Amandine Bosserelle

Amandine's origins are in the south of France and her research interest lies in coastal groundwater systems. She studied water resources management at the University of Montpellier during a Master’s degree in geosciences, then came to New Zealand where she specialised in groundwater numerical modelling to characterise flow and transport processes. Since 2006 she has been working in hydrogeological studies in New Zealand, Australia and some Pacific Islands.

Her current research focuses on groundwater rise due to sea-revel rise and impacts on infrastructure systems in urban environments. Amandine used Christchurch City’s large shallow groundwater monitoring network to characterise the water table variations in the recent years and highlight the influences on water levels such as the drainage network, the local geomorphology and human activities. Her future plan is to develop models to assess the current and future variations of water levels at the water table with ageing or replaced infrastructure and SLR. Coastal hazards related to groundwater include salinization of the freshwater above and below the land surface and groundwater flooding. Amandine's PhD connects the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering and Waterways