• Ph.D., Applied Physics and Scientific Simulation, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain (2008)
• M. Sc., Meteorology and Climatology, University of Barcelona, Spain (2003)
• B. Sc., Physics, University of Barcelona, Spain (2002)

Statistical characterization of ocean and sea-ice satellite data products, of analyses produced by the Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean, Phase III (ECC03) project, and of the differences between observations and ECCO3 analyses.

• Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, Postdoctoral research (2011-Present)
• Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Irvine, Postdoctoral research (2009-2011)
• Institute of Marine Sciences, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain, Ph.D. research (2006-2008)
• Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, Visiting Student (2007-2008)

• Who's Who in America 2012 (66th Edition)
• NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship (2011-present)
• Balsells Postdoctoral Fellowship (2009 and 2010)
• Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship (2009, declined)
• Spanish National Research Council Predoctoral Fellowship (2006 and 2007)
• UPC Technology Transfer Centre Grant (2004 and 2005)
• Socrates II Programme Fellowship (2003)
• DAAD Summer School Fellowship at University of Freiburg (2002)
• University of Barcelona Internship at Servei Meteorologic Catalunya (2001)
• University of Barcelona Internship at Institut Cartografic Catalunya (2000)
• Spanish Ministry of Education Scholarship (1995, 1997, 1999, and 2000)

1. V. Nieves, J. Wang, and R.L. Bras. Statistics of multifractal processes using the maximum entropy method. Geophys. Res. Lett. doi: 10.1029/2011GL0487 (2011); 38: L17405. This work was the cover of the journal and selected as an AGU Research Spotlight: http://www.agu.org/cgi-bin/highlights/highlights.cgi?action=show&doi=10.1029/2011GL048716&jc=gl
2. V. Nieves, E. Wood, J. Wang, and R.L. Bras. Maximum entropy distributions of scale-invariant processes. Phys. Rev. Lett. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.118701 (2010); 105(11): 118701. This work was highlighted in the CEE news: http://www.eng.uci.edu/news/2010/11/cee-paper-published-physical-review-letters
3. A. Turiel, V. Nieves, E. Garcia-Ladona, J. Font, M.H. Rio, and G. Larnicol. The multifractal structure of satellite sea surface temperature maps can be used to obtain global maps of streamlines. Ocean Science Discus. SRef-ID: 18120822/osd/20096129 (2009); 6: 129-151.
4. V. Nieves and A. Turiel. Analysis of ocean turbulence using an adaptive CVE on altimetric maps. J. Mar. Syst., doi: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.12.001 (2008); 77: 482-494.
5. V. Nieves, C. Llebot, A. Turiel, J. Sole, E. Garcia-Ladona, M. Estrada, and D. Blasco. Common turbulent signature in sea surface temperature and chlorophyll maps. Geophys. Res. Lett., doi: 10.1029/2007GL030823 (2007); 34: L23602.
6. A. Turiel, J. Sole, V. Nieves, J. Ballabrera, and E. Garcia-Ladona. Tracking oceanic currents by singularity analysis of Micro-Wave SST images. Rem. Sens. Env., doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2007.10.007 (2007); 112: 2246-2260.
7. A. Turiel, J. Sole, V. Nieves, and E. Garcia-Ladona. Obtaining and monitoring of global oceanic circulation patterns by multifractal analysis of Microwave Sea Surface Temperature images. IGARSS, IEEE Intern., doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423195 (2007); 1895-1898.