Research Interests

Numerical modeling of multiphase flow and contaminant transport in both the unsaturated and saturated zones

Geochemical modeling and reactive transport

Optimization (e.g., water resources management) / inverse modeling

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

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., 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.

Scanlon, B. R., Nicot, Jean-Philippe, and Massman, J. M., 1999, Soil gas movement in unsaturated systems, in Sumner, M. E., ed., Handbook of soil science: Boca Raton, Florida, CRC Press, p. A277-A319.

Scanlon, B. R., Nicot, Jean-Philippe, and Massmann, J. W., 2002, Soil gas movement in unsaturated systems, in Warrick, A. W., ed., Soil Physics Companion, CRC Press, p. 297-341.

Nicot, Jean-Philippe, and Bennett, P. C., 1998, Shallow subsurface characterization of gas transport in a playa wetland: Journal of Environmental Engineering, v. 124, no. 11, p. 1038-1046.
   
Contact
Jean-Philippe Nicot
Research Associate
Bureau of Economic Geology
The University of Texas at Austin
University Station, Box X
Austin, Texas 78713-8924
E-mail:
Telephone: 512-471-6246
 
Professional Summary (Word format)
June 2003