PERSONAL DATA

Rogério Paulo Vigário Mota

ORCID

CIENCIAVIATE

WEBOFSCIENCE

PROFESSIONAL SITUATION

Senior Researcher

ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC DEGREES

PhD in Geophysics (2007);

MSc in Geophysics (1993);

Geophysics (Degree) (1990).

CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS

Senior Researcher, since March 2023;

Research Officer, between February 2007 and March 2023.

MAIN AREAS OF RESEARCH / INTEREST

Electrical resistivity method applied to geotechnical and environmental issues;

Testing of piles by both the methods of sonic echo and cross-hole sonic logging;

Measurement of rock blast vibration induced to buildings;

Seismic refraction method applied to geotechnical engineering;

Cross-hole seismic tomography applied to site surveys and to the assessment of the rock mass treatment of dam foundations;

Ground-penetrating radar applied on heritage buildings and on building reinforcement iron cage assessment.

ACTIVITY DEVELOPED

Coordination and participation in scientific research projects (funded by the EU, FCT and Parque Escolar)

Participation in more than 300 studies under contract

RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

Moreira, C. A., Rosolen, V. S., Hansen, M. A., F., Masquelin, H., Mota, R., 2023 - Aquifer recharge capacity assessment of an anthropogenically impacted wetland by the resistivity geophysical method, Discover Water, (2023) 3:7; Springer. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43832-023-00031-3

Costa A. M., Freitas M.C., Mota, R., Leira, M., Andrade, C., Pimentel, N., Araújo, A.C., Bao, R., Diniz, M. And Arias, P., 2020 - Sado palaeovalley configuration: implications for the Mesolithic settlement during the Holocene sea-level rise, in Peoples, Nature and Environments - Learning to Live Together, Part 4, Chapter 13, 176-194, ed. Roque, A.C., Brito, C., and Veracini, C., Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon TyneMota, R., 2017 - Prospeção geofísica pelo método da resistividade elétrica. Gazeta de Física, Vol. 40, Fascículo 3/4, PP 26-29. https://www.spf.pt/magazines/GFIS/387

Leitão, T. E., Mota, R., Novo, M. E. e Lobo-Ferreira, J. P., 2014 - Combined Use of Electrical Resistivity Tomography and Hydrochemical Data to Assess Anthropogenic Impacts on Water Quality of a Karstic Region: A Case Study from Querença-Silves, South Portugal. Environmental process – An International Journal, 1 (1), 43-57; Springer. DOI: 10.1007/s40710-014-0002-1

Mota, R. e Monteiro Santos, F.A., 2010 - 2D pseudo-sections of porosity and water saturation from combined resistivity and seismic surveys applied to hydrological and geotechnical studies. Near Surface Geophysics, 2010, 8, pp 575-584. https://doi.org/10.3997/1873-0604.2010042

Figueiras, J., Mateus, A., Marques, F.O., Gonçalves, M.A., Monteiro Santos, F.A. e Mota, R., 2009 - Initial stages of pollutants dispersion around municipal waste disposal facilities; a case study in northern Portugal. Int. J. Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 4, nos 3/4, pp 341-365. DOI: 10.1504/ijewm.2009.027401

Diamantino, C., Lobo-Ferreira, J.P. e Mota, R., 2008 - Ensaios de recarga artificial e aplicação de métodos geofísicos no leito do rio Seco (Projecto GABARDINE). Tecnologia da Água, nº 55, Edição II – julho/setembro 2008, 12-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/2.1.2716.7680

Mota, R. e F. Monteiro dos Santos, 2006 - 2D sections of porosity and water saturation percent from combined resistivity and seismic surveys for hydrogeological studies. The Leading Edge, Vol. 25, nº 6, 735-737. https://doi.org/10.1190/1.2210058

Marques, F.O., Mateus, A., Gonçalves, M.A., Figueiras, J., Monteiro Santos, F.A., Mota, R. e Amaral, H., 2005 - The effectiveness of “clay” liners as basal isolation of landfills: A case study. Environmental Geology (2005), 47, 1128-1137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-005-1247-9

Mota, R., Monteiro Santos, F.A., Mateus, A., Marques, F.O., Gonçalves, M.A., Figueiras, J. e Amaral, H., 2004 - Granite fracturing and incipient pollution beneath a recent landfill facility as detected by several geoelectrical surveys. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 57, 11-22. https://www.academia.edu/14066633/Granite_fracturing_and_incipient_pollution_beneath_a_recent_landfill_facility_as_detected_by_geoelectrical_surveys