20+ years advancing groundwater modeling - and why I developed this method to replace particle tracking
I am a hydrogeologist and numerical modeler with over 20 years of post-doctoral experience in applied research and consultancy. My work bridges theory and practice in groundwater flow, geothermal energy systems, and the development of innovative simulation tools.
PhD in Hydrogeology and Civil Engineer
20+ years as research enginner, project manager and expert scientist at BRGM (French Geological Survey)
10+ international projects (EU, H2020, ANR, Middle East)
Coordinated 2 international projects and 3 national projects (EU, ANR)
Epertise in groundwater modeling, capture zone analysis, geothermal reservoir simulation, and CO2 geological storage
Former supervisor of PhD and MSc students
Developer of many custom numerical codes (Fortran 95/2003, MATLAB, C++, Python)
Taught many courses in groundwater modeling (English, French)
Independent scientific consultant actually
A benchmark study on problems reated to CO2 storage in geological formations. Computational Geosciences, 2009 - Cited 500+ times
Numerical modeling of formation damage by two-phase particulate transport processes during CO2 injection in deep heterogeneous porous media. Advances in Water Resources, 2011 - Cited 85+ times
Assessment of climate change impacts on water resources in the Somme River basin (France). Water Resources Management, 2019 - Cited 20+ times
Well rate and placement for optimal groundwater remediation design with a surrogate model. Water, 2019 - Cited 10+ times
A practical grid-based alternative method to advective particle tracking. Groundwater 2018 - Cited 10+ times
Analyzing the relationship between doublet lifetime and thermal breakthrough at the Dogger geothermal exploitation site in the Paris basin using a coupled mixed-hybrid finite element model. Geothermics 2023
I believe modeling tools should be both scientifically rigorous and practically useful. My goal is to provide professionals with accessible and efficient methods for real-world groundwater and geothermal challenges - combining speed, transparency, and physical insight.