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UniversidaddeCádiz
Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Microscopía Electrónica y Materiales IMEYMAT

Juan Manuel García Ruíz

 

Institution

 Andalusian Earth Sciences Institute (CSIC – UGR)

Current position

Research Professor

Department

Crystallography

ORCID

0000-0002-4743-8718

Scopus-ID

35518173100

H-Index

39

JCR Articles

172

Total Citations

4455

Citation / years

322

PhD Tesis
11
Recent publications
  • J. Gómez-Morales, G. Falini, J.M. García-Ruiz. “Biological Crystallization” Handbook of Crystal Growth: Second Edition 1 (2014), 873-913.
  • M. García-Ruiz, F. Otálora. “Crystal Growth in Geology: Patterns on the Rocks” Handbook of Crystal Growth: Bulk Crystal Growth: Second Edition 2 (2014), 1-43.
  • G. Zhang, J.M. Delgado-López, D. Choquesillo-Lazarte, J.M. García-Ruiz. “Growth behavior of monohydrocalcite (CaCO3·H2O) in silica-rich alkaline solution” Cryst. Growth Des. 15 (2015), 564-572.
  • M. Sancho-Tomás, S. Fermani, M. Reggi, J.M. García-Ruiz, J. Gómez-Morales, G. Falini. “Polypeptide effect on Mg2+ hydration inferred from CaCO3 formation: A biomineralization study by counter-diffusion” CrystEngComm 18 (2016), 3265-3272.
  • D. Aquilano, F. Otálora, L. Pastero, J.M. García-Ruiz. “Three study cases of growth morphology in minerals: Halite, calcite and gypsum” Prog. Cryst. Growth Ch. 62 (2016), 227-251.
  • D. Genovese, M. Montalti,F. Otálora, J. Gómez-Morales, M. Sancho-Tomás, G. Falini, J.M. García-Ruiz. “Role of CaCO3° neutral pair in calcium carbonate crystallization” Cryst. Growth Des. 16 (2016), 4173-7177.
  • E.S. Van Driessche, A. Canals, M. Ossorio, R.C. Reyes, J.M. García-Ruiz. “Unraveling the sulfate sources of (Giant) gypsum crystals using gypsum isotope fractionation factors” J. Geol. 124 (2016), 235-245.
  • R. Saladino, G. Botta, B.M. Bizzarri, E. Di Mauro, J.M. García-Ruiz. “A Global Scale Scenario for Prebiotic Chemistry: Silica-Based Self-Assembled Mineral Structures and Formamide” Biochemistry-US 55 (2016), 2806-2811.
Research projects
  • ERC-340863: “Pattern formation and mineral self-organization in highly alkaline natural environments-PROMETHEUS”. Duration: 2014-2019. P.I: Juan Manuel García Ruíz.
  • CGL2013-43371-P: “Nuevos problemas en la cristalización del yeso y su aplicación a medios geológicos”. Duration: 2014-2016. P.I: Juan Manuel García Ruíz.
  • CSD2006-00015: “Factoría de Cristalización. (Proyecto Consolider-Ingenio 2010)”. Duration: 2006-2014. P.I: Juan Manuel García-Ruíz.
  • 201530E011: “Consolidación de la factoría como plataforma de servicios avanzados en cristalización y cristalografía”. Duration: 2015-2016. P.I: Juan Manuel García Ruíz.
  • RNM-5384: “Tecnología Cristalográfica. Contribuyendo al desarrollo socioeconómico en y desde Andalucía”. Duration: 2010-2014. P.I: Juan Manuel García Ruíz.
  • CGL2016-78971-P: “El papel de las estructuras minerales autoensambladas en ambientes de pH extremo en la química prebiótica y la detección de vida primitiva”. Duration: 2017-2019. P.I: Juan Manuel García-Ruíz.
Last contracts and patents
  • Patent nº 2002012597: “Dispositivo y procedimiento para el crecimiento de cristales en contradifusion”. Inventors: Juan Manuel García Ruiz, Fermín Otárola Muñoz. Year of registration: 2002. Country: Spain. Entity: Andalusian Earth Sciences Institute (CSIC – UGR).
  • Patent nº 2002024981: “Procedimiento de cristalización de macromoléculas biológicas mediante el uso de geles de electroforesis”. Inventors: Juan Manuel García Ruiz. Year of registration: 2002. Country: Spain. Entity: Andalusian Earth Sciences Institute (CSIC – UGR).
Membership and responsibilities
  • Director of “Instituto Andaluz de Ciencia de la Tierra” (1999-2000).
  • Founder and director of “Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos” (1989-2010) and “Factoría Española de Cristalización” (2007-now).
  • Coordinator of earth science area in “Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y Prospectiva” (1992-1995).
  • President of Scientific commissiona of “Plan General del Conocimiento” (Earth Sciences) de 1996 a 1998.
  • Creator and manager of the EXPLORA program of MINECO for heterodox and transformative research projects (2006-2011).
  • Member of the Executive Committee of the International Organization of Crystal Growth and the International Organization of Biological Crystallization.
  • Member of the Royal Spanish Society of Natural History, of the Royal Spanish Society of Chemistry and of the International Union of Crystallography and the Mexican Academy of Sciences.
Awards
  • Award “Ideal de Granada (1998).
  • Award Maimónides “Investigación Científica de la Junta de Andalucía” (2005).
  • Gold Medal “MISCA de las Sociedades Española e Italiana de Cristalografía” (2014).
  • Award “Fundación García Cabrerizo a la invención científica” (2014).