Publications and communications of Tanguy Robert

Articles in scientific journals with peer reviewing

Nikolenko, O.* , Brouyère, S.* , Goderniaux, P., Robert, T., Orban, P., Borges, A., Jurado, A., Duvivier, M., & Morana, C. (2021). Dynamics of nitrous oxide with depth in groundwater: Insights from ambient groundwater and laboratory incubation experiments (Hesbaye chalk aquifer, Belgium). Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 241 (103797), 1-8. doi:10.1016/j.jconhyd.2021.103797
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

De Schepper, G., Bolly, P.-Y., Vizzotto, P., Wecxsteen, H., & Robert, T. (19 January 2020). Investigations into the First Operational Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage System in Wallonia (Belgium): What Can Potentially Be Expected? Geosciences, 10 (1), 33. doi:10.3390/geosciences10010033

Robert, T.* , Paulus, C.* , Bolly, P.-Y., Koo Seen Lin, E., & Hermans, T. (24 September 2019). Heat as a proxy to image dynamic processes with 4D electrical resistivity tomography. Geosciences, 9, 414. doi:10.3390/geosciences9100414
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Hermans, T., Lesparre, N., De Schepper, G., & Robert, T. (August 2019). Bayesian Evidential Learning: a field validation using push-pull tests. Hydrogeology Journal, 27 (5), 1661-1672. doi:10.1007/s10040-019-01962-9

De Schepper, G., Paulus, C., Bolly, P.-Y., Hermans, T., Lesparre, N., & Robert, T. (15 May 2019). Assessment of short-term aquifer thermal energy storage for demand-side management perspectives: Experimental and numerical developments. Applied Energy, 242, 534-546. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.03.103

Lesparre, N., Robert, T., Nguyen, F., Boyle, A., & Hermans, T. (January 2019). 4D electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) for aquifer thermal energy storage monitoring. Geothermics, 77, 368-382. doi:10.1016/j.geothermics.2018.10.011

Nikolenko, O., Orban, P., Jurado, A., Morana, C., Jamin, P., Robert, T., Knöller, K., Borges, A., & Brouyère, S. (2019). Dynamics of greenhouse gases in groundwater: hydrogeological and hydrogeochemical controls. Applied Geochemistry, 105, 31 - 44. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2019.04.009

Dumont, G., Robert, T., & Nguyen, F. (March 2018). Electrical resistivity tomography and distributed temperature sensing monitoring to assess the efficiency of horizontal recirculation drains on retrofit bioreactor landfills. Geophysics, 83 (2), 13-B23. doi:10.1190/geo2016-0622.1

Dumont, G., Robert, T., Marck, N., & Nguyen, F. (October 2017). Assessment of multiple geophysical techniques for the characterization of municipal waste deposit sites. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 145, 74-83. doi:10.1016/j.jappgeo.2017.07.013

Lesparre, N., Nguyen, F., Kemna, A., Robert, T., Hermans, T., Daoudi, M., & Flores Orozco, A. (2017). A new approach for time-lapse data weighting in ERT. Geophysics, 82 (6), 325-E333. doi:10.1190/GEO2017-0024.1

Dumont, G., Pilawski, T., Dzaomuho-Lenieregue, P., Hiligsmann, S., Delvigne, F., Thonart, P., Robert, T., Nguyen, F., & Hermans, T. (2016). Gravimetric water distribution assessment from geoelectrical methods (ERT and EMI) in municipal solid waste landfill. Waste Management, 155, 129-140. doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2016.02.013

Nguyen, F., Kemna, A., Robert, T., & Hermans, T. (2016). Data-driven selection of the minimum-gradient support parameter in time-lapse focused electrical imaging. Geophysics, 81 (1), 1-A5. doi:10.1190/GEO2015-0226.1

Deceuster, J., Etienne, A., Robert, T., Nguyen, F., & Kaufmann, O. (2014). A modified DOI-based method to statistically estimate the depth of investigation of dc resistivity surveys. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 103, 172-185. doi:10.1016/j.jappgeo.2014.01.018

Hermans, T., Nguyen, F., Robert, T., & Revil, A. (2014). Geophysical Methods for Monitoring Temperature Changes in Shallow Low Enthalpy Geothermal Systems. Energies, 7, 5083-5118. doi:10.3390/en7085083

Caterina, D., Beaujean, J., Robert, T., & Nguyen, F. (2013). A comparison study of image appraisal tools for electrical resistivity tomography. Near Surface Geophysics, 639-657. doi:10.3997/1873-0604.2013022

Robert, T., Caterina, D., Deceuster, J., Kaufmann, O., & Nguyen, F. (2012). A salt tracer test monitored with surface ERT to detect preferential flow and transport paths in fractured/karstified limestones. Geophysics, 77 (2), 55-B67. doi:10.1190/geo2011-0313.1

Robert, T., Dassargues, A., Brouyère, S., Kaufmann, O., Hallet, V., & Nguyen, F. (September 2011). Assessing the contribution of electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and self-potential (SP) methods for a water well drilling program in fractured/karstified limestones. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 75 (1), 42-53. doi:10.1016/j.jappgeo.2011.06.008

Scientific conferences in universities or research centers

Altés Buch, Q., Robert, T., Quoilin, S., & Lemort, V. (2022). Assessment of short-term aquifer thermal energy storage for energy management in greenhouse horticulture: modeling and optimization [Paper presentation]. Proceedings of the 7th International High Performance Buildings Conference.

