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
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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