César Coll Company (Riba-roja de Túria, Valencia, 1966) has a degree in Physics (1988) and a PhD in Physics (1994) both from the University of Valencia. Since 1997 he has been a Tenured University Professor in the Department of Earth Physics and Thermodynamics at the University of Valencia. From 2010 to date he is Professor of Earth Physics in the same department.

His field of research is Remote Sensing for Earth observation and environmental applications, especially in thermal infrared part of the spectrum, with emphasis on atmospheric and emissivity correction of satellite measurements for land surface temperature retrieval, emissivity-temperature separation from thermal infrared radiances, field radiometry for temperature and emissivity measurement, selection of thermal bands and validation of land surface temperature products provided by satellites. As a result of research on these topics, he has authored 109 international publications included in the Web of Science (WoS) of the Science Citation Index (SCI). Of these international publications, 68 have been in indexed scientific journals, 46 of which occupy the first quartile (Q1) in their corresponding scientific category according to the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), 2023 edition.

The impact of these publications is evident in the number of citations he has received to date (3540), the average number of citations per year in the period 2021-25 (204) and the applicant's h-index (31) according to the most recently available WoS data. In addition, he has published (34) in other scientific journals not included in the WoS, most of them in the Revista de Teledetección, edited by the Spanish Association of Remote Sensing. He has co-authored the chapter "Land Surface Temperature" in the book "Taking the Temperature of the Earth. Steps towards Integrated Understanding of Variability and Change" edited by G. C. Hulley and D. Ghent (Elsevier, 2019, ISBN: 978-0-12-814458-9).

As a result of the research activity carried out, he has been granted with 5 six-year research periods (all possible, the last one in 2021) by the National Agency for Quality and Accreditation (ANECA).

Prof. C. Coll has participated in numerous scientific meetings in the field of Remote Sensing. Regarding communications in Congresses, Conferences and Seminars, it has a total of more than 150, including 9 presentations by invitation in different national and international congresses, and 30 communications included in the ISI Proceedings.

He has been Principal Investigator of 6 competitive projects, of which 4 have been funded by the National R+D+i Plan, one by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the other by the North American Space Agency (NASA). In addition, he has been a collaborating researcher in 27 projects, including 8 from the European Union's Framework Programmes, 8 from the European Space Agency, 8 from the National R+D Plan and 2 from the Generalitat Valenciana. He has carried out pre-doctoral and postdoctoral research stays at the Hydrology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture.

He is a regular reviewer of the most prestigious international journals in the field of Remote Sensing, with more than 100 articles reviewed. As other research and management merits, he has been an evaluator of Research Projects (National R+D+i Plan; National Supercomputing Center-Marenostrum; CONICYT, Chile), member of the Scientific Committee of the XII and XIII National Congresses of Remote Sensing (2007 and 2009), of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS (2007), of the Western Mediterranean Meteorology and Climatology Conference (2008 and 2010), and member of the Organizing Committee of IGARSS (2018). Since November 2010 he has been an expert in the area of Earth Sciences of the National Agency for Evaluation and Foresight (ANEP).

As for the teaching activity, he has been granted with 6 teaching five-year periods, the last one granted on 31/12/2019 (all possible), having taught at the University of Valencia since the 1990-91 academic year, in bachelor's degrees (1st and 2nd cycle), official master's degree and doctoral programs. He has been co-director of the Doctoral Theses of Ms. Raquel Niclòs Corts (2005), Ms. Maria Mira Sarrió (2010), Mr. Joan Miquel Galve Romero (2014), Mr. Federico Piñuela García (2023) and Mr. Jesús Puchades (2025). Since 2012 she has tutored six Master's Degree Final Projects. Since March 2013 he has been Director of the official Master's Degree in Remote Sensing of the Faculty of Physics (University of Valencia), having been a member of the Academic Coordination Committee of the Master's Degree since its implementation in 2008.

