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‘Water is a unique resource: a drop can save a life, in war and peace’—embracing the legacy of the hydrogeologist José Martins Carvalho (1943–2023)

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In March 2015, the journal Environmental Earth Sciences published a special issue (volume 73, issue 6; currently, with over 17,860 online accesses and 515 citations) on the topic ‘‘sustainability and water resources’’ honouring EurGeol José Martins Carvalho’s long career over five decades. He recently left us after a severe healthiness battle, fighting like a knight from 2022 to January 31, 2023. Based on sensitive memories, this essay aims to outline the foremost professionals’ roots and milestones, focusing on the legacy of the extraordinary career of José Martins Carvalho (1943–2023) as a professional hydrogeologist, emeritus professor and groundwater researcher. He had an exceptional career spanning over 57 years in multidisciplinary environmental hydrogeology practice in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and South America. The core of his vivid and long professional journey was to support hydrogeology’s training, teaching, and research to solve societal issues and challenges through an environmental, sustainable and geoethical approach. José Martins Carvalho is an example and inspiration for future generations of geologists, engineers, environmental scientists, and groundwater-related practitioners, including natural hazards researchers and social geoscientists.

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  1. These words are part of unpublished material from a vivid dialogue published in Environmental Earth Sciences (Chaminé and Carvalho 2015). They were also included in the Portuguese foreword of the report “Curriculum Vitae – Educational, Research, Professional and Dissemination” in the examinations for the academic title of Habilitation (DSc) at the University of Aveiro, written by Carvalho (2012).

  2. That was, for sure, mimicking the famous thought of Green (1882, p. 443) and retaken with a deep approach on the genial meditations of Read (1943, 1944): “There are granites and granites.”. Maybe, an echo that generation after generation of students at the University of Porto wisely learned and repeated like a petrographic mantra during the igneous petrology course from our mutual and distinguished Professor Miguel Montenegro de Andrade (1918–2012), details in Chaminé et al. (1997).

  3. Anonymous, ‘A song from native North Americans’; translated from the “L’eau en poésie” pocket book presented by Colline Faure-Poirée, published by Gallimard-Jeunesse in the collection ‘Folio Junior’ N° 980, 1999, Paris.

  4.  + info: https://www.montanheiros.com/camoesproject/

  5. From the iconic music album ‘Campolide’ edited by 'Universal Music Portugal' in 1979 (details in Teles 2014). Surprisingly, the album cover features a snapshot of Campolide railway station near J. Martins Carvalho's place of birth.

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Acknowledgements

A word of appreciation to the editors-in-chief, Olaf Kolditz and Yan Zheng, and the managing editor, Clifford Chuwah, for their support in drafting this essay. My warmest thanks to the emeritus editor-in-chief, James W. LaMoreaux, for the ongoing support since the thematic volume honouring J. Martins Carvalho was published by Environmental Earth Sciences (2015:73,6). Also, I am sincerely grateful to the dearest Martins Carvalho’s family, spouse Alda Carvalho, sons Rita Carvalho, Joana Carvalho and Tiago Carvalho, and grandchildren for all their support, caring and sharing. My deepest gratitude to the colleagues John William Lydon, Rafael Fernández-Rubio, Gareth Ll. Jones, Richard Fox, Vitor Correia, Marco Petitta, António Chambel, Javier Samper, Rui Baptista, Fernando Rocha, João Carlos Nunes and Jorge Espinha Marques for the insightful testimonials. Thanks to Sofia Pereira, José Teixeira, Maria José Afonso, Ana Pires and Carvalho’s family for kindly sharing some photos. Also, my thanks go to the presidents of the APG (L. Lopes), SPG (A. Pinto) and SGL (L. Aires-Barros), the past-presidents of the EFG (V. Correia), IAH (A. Chambel), APRH (S. Neto), and OERN (J. Poças Martins) for always recognising the professional work of the active member J. Martins Carvalho.

In March 2015, J. Martins Carvalho received the honorific title of Emeritus Professor from the former president of the Polytechnic of Porto, Professor Rosário Gambôa, whose strategic vision of supporting and sustaining outstanding personalities of the schools in projecting the Invicta city on the world. Since then, until his last breath, Professor J. Martins Carvalho has always been an active promoter and ambassador of the Polytechnic of Porto academia on applied sciences, engineering, environmental and cultural values.

Despite thoroughly collecting and validating the professional track record and biographical data, I take full responsibility for any errors or flaws in this essay. I am grateful to the three anonymous reviewers and editor-in-chief for their constructive comments and positive input. I met José Martins Carvalho in March 1988 as my professor of hydrogeology at the University of Porto. Our professional paths crossed over the last 26 years as we worked on numerous interdisciplinary projects related to hydrogeological mapping, hard-rock hydrogeology, hydrogeotechnics, exploration hydrogeology, thermal waters, and groundwater resources management/planning. Throughout our time together, I was always inspired by his kindness, constructive behaviour, respectful conduct, and serendipity. Professor Martins Carvalho never let anger or sharp words take hold. His example serves as a reminder of the power of a gentle and cheerful attitude. Lastly, my thoughts are addressed to his memory and inspirational legacy concerning scientific knowledge and integrity, technical expertise, sound technical judgement, high ethical standards, mentorship, and friendship.

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Chaminé, H.I. ‘Water is a unique resource: a drop can save a life, in war and peace’—embracing the legacy of the hydrogeologist José Martins Carvalho (1943–2023). Environ Earth Sci 83, 330 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-024-11640-z

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