Scientific congresses and symposiums

Published communications

Hermans, T., Lesparre, N., De Schepper, G., Nguyen, F., & Robert, T. (2019). 10 years of temperature monitoring experiments using electrical resistivity tomography: What have we learned? In EarthDoc - Proceedings of the 1st Conference on Geophysics for Geothermal and Renewable Energy Storage (pp. 25). EAGE. doi:10.3997/2214-4609.201902510

Robert, T., Hermans, T., Lesparre, N., De Schepper, G., Nguyen, F., Defourny, A., Jamin, P., Orban, P., Brouyère, S., & Dassargues, A. (2018). Towards a subsurface predictive-model environment to simulate aquifer thermal energy storage for demand-side management applications. In Proceedings of SSB 2018, 10th International Conference on System Simulation in Buildings (pp. 18).

Nguyen, F., Ghose, R., Isunza Manrique, I., Robert, T., & Dumont, G. (2018). Managing past landfills for future site development: A review of the contribution of geophysical methods. In Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Enhanced Landfill Mining (pp. 27-36).

De Schepper, G., Paulus, C., Molron, J., Bolly, P.-Y., Hermans, T., & Robert, T. (2017). Using Geophysical Hard Data to Enhance the Reliability of Hydrological Models. In EarthDoc (pp. 23 B09).

Lesparre, N., Hermans, T., Nguyen, F., Kremer, T., & Robert, T. (2017). Spatio-temporal Monitoring of Heat Storage in a Shallow Aquifer Using Electrical Resistivity 4D Imagery and DTS. In EarthDoc (pp. 23 B07).

Hermans, T., Lesparre, N., Kremer, T., Nguyen, F., & Robert, T. (2017). Direct Prediction of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage System Efficiency Using Short-term Push-pull Tests. In EarthDoc (pp. 4 01).

Paulus, C., Bolly, P.-Y., Hermans, T., Koo Seen Lin, E., & Robert, T. (2016). Stockage de chaleur en aquifère et flexibilité de la demande électrique: quelles possibilités? In Proceedings des 34e rencontres universitaires du Génie Civil de l'AUGC.

Dumont, G., Pilawski, T., Robert, T., Hermans, T., Garré, S., & Nguyen, F. (2015). ERT monitoring of water infiltration process through a landfill cover layer. In Berichte der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, 112.

Dumont, G., Robert, T., Pilawski, T., & Nguyen, F. (2013). Geophysical characterisation of a former waste disposal site in the context of landfill mining. In EarthDoc - Near Surface Geoscience 2013 – 19th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics (pp. 2a 09).

Robert, T., Dumont, G., Pilawski, T., & Nguyen, F. (2013). 3D ERT Monitoring of the Reactivation of Waste Biodegradation with Fresh Leachate Injection. In EarthDoc - Near Surface Geoscience 2013 – 19th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics (pp. 2a 10).

Robert, T., Hermans, T., Dumont, G., Nguyen, F., & Rwabuhungu, D. (2013). Reliability of ERT-derived Temperature - Insights from Laboratory Measurements. In EarthDoc - Near Surface Geosciences 2013 - 19th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics (pp. 2sa 10).

Hermans, T., Daoudi, M., Vandenbohede, A., Robert, T., Caterina, D., & Nguyen, F. (September 2012). Comparison of temperature estimates from heat transport model and electrical resistivity tomography during a shallow heat injection and storage experiment. Berichte der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, 93, 43-48.

Robert, T., Caterina, D., Deceuster, J., Kaufmann, O., & Nguyen, F. (September 2012). A salt tracer test monitored with surface ERT to detect preferential flow and transport paths in fractured/karstified limestones. Berichte der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, 93, 233.

Robert, T., Therrien, R., Lemieux, J.-M., & Nguyen, F. (2011). Improving Groundwater Flow Model Conceptualisation and Calibration with ERT and Self-potential Methods. In EarthDoc - Near Surface 2011 – 17th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics.

Hermans, T., Caterina, D., Martin, R., Kemna, A., Robert, T., & Nguyen, F. (2011). How to incorporate prior information in geophysical inverse problems: deterministic and geostatistical approaches. In EarthDoc - Near Surface 2011 - 17th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics.

