CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
Name: Alejandro
Ferrero Turrión
Birth place and date: Sobradelo de Valedorras, Orense, 4-4-1975.
DNI: 50105770V
Address: c/ Alameda de Barceló nº 62, 5º B, 29014, Málaga.
Contact phone: 951 885238 (home) / 952 137419 (job) / 678 011527 (mobile)
e-mail: aferrero@uma.es
FORMATION
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2005: Obtaining of the PhD, with the Doctoral Thesis “Low-uncertainty Radiometric
Measurements by CCD detectors”.
2004: Obtaining of Advanced Studies Diplom (DEA), with the work “Study of photodiodes
response to the optical radiation”.
2002-2003: PhD. courses in the faculty of Physics of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
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Introduction to nonlinear optics
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Methodology of the scientific investigation
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Optical technologies
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Optical processing of signals
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Methods of statistic and data processing
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Techniques on spectra characterization
1993-1998: Degree in Physics, by the faculty of Physics of the Universidad Complutense de
Madrid.
COURSES
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jun-jul 2003: “Quality Management in Laboratories”, according to UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025. 16
hours. Certificated by ISOTADER group.
2000: “Universitary Expert in Internet and its Applications”. 500 hours. UNED.
2000: Courses of the grant CITIUS in Universidad Autónoma de Madrid:
o Introduction to Macroeconomy (30 hours);
o Introduction to Microeconomy (20 hours);
o Economy of Enterprise (30 hours);
o Introduction to the Comunications (30 hours);
o Fundaments of the Comunications of Enterprises (30 hours);
o Databases (20 hours).
jul-nov 1999: “Control of Programmable Automats”. 400 hours. INEM.
jul 1999: “Technician in Total Quality Systems ISO 9000”. 30 hours. Skilled Consulting.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Since the 10th of may, 2006 in Laboratorio Láser, Departamento de Química Analítica,
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga.
Post-doctoral contract. Project for studying the possibility of remote detection of energetic
materials. Experience with spectrometers, high-power pulsed lasers and telescopes. Design and
development of software for identifying substances (Matlab programmation language).
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2001-2006: In the departament of Metrology in Instituto de Física Aplicada (IFA) of Consejo
Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC).
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Predoctoral grant charged to project (2001-2002) and grant of Comunidad de Madrid (20032005).
Thesis in the study of the possibility of doing low uncertainty measurements with CCD detectors.
Study in linearity of silicon photodiodes. Experience with dye lasers.
English to Spanish translation of the publication 149 of the CIE (Commision international de
l’eclairage), entitled “The use of tungsten lamps as secondary standard sources”.
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2000: In AT&T Global Network Services, in the department of Network Design and Solution.
Standarization of processes.
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jul-1993: In Kieserling International (Bremen, Alemania). Use of the database.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
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2001-2004:
PROJECT TITLE: “Caracterización Radiométrica de un Sistema de Medida, con baja
incertidumbre, de Radiancia Espectral de Fuentes Inhomogéneas, Basado en una Cámara CCD
(Radiometric Characterisation of an Inhomogeneous Sources Mesurement System, with low
uncertainty)” (DPI2001-1174-C02-0).
PRIME RESEARCHER: Dra. Alicia Pons Aglio (CSIC).
sep 2001-sep 2004:
PROJECT TITLE: “Adquisición, Caracterización y Gestión de Imágenes en Color” (Acquisition,
Characterisation and Management of Color Images) (Thematic Network) (DPI2002-11636-E).
PRIME RESEARCHER: Dr. Joaquín Campos Acosta (CSIC).
dic 2004-dic 2007:
PROJECT TITLE: “Caracterización Radiométrica de un Nuevo espectrorradiómetro 2D.
Aplicación al Estudio de Uniformidad de Fuentes Primarias y Secundarias” (Radiometric
Characterisation of a New Spectroradiometer 2D. Application for the study of the uniformity of
Primary and Secondary Sources) (FIS2004-06465-C02-01).
PRIME RESEARCHER: Dra. Alicia Pons Aglio (CSIC).
SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS
Papers in journals:
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A. Ferrero, J. Campos, A. Pons and A. Corróns, New model for the internal quantum efficiency
of photodiodes based on photocurrent analysis, Applied Optics, Vol. 44, No. 2, (2005).
A. Ferrero, J. Campos and A. Pons, Low-uncertainty absolute radiometric calibration of a CCD,
Metrologia 43, S17-S21, (2006).
A. Ferrero, J. Campos and A. Pons, Non-uniformity correction procedure for matrix detectors
based on the prior compensation of its nonlinear behavior, Applied Optics, Vol. 45, No. 11, pp.
2422-2427, (2006).
A. Ferrero, J. Campos and A. Pons, Apparent violation of the radiant exposure reciprocity law in
interline CCDs, Applied Optics, Vol. 45, No. 17, 3991-3997 (2006).
A. Ferrero, J. Campos and A. Pons, Experimental assessment of relative temporal fluctuation
response of CCD pixels, Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. 33, 225–228 (2006).
