Prof. Dr. Juan Jose Muñoz Perez | Civil Engineering | Research Excellence Award

Universidad de Cadiz | Spain

Juan José Muñoz Pérez is a senior academic and researcher in Applied Physics with a strong and internationally recognized profile in coastal engineering and marine sciences. He holds a doctoral degree in a physics-related discipline and is currently a Full Professor at the University of Cádiz, where he has developed a long-standing academic career combining teaching, research, and scientific leadership. His professional experience includes sustained leadership of competitive research projects at regional, national, and European levels, as well as extensive collaboration with public administrations and industry through applied R&D and knowledge-transfer contracts. His research interests focus on coastal dynamics, wave–coast interaction, beach morphodynamics, shoreline evolution, sediment transport, coastal defense structures, and the impacts of sea-level rise and climate change on coastal systems, with a strong emphasis on real-world data and field-based methodologies. He has authored a substantial body of high-impact scientific publications in leading international journals, with bibliometric indicators reflecting his influence in the field, including an h-index of 19, 97 published documents, and over 1244 citations (source to be specified). His scientific contributions have been recognized through multiple positive research and transfer evaluations and sustained funding success. Overall, his work bridges fundamental science and applied coastal management, delivering research outcomes with clear societal, environmental, and technical impact.

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