Caterina, D., Beaujean, J., Robert, T., & Nguyen, F. (2011). Image appraisal tools for electrical resistivity tomography. Proceedings of SAGEEP, 24, 7. doi:10.4133/1.3614283

Robert, T., Caterina, D., Deceuster, J., Kaufmann, O., & Nguyen, F. (2010). A Saline Tracer Test Monitored with ERT to Detect Preferential Flow/Transport Paths in Limestones. In EarthDoc - Near Surface 2010 – 16th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics.

Robert, T., Dassargues, A., & Nguyen, F. (2010). Electrical resistivity tomography and self-potential case studies for fractured aquifer characterization and monitoring. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 12, 6271.

Robert, T., Dassargues, A., Brouyère, S., Kaufmann, O., Hallet, V., & Nguyen, F. (2009). Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography and Self-potential Methods for Wells Implementations in Fractured Limestones. In EarthDoc - Near Surface 2009 – 15th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics.

Oral communications or posters

De Schepper, G., Bolly, P.-Y., Ivan Sanasi, L., & Robert, T. (11 September 2019). Field and Numerical Experiments of An Urban Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage System [Paper presentation]. Groundwater Quality Conference (GQ 2019), Liège, Belgium.

Hermans, T., De Schepper, G., Lesparre, N., & Robert, T. (11 September 2019). How Informative Are Single Well Tracing Experiments? An Assessment Using Bayesian Evidential Learning [Paper presentation]. Groundwater Quality Conference (GQ 2019), Liège, Belgium.

De Schepper, G., Paulus, C., Bolly, P.-Y., Hermans, T., Lesparre, N., & Robert, T. (11 April 2019). Assessment of short-term aquifer thermal energy storage for demand-side management perspectives [Paper presentation]. EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Austria.

Robert, T., & De Schepper, G. (11 April 2019). Using thermal recycling to optimise short-term high-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage for demand-side management applications [Paper presentation]. EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Austria.

Robert, T., Molron, J., De Schepper, G., Gaule, D., Bolly, P.-Y., & Nguyen, F. (11 September 2018). Improving the understanding and conceptualization of regional groundwater flow patterns in fractured rocks with self-potential data [Paper presentation]. IAH 2018, Daejeon, South Korea.

Hermans, T., Nguyen, F., Lesparre, N., Caers, J., & Robert, T. (10 September 2018). Can short-term hydrogeological experiments predict the long-term behavior of subsurface reservoirs? An example from shallow geothermy [Paper presentation]. IAH 2018, Daejeon, South Korea.

Robert, T., Hermans, T., Lesparre, N., Nguyen, F., Paulus, C., Bolly, P.-Y., Defourny, A., Jamin, P., Orban, P., Brouyère, S., & Dassargues, A. (10 September 2018). Experimental assessment and prediction of short-term aquifer thermal energy storage for energy demand-side management applications [Paper presentation]. IAH 2018, Daejeon, South Korea.

Hermans, T., Nguyen, F., Robert, T., Lesparre, N., & Caers, J. (01 June 2018). Can short-term hydrogeological experiments predict the long-term behavior of subsurface reservoirs? An example from shallow geothermy [Paper presentation]. IAH Belgium Study Day on hydrogeological processes modeling, Koksijde, Belgium.

Hermans, T., Nguyen, F., Robert, T., Lesparre, N., & Caers, J. (12 April 2018). Can short-term hydrogeological experiments predict the long-term behavior of subsurface reservoirs? [Paper presentation]. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, Vienna, Austria.

Dumont, G., Pilawski, T., Robert, T., Hermans, T., Garré, S., & Nguyen, F. (25 July 2017). The effect of initial water distribution and spatial resolution on the interpretation of ERT monitoring of water infiltration [Poster presentation]. AGU-SEG Hydrogeophysics Workshop, Stanford, United States - California.

Robert, T. (22 May 2017). Géothermie : Stockage saisonnier [Paper presentation]. Sortie officielle de la cartographie stockage, Namur (Beez), Belgium.

Robert, T., Paulus, C., Bolly, P.-Y., Hermans, T., Koo Seen Lin, E., & Lesparre, N. (26 September 2016). A 4D ERT tool to characterize heat transfer and storage in aquifers [Paper presentation]. 43rd IAH CONGRESS, Montpellier, France.

Dumont, G., Pilawski, T., Robert, T., Hermans, T., Garré, S., & Nguyen, F. (21 April 2016). Time lapse imaging of water content with geoelectrical methods: on the interest of working with absolute water content data [Poster presentation]. EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna, Austria.

Dumont, G., Robert, T., Marck, N., & Nguyen, F. (2016). Gérer les décharges d’hier pour construire les villes de demain [Poster presentation]. Rencontres Universitaire de Génie Civil, Liege, Belgium.

