CV and biography

Name and address / Nom et adresse

2004 : Habilitation / HDR Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches, INSA de Lyon and Claude Bernard University in Lyon, France
1992 : PhD Thesis / Thèse de doctorat, ENGEES and Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg, France
1987 : Master of Science / DEA, ENGEES and Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg, France
1986 : Engineer Diploma, ENGEES, Strasbourg, France

Career Achievement Award of the IWA/IAHR Joint Committee on Urban Drainage (2021)
IWA Fellow (2018)
Lauréat du Grand Prix d'Hydrotechnique 2014 de la SHF (Société Hydrotechnique de France)

Nov. 2014 - Dec. 2020 : head of DEEP Laboratory (Déchets Eaux Environnement Pollutions - Wastes Water Environment Pollution)
since 2008 : Professor, INSA Lyon, France
1997-2008 : Associate Professor, INSA Lyon, Lyon, France
1995-1997 : Research Engineer, CTIA (Centre Technique International de l'Assainissement), Lyonnaise des Eaux, Bordeaux, France
1992-1995 : Research engineer, CIRSEE (Centre International de Recherche Sur l'Eau et l'Environnement), Lyonnaise des Eaux, Paris, France
1989-1992 : PhD Thesis in Strasbourg, France

Metrology and modelling of water and pollutants transfer in urban drainage systems
Sediment transport in sewers
Infiltration / exfiltration in sewer systems
Stormwater treatment (settling)
Integrated urban water management

Métrologie et modélisation des transferts d'eau et de polluants en hydrologie urbaine
Transport solide en réseaux d'assainissement
Infiltration / exfiltration en réseaux d'assainissement
Traitement des eaux pluviales (décantation)
Gestion intégrée des eaux urbaines

At national level :

Member of the French association SHF (Société Hydrotechnique de France) since 1992.
(Co)-Chair of the SHF "Hydrologie Urbaine / Urban Hydrology" working group from 1999 to 2002.
Member of the French association ASTEE (Association Scientifique et Technique pour l'Eau et l'Environnement, formerly AGHTM) since 1990. ASTEE is the French Governing Member of IWA.
Member of the ASTEE "Pluvial / Stormwater" working group since 1991. Co-chair from 2002 to 2008.
Member of the AUGC (Association Universitaire de Génie Civil) since 2001. Elected member of the AUGC Executive Board from 2002 to 2005.
Member of the association Eurydice from 1995 to 2018. Eurydice is co-organizing the Novatech conferences held in Lyon, France every 3 years, and is editing the French Encyclopedia on Urban Hydrology and Sewerage.

More information about the SHF and ASTEE working groups and their activities ? Visit the website "Hydrologie Urbaine et Pluvial".

At international level :

Member of the SS&PWG (Sewer Systems and Processes Working Group) within the JCUD since 1992.
Vice-chair (1999-2002) and chair (2002-2005) of the SS&PWG.
Elected member (2002-2005) of the JCUD (IWA-IAHR Joint Committee on Urban Drainage).
Chair of the JCUD (2005-2008).
Associate member of the JCUD (since 2008).
Expert for the UNESCO 6th IHP (International Hydrologic Programme) in the working group "Data requirements in integrated urban water management" (2001-2007).

Member of the IWA (International Water Association).
Elected member of the IWA Strategic Council (2010-2018)
Chair of the IWA SC2SG (Strategic Council Sub-Committee for Specialist Groups) (2013-2018)

Expert in the COST 682 (1994 to 1998) on "Optimizing the design and operation of biological wastewater treatment plants through the use of computer programs based on a dynamic modelling of the process".
Expert in the COST 624 (1999 to 2004) on "Optimal management of wastewater systems", working group 2 on "Integrated urban water systems".
Member (1999 to 2002) of the IAHR-EGH Steering Committee (International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research - European Engineering Graduate School Environment Water), topic "Environmental Hydraulics".