Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DATA

Luís M. Nolasco Lamas

ORCID

CIÊNCIAVITAE

PROFESSIONAL SITUATION

Principal Researcher 

ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC DEGREES

Habilitation scientific coordination functions: 2023

PhD in Engineering, University of London: 1993

Diploma of the Imperial College (DIC): 1986

Master of Science in Rock Mechanics, Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London: 1986

First degree in Civil Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon: 1981

RELEVANT PUBLIC FUNCTIONS AND POSITIONS

Head of Unit at LNEC – 2003-present

Secretary General of the International Society for Rock Mechanics – 2003-present

President of the Board of Directors of the Macau Civil Engineering Laboratory – 1997-2003

MAIN AREAS OF RESEARCH/INTEREST

Rock mechanics applied to underground and surface works

Numerical modelling and interpretation of the observed behaviour of underground structures in rock masses

In situ and laboratory characterization of rock masses

Eurocodes applied to rock engineering

DEVELOPED ACTIVITY 

2003-present – Responsible Researcher of the project "Geotechnical risk in tunnels for high-speed trains" financed by FCT (POCI/ECM/57495/2004) and participation in 9 LNEC programmed research projects, being the Responsible Researcher in four.

2003-present – Coordination of studies contracted to LNEC, namely:

Analysis of the behaviour and safety control of underground and surface works of hydroelectric projects during construction, first filling and exploitation

characterization of rock masses, including in situ testing campaigns and their interpretation

opinions on design and observation aspects of underground works

monitoring the construction and rehabilitation of urban road tunnels

2003-present – Within the scope of scientific supervision:

three doctoral theses completed

a completed master's thesis

three scholarships for initiation into scientific research

2011-present – member of the CEN TC250 SC7 committees responsible for Rock Engineering, and its coordinator from 2018

2007-2012 – Member of the Executive Board of the journal Soils and Rocks

2004-2008 – Vice-President of the Portuguese Geotechnical Society of (SPG)

2003-2012 Collaborator in teaching the Master's and Advanced Training Diploma in Geotechnics IST-FCT/UNL-LNEC

1999-2000 – Member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Quality Development of Macau (IDQ-Macau)

1996-2000 – Collaborator in teaching at the University of Macau

1994-2003 – As part of his position at the Macau Civil Engineering Laboratory:

Consulting, in the field of Geotechnics, for large projects in Macau

Scientific and administrative direction of LECM, 1997-2003

Coordinator of the LECM Programmed Research Plans, 1997-2003

1984-1988 – Deputy Secretary of the SPG

1984-present – Participation in national and international technical committees

1984-present – Member of the scientific committees of national and international conferences, presidency and moderation of sessions

1984-present – Member of the organizing committees of ten international conferences and four national conferences

Author or co-author of around 100 articles in journals, communications at conferences, books and book chapters. Coordinator of eight books and proceedings of national and international conferences.