Dr. Josep Armengol is a University Professor attached to the Department of Agroforestry Ecosystems of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV). It is also a member and main responsible for the Phytopathogenic Fungal Research Group of the Mediterranean Agroforestry Institute of the UPV (IAM-UPV), which acts as the National Reference Laboratory for the Diagnosis of Phytopathogenic Fungi for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA). Dr. Josep Armengol is currently the Director of the European Master Erasmus Mundus "Plant Health in Sustainable Cropping Systems".

Dr. Armengol is an expert in the diagnosis of phytopathogenic fungi in all types of crops, developing research on the biology, epidemiology and control of fungi that cause diseases in horticultural and fruit crops, ornamental plants and plants of forestry interest. He also has extensive experience in the training of research personnel, and in the dissemination of research results in national and international publications and conferences, and in numerous informative and technical talks. In recent years, Dr. Armengol has developed research on fungal grapevine trunk diseases, and the fungal diseases affecting loquat and almond trees.