Dr. Luis E. Hernández-Gutiérrez, Head of Geological Resources at INVOLCAN (Canary Islands Volcanology Institute).
EDUCATION: Geology Graduate, University of Granada, 1991. Postgraduate in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, CEDEX (Spanish Official Civil Engineering Research Institution), Madrid, 1996. PhD in Science (Geology), University of La Laguna, 2014. Master's Degree in the Tourism Management of Cultural and Natural Resources, University Carlos III of Madrid, 2021. Master's Degree in Ecological and Sustainable Tourism Management, Polytechnic University of Madrid, 2022.
WORK EXPERIENCE: 1993-1998, Chief of geological surveys, Public Works Laboratory, GOBCAN (Government of the Canary Islands). 1998-2013, Head of Geotechnics, Public Works Laboratory, GOBCAN. 2013-2016, Head of Laboratory, Public Works Laboratory, GOBCAN. 2016-2017, Associate Professor, Department of Techniques and Projects in Engineering and Architecture, University of La Laguna. 2016-2019, Head of Quality Control, Public Works Laboratory, GOBCAN. 2019-2025, Section Chief at the Department of Ecological Studies, GOBCAN. 2022-today, Head of Geological Resources at INVOLCAN. 2025-today, Head of the Department of Ecological Studies, GOBCAN.
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM); International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE); International Center for Heritage Preservation (CICOP).
