Staff Profile

I have been working at Newcastle University since 2016. Currently, I am the Technical Team Leader for the biological research laboratories for the School of Natural Environmental Sciences, with my team giving technical support for the Devonshire and Ridley Building, and the outstations at the Dove and Blyth.

Education:

- Master Degree “Wastewater Management and Treatment”. University of Cadiz(Spain).

- Master Degree “Consultant of management and environmental engineering”. Official school of industry, Spain.

- Master Research “Environmental Microbiology”. University of Oviedo (Spain).

- Bachelor Degree “Biology”. University of Oviedo (Spain).

 Skills:

• Team management.
• Laboratory and facilities management.
• Health and Safety
• Biological analysis
• Molecular biology techniques
• Microscopy
• Compressed gasses
• Analytical equipment
• Fieldwork
• Provide support and supervision to students and research staff.
• Data analysis and software

 Previous experience:

• 2018-2020: Senior Teaching Technician at the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences. Support teaching and projects to the Earth, Ocean and Planetary Sciences Group.
• 2016-2018: Geomicrobiology Research Technician. Microbial influenced corrosion project. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ian Head, Prof. Dr. Casey Hubert, Dr. Sven Lahme and Dr. Julia R. de Rezende
• 2013-2014: Volunteer at University of California Davis (UCD) Arboretum (USA). Supervisor: Dr. Mia Ingolia.
• 2007-2017: Environmental Consultant at Development and Researching of Natural Resources (IDRENA, Spain). Supervisor: Carlos Alfaro.
• 2004-2007: Microbiologist at Oviedo University (Spain). Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jesus Sanchez and Prof. Dr. Jose L. Rodriguez Gallego.

• Articles

  • Lahme S, Enning D, Callbeck CM, Menendez Vega D, Curtis TP, Head IM, Hubert CRJ. Metabolites of an Oil Field Sulfide-Oxidizing Nitrate-Reducing Sulfurimonas sp. Cause Severe Corrosion. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2018, 85(3), e01891-18.
  • Gallego JLR, Sierra C, Permanyer A, Peláez AI, Menéndez-Vega D, Sánchez J. Full-Scale Remediation of a Jet Fuel-Contaminated Soil: Assessment of Biodegradation, Volatilization, and Bioavailability. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 2011, 217(1-4), 197-211.
  • Menendez-Vega D, Gallego JLR, Pelaez AI, Fernandez de Cordoba G, Moreno J, Muñoz D, Sanchez J. Engineered in situ bioremediation of soil and groundwater polluted with weathered hydrocarbons. European Journal of Soil Biology 2007, 43(5-6), 310-321.

• Book Chapter

  • Gallego JR, Menendez-Vega D, Gonzalez-Rojas E, Sanchez J, Garcia-Martinez MJ, Llamas JF. Oleophilic Fertilizers and Bioremediation: A New Perspective. In: Dr. Antonio Mendez‐Vilas, ed. Modern Multidisciplinary Applied Microbiology: Exploiting Microbes and Their Interactions. John Wiley and Sons, 2008, pp.551-555.