honors received

2008	John Cedric Griffiths Teaching Award.
2007	IAMG Distinguished Lecturer.
2006	William Christian Krumbein Medal.
1994	Silver medal of the Technical University of Catalonia for service to the institution as Vice-Rector
1993	Best Paper Award from the journal Mathematical Geology

language skills

Spanish and German	fluent (mother tongue)
English	fluent
Catalan	correct
French and Italian	reading ability
Russian	elementary training