The Bureau of Economic Geology The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences
Jean-Philippe  Nicot
Jean-Philippe Nicot Research Scientist Bureau of Economic Geology
The University of Texas at Austin
University Station, Box X
Austin, Texas 78713-8924
E-mail: jp.nicot@beg.utexas.edu Telephone: 512-471-6246 Fax: 512-471-0140
Professional Summary
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Research Interests
Numerical modeling of multiphase flow and contaminant transport in both the unsaturated and saturated zones

Geochemical modeling and reactive transport

Water resources management

Risk assessment and risk analysis
Education
B.S. Geological Engineering, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Géologie Appliquée, Nancy, France, 1981

M.A. Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1995

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1998
Professional History
Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, Texas, from 2002

Senior Geosystems Engineer, Duke Engineering and Services, Austin, Texas, 1999–2002

Mining Geologist, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moroccan Office of Exploration and Mining, Morocco, 1984–1991

Production Engineer, Baufia A.G., Algeria, 1983–1984

Staff Engineer, Screg Routes & P.P., Paris and Nancy, France, 1982
Selected Publications
Nicot, J. -P., 2008, Evaluation of large-scale CO2 storage on fresh-water sections of aquifers: an example from the Texas Gulf Coast Basin: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, v. 2, no. 4, p. 582–593

Nicot, J. -P., 2008, Methodology for bounding calculations of nuclear criticality of fissile material accumulations external to a waste container at Yucca Mountain, Nevada: Applied Geochemistry, v. 23, p. 2065–2081.

Nicot, J. -P., and Duncan, I. J., 2008, Science-based permitting of geological sequestration of CO2 in brine reservoirs in the U.S.: Environmental Science & Policy, v. 11, p. 14–24.

Nicot, J. P., 2005, Scoping analyses of geochemical sealing of early cracks in a waste container and associated drip shield, Yucca Mountain, Nevada: Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, v. 78, p. 105–128.

Nicot, J. P., and Chowdhury, A., 2005, Disposal of brackish water concentrate into depleted oil and gas fields: a Texas study: Desalination, v. 181, p. 61-74.
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