NGWA Workshop — Groundwater Quality and Unconventional Gas Development: Is There a Connection? November 13 - 14, 2014

René Lefebvre is a full professor in hydrogeology at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS). He holds a B.Sc. in geological engineering from Laval University (1981), a M.Sc. in geology (petroleum geochemistry) from the University of Calgary (1984) and a Ph.D. in geology (hydrogeology) from Laval University (1994). He worked in the petroleum industry in Canada as a field engineer (Alberta; 1981-1982) and the USA as a petrophysicist (San Francisco, Anchorage, Houston; 1984-1989). He joined INRS in 1994 and his research interests are related to multiphase transfer processes (fluids, heat, mass) and accompanying geochemical processes. He also makes developments on the characterization and numerical modeling of local and regional aquifer systems. He has led large regional aquifer assessment projects in Quebec and Africa. He is also working on the numerical modeling of CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers. In past years, he has been actively involved in research and public consultations related to hydrocarbon developments in Canada.