Dr. Pedro Martinez-Pagan

Associate Professor
Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Spain


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Geophysics from Technical University of Cartagena, Spain

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Biography

Dr. Pedro Martinez-Pagan is currently working as Associate Professor at Technical University of Cartagena (Spain). He has completed his Ph.D. in Geophysics from same University. Previously he has appointed as Visiting Scholar at Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) (Hannover, Germany), and CSM Department of Geophysics (Golden, Colorado, USA), and Laboratoire de Geophysique Appliquee, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie Paris, and Laboratoire de Geophysique Appliquee, Universite de Lausanne (Switzerland). He has published 27 research articles in journals as well as 18 papers in scientific meeting contributed as author/co-author. He is professional member of European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE), Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS), and Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG).

Area of Interest:

Earth Science and Geography
Environmental Geophysics
Applied Geophysics
Geochemical Exploration
Near Surface Geophysics

Selected Publications

  1. Rosales, R.M., P. Martinez-Pagan, A. Faz and J. Bech, 2014. Study of subsoil in former petrol stations in SE of Spain: Physicochemical characterization and hydrocarbon contamination assessment. J. Geochem. Explor., 147: 306-320.
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  2. Martinez-Pagan, P., M. Navarro, J. Perez-Cuevas, F.J. Alcala, A. Garcia-Jerez and S. Sandoval-Castano, 2014. Shear-wave velocity based seismic microzonation of Lorca city (SE Spain) from MASW analysis. Near Surf. Geophys., 12: 739-749.

  3. Acosta, J.A., P. Martinez-Pagan, S. Martinez-Martinez, A. Faz, R. Zornoza and D.M. Carmona, 2014. Assessment of environmental risk of reclaimed mining ponds using geophysics and geochemical techniques. J. Geochem. Explor., 147: 80-90.
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  4. Pena, J.A., J.I. Manteca, P. Martinez-Pagan and T. Teixido, 2013. Magnetic gradient map of the mine tailings in Portman Bay (Murcia, Spain) and its contribution to the understanding of the bay infilling process. J. Applied Geophys., 95: 115-120.
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  5. Martinez-Pagan, P., D. Gomez-Ortiz, T. Martin-Crespo, J.I. Manteca and M. Rosique, 2013. The electrical resistivity tomography method in the detection of shallow mining cavities. A case study on the Victoria Cave, Cartagena (SE Spain). Eng. Geol., 156: 1-10.
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  6. Rosales, R.M., P. Martinez-Pagan, A. Faz and J. Moreno-Cornejo, 2012. Environmental monitoring using Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) in the subsoil of three former petrol stations in SE of Spain. Water Air Soil Pollut., 223: 3757-3773.
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  7. Martin-Crespo, T., D. Gomez-Ortiz, P. Martinez-Pagan, C. De Ignacio-San Jose, S. Martin-Velazquez, J. Lillo and A. Faz, 2012. Geoenvironmental characterization of riverbeds affected by mine tailings in the Mazarron district (Spain). J. Geochem. Explor., 119: 6-16.
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  8. Martinez-Pagan, P., A. Faz, J.A. Acosta, D.M. Carmona and S. Martinez-Martinez, 2011. A multidisciplinary study for mining landscape reclamation: A study case on two tailing ponds in the Region of Murcia (SE Spain). Phys. Chem. Earth Parts A/B/C, 36: 1331-1344.
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  9. Cano, A.F., A. Zanuzzi, P. Martinez-Pagan, J. Acosta, D. Carmona, S. Martinez-Martinez and M. Munoz, 2011. Roman Mining Landscapes in the Murcia Region, SE Spain: Risk Assessment of Mine Ponds. In: Sustainable Land Management, Kapur, S., H. Eswaran and W.E.H. Blum (Eds.). Springer, Berlin, Germany, ISBN: 978-3-642-14781-4, pp: 293-310.

  10. Martinez-Pagan, P., A.F. Cano, G.R. Ramos da Silva and A.B. Olivares, 2010. 2-D electrical resistivity imaging to assess slurry pond subsoil pollution in the Southeastern Region of Murcia, Spain. J. Environ. Eng. Geophys., 15: 29-47.
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  11. Martinez-Pagan, P., A. Jardani, A. Revil and A. Haas, 2010. Self-potential monitoring of a salt plume: A sandbox experiment. Geophysics, 54: 17-25.

  12. Gomez-Ortiz, D., T. Martin-Crespo, S. Martin-Velazquez, P. Martinez-Pagan, H. Higueras and M. Manzano, 2010. Application of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to delineate clay layers in wetlands. A case study in the Soto Grande and Soto Chico watercourses, Donana (SW Spain). J. Applied Geophys., 72: 107-113.
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  13. Martinez-Pagan, P., A. Faz, E. Aracil and J.M. Arocena, 2009. Electrical resistivity tomography revealed the spatial chemical properties of mine tailings ponds in the Sierra Minera (SE Spain). J. Environ. Eng. Geophys., 14: 63-76.

  14. Martinez-Pagan, P., A. Faz and E. Aracil, 2009. The use of 2D electrical tomography to assess pollution in slurry ponds of the Murcia region, SE Spain. Near Surf. Geophys., 7: 49-61.
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