Curriculum Vitae - Nguyễn Trường An

Nguyễn Trường An, PhD
truongan9393@yahoo.com
Phone: +33 662 04 98 13
ResearchGate | Orcid | GoogleScholar

Currently

I am a postdoc researcher with interests in:

Education

PhD in Environmental Science 11/2018–12/2021
University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA), France
Biogeochemical modeling in a tropical estuary and eutrophication management

Master’s in Hydraulics 09/2017–08/2018
Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France
Modeling nutrient dynamics in the Saigon River Estuary, Vietnam

Bachelor’s in Environmental Management 09/2011–02/2016
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam
Antibiotic pollution in the Saigon River, Vietnam

Professional Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher (26 months) 05/2024–06/2026
Institut Géosciences Environnement (IGE), Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)
Project: TROPECOS project, Past, Present, and Future Greenhouse Gases of Tropical Estuaries
Project link

Postdoctoral Researcher (22 months) 05/2022–02/2024
INRAE, l’Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement
Project: Studying the evolution of carbonate system at Loire River by using high resolution datasets

Doctoral Contract (37 months) 11/2018–12/2021
Institute of Environmental Geosciences (IGE), France
Project: River water quality (nutrients, carbon, phytoplankton, greenhouse gases) and development of a biogeochemical model (1D reactive transport) for tropical estuaries

Master Internship (6 months) 08/2017–07/2018
Institute of Environmental Geosciences (IGE), France
Project: Implementation of a nutrient dynamics model for the Saigon River using C language

Principal Investigator (6 months) 12/2016–08/2017
Young Investigator Project, HCMUT, Vietnam
Project: Design of a pilot scale constructed wetland and analysis of wastewater

Lab Technician (18 months) 12/2015–06/2017
Asian Center for Water Research (CARE-RESCIF), Vietnam
Responsibilities: Water sampling and operation of ICP-OES analyzer, TOC-V

Bachelor Internship (6 months) 06/2015–12/2015
Project: Development of “passive sampling” for the analysis of antibiotics in river
Responsibilities: Sampling and pretreatment of river water samples for antibiotics measurement

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant, Grenoble INP 2019–2025

Teaching Interests:
- Environmental Modeling and Simulation
- Water Quality Management
- Biogeochemical Processes in Aquatic Environments
- Data Analysis for Environmental Sciences
- GIS Applications in Environmental Research

Competences

Numerical:
- Python, C & C++ for water quality modelling

Data Analysis & Visualization:
- Data/statistical analysis with Python and R on large datasets
- Mapping and spatial analysis with QGIS and ArcGIS

Languages:
- Vietnamese (native)
- English (proficient, level B2)
- French (basic, level B1)