Robert, T., Paulus, C., Bolly, P.-Y., Koo Seen Lin, E., Nguyen, F., & Hermans, T. (14 December 2015). Evaluating the performance of short-term heat storage in alluvial aquifer with 4D electrical resistivity tomography and hydrological monitoring [Poster presentation]. AGU Fall Meeting 2015, San Francisco, United States - California.

Deraedt, D., Touzé, C., Robert, T., Colinet, G., Degré, A., & Garré, S. (2015). Contact resistance problems applying ERT on low bulk density forested stony soils Is there a solution? [Paper presentation]. EGU General Assembly 2015, Vienne, Austria.

Robert, T. (19 June 2014). Stockage de chaleur dans le sous-sol, une réelle opportunité [Paper presentation]. LAB’INSIGHT, Stockage d’énergie : Défis et avancées technologiques, Mons, Belgium.

Robert, T., Hermans, T., Dumont, G., & Nguyen, F. (06 December 2013). Reliability of resistivity-derived temperature: insights from laboratory measurements [Paper presentation]. 2nd International Workshop on Geoelectrical Monitoring - GELMON 2013, Vienna, Austria.

Nguyen, F., Hermans, T., & Robert, T. (05 December 2013). Minimum gradient support and geostatistics regularization approaches for inverting time-lapse data [Paper presentation]. 2nd International Workshop on Geoelectrical Monitoring - GELMON 2013, Vienna, Austria.

Dumont, G., Robert, T., Pilawski, T., & Nguyen, F. (04 December 2013). 3D ERT monitoring of the reactivation of waste biodegradation with fresh leachate injection [Paper presentation]. 2nd International Workshop on Geoelectrical Monitoring - GELMON 2013, Vienna, Austria.

Robert, T. (01 October 2013). Hydrogeophysics: Insights from case studies [Paper presentation]. Carmeuse International Workshop, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Ridremont, F., Deraedt, D., Robert, T., Degré, A., & Claessens, H. (March 2013). Relevance of pedotopographical indicators in the assessment of spatial distributions of soil depth and soil water resources under forest stands : General Methodology [Poster presentation]. Final conference AMICE, Sedan, France.

Robert, T., Hermans, T., & Nguyen, F. (18 January 2013). Hydrogeological processes in fractured and porous media: insights from geophysical case studies [Paper presentation]. BCH-CBH General Assembly 2013, Brussels, Belgium.

Nguyen, F., Kemna, A., Robert, T., Hermans, T., Caterina, D., & Flores Orozco, A. (11 July 2012). Inversion of multi-temporal geoelectrical field data sets: insights on noise characterization and regularization [Poster presentation]. SEG-AGU 2012 Hydrogeophysics Workshop, Boise, United States - Idaho.

Nguyen, F., Kemna, A., Robert, T., Hermans, T., Caterina, D., & Flores-Orozco, A. (December 2011). Inversion of multi-temporal geoelectrical data sets: insights from several case studies [Paper presentation]. 1st International Workshop on Geoelectrical Monitoring - GELMON 2011, Vienna, Austria.

Robert, T., Therrien, R., Lemieux, J.-M., & Nguyen, F. (19 September 2011). Improving groundwater flow model conceptualisation and calibration with electrical resistivity tomography and self-potential methods [Paper presentation]. Modelcare 2011, Leipzig, Germany.

Robert, T., Therrien, R., Lemieux, J.-M., & Nguyen, F. (11 April 2011). Improved automatic calibration of groundwater flow models using self-potential measurements [Paper presentation]. 2nd International HydroGeoSphere User Conference, Hannover, Germany.

Caterina, D., Beaujean, J., Robert, T., & Nguyen, F. (12 January 2010). Image Appraisal Tools for Electrical Resistivity Tomography [Poster presentation]. Ph.D. Student Day ENVITAM and UNITER Graduate Schools, Namur, Belgium.

Robert, T., & Nguyen, F. (12 January 2010). Electrical resistivity tomography and self-potential methods as a tool for fractured aquifer characterization and monitoring [Poster presentation]. ENVITAM and UNITER Ph.D. Student Day 2010, Namur, Belgium.

Robert, T. (15 November 2008). Détection de cavités et de racines d’altération par tomographie électrique [Paper presentation]. Journées de Spéléologie Scientifique, Han-sur-Lesse, Belgium.

Theses and dissertations

Doctoral thesis

Robert, T. (2012). Geophysical identification, characterization, and monitoring of preferential groundwater flow paths in fractured media [Doctoral thesis, ULiège - Université de Liège]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/116805

Master dissertations

Robert, T. (2007). Etude et caractérisation du bassin hydrogéologique du Rechterbach [Master’s dissertation, ULiège - Université de Liège]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/107370