas de hoja. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.  

Topic: Occurrence of fungicide and insecticide residues in trade samples of leafy vegetables.

 

27) Mª ROSA PÉREZ GREGORIO (2008). Efecto de diversos tratamientos tecnológicos y culinarios sobre el contenido en flavonoides de cebollas. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Effect of technological and cooking treatments on the content of flavonoids in onions.

 

28) PATRICIA REBOREDO RODRÍGUEZ (2008). Persistencia y efecto del tebuconazol durante la vinificación de uva mencía. Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Science Faculty, Orense Campus, University of Vigo.

Topic: Persistence and effects of tebuconazole during vinification.

 

9.8.-AFFILIATIONS TO ASSOCIATIONS (Fields: nutrition, dietetics, food legislation, and food science and technology).

 

1.-Participant in PEGASE (Programme d'échanges avec les anciens chercheurs, stagiaires et étudiants étrangers en France), through the Science and Technology Service of the French Embassy in Spain.

 

2.-Member of the Spanish Section of European Association for Food Legislation (AEDA, Asociación Europea para el Derecho Alimentario).

 

3.-Member of Association of Food Scientists and Technologists of the Autonomous Community of Madrid (ACTA/M, Asociación de Científicos y Tecnólogos de la Alimentación de la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid).

 

4.-Member of Spanish Nutrition Association (SEN, Sociedad Española de Nutrición).

 

5.-Member of Spanish Food Science Association (SEB, Sociedad Española de Bromatología).

 

6.-Associate of the Galician Society of Nutrition and Dietetics.

 

7.-Collaborator in the Journal 'Revista Galega do Ensino' (Galician Journal of Education).

 

9.9.-JOURNALS COLLABORATED WITH AS REFEREE.

 

1.-JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY (1993 to date)

2.-WATER RESEARCH (1995 to date)

3.-JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL (1995 to date)

4.-CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA ALIMENTARIA (Spanish; 1996 to date)

5.-VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY (1997 to date)

6.-BIOMACROMOLECULES (2000 to date)

7.-FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS (2000 to date)

8.-ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL, AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY (2002 to date)

9.-JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE (2002 to date)

10.-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCES AND NUTRITION (2003 to date)

11.-POLISH JOURNAL OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SCIENCES (2003 to date)

12.-JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A (2003 to date)

13.-JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY B (2003 to date)

14.-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION (2004 to date)

15.-TALANTA (2004 to date)

16.-ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA (2004 to date)

17.-JOURNAL OF LUMINISCENCE (2004 to date)

18.-JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA (2004 to date)

19.-ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (2004 to date)

20.-FOOD CHEMISTRY (2005 to date)

21.-EUROPEAN FOOD RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY (2005 to date)

22.-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (2005 to date)

23.-TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (2005 to date)

24.-CHIRALITY (2006 to date)

25.-FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY (2006 to date)

26.-FOOD CONTROL (2006 to date)

27.-NUTRITION RESEARCH (2006 to date)

28.-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (2006 to date)

29.-ITALIAN JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE (2006 to date)

30.-JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL METHODS (2006 to date)

31.-LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (2006 to date)

32.-ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (2007 to date)
33.-EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL (2007 to date)
34.-JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (2007 to date)
35.-JOURNAL OF SEPARATION SCIENCE (2007 to date)
36.-LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT (2007 to date)
37.-JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH (2007 to date)
38.-RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY (2007 to date)
39.-INNOVATIVE FOOD SCIENCE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES (2007 to date) 
40.-JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE (2007 to date) 
41.-JOURNAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCIENCE B (2007 to date)
42.-JOURNAL OF FOOD QUALITY (2008 to date)
43.-GEOCHEMICAL TRANSACTIONS (2008 to date)
44.-JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (2008 to date)
45.-JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (2008 to date)
46.-JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS (2008 to date)

 

9.10.-REFEREE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS.

 

1.-Referee of the International Foundation for Science for Reviewing Scientific Projects on Food Science (1998).

 

2.-Referee of the Spanish Agency for Reviewing Scientific Projects on Food Science and Technology and on Agriculture, Interministerial Commission of Science and Technology (1998).

 

3.-Independent Expert Evaluator of Research Training Networks  in the Marie Curie Actions of the European Commission (2005).

 

9.11.-MEMBER OF EDITORIAL COMMITTEES.

