RESEARCH
Objectives

- Fundamental Research
- Applied Research
- Suport to Post Graduate Studies

- International Scientific Research and Cooperation
- Collaboration with Industry and Society
- Scientific Diffusion and Discussion

External Scientific Advisory Commission

Prof. Markku Peltoniemi, Helsinki University of Technology

Prof. Ricardo Castroviejo, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Areas of Research

1. GEO-RESSOURCES

2. GEO-ENVIRONMENT AND RISK ANALYSIS

The first sub-area, spans both Earth science and Earth engineering. It spreads from the detection, exploration and characterization of natural geo-resources to its sustainable usage and processing of the raw ores, including all the supporting scientific disciplines as well as the technology used to solve the problems involved.

The second sub-area – Geo-Environment and Risk Analysis – concerns the scientific and technological domains where there is a necessity to characterize or remediate a contamination in the lithosphere, including the modelling of its environmental dispersion, fate and quantitative risk analysis. We may refer as example of domains of research the following: environmental geology, remediation of contaminated soils and aquifers, landscape ecology and deterministic and probabilistic risk assessment.
Ph. D. Thesis
2003 “Contribuição dos Modelos Estocásticos para o estudo da Climatologia Urbana” (Contribution of Stochastic Models for the Study of Urban Climatology) , Ph.D. Thesis in Sciences of Engineering, Author: Joaquim Eduardo de Sousa Góis; Supervisor: Henrique Garcia Pereira.
2004 “Estratificação de Leitos de Jigagem – Modelo Cinético Multicomponente” (Stratification of Jigg Beds – A Multicomponent kinetic Model) , Ph. D. Thesis in Mining Engineering, Author: Eduardo Filipe Júdice Nunes Vilhena Crespo; Supervisor: Mário Machado Leite.
2004 “Optimização Multicritério da Extracção Líquido-Líquido em Misturadores-Decantadores” (Multicriteria Optimization of Liquid-Liquid Extraction in Mixer-Settlers”), Ph. Thesis in Sciences of engineering; Author: Gilberto António Pinto; Supervisor: Carlos Madureira.
2004 “Reabilitação de Águas Subterrânea Contaminadas por Produtos Petrolíferos – uma Abordagem Holística” (Remediation of Groundwater Contaminated with Petroleum Products – an Holistic Approach), Ph. D Thesis, Author: Maria Teresa Lajinha Ribeiro, Supervisor: Abílio Cavalheiro.
2004

“Arrastamento por Ar – Projecto e Simulação Dinâmica Utilizando um Sistema de Parâmetros Distribuídos” (Air Stripping – Project and Dynamic Simulation using a Distributed Parameter System), Ph. D . Thesis in Sciences of Engineering; Author: Ana Cristina Meira Silva e Castro; Supervisor: António Fiúza.
2005 “Reabilitação de Solos Observada através da Respirometria – Análise de Sinal em Sistemas Biológicos” (“Observation of Soil Bioremediation through Respirometry – Signal Analysis in Biological systems”), Ph.D Thesis in Sciences of Engineering; Researcher: Maria Cristina da Costa Vila, February 2005. Supervisor: António Fiúza.
2005

“Em torno da Dinâmica Não-Linear de Sistemas Discretos de Carga e Transporte” (Around the Non Linear Dynamics of Discrete Systems of Hauling and Transport), Ph.D. Thesis in Sciences of Engineering, Author: João Paulo Meixedo, FEUP, September 2005. Supervisor: Alexandre Leite.
2005

“Simulação de Regimes Permanentes e Transitórios de Misturadores-Decantadores” (Simulation of Steady-State and Transient Regimens in Mixer-Settlers), Ph.D Thesis in Sciences of Engineering, Author: Elsa Maria de Carvalho Ferreira Gomes, FEUP, 2005. Supervisor: Carlos Madureira.
2007 "Modelagem Fenomenológica da Distribuição Intercompartimental de Substâncias Radioactivas", (Phenomenological Modelling of the Intercompartimental Distribution of Radioactive Substances), Author: Maria de Lurdes Proença de Amorim Dinis; Supervisor: António Fiúza; September.
Advanced Master Thesis
2003 “Modelação da Intrusão Salina na Península de Macaneta” (Model for the Saline Intrusion in Macaneta Peninsula), Master Thesis in Environmental Engineering, Author: Sérgio Manuel Tomás de Barros, Supervisor: Abílio Cavalheiro. 
2004 “Simulação do Transporte e Reabilitação de Contaminações de Hidrocarbonetos em Solos” (Simulation of Transport and Remediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminations in Soils), Masther Thesis: Author: Patrícia Kidy Sara Gameiro da Cruz. Supervisor: António Fiúza.
2004 “Extracção por Solventes In-Pulp de Solos Contaminados com Produtos Orgânicos” (In-Pulp Solvent Extraction of Soils Contaminated with Organic Compounds), Master Thesis, Author: Maria Aurora Soares da Silva; Supervisor: António Fiúza.
2004 “Reabilitação de Solos Contaminados com Produtos Petrolíferos utilizando Técnicas Agrárias” (Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Petroleum Products using Landfarming), Master Thesis, Author: Maria José Loureiro Moreira Padrão; Supervisor: António Fiúza                
2004 “Determinação Experimental de Parâmetros Condicionadores da Coalescência num Decantador de Fluxo Horizontal” (Experimental Determination of Coalescence Conditioning Parameters in a Shallow-Layer Settler), Author: Marília da Conceição Ferreira Baptista; Supervisors: António Fiúza, Margarida Guimarães.
2005 “Influência do Diagrama nos Custos Unitários, em Instalações de Produção de Agregados” (Effects of Unit Costs Diagram in Plants for the Production of Aggregates), Master Thesis in Environmental Engineering, Author Sónia da Piedade Gomes da Carpinteira Francisco, July 2005¸ Supervisor: João Baptista.
2007 " Estudio de Componentes Biologicos de la Fenomenologia de Generacion de Drenaje Acido de Minas, Utilizando la Tecnica de Respirometria", Master thesis made by Maria del Rocio Martizes Lozano. The master concerns the Sustainable Recovery of Mineral Resources and is managed by the international net Desir. Supervisor: António Fiúza
2007 "Caracterizacion del Impacto Ambiental en las Subcuenca del Rio Huaynamayu - La Ribera – Agua Dulce (Potosi)", Master Thesis made by Juan Carlos Erquicia Landeau. The master concerns the Sustainable Recovery of Mineral Resources and is managed by the international net Desir. Supervisor: António Fiúza
2007 " Evaluación del Riesgo Ambiental de los Contaminantes en Residuos Sólidos Mineros Metalúrgicos (Rsmm) por el Método de Extracciones Secuénciales y Aplicación de Modelos de Movilidad y Transporte”, Master Thesis made by Maria Margarita Sinche Gonzalez. The master concerns the Sustainable Recovery of Mineral Resources and is managed by the international net Desir. Supervisor: João Baptista.
2007 “Acidentes de Trabalho na Indústria Transformadora de Rochas Ornamentais de Pêro Pinheiro”, Master Thesis made by Rogério Paulo da Silva Nunes. Master Thesis in Engenharia de Segurança e Higiene Ocupacionais, Author Rogério Paulo da Silva Nunes, September 2007¸ Supervisor: João Baptista and Miguel Tato Diogo.
2008 “Contribución y prevención en el estudio de formación de drenaje ácido de mina en residuos mineros metalúrgicos”, Master thesis made by Karol Latorre Galiano. The master concerns the Sustainable Recovery of Mineral Resources and is managed by the international net Desir. Supervisor: António Fiúza and Cristina Vila