First-year PhD student at IFPEN in France and in partnership with CSIRO in Australia. I specialize in geological, geochemical, and structural exploration and modeling of natural hydrogen systems.
The thesis work is structured around three axes and focuses on the Perth Basin in Western Australia:
(1) Structural analysis of outcrops and wells to better understand the H2 migration path: definition of fault geometric properties (orientation, density, aperture) and associated mechanical behavior.
(2) Rock and fluid acquisition, measurement and geochemical and mineralogical characterization of samples: He/H2 ratio, mineral oxidation rates, dissolved volatile fatty acids as a function of depth.
(3) Basin modeling based on data collected at different scales using TemisFlow.
My research is multidisciplinary because it allows me to link raw geological data to numerical scenarios to constrain the hydrogen system in terms of its reactivity and mobility, up to its potential accumulation and consumption. This will help guide the exploration of this new energy in the future.
A recent two-month mission in Australia enabled me to sample potential source rocks in a core slab, providing an associated structural description, as well as sampling 10 deep aquifer water wells. Today, my work involves analyzing these samples in the laboratory in a comprehensive study and simulating a 2D transect from the field data.
Aside from my thesis, I am a member of the "Jeune Bureau" (Young Bureau) at the Comédie Française, which runs reading, gaming, and writing workshops. I also have a black belt in judo and am passionate about cycling. In my free time, I spend explaining the challenges of mineral resources and the associated geology through a video game (Civilization 6). I am also trying to develop an eco-tourism application to promote the historical, cultural and geological heritage of my native region, Lorraine.
