About me

Joaquín Tintoré is Dr. in Physical Oceanography (1988) and Permanent Research Professor from CSIC (Spanish Council for Scientific Research) at IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB) where he is head of the Department of Marine Technologies, Operational Oceanography and Sustainability, leading a research group of 25 persons. Since December 2008, he is Director of the Spanish Large Scale Facility, ICTS SOCIB, a new Coastal Ocean Forecasting and Observing System based in the Balearic Islands.

My main motivation is presently to establish a new coastal ocean observing and forecasting system in the Balearic Islands, a system that will allow scientists to carry out high quality research in a complex and multidisciplinary system, the coastal ocean, to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and to also respond to specific problems raised by society. I have always tried to advance along theses lines combining a threefold approach: (a) searching for new and non repetitive scientific ideas, (b) trying to maintain high quality ‘excellent’ science really linked to technology development (e.g., gliders), and (c) developing new tools for decision making and increasing transfer of knowledge to society.

He has been principal investigator in 41 peer reviewed research projects and has also coordinated two EU funded international projects. He has been the advisor for 9 Ph. D Thesis and 10 MSc Thesis.  He has published 111 papers in international refereed journals and has also occupied several positions in management of science at Spanish and European level. In 2003 he obtained the Spanish National Research Award for his outstanding research contributions in the field of coastal oceanography and mesoscale dynamics.