Nguyễn Trường An, PhD
truongan9393@yahoo.com
Phone: +33 662 04 98 13
I am a postdoc researcher with the interests in:
Water quality modelling in rivers and estuaries.
Eutrophication, greenhouse gases emissions and biogeochemical processes.
11/2018-12/2021University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA, France)
Biogeochemical modeling in a tropical estuary and eutrophication management
09/2017-08/2018Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP, France)
Modeling nutrient dynamics in the Saigon River Estuary, Vietnam
09/2011-02/2016Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT, Vietnam)
Antibiotic pollution in the Saigon River, Vietnam
05/2024-04/2026Institut Géosciences Environnement (IGE), Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)
TROPECOS project, Past, Present, and Future Greenhouse gases of Tropical Estuaries
05/2022-02/2024INRAE, l’Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement
Studying the evolution of carbonate system at Loire River by using high resolution datasets
01/2022-04/2022After completing my doctoral contract, I applied for severeal postdoctoral positions in Europe
11/2018 – 12/2021Institute of Environmental Geosciences (IGE), France.
Water quality monitoring (nutrients, carbon, phytoplankton, greenhouse gases) and develop a biogeochemical model (1D reactive transport) for tropical estuaries
07/2018-10/2018Preparing and submitting applications for PhD programs in France, included a brief period of vacation.
08/2017-07/2018Institute of Environmental Geosciences (IGE), France.
Implementation of a nutrient dynamics model for the Saigon River using C language
12/2016-08/2017Young Investigator Project, HCMUT, Vietnam
Design of a pilot scale constructed wetland and analysis of water samples
12/2015-06/2017Asian Center for Water Research (CARE-RESCIF), Vietnam.
Water sampling and operation of ICP-OES analyzer, TOC-V
06/2015-12/2015Project: development of “passive sampling” for the analysis of antibiotics in river
Sampling and pretreatment of samples for antibiotics measurement
Extensive knowledge in Python, C & C++ languages for water quality modelling
Data analysis and statistical analysis with Python and R on large datasets
Mapping and spatial analysis with QGIS and ArcGIS
Vietnamese (native)
English (proficient, level B2)
French (basic, level B1)
Nguyen, A. T., Abril, G., Diamond, J. S., Lamouroux, R., Martinet, C., & Moatar, F. (preprint). Multidecadal trends in CO 2 evasion and aquatic metabolism in a large temperate river. EGUsphere, 2025, 1-27. 10.5194/egusphere-2025-1478
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
Thi-Minh-Tam Le , Trung-Tin Nguyen, Truong-An Nguyen, Thi-Huyen-Trang Nguyen and 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
Diamond, J. S., Truong, A. N., 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
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
Garnier, J., Billen, G., G Laruelle, G., Le Gendre, R., Némery, J., Nguyen, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Using the best scientific knowledge for the sustainable management of estuaries and coastal seas, September 5-8, 2022, Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain. Poster
T.A. Nguyen, et al., (2022). Eutrophication management scenarios in the Saigon River by using C-GEM, an estuarine biogeochemical model. ECSA 59 Using the best scientific knowledge for the sustainable management of estuaries and coastal seas, September 5-8, 2022, Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain. Poster
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
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
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
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. Oral
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
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
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
Professor-researcher.
IGE, Grenoble-INP, France.
E-mail: julien.nemery@grenoble-inp.fr
Research Fellow.
IRD, IGE, Grenoble, France.
E-mail: nicolas.gratiot@ird.fr
Senior researcher.
INRAe, Lyon, France.
E-mail: florentina.moatar@inrae.fr