My name is Miguel Huerta Gómez, and I was born in Segovia, Spain. I graduated in Physics in 2024 from the University of Valladolid (UVa). During my final year, I joined the Group of Atmospheric Optics (GOA-UVa) as a trainee technician. After earning my degree, I continued working at GOA-UVa as a technician through a research scholarship. While working as a technician, I also completed a Master’s degree in Physics at UVa, specializing in Atmospheric Physics and Climate.
Since September 2025, I have been a PhD student within the Marie Curie funded Dust Doctoral Network (Dust-DN). My research focuses on obtaining and analysing solar irradiance measurements from spectroradiometers deployed worldwide, in order to derive aerosol microphysical properties from different dust sources.