Diego J. Álvarez-Lao, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Geology,

University of Oviedo.

Address: Department of Geology, University of Oviedo     

Arias de Velasco s/n, 33005 Oviedo, Spain

Tel: +34 985103143

eMail: alvarezdiego@uniovi.es 

 

Academic profiles:

Researcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/P-6270-2015

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9606-4548

 

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS                                                                                                                 

ˇ Paleontology of Quaternary large mammals. 

ˇ Quaternary environmental changes in Europe.

ˇ Pleistocene cold-adapted large mammal faunas from the Iberian Peninsula.

ˇ Palaeoecology and palaeogeography of Pleistocene large mammal communities from Western Europe.

ˇ Excavation and palaeontological study of the Pleistocene large mammal faunas of Rexidora cave (Asturias) and Pinilla del Valle (Madrid) sites, in Spain.

BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE

1999. Graduate in Geology at University of Oviedo.

2001. MSc at University of Oviedo. Topic: large mammal remains from La Parte site (Asturias, Spain).

2001-2007. Excavation and palaeontological study of the large mammal remains from Cueva del Conde (Asturias).

2004. Study of the North Sea woolly mammoth collections kept in the Naturalis Museum of Leiden (The Netherlands).

2006-nowadays. Excavation and palaeontological study of the herbivore large mammal remains of Pinilla del Valle (Madrid).

2007. PhD at University of Oviedo. Topic: Pleistocene cold adapted large mammal faunas from the Iberian Peninsula.

2011-2016. PhD Assistant Lecturer (Profesor Ayudante Doctor) on Paleontology at the Geology Department, University of Oviedo.

2012-nowadays. Excavation and palaeontological study of the large mammal remains from Rexidora cave (Asturias).

2016-2021. Tenure-track Associate Professor (Profesor Contratado Doctor) on Paleontology at the Geology Department,  University of Oviedo.

2021-nowadays. Associate Professor (Profesor Titular) on Paleontology at the Geology Department,  University of Oviedo.