Overview
Background
Carlos joined UQ after a 2-year period as a Senior Teaching Fellow in water resources management at University College London Australia. Carlos completed a PhD in Hydrogeology in 2014 at Flinders University, as part of the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT). Following that, Carlos completed a Graduate Certificate in Project Management at the Queensland University of Technology. Prior to that, Carlos obtained a BSc in Geology (2003) and a MSc in Environmental Geology (2008) from the University of Coimbra (Portugal). Carlos worked as a research assistant in hydrogeology for the University of Aveiro (Portugal) and the Portuguese Geological Survey in his early career.
Carlos and colleagues were awarded with the “Orlando Leitao” Prize for the best work presented to the Portuguese Society of Neurology in 2017, which was on interdisciplinary research on impacts of groundwater contamination in human health.
Carlos is a member of the International Association of Hydrogeologists.
Availability
- Dr Carlos Miraldo Ordens Castelo Branco is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Flinders University
Research impacts
Carlos research interests include groundwater recharge, groundwater contamination and groundwater management. He's interested in groundwater interdisciplinary research on aspects such as effects on human health, social dimensions of groundwater management and groundwater economics. Carlos is also interested in the application of project management principles and tools to research projects.
Works
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2020
Other Outputs
Agua y relaves una mirada de futuro estrategia de gestión hídrica y de relaves det 2050
Bourke, Pam, Corder, Glen, Cote, Claire, Edraki, Mansour, Littleboy, Anna, Mackenzie, Sarah, McIntyre, Neil, Miraldo Ordens, Carlos, Pagliero, Liliana and Vink, Sue (2020). Agua y relaves una mirada de futuro estrategia de gestión hídrica y de relaves det 2050. Santiago, Chile: SMI ICE Chile.
2020
Journal Article
Preface: Advances in hydrogeologic understanding of Australia's Great Artesian Basin
Ordens, Carlos Miraldo, McIntyre, Neil, Underschultz, Jim R., Ransley, Tim, Moore, Catherine and Mallants, Dirk (2020). Preface: Advances in hydrogeologic understanding of Australia's Great Artesian Basin. Hydrogeology Journal, 28 (1), 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s10040-019-02107-8
2019
Journal Article
The contribution of citizen science in managing and monitoring groundwater systems impacted by coal seam gas production: an example from the Surat Basin in Australia's Great Artesian Basin
Jamieson, Michael, Elson, Mabbie, Carruthers, Ross and Ordens, Carlos Miraldo (2019). The contribution of citizen science in managing and monitoring groundwater systems impacted by coal seam gas production: an example from the Surat Basin in Australia's Great Artesian Basin. Hydrogeology Journal, 28 (1), 439-459. doi: 10.1007/s10040-019-02050-8
2019
Conference Publication
Metered groundwater extractions for stock and domestic use in the Surat Basin, Queensland
Rochford, L. M., Bulovic, N., Keir, G., Ordens, C. M., Lockington, D. and McIntyre, N. (2019). Metered groundwater extractions for stock and domestic use in the Surat Basin, Queensland. Australasian Groundwater Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 24-27 November 2019.
