FRANCISCO JOSE
FERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ

Francisco José Fernández obtained a degree (1988) and a PhD (1994) in Geology from the University of Oviedo. Between July and December 1990, He was Ensign of the Infantry Complement at the Cabo Noval (Noreña) Barracks of the 31st BRILAT company. Between 1994 and 1995, He was awarded a fellowship from the institute INDUROT (University of Oviedo) and a postdoctoral fellowship from the Spanish Ministry to work at the experimental deformation laboratory at the University of Manchester, UK. From 1996 until 2006, He was an Associate Professor, and from January to November 2006 until 2006, He was a professor contracted with a PhD at the University of Oviedo. His research lines include micro-tectonics, active and relief tectonics, paleo-seismicity, high P and T terrains, and kinematic analysis of folding. His research career began in 1989 with the structural analysis of the high-grade metamorphic terrains of the Iberian Massif (Complejo de Cabo Ortegal) under the direction of Professor A. Marcos. In 1994, under the direction of Professor E.H. Rutter, He completed my training in microstructural analysis, specializing in the analysis of tectonic fabrics with special attention to the crystallographic preferred orientation of calcite, publishing various methodological and micro-tectonic studies of the Iberian Peninsula, the Urals, and the Dominican Republic, that interpret regional structures through the analysis of tectonic fabrics. He is currently working on tectonics related to crustal-scale faults, based on fieldwork and data obtained from analysis of conventional light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SSD BSD, CL detectors), and electronic microprobe analysis. In addition, as a member of the Oviedo Fold Analysis Research Group, He investigated the kinematics and mechanics of folding, with special attention to regional-scale recumbent folds. Finally, He has started a research line about the relationships between tectonics and relief. Specifically, He investigates the rock avalanches related to the current reactivation of faults by quantifying the fractal dimension of block size distribution in deposits and fault crushing zones, seeking to establish their relationship with the earthquakes' intensity and the affected folds' kinematics. The regional environment where I developed these analyses is the Cantabrian Zone in the Iberian Peninsula and the Caribbean Arc in the Hispaniola Island.