Could you please introduce yourself?
My name is José Antonio Sánchez Pérez. I am full professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Almería. My main current research line is solar treatments for wastewater disinfection and decontamination for water reuse. As for research diffusion, I have collaborated in several activities, the main contribution being the organization (as leader scientist) of an exhibition at the Parque de las Ciencias de Andalucía, Granada, Spain, with the activity “Ventana a la Ciencia” (2018).
Regarding institutional responsibilities, I was the director of the Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), a joint centre between the University of Almería and the Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA), from 2015 to 2022. I also held the position of Director of the University Chair “Cátedra Aqualia del ciclo integral del agua” between 2020 and 2022. I am the secretary of the Spanish Board on Water Treatments (Sociedad META) since 2010. Currently, I am the vice-rector for Science Policy of the University of Almería.
My role at UNIgreen begun as part of the WP3 and lately I moved to the Scientific Council.
Which added value or benefits of UNIgreen would you like to highlight, and why?
UNIgreen means the union of different European sensitivities around a very hot topic: green agriculture and sustainable development and, more specifically, Sustainable Agriculture, Green Biotechnology, and Environmental and Life Sciences. And this comes from 8 universities as creators and disseminators of knowledge, aimed at the youngest part of the European population, which means promoting sustainability for the near future.
I would highlight the transnational and interdisciplinary dimension of UNIgreen due to the relevance of achieving a holistic European solution to combat climate change along with making the food supply chain safer and healthier for people and for environment.
Please tell us what UNIgreen means to you, and use one word to describe it.
From my point of view, UNIgreen is a great opportunity for Europe to be leader in the field of Sustainable Agriculture, Green Biotechnology as well as Environmental and Life Sciences.
Because of there is no future without sustainability, the word to describe UNIgreen is FUTURE.