Publications

Journals

  1. Nguyen, A. T., Abril, G., Diamond, J. S., Lamouroux, R., Martinet, C., & Moatar, F. (preprint). Multidecadal trends in CO₂ evasion and aquatic metabolism in a large temperate river. EGUsphere, 2025, 1-27. 10.5194/egusphere-2025-1478
  2. Le, T. M. T., Nguyen, T. A., Nguyen, T. T., Nguyen, T. T., Nguyen, P. D., Némery, J., & Baduel, C. (2025). Assessing Spatial Trends and Land Use Impacts on Surface Water Quality: A Case Study of the Saigon and Vam Co Rivers in Southern Vietnam. Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 101225. 10.1016/j.cscee.2025.101225
  3. Thi-Minh-Tam Le, Trung-Tin Nguyen, Truong-An Nguyen, Thi-Huyen-Trang Nguyen, Phuoc-Dan Nguyen (2025). Water Quality Assessment of Urban Canals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Effectiveness of Renovation Efforts in Minimizing Pollution. Journal of Water Management Modeling. 10.14796/JWMM.S545
  4. Diamond, J. S., Nguyen, T.A., Abril, G., Bertuzzo, E., Chanudet, V., Lamouroux, R., & Moatar, F. (2025). Inorganic carbon dynamics and their relation to autotrophic community regime shift over three decades in a large, alkaline river. Limnology and Oceanography. 10.1002/lno.70016
  5. Caracciolo, R., Escher, B. I., Lai, F. Y., Nguyen, T. A., Le, T. M. T., Schlichting, R., Tröger, R., Némery, J., Wiberg, K., Nguyen, P. D., & Baduel, C. (2023). Impact of a megacity on the water quality of a tropical estuary assessed by a combination of chemical analysis and in-vitro bioassays. Science of The Total Environment, 877(February), 162525. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162525
  6. Garnier, J., Billen, G., G Laruelle, G., Le Gendre, R., Némery, J., Nguyen, T.A., Romero, E., Thieu, V., & Wei, X. (2023). Coastal marine system and estuary functioning is driven by the upstream river basin. In Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences (p. B9780323907989000093). Elsevier. 10.1016/B978-0-323-90798-9.00009-3
  7. Nguyen, A. T., Dao, T. S., Strady, E., Nguyen, T. T. N., Aimé, J., Gratiot, N., & Némery, J. (2022). Phytoplankton characterization in a tropical tidal river impacted by a megacity: The case of the Saigon River (Southern Vietnam). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(3), 4076–4092. 10.1007/s11356-021-15850-x
  8. Nguyen, A. T., Némery, J., Gratiot, N., Dao, T. S., Le, T. T. M., Baduel, C., & Garnier, J. (2022). Does eutrophication enhance greenhouse gas emissions in urbanized tropical estuaries? Environmental Pollution, 303(September 2021). 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119105
  9. Camenen, B., Gratiot, N., Cohard, J. A., Gard, F., Tran, V. Q., Nguyen, A. T., Dramais, G., van Emmerik, T., & Némery, J. (2021). Monitoring discharge in a tidal river using water level observations: Application to the Saigon River, Vietnam. Science of the Total Environment, 761, 143195. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143195
  10. Nguyen, A. T., Némery, J., Gratiot, N., Garnier, J., Dao, T. S., Thieu, V., & Laruelle, G. G. (2021). Biogeochemical functioning of an urbanized tropical estuary: Implementing the generic C-GEM (reactive transport) model. Science of the Total Environment, 784, 147261. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147261
  11. Nguyen, T. T. N., Némery, J., Gratiot, N., Garnier, J., Strady, E., Nguyen, D. P., Tran, V. Q., Nguyen, A. T., Cao, S. T., & Huynh, T. P. T. (2020). Nutrient budgets in the Saigon–Dongnai River basin: Past to future inputs from the developing Ho Chi Minh megacity (Vietnam). River Research and Applications, 36(6), 974–990. 10.1002/rra.3552
  12. Noncent, D., Strady, E., Némery, J., Thanh-Nho, N., Denis, H., Mourier, B., Babut, M., Nguyen, T. A., Nguyen, T. N. T., Marchand, C., Desmet, M., Tran, A. T., Aimé, J., Gratiot, N., Dinh, Q. T., & Nguyen, P. D. (2020). Sedimentological and geochemical data in bed sediments from a tropical river-estuary system impacted by a developing megacity, Ho Chi Minh City—Vietnam. Data in Brief, 31, 105938. 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105938
  13. Nguyen, T. T. N., Némery, J., Gratiot, N., Garnier, J., Strady, E., Tran, V. Q., Nguyen, A. T., Nguyen, T. N. T., Golliet, C., & Aimé, J. (2019). Phosphorus adsorption/desorption processes in the tropical Saigon River estuary (Southern Vietnam) impacted by a megacity. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 227(August), 106321. 10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106321
  14. Nguyen, T. T. N., Némery, J., Gratiot, N., Strady, E., Tran, V. Q., Nguyen, A. T., Aimé, J., & Peyne, A. (2019). Nutrient dynamics and eutrophication assessment in the tropical river system of Saigon – Dongnai (southern Vietnam). Science of the Total Environment, 653, 370–383. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.319
  15. Nguyen, T. A. (2018). Antibiotics And Pesticides In Water And Sediments From Intensive Shrimp Farms In Southern Vietnam. Vietnam Journal of Science and Technology, 54, 146. 10.15625/2525-2518/54/4B/12035
  16. Dinh, Q. T., Nguyen, T. A., Moreau-Guigon, E., Alliot, F., Teil, M. J., Blanchard, M., & Chevreuil, M. (2017). Trace-Level Determination of Oxolinic Acid and Flumequine in Soil, River Bed Sediment, and River Water Using Microwave-Assisted Extraction and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Fluorimetric Detection. Soil and Sediment Contamination, 26(3), 247–258. 10.1080/15320383.2017.1276154
  17. Nguyen, A. T., Le, T. M. T., Tran, V. Q., Truong, V. N., Nguyen, L. T., Nguyen, P. H. T., & Nguyen, T. H. T. (2017). Effect of oxygen states in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands on the removal of organic matter, nutrients, some metals and octylphenol. VNUHCM Journal of Science and Technology Development, 20(K9), Article K9. 10.32508/stdj.v20iK9.1676
  18. Nguyen, T. A., Tam, L. T. M., Viet, T. Q., Viet, T. N., Luan, N. T., Minh, N. V., Trang, N. T. H., & Tuc, D. Q. (2017). Recommendation of optimal design and operation parameters for constructed wetland for sludge treatment based on the effect of hydraulic retention time, sludge loading rate and vegetation. VNUHCM Journal of Science and Technology Development, 20(K8), Article K8. 10.32508/stdj.v20iK8.1669

