Joel Zeferino

 
 
 

Profile

Research Group: RG2 – Ocean, coastal and land surface processes
Position at IDL: PhD student
Job: PhD student, Researcher and Assistant Professor
Email: jfzeferino@fc.ul.pt
Room: FCUL, 6.3.60
Academic Degree and field of specialization: 

  • Masters in Geological Engineering

  • PhD student in Geology (Hydrogeology)

Keywords: Hydrogeology, Groundwater Resources Management, Groundwater Modeling, Climate change impacts, Data Science.

Scientific Informations

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9605-7831

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joel-Zeferino

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS

Main Interests: 

Groundwater modeling applied to aquifer quantity and quality management.

Impacts of climate change on groundwater.

Application of machine learning algorithms in hydrogeology.

PhD subject / title:

Methodology to support sustainable management of groundwater resources in regions subject to anthropogenic pressures and climate change: Numerical Modeling and Artificial Neural Networks.

Top 10 Publications: 

  • J Zeferino, MR Carvalho, AR Lopes, R Jesus, JM Carvalho, HI Chaminé (2023) Impact of Agriculture and Livestock on Quality of the Tagus Alluvial Groundwater Body: Evolution of Nitrate Concentration. In: HI Chaminé, JA Fernandes (eds) Advances in Geoengineering, Geotechnologies, and Geoenvironment for Earth Systems and Sustainable Georesources Management. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. (https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-25986-9_44)

  • J Zeferino, M Paiva, MR Carvalho, JM Carvalho, C Almeida (2022) Long Term Effectiveness of Wellhead Protection Areas. Water, 14(7), 1063. (https://doi.org/10.3390/w14071063)

  • J Zeferino, MR Carvalho, AR Lopes, R Jesus, MJ Afonso, L Freitas, JM Carvalho, HI Chaminé (2021) Assessment of future trends on groundwater quality in a nitrate vulnerable zone (Esposende - Vila do Conde sector, NW Portugal): towards a combined conceptual and mass transport modelling. Hydrogeology Journal, 29, 2267 - 2283 p. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-021-02368-2)

  • J Zeferino, MR Carvalho, T Ferreira, C Silva, MJ Afonso, L Freitas, AR Lopes, R Jesus, S Batista, HI Chaminé, JM Carvalho (2019) Forecasting and Mass Transport Modelling of Nitrates in the Esposende - Vila do Conde Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (Portugal). In: HI Chaminé, M Barbieri, O Kisi, M Chen, B Merkel (eds) Advances in Sustainable and Environmental Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Hydrochemistry and Water Resources. CAJG 2018. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. (https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-01572-5_23)

  • P Fernandes, MR Carvalho, C Silva, A Rebelo, J Zeferino (2018) Application of nitrogen and boron isotopes for tracing sources of anthropogenic contamination in Monforte-Alter do Chão aquifer system, Portugal. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 1 - 18 p. (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40899-018-0265-1)

Projects (10 most relevant): 

  • 2017-2020: Metodologia para avaliação da evolução da qualidade das massas de água subterrâneas nas Zonas Vulneráveis aos Nitratos de origem agrícola no âmbito da Diretiva Nitratos e DQA. (Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente)

  • 2020: Estudo de revisão de Perímetros de Proteção de captações de água subterrânea do Montijo. (Terra, Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos (TARH), Profico Ambiente e Ordenamento)

  • 2021-2024: Aquae Vitae: Água termal como fonte de Vida e Saúde, LA4. Sustentabilidade dos recursos hidrominerais geotérmicos de Trás-os-Montes, Fundação ‘la Caixa’.

  • 2022: Parecer sobre a localização de sondagens e eventual captação de água para dessalinizadora na propriedade da COSTA TERRA GOLF & OCEAN CLUB (Grândola). (SYNEGE)

  • 2023: Projeto de captação de água salgada: Elaboração de um modelo de fluxo e de transporte de massa (Parcela 2 UNOP 3, Troia). (Terra, Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos (TARH), Coporgest Golden Lda)

Awards: 

(Academic merit) Student who completed the Master's in Geological Engineering with the highest grade in the academic year of 2015/2016. Faculty of Science and Technology, New University of Lisbon (FCT-UNL).