1. PERSONAL DATA
João P. G. Carvalho - Técnico Superior Principal
Institution: Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Estrada da Portela-Zambujal, Apartado 7586, 2611-901 Amadora,
Portugal
Phone: +351 21 470 55 15; Fax: +351 21 471 90 18; E-mail: [email protected]
2. ACADEMIC DEGREES
• 2004, PhD Physics (Internal Geophysics), Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal
• 1995, MSc, Geophysical Sciences (Internal Geophysics), Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal
• 1991, Geophysicist, Geophysical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal
3. CURRENT SCIENTIFIC AND/OR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Since 2011, Vice-President of the Scientific Council of Laboratório Nacional de Geologia e Minas, Alfragide, Portugal
4. ACADEMIC HISTORY AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
• since 2009, Member of the Geophysical Centre of Évora (CGE), University of Évora (UÉ), Portugal
• Since 2002, Head of Seismic section of Instituto Nacional Energia e Geologia, Alfragide, Portugal
• 1996 – 2001, Head of Seismic section of Instituto Geológico e Mineiro, Algrafide, Portugal
• Since 1995, collaborator of Instituto Infante D Luiz/University of Lisbon
• 1992 – 1995, Contracts with Serviço Fomento Mineiro for Radiometric and Magnetic studies, Lisbon, Portugal
5. PRESENT RESEARCH INTERESTS: Tectonics, Seismotectonics, Seismic hazard; Seismic imaging; Tectono-stratigraphic
evolution of sedimentary basins; Applied geophysics
6. HONORS/GUEST LECTURES/STATE-OF-THE-ART PRESENTATIONS
• Nominee for Man of the Year (2011) by the American Biographical Institute Inc.
• Biography included in (2008) Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century by International Biographical Centre of Cambridge.
• Nominee for the 2007 award of “International Scientist of the Year” by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge.
• Biography included in the 2006-07 Edition of Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering.
• Since 2009: Invited in international conferences and workshops in Europe: 3
• Guest lectures in various institutions: 4
5. PROJECTS: PI of 1 international project, institutional PI of 5 projects
7. MAIN ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES (UNIVERSITY BODIES AND NATIONAL BOARDS)
---------6. PUBLICATIONS: Books authored -0; Books and Journals edited - 0; Chapters in books - 2; Papers in refereed journals - 19;
Conferences - +40
7. MOST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS IN THE LAST 5 YEARS
• Carvalho, J., Ramalho, E. C., Gonçalves, R., and Monteiro Santos, F. A., in press. Understanding the 3D Structure of a Thermal
Water Fissured Granite Aquifer with Geophysical Studies. Pure and Applied Geophysics.
• Cabral, J. Moniz, C., Batllo J., Figueiredo, P., Carvalho, J., Matias, L., Teves-Costa, P. Dias, R., Simão, N., 2011. The 1909
Benavente (Portugal) earthquake: search for the source. Natural Hazards, DOI 10.1007/s11069-011-0062-8.
• Rabeh, T., Carvalho, J., Khalil, A., A. El-Aal, E., El-Hemaly, I., 2011. Climate changes associated with high-amplitude Sq
geomagnetic variations. Acta Geophysica, 59 (5), 1044-1056. DOI: 10.2478/s11600-011-0029-x.
• Carvalho, J., Dias, R., Pinto, C., Ressurreição, R., 2011 (online). A Geophysical Study of the Carcavai Fault Zone, Portugal.
Pure and Applied Geophysics, DOI 10.1007/s00024-011-0318-y.
• Carvalho, J., Rabeh, T., Bielik, M., Szlaiova, E., Torres, L., Silva, M., Carrilho, F., Matias, L. Miranda, J. M., 2011. Geophysical
study of the Ota- V.F. Xira-Lisboa-Sesimbra fault zone and of the Lower Tagus Cenozoic basin. Journal of Geophysics and
Engineering, 8, 395-411.
• Carvalho, J., Sousa, P., Matos, J., Pinto, C., 2011. Ore prospecting in the Iberian Pyrite Belt using seismic and potential-field
data. Journal of Geophysics and Engineering 8 (2), 142-153.
• Rabeh, T., Bedair, S., Miranda, M., Carvalho, J., Khalil, A., 2009. Subsurface Structures and Hydrogeologic Aquifers at the
Western Side of Lake Nasser, Southwestern Desert, Egypt. Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, 14 (2), 87-95.
• Carvalho, J., Torres, L., Castro, R., Dias, R., Mendes-Victor, L., 2009. Seismic Velocities and Geotechnical Data Applied to the
Soil Microzoning of Western Algarve. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 68, 249-258. DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2009.01.001.
• Rabeh, T, Miranda, M., Carvalho, J., Bocin, A., 2009. Interpretation Case Study Of Sahl El Qaa Area, Southern Sinai Peninsula,
Egypt. Geophysical Prospecting, 57, 447-459. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2478.2008.00747.x.
• Ramalho, E., Carvalho, J., Barbosa, S., Monteiro-Santos, F., 2009. Using geophysical methods to characterize an abandoned
uranium mining site, Portugal. Journal of Applied Geophysics, Vol .67, 14-33.
• Carvalho, J., Rabeh, T., Carrilho, F., Cabral, J., Miranda, M., 2008. Geophysical characterization of the Ota-Vila Franca de XiraLisbon-Sesimbra fault zone, Portugal. Geophysical Journal International, 174, 567-584.