Maria Luísa Pereira

 
 

Profile

Research Group: RG2 – Ocean, coastal and land surface processes
Position at IDL: PhD student
Job: PhD student
Email: maria.lm.pereira@uac.pt
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Academic Degree and field of specialization: 

  • Master Degree in Geological Engineering

Keywords: Geology, Rock Mechanics, Volcanology

Scientific Informations

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7118-1262

Researcher ID: JAC-5199-2023

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maria-Luisa-Pereira

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AkGYUxUAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT&oi=sra

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS

Main Interests: 

Geology, Volcanology, Rock Mechanics, Rheology

PhD subject / title: Characterisation of the mechanical and physical properties of rock composing Azorean central volcanoes

Top 10 Publications: 

  • Pereira ML et al. (2024): Hydrothermal alteration and physical and mechanical properties of rocks in a volcanic environment: A review. Earth-Science Reviews, 104754.doi: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2024.104754

  • Pereira ML et al. (2023): Microstructural, textural, and physical characteristics of volcanic rocks from Fogo volcano–S. Miguel Island (Azores), Portugal. Paper presented in MedGU2023, Istambul, 2023.

  • Kabaca M et al. (2023): Physical and mechanical characterization of liós limestone as building stone. Paper presented in 18 CNG, Évora, 2023.

  • Pereira ML et al. (2023): Natural stone heterogeneities and discontinuities: an overview and proposal of a classification system. Bull Eng Geol Environ 82: 152. doi:10.1007/s10064-023-03152-0

  • Pereira ML et al. (2022): The contribution of hydrothermal mineral alteration analysis and gas geothermometry for understanding high-temperature geothermal fields-The case of Ribeira Grande geothermal field, Azores. Geothermics 105:102519. doi:10.1016/j.geothermics.2022.102519

  • Pereira ML, F da Silva P, Fernandes I, Chastre C (2021): Characterization and correlation of engineering properties of basalts. Bull Eng Geol Environ 80:2889–2910.doi:10.1007/s10064-021-02107-7

  • Pereira AR, Pereira ML, Teixeira M, Amaro P, Bento dos Santos T, Mata J (2017): Migmatitos: características petrológicas e geoquímicas, formação e evolução. Geonovas 30: 79-86. Associação Portuguesa de Geólogos

Projects (10 most relevant): 

  • Project FRCT18002 Heatstore – Geothermica Era-Net; Instituto de Investigação em Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos (IVAR); Universidade dos Açores (09/2020 - 01/2021)

  • R&D Project “Determination of the deleterious reaction/expansion potential, in concrete infrastructures, of sulfide-bearing aggregates”; Université Laval (Québec, Canadá) (07/2019 - 04/2020)

  • Fellow in “ENHANCE - Diagnosis, Prognosis and Mitigation of Internal Expansive Reactions in Concrete Structures”, Materials Department, Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LREC) (03/2019 - 07/2019)

  • Fellow in LEGERE – Geotechnical study for the construction of a building. FCT–UNL (03/2018 - 09/2018)

Awards: 

  • Honourable mention: José Folque Award – Young Geotechnicians in Portuguese Language (2021)

  • Award to the Best Student of Geological Engineering of 2017/2018 (2019)

  • Honourable mention from the Geology department (FCUL) for the best final grade in Geology (Geology and Natural Resources) of 2015/2016 (2017)

  • Diploma of Academic Merit (2013/2014 and 2014/2015)

  • Honourable Mention: Best 1st-year students of FCUL (2012/2013)