Background
Albaiges, Joan was born on October 25, 1942 in Tarragona, Spain. Son of Joan and Maria (Riera) Albaiges.
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Joan Albaiges
Edit ProfileCatalonian government official
Education
B Chemistry, U. Barcelona, Spain, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, U. Barcelona, Spain, 1968; M Petroleum Geochemistry, U. Bucharest, Romania, 1969.
Career
Research associate, Spanish Research Council, Barcelona, 1969-1980;
research professor, Spanish Research Council, Barcelona, since 1980;
director research center, Spanish Research Council, Barcelona, 1982-1992. Consultant United Nations Environment Program, Geneva, 1975-1985. Science advisor Intergovtl.
Oceanographic Commission- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, 1982-1992, Arab League, Damascus, Syria, 1989-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Executive Committee Foundation Catalan Culture, Barcelona, 1974-1986, Catalan Research Foundation, since 1989. President United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Center, Barcelona, 1985-1996. Fellow Chemical Society (United Kingdom), Geochem.
Society United States). Member European Academy, European Environmental Research Organisation (county since 1988), International Association Environmental Chemistry (county since 1985).
Interests
Connections
Married Sara Blasi, December 2, 1968. Children: Oriol, Bernat, Jordi.
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Religion
Roman Catholic
Awards
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Recipient award for nature conservation Osborne Foundation, Spain, 1973, award on mass spectrometry Hewlett-Packard, 1986, award for science merit Government of Catalonia, 1989, award British Chromatography Society, 1990.Recipient award for nature conservation Osborne Foundation, Spain, 1973, award on mass spectrometry Hewlett-Packard, 1986, award for science merit Government of Catalonia, 1989, award British Chromatography Society, 1990.