Professor of Soil Science at Miguel Hernández University. In 1999 he defended his PhD thesis about the effects of forest fires on physical, chemical and microbiological properties in Mediterranean soils, this continued as his principal line of research, also studying fire-affected areas of Chilean Patagonia and the Peruvian Andes, and with especially emphasis on the study of soil aggregate stability and water repellency. He has collaborated more than 30 research projects related to forest fires, the development of indices of environmental quality of soils, degradation and conservation of forest and agricultural soils. He has developed his career mainly in Spain in national projects, and participated also in international projects, with several stays abroad. He maintains close collaboration with researchers from UK, Slovakia, Chile, Perú, USA, Russia and Australia, among others. Currently is the President of the Spanish Society of Soil Science. More info: https://jorgemataix.com/jorge-mataix-solera/