Coastal Zones

Biography

Prof. José Simão Antunes do Carmo has completed his M.Sc. in Hydraulics and Water Resources in 1990 from University of Lisbon, Portugal, his Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences in 1995 from University of Coimbra, Portugal, and postdoctoral studies in Civil Engineering in 2003 from University of Coimbra. He has been Director of several Degree and Master Courses in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering in the period 1995-2010. He is Director of the Portuguese Journal of Water Resources, Coeditor of the International Journal of Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Editorial Board Member of the Ocean & Coastal Management journal, Elsevier. He has published over three dozen papers in ISI journals and more than a hundred publications in International Conferences.

Research Interest

Author of over three dozen papers published in ISI Journals; more than a hundred publications in National and International Conferences; about two dozen papers in National Journals (Portuguese); over four dozen scientific reports; about three dozen opinion articles, and more than two dozen lectures as invited speaker. • Author of nine book chapters of International Editions. • Author of the book: “Modeling in Fluvial Hydraulics and Environment”, 443p. • Author of the book: “Physical processes and computational methods in Coastal Engineering”, University of Coimbra Press, 420p (in press). • Co-Editor of three books: “Wastewater treatment”; “River Basin Management III”, and “Water Pollution VIII: Modelling, Monitoring and Management”. Main scientific and technical areas of research: Hydrodynamics; Morphodynamics; Coastal protection; Coastal management; Water quality; Oil spills; Renewable energy: hydropower, ocean waves and tides; Numerical modelling.