GeNumEr (Geosciences, Digital Technology, Energy) is an interdisciplinary research unit dedicated to the study of geological systems, energy transition, and intelligent resource management. It combines geosciences, engineering sciences, and digital technology to address environmental, climate, and industrial challenges.
Its multi-scale and multi-physical approach enables the characterization, modeling, and optimization of natural and energy flows, from sedimentary basins to complex energy systems.
GeNumEr is fully committed to the challenges of energy sovereignty, sustainability, and technological innovation for the benefit of local communities.
Created from the merger of the B2R and SYMADE units, the GeNumEr research unit is developing an interdisciplinary approach at the intersection of geosciences, energy, and digital technology to address current environmental and energy challenges.
Faced with climate change and resource constraints, it designs innovative and predictive solutions using a multi-scale and multi-physical methodology.
Its areas of expertise include the study of sedimentary basins, complex geological systems, fluid circulation, and energy transition issues (energy, energy management and storage, energy mix). The unit integrates advanced modeling, optimization, and system intelligence to develop digital management tools.
GeNumEr's uniqueness lies in its holistic view of the energy cycle, covering the entire chain from resource characterization to exploitation, distribution, and intelligent digital management. This integrated approach enables it to offer comprehensive solutions to support the transformation of the energy sector in a context of environmental sustainability.
The challenges facing the GeNumEr unit
The challenges facing the GeNumEr unit are to understand and model geological systems in order to meet the challenges of the energy and environmental transition.
It aims to optimize the sustainable exploitation of resources (energy, materials), predict natural risks, and strengthen the resilience of industrial systems.
The unit develops innovative digital tools for the intelligent management of flows and infrastructure.
It supports energy sovereignty and adaptability in the face of global change.
The GeNumEr scientific project
The four areas of focus of the GeNumEr scientific project are interconnected.
The unit explores complex systems—sedimentary basins, fractured reservoirs, energy networks—through approaches that combine field observations, experimental analyses, and numerical modeling.
The major scientific questions focus on:
- the impact of tectonic structuring on fluid migration;
- predicting the behavior of faults and fractures (drain/barrier);
- the evolution of reservoir properties under geodynamic stress;
- the optimization of materials and processes for energy conversion and storage;
- the intelligent control of energy systems.
The originality of the project lies in its multidisciplinary integration of geosciences, digital technology, and energy engineering.
A multidisciplinary team of around twenty people
Amiens Campus
- ANDJUI Thérèse - Associate Professor
- BENZAOUIA Mohammed - Associate Professor
- BRACQ Adrien - Research Engineer
- CHIVOT Guillaume - Associate Professor / Expertise in Materials and Physics
- COPPIER Hervé - Associate Professor (HDR)
- DAILLY Nicolas - Associate Professor
- DEWAGHE Laurent - Associate Professor / Expertise in Mathematics
- DUJANY Arnaud - Associate Professor
- DUPONT Prescillia - Associate Professor / Expertise in Electrical Engineering
- FIOLET Thomas - PhD student
- GOMEZ Sébastian - Research engineer
- GORIN Jérôme - Associate Professor
- LALEB Sonia - Associate Professor
- LECLERCQ Maximilien - Associate Professor / Expertise in Automation
- MALOBERTI Olivier - Associate Professor / Expertise in Materials and Physics
- MPANDA Augustin - Professor Emeritus / Expertise in Electrical Engineering
- NESSER Manar - Associate Professor / Expertise in Materials and Physics
- POMPORTES Stéphane - Associate Professor
Beauvais Campus
- ARAUJO Hamilton - Associate Professor
- BAILLEUL Julien - Associate Professor / Expertise in basin geology (HDR)
- BARRIER Pascal - Associate Professor /Expertise in Microfacies Sedimentology (HDR)
- BONHOURE Jessica - Associate Professor
- CHENOT Élise - Associate Professor / Expertise in Sedimentology
- FERIKH Nabil - PhD student
- FONTANELLI Laurent - Associate Professor
- FORTIN Jérôme - Project Development Manager / Mechanical Engineering Expertise (HDR)
- GAGNAISON Cyril - Associate Professor / Expertise in Paleontology
- JEAN VICTOR Julien - PhD student
- LAURENT Aurore - Postdoctoral researcher
- LAURENT-CHARVET Sébastien - Associate Professor
- LE BIVIC Réjanne - Associate Professor
- LIEUNARD Victor - PhD student
- OTTAVI-PUPIER Elsa - Associate Professor
- PAISNEL Damien - Technician / Expertise in Lithopreparation
- PARIZE Olivier - Professor Emeritus (HDR)
- POTEL Sébastien - Associate Professor /Expertise in low-temperature (LT) metamorphism petrology (HDR)
- PROUDHON Benoit - Associate Professor
- TOULLEC Renaud - Associate Professor / Expertise in carbonate sedimentology
- TRULLENQUE Ghislain - Associate Professor / Expertise in Structural Geology (HDR)
- VANDENHAUTE Rafael - Technician
- VAUTIER Yannick - Associate Professor
Current projects
Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Networks MININGBRINES Project
Funding for 19 doctoral scholarships on understanding the natural processes leading to the presence of resources in geothermal brines, developing environmentally friendly biogeochemical extraction solutions, and using AI algorithms to assess the economic potential and social perception of resource exploitation.
Completed projects
Railconnect Project
Conductive materials and sliding electrical contacts
ESSIAL Project
Design and integration of new laser-treated materials, H2020
RITHME Project
Thermally conductive insulating tapes.
AAP ANR-France Relance 2022 project
COILTIM and TIMAG Projects
Design and integration of new materials treated by magnetic pulses.
AAP ANR France Relance 2022 projects
Horizon 2020 MEET Project
Use of Enhanced Geothermal Stimulation (EGS) in various geological contexts, enabling the safe and profitable production of virtually inexhaustible renewable energy while ensuring low environmental impact.
Platforms
- Apex (Beauvais Campus)
- MakerSpace (Amiens Campus)
- SMARTGRID (Amiens Campus)
- Geosciences (Beauvais Campus)
- Factory School (Amiens Campus)
Networks and partners
Academic partners
- University of Lille,
- University of Picardie Jules Verne,
- University of Florence & University of L'Aquila - Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics (IT),
- Carlos III University of Madrid (SP),
- Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (RO),
- UBC– Vancouver (CA),
- Paul Sabatier University of Toulouse,
- Institute of Human Paleontology of Paris,
- IFP Énergies Nouvelles,
- National Museum of Natural History of Paris,
- University of Montpellier 2,
- University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis,
- University of Rennes 1,
- University of Frankfurt am Main & University of Darmstadt & University of Freiburg & Karlsruhe Institute of Technology & University of Potsdam (DE),
- University of Genoa (IT),
- University of Nevada, Reno & University of Texas at El Paso,
- North Carolina State University (NCSU) & University of Akron & IFU Miami (US),
- University of Waikato, Hamilton & National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington & Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt (NZ),
- Geological Survey of Western & Kalgoorlie (Aus),
- University of Yaoundé 1 (Cam)
Institutional and industrial partners
- MEDEE Cluster,
- IRT Innovaltech,
- IRT M2P,
- ENEDIS Amiens,
- JEUMONT Electric,
- CRM Group,
- EREA – Transformers,
- VALEO,
- Fraunhofer IPT,
- BASIS EP,
- SICAE de la Somme,
- H2AIR
- SIAAP
- KUHN
- CEEBIOS
- IKOS