Phone: 218 443 425
E-mail: afortunato@lnec.pt
Professional Situation
Principal Researcher
Academic and Scientific Degrees
Functions and Relevant Public Offices
Areas of Research / Interest
The ultimate goal of my research is to solve coastal engineering problems, in particular those related to hydrodynamics, sediment dynamics and water quality. This goal led me to pursue several research threads: 1) the development and analysis of numerical models and methods to simulate circulation, morphodynamics and transport in coastal zones, with an emphasis on unstructured grids; 2) the analysis of physical processes in coastal zones, such as tidal propagation and distortion, the inundation of estuarine areas, and the exchange of water and suspended mater between estuaries and the sea; 3) the analysis of the morphological evolution of coastal systems, with a major focus on tidal inlets.
Research and Professional Activity
My activity includes mostly advanced consultancy and applied research. In the former, I have developed and analyzed coastal engineering solutions for public and private clients, in Portugal and abroad (e.g., harbor administrations, water authorities). In the latter, I develop the methods, models and knowledge required to the solution of the problems that I am faced with in my consultancy projects. My research has been funded by national (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento) and european agencies (European Framework programmes, Interreg).
Scientific Orientation
Relevant Publications