Miguel Gomez-Heras earned his PhD in Geology from Complutense University of Madrid in 2005, and he is now working as a Lecturer in Geology and Geochemistry at the Autonomous University of Madrid. Prior to his current position, Miguel Gomez-Heras served as a Research Fellow from 2006 to 2009 and as a Teaching Assistant in 2009 at Queen's University Belfast, and also as a Researcher at the Complutense University of Madrid from 20029 to 2012 and Polytechnic University of Madrid from 2013 to 2015. His main research interests focused on the material controls on rock weathering and decay of natural and stone-built heritage.