Researcher (DR1), HDR, team leader
Theme: Sediment transport and river morphodynamics
Phone: 04 72 20 86 07
Cellphone: 06 88 32 78 50
benoit.camenen@inrae.fr
n° ORCID: 0000-0003-1677-5225
short CV

Research Topics
Major projects
Teaching
Student supervision
Bodies and Committees
Publications

Research topics

• Experimental and 1D numerical study of the stock and transport of fine sediments, focusing on sand dynamics (Arc-Isère river system, Rhône River);
• Aestimation of gravel bed clogging, dynamics of fine stocks in Alpine rivers;
• Bedload and suspended load field measurements (Arc, Isère, Rhône, Colorado, Mékong, and Amazone rivers);
• Estimation of bed load sediment transport and alternate bar morphodynamics for sediment mixture (laboratory experiments);
• Experimental and numerical study of gravel bar morphodynamics (Arc River).

Major projects

Ongoing

• Rhône Sedimentary Observatory (Plan Rhône/FEDER, OSR2 : 2009-2013, OSR4 : 2015-2017, OSR5 : 2018-2020, OSR6: 2021-2023): Regional research program focusing on the sediment dynamics and associated contaminants in the Rhône River,  from Lake Genova to the Mediterranean sea. Contribution the sediment transport measurements and modelling, development of a network of hydro-sedimentary stations and a 1D hydro-sedimentary model of the Rhône from Lake Geneva to the sea. Funding OSR6 (1.4M€ including 340k€ for the River Hydraulics team of INRAE RiverLy:
  http://www.graie.org/osr/
• OFB project (French Agency for Bioduversity)
  • Evaluation of infiltrated stocks and cloggins in rivers (2022-2024; funds: 60kE
  • Training in sediment transport (2019-2021; 2022-2024; annual funds: 12k€)
• Project Pinthe2 (Water Agency and Grand Lyon):  Evaluation of the clogging dynamics around wells in Crépieux-Charmy and Miribel-Jonage (2024-2025; Funds : 66k€);
• CEFIPRA project with India (2024): Scientifics exchanges on river restoration (Funds : 10k€)

Past

• Deposition and Erosion of fine sediment in Alpine Rivers (DEAR, 2019-2022): ANR project, which aim at improving the understanding and modelling of fine sediments (including sand) dynamics in alpine rivers, in particular on their interaction with gravel bars and vegetation. Manager of the project. Funding 450k€ (240k€ for Inrae).
  https://dear.irstea.fr/
• REstoring rivers FOR effective catchment Management (Reform, 2011-2015): European FP7 project, which aim to provide a framework for improving the success of hydromorphological restoration measures to reach, in a cost-effective manner, target ecological status or potential of rivers. Contribution on the input of 1D modelling for providing indicators (WP2 led by A. Gurnell). Funding 7M€ (170k€ for Irstea).
  http://www.reformrivers.eu/home
• Redynamisation du Vieux-Rhin (2008-2012): Interreg European project conducted in collaboration with French and German partners, including UM5600 (H. Piégay), LWI Braunschweig (A. Dittrich). Contribution to the assessment of the feasibility, risks and efficiency of sediment artificial feeding measures, using 1D and 2D morphodynamical simulation (cf. PhD C. Béraud). Funding 1,3M€ (200k€ for Irstea).
  https://www.interreg-rhin-sup.eu/projet/redynamisation-du-vieux-rhin/
• Coopera and PAI projects (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region).
  • Implementation of hydro-sedimentary  models of the team in the iRIC platform (2021-2022 with the university of Hokkaido, Coodinator, Funding: 50k€)
  • Fine sediment dynamics over a coarse matrix: laboratory studies (2015-2016 with INRS, Québec, Canada. Coordinator, Funding 37k€);
  • Estimation of Suspended Particular Matter dynamics in the Saigon River, Vietnam (2015-2017, IRD, CARE laboratory, Ho-Chi-Minh-Ville, Vietnam, coordinated by N. Gratiot, Funding 104k€, 10k€ for Irstea).
• Projects with the French Water Agency (Agence de l’Eau RMC) :
  • Action on the estimation of fine sediment deposits using image analysis (2018-2019, Funding: 49k€)
  • Action on bedload transport measurements (2011-2012, Funding: 52k€).
• PHC Stefanik (2008-2009, 2012-2013): Bilateral collaboration with the Slovak Water Research Institure (VUVH, Bratislava) on the observation and modelling of morphodynamical changes in large, trained rivers.
• PHC Sakura (2008-2009). Bilateral collaboration with the research team of H. Nakagawa, Kyoto University, Japan. Contribution to the design et deployment of laboratory experimentations in compound channels in 2009 (PhD Y. Peltier), and in a street model in 2012 (PhD of P.H. Bazin).
• Projects on the River Mekong (2012, 2013), River Amazone (2014), and River Congo: Contribution to the design, deployment and post-processing of two field campaigns aiming at quantifying the sediment fluxes in the River Mekong including hydroacoustic analyses with J. Le Coz. Collaboration on similar issues on the RIver Amazon with the French Research Institute for Development (IRD) and the University of Manaus, within the HyBAm observatory, and on the Congo with the university of Brazzaville.