2019
Journal Article
A sustainable future for mining by 2030? Insights from an expert focus group
Littleboy, Anna, Keenan, Julia, Ordens, Carlos M., Shaw, Andrea, Tang, Roger H., Verrier, Brunilde, Vivoda, Vlado, Yahyaei, Mohsen and Hodge, R. Anthony (2019). A sustainable future for mining by 2030? Insights from an expert focus group. The Extractive Industries and Society, 6 (4), 1086-1090. doi: 10.1016/j.exis.2019.11.005
2019
Journal Article
Can collective action address the “tragedy of the commons” in groundwater management? Insights from an Australian case study
Shalsi, Sarah, Ordens, Carlos M., Curtis, Allan and Simmons, Craig T. (2019). Can collective action address the “tragedy of the commons” in groundwater management? Insights from an Australian case study. Hydrogeology Journal, 27 (7), 2471-2483. doi: 10.1007/s10040-019-01986-1
2019
Journal Article
An inter-disciplinary approach to evaluate human health risks due to long-term exposure to contaminated groundwater near a chemical complex
Cabral Pinto, Marina M. S., Ordens, Carlos M., Condesso de Melo, M. Teresa, Inácio, Manuela, Almeida, Agostinho, Pinto, Edgar and Ferreira da Silva, Eduardo A. (2019). An inter-disciplinary approach to evaluate human health risks due to long-term exposure to contaminated groundwater near a chemical complex. Exposure and Health, 12 (2), 199-214. doi: 10.1007/s12403-019-00305-z
2018
Journal Article
Economic valuation of groundwater protection using a groundwater quality ladder based on chemical threshold levels
Brouwer, Roy, Ordens, Carlos Miraldo, Pinto, Rute and Teresa Condesso de Melo, M. (2018). Economic valuation of groundwater protection using a groundwater quality ladder based on chemical threshold levels. Ecological Indicators, 88, 292-304. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.01.041
2017
Journal Article
Human predisposition to cognitive impairment and its relation with environmental exposure to potentially toxic elements
Cabral Pinto, Marina M. S., Marinho-Reis, A. Paula, Almeida, Agostinho, Ordens, Carlos M., Silva, Maria M. V. G., Freitas, Sandra, Simões, Mário R., Moreira, Paula I., Dinis, Pedro A., Diniz, M. Luísa, Ferreira da Silva, Eduardo A. and Condesso de Melo, M. Teresa (2017). Human predisposition to cognitive impairment and its relation with environmental exposure to potentially toxic elements. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 40 (5), 1767-1784. doi: 10.1007/s10653-017-9928-3
2014
Journal Article
Spatial variability of chloride deposition in a vegetated coastal area: Implications for groundwater recharge estimation
Bresciani, E., Ordens, C. M., Werner, A. D., Batelaan, O., Guan, H. and Post, V. E. A. (2014). Spatial variability of chloride deposition in a vegetated coastal area: Implications for groundwater recharge estimation. Journal of Hydrology, 519 (Part A ), 1177-1191. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.08.050
2014
Journal Article
Influence of model conceptualisation on one-dimensional recharge quantification: Uley South, South Australia
Ordens, Carlos M., Post, Vincent E. A., Werner, Adrian D. and Hutson, John L. (2014). Influence of model conceptualisation on one-dimensional recharge quantification: Uley South, South Australia. Hydrogeology Journal, 22 (4), 795-805. doi: 10.1007/s10040-014-1100-x
2012
Journal Article
Groundwater recharge to a sedimentary aquifer in the topographically closed Uley South Basin, South Australia
Ordens, Carlos M., Werner, Adrian D., Post, Vincent E. A., Hutson, John L., Simmons, Craig T. and Irvine, Benjamin M. (2012). Groundwater recharge to a sedimentary aquifer in the topographically closed Uley South Basin, South Australia. Hydrogeology Journal, 20 (1), 61-72. doi: 10.1007/s10040-011-0794-2
2011
Journal Article
Current practice and future challenges in coastal aquifer management: flux-based and trigger-level approaches with application to an Australian case study
Werner, Adrian D., Alcoe, Darren W., Ordens, Carlos M., Hutson, John L., Ward, James D. and Simmons, Craig T. (2011). Current practice and future challenges in coastal aquifer management: flux-based and trigger-level approaches with application to an Australian case study. Water Resources Management, 25 (7), 1831-1853. doi: 10.1007/s11269-011-9777-2
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Analysis of uncertainty in groundwater recharge estimation using the chloride mass balance method
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Harald Hofmann, Professor Neil McIntyre
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Doctor Philosophy
Uncertainty in the chloride mass balance method of groundwater recharge estimation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Harald Hofmann, Professor Neil McIntyre
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Doctor Philosophy
Analysis of uncertainty in groundwater recharge estimation using the chloride mass balance method
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Harald Hofmann, Professor Neil McIntyre
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Doctor Philosophy
Chloride deposition variability on a small island and implications for groundwater recharge estimation: A case study of Norfolk Island
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Neil McIntyre
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Chloride deposition variability on a small island and its implications for groundwater recharge estimation: A case study of Norfolk Island
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Neil McIntyre
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Estimating groundwater extraction for stock and domestic use in a semi-arid cattle grazing region
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Neil McIntyre
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