Sobrino has received this prestigious award “for the excellence of his research career, the originality and innovation of his research, as well as his outstanding scientific leadership,” the Ministry said in a press release.
The National Research Awards recognise ten Spanish researchers for their outstanding scientific careers, each endowed with a prize of 30.000 euros.
José Antonio Sobrino expressed his gratitude for the support his nomination received from researchers at NASA, the Universitat de València, the Universitat de Barcelona, among other institutions, and described the award as recognition of “an entire scientific career.”
José Antonio Sobrino is a physicist and director of the Global Change Unit and the Image Processing Laboratory (IPL) at the Universitat de València, specialising in the field of remote sensing.
His research focuses on studying the changes affecting the planet through the use of remote-sensing satellites and the digital processing of the images they provide.