Conferences

  1. T.A. Nguyen, et al., (2025). Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Drivers in Tropical Estuaries: Insights from the Mekong Delta and Saigon River (Vietnam). International Conference I.S.Rivers, 30 June to 4 July 2025, Lyon, France. Oral presentation
  2. T.A. Nguyen, et al., (2024). Past, Present, and Future Greenhouse Gases in Tropical Estuaries. International Conference I.S.Rivers, 25 to 27 Nov 2024, Sète, France. Presentation Video
  3. T.A. Nguyen, et al., (2022). Spatial and temporal variation of greenhouse gas emissions in an urbanized tropical estuary (the Saigon River, Vietnam). ECSA 59, September 5-8, 2022, Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain. Poster
  4. T.A. Nguyen, et al., (2022). Eutrophication management scenarios in the Saigon River by using C-GEM, an estuarine biogeochemical model. ECSA 59, September 5-8, 2022, Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain. Poster
  5. T.A. Nguyen, et al., (2022). Impact of anthropogenic inputs on greenhouse gas emissions in the tropical Saigon River Estuary. International Symposium on Water Sustainability & Green Technologies, November 25-26, 2022, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Poster
  6. T.A. Nguyen, et al., (2022). Modeling the seasonal nutrients dynamics and phytoplankton development in Saigon River Estuary, Vietnam. International Symposium on Ecohydraulics, July 4-8, 2022, Lyon, France. Poster
  7. T.A. Nguyen, et al., (2020). Modelling scenarios by C-GEM, an estuarine biogeochemical model. International Conference on Water, Megacities and Global Change, December 1-4, 2020, Paris (Web-Seminar), Vietnam. Oral
  8. T.A. Nguyen, et al., (2020). Evaluating estuarine responses to modification of nutrient loads from megacity by a generic reactive-transport model. International Symposium on Ecohydraulics, December 23-24, 2019, Lyon, France. Presentation Video
  9. T.A. Nguyen, et al., (2019). Self‐purification capacity of a tropical estuary using a generic reactive-transport estuarine model. Green Technologies for Sustainable Water, December 1-5, 2019, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Poster
  10. T.A. Nguyen, et al., (2019). Modelling nutrient dynamics in a tropical estuary under human pressure: case study of the Saigon tidal River (Southern Vietnam). International Conference on Water Resources and Coastal Engineering, April 25, 2019, Da Nang City, Vietnam. Oral
  11. T.A. Nguyen., et al., (2016). Analysis of antibiotic and pesticide residues in shrimp farm waters using passive sampling. SETAC Asia/Pacific Conference, September 16-19, 2016, Singapore. Oral

References

Julien Némery
Professor-researcher
IGE, Grenoble-INP, France
E-mail: julien.nemery@grenoble-inp.fr

Nicolas Gratiot
Research Fellow
IRD, IGE, Grenoble, France
E-mail: nicolas.gratiot@ird.fr

Florentina Moatar
Senior researcher
INRAe, Lyon, France
E-mail: florentina.moatar@inrae.fr