Academic degrees                     

• PhD degree in Hydrogeology at the University of London, United Kingdom. 2005
• MSc degree in Hydrogeology and Groundwater Resources, University College London. 1996
• Licenciatura (Geologia), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 1991.

• Natural hydrogen occurrence, having conducted the national assessment made Morocco and developed a remote sensing methodology to identify potential hydrogen seeps at surface. Currently coordinating project HyAfrica:  Towards a next-generation renewable energy source –   a natural hydrogen solution for power supply in Africa

in which natural hydrogen potential is assessed in four African countries: Mozambique, Morocco, South Africa and Togo. Funded by the LEAP-RE programme.

• CO2 storage for climate mitigation purposes. Coordinated and /or participated in the assessments of CO2 storage capacity in Portugal and in the design of the CO2 transport network in the Iberian Peninsula, conducted in the scope of several projects;
• Energy storage in geological formations, including hydrogen storage;
• Geothermal Resource Assessment, having coordinated the assessments in the Oriental Region of Morocco and the ongoing assessment for the Southern provinces.

• Natural Hydrogen expertise and exploration in the kingdom of Morocco. Study for ONHYM – Office National des Hydrocarbures et Mines. 2019-2020. Coordinator
• Geothermal Resource Assesment at the Oriental Region of Morocco. Study for  for ONHYM – Office National des Hydrocarbures et Mines. 2017-2019. Coordinator
• STRATEGY CCUS - STrategic planning of Regions And Territories in Europe for low-carbon enerGy and industrY through CCUS. Funded by the European Comission H2020. Ongoing. Member of Management Board.
• INCARBON – in-situ carbonation for reduction of CO2 emissions from energy and industrial sources in Alentejo.  PTDC/CTA-GEO/31853/2017. Ongoing. Coordinator
• ESTMAP, Energy storage mapping and planning- WP3: Subsurface Data Collection.  Subcontracted by consortium BRGM/TNO/VITO/ECOFYS. 2015-2016. Funded by the European Comission H2020. Coordinator in Portugal.
• MIGRATE, Marine gas hydrate - an indigenous resource of natural gas for Europe. ESF COST Action ES1405. 2015-2019. National coordinator.
• CCS-PT, CCS Roadmap for Portugal. Funded by the Global CCS Institute and the Portuguese Environment Agency, 2014-2015. Coordinator.
• KTEJO – Feasibility study of CO2 capture and storage in the Pego Coal Power Plant. Funded by the National Strategic Reference Framework, 2010-2011. Coordinator .
• COMET – An Integrated Infrastructure for CO2 transport and storage in the west Mediterranean. Funded by the European Commission FP7, 2009-2012. Member of management Board
• Hydrogeothermal potential of the Lias aquifer in eastern Morocco and possibilities of uses: Medium and high enthalpy. FCT/CNRST Bilateral project. 2010-2011. Coordinator.