CO2GeoNet - Lions Julie

 Julie Lions is hydrogeochemist. She obtained a master of Hydrogeology at the University of Paris VI in 2001. In 2004, she graduated at Ecole des Mines de Paris (France) and obtained PhD in hydrochemistry and hydrogeology – Modeling of metals mobility in unsaturated zone and aquifer. During her PhD, she developed field monitoring (soils and groundwater), sample analysis (soils and water), laboratory experiments (such as leaching test) and reactive transport modeling. After completion, she spent one year at IRSN, the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety, to expand her work on aquifer safety nearby mine areas and radon gas migration in subsurface (surface monitoring and modeling). In 2005, she joined BRGM (French Geological Survey) to become involved in CO₂ geological storage projects where she is currently focusing on geochemical and long term reactive transport modeling with respect to safety aspects of geological CO₂-sequestration (Cap-rock Integrity, Host-rock reactivity, impact of CO₂ leakage in shallow aquifers, gas-rock-water interaction). As such, she contributed to a large amount of projects for the EU, private companies, and national government (CASTOR, CO₂GeoNet, ANR-Geocarbone projects ). Since 2008, she is also largely involved in projects concerning groundwater hydrochemistry (natural background, spring waters) and implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Within the survey, her work expanded into various other areas of hydrogeology and she became specialized in hydrogeochemistry and groundwater quality, transport and hydrogeochemical modelling as well as statistical interpretation of hydrochemical data.