Renato F. Faria Henriques
- Associate Professor
- Director of the Department
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Summary
Renato Henriques is an Associate Professor at the Department of Earth Sciences, where he has taught since 1999, and an integrated member of the Institute of Earth Sciences (ICT). He is Director of the Department and of the BSc in Geology. He completed an MSc in Environmental Engineering (Geoenvironment) at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (1998) and received his PhD in Sciences (Geology) from the University of Minho (2007), with a thesis on the monitoring and vulnerability of the coastal zone of northwestern Portugal.
His work covers coastal dynamics and monitoring, photogrammetry and remote sensing with unmanned aerial vehicles, geographic information systems, ground-penetrating radar for archaeology, the development of oceanographic sensors and planetary geology.
He coordinated the preparation of the Caminha–Espinho Coastal Programme for the Portuguese Environment Agency (2014–2019) and the Municipal Climate Action Plan of Viana do Castelo (2023–2025). He takes part in projects such as CLIMAAX, ATLANTIDA II and MarUminho, the latter as co-principal investigator.
Compiled from: CIÊNCIAVITAE, ORCID
Research interests
- Coastal dynamics
- Drone photogrammetry and remote sensing
- Geographic information systems
- Ground-penetrating radar (GPR)
- Oceanographic sensors
- Planetary geology
Education
- 2007PhD in Sciences (Geology)
University of Minho
Thesis: «Monitorização da Zona Costeira Tendo em Vista a Sua Vulnerabilidade - Aplicação À Zona Costeira Noroeste de Portugal» - 1998MSc in Environmental Engineering (Geoenvironment)
University of Porto
Thesis: «Propostas Metodológicas para a Monitorização das Zonas Costeiras - Aspectos Sedimentológicos»
Current position
- 2024 –Associate Professor
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minho - Director of the Department of Earth Sciences
University of Minho - Director of the BSc in Geology
University of Minho - Integrated member
Institute of Earth Sciences (ICT)
Ongoing projects
- Atlântida II – North Atlantic Coastal Observatory of Portugal
2025–2027 · NORTE 2030 Regional Programme · coordinated by FCUP/CIIMAR, with the University of Minho - MarUminho
2025–2028 · Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation · co-principal investigator - CLIMAAX – CLIMAte risk and vulnerability Assessment framework and toolboX
2022–2026 · European Union
Recent publications
- Mine waste as a dual threat and opportunity: Linking mineralogy to environmental impact and critical element recovery. The Science of The Total Environment, 2026. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.181272
- Development of an automated sensor for in-situ continuous monitoring of streambed sediment height of a waterway. The Science of The Total Environment, 2022. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152164
- Assessment of the potential for hydrokinetic energy production in the Douro river estuary under sea level rise scenarios. Energy, 2023. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2023.126960
- Acid mine drainage and waste dispersion in legacy mining sites: An integrated approach using UAV photogrammetry and geospatial analysis. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138827
- Design of a sensor to estimate suspended sediment transport in situ using the measurements of water velocity, suspended sediment concentration and depth. Journal of Environmental Management, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121660
- Remote sensing indicators to assess riparian vegetation and river ecosystem health. Ecological Indicators, 2022. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109519
Publications since 2021 (ORCID and OpenAlex), ordered by the impact of the journal or series (two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex).
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