A. M. Pozo, A. Ferrero, M. Rubiño, J. Campos and A. Pons, Improvements for determining the
modulation transfer function of charge-coupled devices by the speckle method, Optics Express,
Vol. 14, No. 13, 5928-5936 (2006).
A. Ferrero, J. Alda, J. Campos, J. M López-Alonso and A. Pons, Principal Components Analysis
of the Photo-Response Non Uniformity of a Matrix Detector, Appl. Opt. 46, 9-17 (2007).
Publications in process:
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A. Ferrero and J. Laserna, A study of atmospheric propagation of laser and return light for standoff laser induced breakdown spectroscopy purposes.
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A. Ferrero and J. Laserna, Libraries for spectrum identification: coordinates obtaining versus
linear correlation.
L. Álvarez-Trujillo, A. Ferrero and J. Laserna, Stand-off detection of aerosol using Laserinduced Breakdown Spectroscopy.
F. Fortés, A. Ferrero, L. Cabalín and J. Laserna, Archaemetallurgical evolution in Malaga by
laser-induced breakdown spectrometry.
Contributions in national meetings:
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A. Ferrero, J. Campos and A. Pons, Expresión analítica de la eficiencia cuántica interna de
fotodiodos, Optoel 2003, ISBN: 84-89315-29-9, pp. T2-1/T2-2, Leganés.
A. Ferrero, J. Campos and A. Pons, Estudio espectral del ruido espacial en CCD, VII Reunión
Nacional de Óptica 2003, ISBN: 84-8102-347-7, p. 160, Santander.
A. Ferrero, J. Campos and A. Pons, Reducción del ruido en CCD, VII Reunión Nacional de
Óptica 2003, ISBN: 84-8102-347-7, p. 161, Santander.
A. Pons, J. Campos, A. Ferrero, M. L. Hernanz, J. A. Méndez, M. Rubiño, A. García-Beltrán, C.
Salas, J. R. Jiménez and R. González-Anera, Utilización de cámaras CCD en medidas
radiométricas, VII Reunión Nacional de Óptica 2003, ISBN: 84-8102-347-7, p. 68, Santander.
A. Ferrero, J. Campos and A. Pons, Fuente de radiancia uniforme para calibración de CCD, VII
Congreso Nacional de Color 2004, ISBN: 84-9769-053-2, pp. 69-70, Pamplona.
A. Ferrero, J. Campos and A. Pons, Relación entre la Fotocorriente Generada y la Medida en
Fotodiodos de Silicio, Optoel 2005, Elche.
A. Ferrero, J. Alda, J. Campos, J. M. López-Alonso and A. Pons, Análisis por componentes
principales de la variación de respuesta espacial de un CCD en función del tiempo de integración
y del número de cuentas, VIII Reunión Nacional de Óptica 2006, Alicante.
A. Ferrero, J. Alda, J. Campos, J. M. López-Alonso and A. Pons, Análisis por componentes
principales de la distribución espacial de responsividad espectral de los píxeles de un detector
matricial, VIII Reunión Nacional de Óptica 2006, Alicante.
D. Crespo, A. Ferrero, C. Peralta, J. Campos, A. Pons, and J. L. Fontecha, Estudio del ruido
temporal de un detector matricial CMOS, VIII Reunión Nacional de Óptica 2006, Alicante.
Contributions in international meetings:
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J. Campos, A. Ferrero, J. L. Fontecha, A. Pons and A. Corróns, Results on UV and IR responses
of photometer heads, Newrad 2002, New York.
A. Ferrero, J. Campos, A. Pons and P. Corredera, General analytical expression for photodiode
nonlinearities, Newrad 2002, New York.
A. Ferrero, J. Campos and A. Pons, Experimental results on integration time-irradiance non
equivalence on a CCD Camera, AIC Colour 2005, ISBN: 84-609-5164-2, pp. 1283-1286,
Granada.
A. Ferrero, J. Campos and A. Pons, Flat field correction algorithm for CCD radiometric
calibration using integrating spheres, AIC Colour 2005, ISBN: 84-609-5164-2, pp. 1183-1185,
Granada.
A. Ferrero, J. Campos and A. Pons, Low-uncertainty absolute radiometric calibration of a CCD,
Newrad 2005, Davos, Switzerland.
A. Ferrero, J. Campos and A. Pons, Spectral responsivity interpolation of silicon CCDs, Newrad
2005, Davos, Switzerland.
A. Ferrero, J. Campos and A. Pons, Radiance source for CCD low-uncertainty absolute
radiometric calibration, Newrad 2005, Davos, Switzerland.
J. Laserna and A. Ferrero, The range dependence of LIBS, LIBS 2006, 4th International
Conference on Laser Induced Plasma Spectroscopy and Applications, Montreal, Canada.
LANGUAGES
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English: spoken and written
German: spoken and written
French: written
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INFORMATIC KNOWLEDGE
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Programmation: C, C++, Java 2, q-basic, Visual Basic, MatLab.
Office, Origin, MatLab, Corel, LaTex, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier.
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