Aran Blanco, PhD
They holds a PhD in Environmental Sciences from the University of Murcia, specialising in Soil Science. They also completes a Master’s degree in Sustainable Use and Management of Mediterranean Soils, and earns a degree in Environmental Sciences from the same university, including an academic stay at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Germany).
They works as a technical specialist in GIS editing, providing technical assistance in studies and services related to environmental management and gender-related aspects. They also has experience as a vocational training educator in the field of Industrial Chemistry and is involved in science outreach, delivering talks and seminars on sustainable soil management, Mediterranean soil conservation, and circular economy.
Their postdoctoral research is conducted through the Valencian Innovation Agency’s Talent Promotion Programme, leading the TICSOIL project focused on integrating citizen science into soil protection.
Currently, they serves as Kveloce’s representative in the Region of Murcia, with expertise in environmental topics such as circular economy, bioeconomy, and agroecology, as well as public participation processes within projects. They has more than 8 years of experience in drafting and implementing R&D&I proposals at regional, national, and European levels—particularly under Horizon Europe, H2020, and Erasmus+, where they also acts as an evaluator for SEPIE.
- Alonso-Sarria, F., Blanco-Bernardeau, A., Gomariz-Castillo, F., Jiménez-Bastida, H., & Romero-Diaz, A. (2025). Estimation of soil properties using machine learning techniques to improve hydrological modeling in a semiarid environment: Campo de Cartagena (Spain). Earth Science Informatics, 18(3), 323. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-025-01833-w
- Sánchez-Navarro, A., Salas-Sanjuan, M. del C., Blanco-Bernardeau, M. A., Sánchez-Romero, J. A., & Delgado-Iniesta, M. J. (2023). Medium-Term Effect of Organic Amendments on the Chemical Properties of a Soil Used for Vegetable Cultivation with Cereal and Legume Rotation in a Semiarid Climate. Land, 12(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040897
- Marín-Sanleandro, P., Gómez-García, A. M., Blanco-Bernardeau, A., Gil-Vázquez, J. M., & Alías-Linares, M. A. (2023). Influence of the Type and Use of Soil on the Distribution of Organic Carbon and Other Soil Properties in a Sustainable and Resilient Agropolitan System. Forests, 14(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14061085
- Marín Sanleandro, P., Gómez García, A. M., Gil Vázquez, J. M., Blanco Bernardeau, A., & Alías Linares, M. A. (2023). Availability of iron from the soils of the Vega Media del Río Segura (Murcia, southeast of Spain). Journal of Agricultural Sciences Research, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.973332329037
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Sánchez-Navarro, A., Gil-Vázquez, J. M., Delgado-Iniesta, M. J., Marín-Sanleandro, P., Blanco-Bernardeau, A., & Ortiz-Silla, R. (2015). Establishing an index and identification of limiting parameters for characterizing soil quality in Mediterranean ecosystems. CATENA, 131, 35-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2015.02.023