Head of the Environmental Remote Sensing Group (UV-ERS) at the University of Valencia (www.uv.es/uvers), whose main lines of research are linked to the study of vegetation using remote sensing (development of algorithms for its detection and quantification). With my latest national projects (ÁRTEMIS, RESET CLIMATE, ESCENARIOS, and ECCE EO), we have initiated the study of carbon fluxes using satellite imagery. Throughout my career, I have supervised 5 doctoral theses and numerous research projects (12 credits), master's theses (12 credits), and final degree projects.

She holds a degree in Physics with an Extraordinary Award in Fundamental Physics (1991) and a PhD in Physics (1996) from the University of Valencia.
She has been an Associate Professor of Applied Physics since 2000 in the Department of Earth Physics and Thermodynamics at the University of Valencia, after having been an FPU fellow and assistant lecturer.

Her research focuses on Applied Rheology in food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical systems, carried out in the laboratory located at the Faculty of Pharmacy. She is currently involved in research projects funded by the Spanish Ministry of Education and the Valencian Regional Government, in collaboration with the Laboratory of Physical and Sensory Properties of the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA-CSIC, Valencia) and the Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology, and Parasitology at the University of Valencia.

She has undertaken research stays at universities in Seville, Glasgow, and Colombia, and has participated in projects with companies such as BABÈ, NOVARTIS, KOROTT, and KERN PHARMA. She co-organized the IBEREO 2017 conference together with IATA and has been a member of the Scientific Committee of several international rheology conferences. She is currently Treasurer of the Governing Board of the Spanish Group of Rheology of the RSEF.

She has completed more than 50 courses in Teaching Training and Innovation and has participated in various educational innovation projects related to teaching in the first years of scientific degree programs and in multidisciplinary initiatives such as INNOCAMPUS. She also takes part in outreach activities with secondary education, such as Aula Experimenta and the Experimenta Fair. She is a member of the Local Committee of the Physics Olympiad and was part of the organizing team of the National Physics Olympiad in 2025. She is a member of the Executive Board of the Division of Education and Outreach of the RSEF.

She has served as First-Year Coordinator and Degree Coordinator for the Physics degree program, and since March 2024 she has been Vice-Dean for Physics Studies and Innovation.

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Graduated in Physics from the Universitat de València (1992), with Extraordinary Award and First National Prize for Completion of Studies in Physics, and PhD in Physics from the Universitat de València (1997). He is currently Full Professor of Earth Physics in the Departament de Física de la Terra i Termodinàmica of the Facultat de Física.

He has published 67 articles in indexed journals (48 of them in the first quartile of their respective categories), with 3,980 citations, an h-index of 29 and an I100 index of 8 (WoS). His scientific output averages 120 citations per year (240 citations per year over the last ten years) and an average of 5 authors per publication. He holds four six-year research evaluation periods (“sexenios”). In 2010 he received the Norbert Gerbier Award granted by the World Meteorological Organization.

His main research lines include the measurement of land surface temperature and emissivity from satellite data, their use for surface characterization, and the monitoring of climate change processes through the analysis of time series of these parameters. He has participated in 39 research projects funded by European, national and regional programs, acting as principal investigator in 7 of them. In addition, he has carried out knowledge transfer activities to the productive sector through agreements with companies.

Throughout his career as a university lecturer, he has taught Physics in the Degree in Chemistry; Meteorology and Climatology in the Degree in Environmental Sciences; and Computer Techniques, Thermodynamics, General Physics and Atmospheric Physics in the Degree in Physics. He has also served as director of the University Certificate in the Study of Water Pollution through Remote Sensing (5 courses) and of the University Certificate in Industrial and Environmental Applications of Remote Temperature Measurement (6 courses). He holds five five-year teaching evaluation periods (“quinquenios”).

He has co-supervised five PhD theses, 10 Master’s theses (TFM) and 16 Bachelor’s theses (TFG). He has held several academic management positions, including Secretary of the Faculty of Physics (2006–2012), Vice-Dean for Institutional Relations, Quality and Double Degrees (2018–2021), and Vice-Dean for Studies (2021–2024). Since March 2024, he has been Dean of the Faculty of Physics.