About the author

Marijke Huysmans is a postdoctoral researcher in the field of hydrogeology. Her research focuses on applying geostatistics for modeling flow and transport in heterogeneous media. Current research project are about “Application of multiple-point geostatistics on modeling groundwater flow and transport in heterogeneous environments with complex geological structures” (www.multiple-point-geostatistics.net) and about “geostatistical methods for modelling groundwater flow and transport in low-permeability media” (www.clay-permeability.net).

Marijke Huysmans
K.U.Leuven
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Applied Geology and Mineralogy
Celestijnenlaan 200 E
3001 Heverlee
marijke.huysmans@ees.kuleuven.be

Research projects

  • 2006-present: “Application of multiple-point geostatistics on modeling groundwater flow and transport in heterogeneous environments with complex geological structures” funded by the Fund for Scientific Research – Flanders (www.multiple-point-geostatistics.net)
  • 2002-2006: “A geostatistical methodology for modelling groundwater flow and transport in low-permeability media – application on Boom Clay, Ieper Clay and Toarcian argillites” funded by the Fund for Scientific Research – Flanders (www.clay-permeability.net)

Professional experience

  • 2006-present: Postdoctoral Researcher of the Fund for Scientific Research – Flanders (Belgium):
    - Research on “Application of multiple-point geostatistics on modeling groundwater flow and transport in heterogeneous environments with complex geological structures”
    - Teaching groundwater modeling and geology classes at bachelor’s and master’s level
    - Promotor of several bachelor and master thesises in the field of hydrogeology and geothermal energy
  • 2002-2006: Research Assistant of the Fund for Scientific Research – Flanders (Belgium):
    - Research on geostatistical methods for modeling groundwater flow and transport in low-permeability media
    - Teaching hydrogeology, geology and geophysics classes at bachelor’s and master’s level

Education

  • 2002-2006 Ph.D. in Science (Geology), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
  • 1997-2002: Degree of Mining Engineer, magna cum laude, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
    Master thesis: “Study of a contamination case in the Szamos alluvial plain (Hungary) by groundwater flow and transport modeling”

Scientific awards and honours

  • Scientific award McKinsey&Company 2005 granted by the Fund for Scientific Research – Flanders (Belgium), for an amount of 5000 €, for the work “A geostatistically based method for modeling groundwater flow and transport in low-permeability media”. This award honors Ph.D. research with societal or industrial relevance.
  • Associate Editor voor Hydrogeology Journal
  • Reviewer voor Hydrogeology Journal, Environmental Geology, Journal of Environmental Management, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
  • PhD jury member of “Assessment of linearized Boussinesq-based analytical approximations with respect to numerical models and measured data” by David Rocha, K.U.Leuven, September 2008
  • PhD jury member of “Uncertainty analysis in groundwater modelling: An integrated approach to account for conceptual model uncertainty” by Rodrigo Rojas, K.U.Leuven, July 2009

Publications

- Papers in international peer-reviewed journals

- Presentations at international congresses with publication of paper in proceedings

  • Huysmans M. and Dassargues A., 2008, Application of multiple-point geostatistics on modeling groundwater flow and transport in a cross-bedded aquifer, Geostatistics for Environmental Applications, Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Geostatistics for Environmental Applications, Southampton, 8-10 September 2008
  • Huysmans M. and Dassargues A., 2008, Hydrogeological modeling of radionuclide transport in heterogeneous low-permeability media: A comparison between Boom Clay and Ieper Clay, in Soares, Pereira and Dimitrakopoulos, 2008, Geostatistics for Environmental Applications, Proceedings of the Sixth European Conference on Geostatistics for Environmental Applications, Springer, 509 p. (ISBN: 978-1-4020-6447-0)
  • Dassargues A., Rentier C. and Huysmans M., 2006, Reducing the uncertainty of hydrogeological parameters by co-conditional stochastic simulation: Lessons from practical applications in aquifers and in low permeability layers, in IAHS Redbook on Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Modelling, Proceedings of ModelCARE2005, the Fifth International Conference on Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Modelling: From Uncertainty to Decision Making, The Hague (Scheveningen), The Netherlands, 6 – 9 June 2005, pp. 3-9 (ISBN 1-901502-58-9)
  • Huysmans M. and Dassargues A., 2006, Stochastic analysis of the effect of spatial variability of diffusion parameters on radionuclide transport in a low permeability clay layer, in IAHS Redbook on Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Modelling, Proceedings of ModelCARE2005, the Fifth International Conference on Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Modelling: From Uncertainty to Decision Making, The Hague (Scheveningen), The Netherlands, 6 – 9 June 2005, pp. 137-142 (ISBN 1-901502-58-9)
  • Huysmans M., Berckmans A. and Dassargues A., 2005, Travel time simulation of radionuclides in a 200 m deep heterogeneous clay formation locally disturbed by excavation, Proceedings of Seventh International Geostatistics Congress, Banff, Canada, 26 September – 1 October 2004 (ISBN-10 1-4020-3515-2 / ISBN-13 978-1-4020-3515-9)
  • Huysmans M., Berckmans A. and Dassargues A., 2005, Simulation of radionuclide mass fluxes in a heterogeneous clay formation locally disturbed by excavation, in Renard P., Demougeot-Renard H. and Froideveaux R., Geostatistics for Environmental Applications, Proceedings of the Fifth European Conference on Geostatistics for Environmental Applications (ISBN-10 3-540-26533-3 / ISBN-13 978-3-540-26533-7)
  • Huysmans M., Berckmans A., Feyen L. and Dassargues A., 2003, Stochastic modeling of the hydrogeological environment in a low permeability sediment, Proceedings of IAMG2003, Annual Conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology, Portsmouth, UK, 7-12 September 2003

- Presentations at international congresses with publication of abstract in proceedings

  • Huysmans M. and Dassargues A., 2006, Secondary data value for geostatistical estimation of flow and transport parameters in low-permeability media, Proceedings of the XIth International Congress for Mathematical Geology “Quantitative geology from multiple sources”, Liège, 3-8 September, 2006.
  • Huysmans M., Berckmans A. and Dassargues A., 2005, Effect of excavation induced fractures on radionuclide migration through the Boom Clay (Belgium), Proceeding of International Symposium” Using Natural and Engineered Clay-based Barriers for the Containment of Radioactive Waste “, Tours, France, 14-18 March 2005.
    Swennen R., Dewit J., Huysmans M. and Hunt D., 2008, Spatial variation in lithology and poroperm characteristics in hydrothermal dolomites: The Ranero dolomite case study (Cantabrian Mountains, N-Spain), International Geological Congress, Oslo, 6-14 August 2008

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