Francisco Cabezas De la Faya - Geophysicist

  • photo Francisco Cabezas>Licenciatura en Ciencias Físicas (Physics Sciences Degree), speciality in Geophysics, in the Faculty of Physics of the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) (2008).

  • Analista de Laboratorio de Ensayos Geotécnicos (Laboratory analyst of geotechnical tests), Technical School of Civil Engineering of the Technical University of Madrid (2008).

  • Energías renovables y desarrollo sostenible (renewable energies and sustainable development), General Foundation of the Complutense University of Madrid (2006).

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2011-Present. Geophysicist in GAMA GEOFÍSICA, S.L.

2009-2011. Geophysicist in GEOGNOSIA, S.L.L.

2009. Geophysicist in GEOFÍSICA CONSULTORES S.A.

2008. Geophysicist in GEOGNOSIA, S.L.L.

2008. Geophysicist in GEOMYTSA.

 

Involvement in more than 200 projects of geophysical prospecting. The main areas of interest in the development of these projects were the following:

  • Civil engineering: Roads, highways, railways, high-speed railways, tunnels, dams, and pools, channelling, electric sub-stations, power stations, …

  • Geotechnics and construction: Geotechnic knowledge of structures, construction forensics, location of cavities or anomalous areas in foundations, …

  • Hydrogeology: Location of lithologies which are potential aquifers, better hydrogeological understanding of different areas, agronomy studies, research in wetlands and reservoirs, definition of marine intrusion, …

  • Mining: Mining exploration, deep geological research for CO2 storage or geothermal energy, surface mining studies (quarry),…

  • Environment and archaeology: Characterization of the mining pools, study of dumping sites, contamination studies, archaeological investigation, …

 

GEOPHYSICAL METHODS EMPLOYED

  • Seismic methods: Refraction, surface wave (MAM, REMI, MASW 1D and 2D,...), downhole, crosshole, seismic tomography, ...

  • Electrical methods: Electrical tomography (ERT) and vertical electrical sounding (VES).

  • Electromagnetic methods: Ground Penetrating Radar GPR, Time-domain Electromagnetic (TDEM), Magnetotelluric and Audio-Magnetotelluric (MT and AMT), light electromagnetic (EM-31 and EM-34),…