Professor of Rock Mechanics at the University of Vigo Leandro Alejano Monge has been awarded one of the Research Medals of the Royal Galician Academy of Sciences (RAGC), in recognition of his career in the fields of mining engineering and rock mechanics. A lecturer at the School of Mining and Energy Engineering and a researcher at Cintecx, the UVigo Research Centre for Technologies, Energy and Industrial Processes, he will receive the Isidro Parga Pondal Medal for Technical Sciences at the Science Day in Galicia ceremony, to be held on 8 October in Santiago de Compostela.<\/p>\n
The RAGC considers Alejano, a researcher in the GESSMin group, Safe and Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources, \u201cone of the leading figures in mining engineering and rock mechanics both nationally and internationally\u201d. It particularly highlights the contribution of his research to safety in mining and civil engineering, as well as to the efficiency and sustainability of the extractive industry.<\/p>\n
Throughout his career at the University of Vigo, Alejano led the creation of the John Harrison Rock Mechanics Laboratory, which has become an international reference in its field. One of his most notable contributions was the proposal, in 2007, of a methodology for controlling rockfalls in quarries, which was subsequently adopted by companies in different countries to improve the safety of these operations.<\/p>\n
His research activity is also closely linked to addressing specific challenges in Galicia. Among other projects, he took part in the analysis of rockfalls on granite slopes following wildfires, contributing to a better understanding of the behaviour of rock masses affected by fire.<\/p>\n
The UVigo researcher also collaborated with the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in studying the gold extraction process used by the Romans around 2,000 years ago at Las M\u00e9dulas, bringing knowledge of rock mechanics to archaeological and historical research.<\/p>\n
Alejano received the news of the award as \u201ca great honour\u201d, both because he is a professor at a Galician public university and because of his family ties to Galicia \u201cas the son of a Galician from the diaspora, originally from Cambados\u201d, the professor explains.<\/p>\n
For the researcher, the medal also represents recognition of the work he has carried out over decades in the Galician university system. \u201cIt represents recognition of a thirty-year career in Galicia devoted to educating young Galicians who have gone on to achieve great things in the fields of mining and the behaviour of rock masses\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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