Joan Bech is a full professor of Atmospheric Physics at the Department of Applied Physics of the University of Barcelona (UB). He holds a PhD in Physical Sciences (UB), and his research includes the development of atmospheric remote sensing techniques, the study of precipitation processes and severe thunderstorms, and other aspects of atmospheric physics such as photobiology or the analysis of meteorological conditions associated with environmental pollution events. He has performed different studies about precipitation microphysics with laser disdrometers and vertically pointing K-band Doppler radar profilers (MRR) in international field campaigns such as Cerdanya-2017 or LIAISE-2021. He is currently a member of three editorial boards of international journals and belongs to several scientific organizations.