 

1.-Revista de Cadernos do Laboratorio Ourensán de Antropoloxía Social (Social Anthropology Journal of Ourense Area, in Spanish). Journal of the Social Anthropology Association of Ourense (1992 to date).

 

2.-Revista de Ciencia y Tecnología Alimentaria (Journal of Food Science and Technology, in Spanish). Journal of the Galician Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (ISSN: 1135-8122; 1997 to date).

 

3.-"Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry". Journal of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Vigo at Ourense (ISSN: 1579-4377; 2002 to date).  

 

4.-"Polish Journal of Environmental Studies". Journal of the Department of Biosensors – Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Science (ISSN: 1230-1485; 2003 to date).

 

5.-"The Open Food Science Journal". Bentham Open Access (ISSN: 1874-2564; 2008 to date).

 

6.-"International Journal of Wine Research". DOVE Open Access (ISSN: ?; 2008 to date).

 

9.12.-RESPONSABILITIES IN THE UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND RESEARCH MANAGEMENT.

 

1.-Member of the Commission of Conflicts of the University of Vigo (1998-2002).

 

2.-Member of the Commission of COREN (food company in NW Spain) chair representing the University of Vigo (1999-2003).

 

3.-Coordinator of the Doctoral Program "Food Quality, Safety and Technology" from the Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science (1999-2007).

 

4.-Coordinator of the Student Mobility Programs for Food Sci. & Tech. pupils (1999-2002).  

 

5.-Member of the Commission at FEUGA (Fundación Empresa-Universidad GAllega: Framework agreement with the Foundation for Co-operation Between the Universities of Galicia and Galician Business) representing the University of Vigo, since 2002.

 

6.-Member of the Scientific Committee of the European Centre on Atlantic Diet, since 2003.

 

7.-Member of the Scientific Committee of the 10th Congress of the Environment in the Atlantic Area, Silleda, Pontevedra, Spain (2004).

 

8.-Member of the Scientific Committee of the 3rd National Congress on Food Science and Technology, Burgos, Spain (2005).

 

9.-Co-author of the web on food analysis at http://www.usc.es/caa/ (2005).

 

10.-Member of the Scientific Committee of ISLS, Lugo, Spain (2006).

 

11.-Coordinator of the Postgraduate Official Program "Agro- Food Industries Science and Technology" from the Faculty of Science at Ourense, since 2006.

 

12.-Member of the Scientific Committee of the 5th National Congress on Food Science and Technology, Murcia, Spain (2008).

 

9.13.-COURSES TAUGHT.

 

1) Licenciate in Food Science and Technology.

 

1.-Food and Culture. 4th year taught course (4.5 credits); 1991-92 to date.

2.-Food Science. 5th year taught course (9 credits) with practicals (6 credits); 1992-93 to date.

3.-Food Standards and Legislation. 5th year course (3 credits) and one seminar (1.5 credits); 1992-93 to 1996-97.

 

2) Doctoral Programme:

 

a) Food Quality, Safety and Technology.

1.-Applications of Statistical Techniques in Food Science. Taught course (1.5 credits) with practicals (1.5 credits); 1992/94 to 2005/07. 

2.-Applications of Gas Chromatographys - Mass Spectrometry in Food Analysis. Taught course (1.5 credits) with practicals (1.5 credits); 1993/95 to 2000/01.

3.-Analysis of minor components (natural, added or contaminants) in foods. Experimental course (12 credits);  2001/02 to 2005/07.

 

b) Agro-Food Industries Science and Technology.

1.-Quality Control in the Food Industry. Taught course (4.5 ECTS credits); 2006/07 to date. 

2.-Materials for Food Contact. Taught course (4.5 ECTS credits); 2006/07 to date.

 

9.14.-THREE-YEAR SERVICE PERIODS, FIVE-YEAR TEACHING PERIODS AND SIX-YEAR RESEARCH PERIODS.

 

1.-Three-year service periods: Nov. 1991-1994, Nov. 1994-1997, Nov. 1997-2000, Nov. 2000-2003, and Nov. 2003-2006.

2.-Five-year teaching periods: Natural years 1990-1994, 1995-1999, and 2000-2004.

3.-Six-year research periods: Natural years 1990-1995, 1996-2001, and 2002-2007.

(together with 5 points of the Galician evaluation of curriculum excelence)