Contact information:
E.U.I.T.A. University of Seville
Ctra Utrera km 1, 41013, Seville, Spain.
Tel: (+34) 954481389
Fax: (+34) 954486436
E-mail: scastro@us.es

• Ph.D.Agricultural Engineering University of Cordoba, 
  Spain, 2005
• B.S. Agricultural Engineering. University of Cordoba, 
  Spain, 2001

• Lecturer, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Fluid Mechanics. University of Seville, Spain. 2003 – present
• Research Assistant, Department of Rural Engineering, University of Cordoba, 2001-2003
• Member of the Research Group “AGR 126. Mecanización y Tecnología Rural,” University of Cordoba, 2001-present

Research Interests:

Evaluation and improvement of fruits mechanical harvesting systems, with a focus on olive, citrus and pines. Plant biomechanics: modal and vibration analysis. Agricultural machinery.

Relevant Papers & Presentations:

• S. Castro-García, Gil-Ribes, J.A., Blanco-Roldán and G.L., Agüera-Vega, J. 2007. Mode shapes evaluation of trunk shakers used in oil olive harvesting. Transactions of the ASABE. 50 (3): 727-732
• S. Castro-García, Blanco-Roldán, G.L., Gil-Ribes and J.A., Agüera-Vega, J. 2007. Dynamic analysis of olive trees in intensive orchards under forced vibration. Trees. In press.