Julen Urra is research technician at Conservation of Natural Resources Department (Soil Microbial Ecology Group), NEIKER-Tecnalia, in which he is also doing his PhD thesis on the impact of organic amendments on agricultural soil health, under the supervision of Dr. Iker Mijangos and Dr. Carlos Garbisu.
He has got a Bachelor of Environmental Sciences (University of Basque Contry, 2011) and a Master of Science degree on Environmental Toxicology and Pollution (University of Basque Country, 2013).
His main research area is the assessment of the potential benefits and risks for agroecosystem health derived from the use of organic amendments in agricultural soils through the utilization of soil microbial properties.
He has published research papers in international journals, communications in numerous international and national conferences, and has participated in numerous research projects.