Teaching

University, engineering schools

• since 2017 : Teaching and project on sediment trasport for students in engineering school, ENGEES (Master level, 12 hours over  2 days);
• 2016-2020 : Teaching on hydraulics and sediment trasport for students in engineering school, ENTPE (Batchelor level, approx 20h).

Professional training

• 2017, 2021, 2023, 2024 : Training course on sediment transport (river morphology, measurement and modelling of sediment transport, sediment budget, etc.) agents in charge of Water Police operations ( 5 days)
• since 2010 : Training course on the measurement of regulatory flows (discharge measurements using currentmeters, aDcp, hydraulic laws) for OFB (ex-Onema) agents in charge of Water Police operations ( 5 days)

Student supervision

On going PhD

• 2023-2025: M. Bianchi. Caracterisation of river clogging in Amazonian system in French Guiana due to natural and artificial erosion of the watershed, Université C. Bernard, Lyon 1. Supervising 50% withM. Galay (Office Eau Guyane, 50%)

Completed (see the full list of supervision)

Bodies and Committees

• Member of the national standardization commission “Hydrometry” and “Sediment transport” (AFNOR X10C, 2018-2024),
• Member of the scientific committee of the Water Agency Rhône-Méditerranée basin (2014-2020),
• Organizing committee of conferences : TSMR 2017, AIRH RiverFlow 2018,
• Scientific committee of conferences: AIRH RiverFlow, ISRS, TSMR, SHF (since 2016).

Publications

58 publications in international journals, 16 publications in national journals
63 publications in peer reviewed conference proceedings, 9 books or book chapters
h-index: 20 (Scopus, nov. 2023)

Some recent publications

• Camenen, B., Dramais, G., Laible, J., Le Coz, J., Lauters, F. & Pierrefeu, G. (2023) Quantification of continuous sand flux time-series downstream of a dam during a flushing event. Environmental Fluid Dynamics, 10.1007/s10652-023-09955-9
• Deng. J., Camenen, B., Legout, C. & Nord, G. (2023c). Estimation of fine sediment stocks in alpine rivers including the sand fraction. Sedimentology, doi: 10.1111/sed.13132
• Laible, J., Camenen, B., Le Coz, J., Pierrefeu, G., Lauters, F. & Dramais, G. (2023). Comparison of grain size distribution measurements of sand-fine sediment mixtures using laser diffraction systems. Journal Soils & Sediments, 23: 2310-2325, doi: 10.1007/s11368-023-03470-6
• Deng. J., Pénard, L., Depret, T. & Camenen, B. (2023a). Fine sediment dynamics over a gravel bar. Part 1: Validation of a new image-based segmentation method. Catena, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2023.106963
• Deng. J., Camenen, B. & Pénard, L. (2023b). Fine sediment dynamics over a gravel bar. Part 2: Impact of hydrometeorological conditions on fine sediment deposit evolution. Catena, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2023.106978
• Perret, E., Camenen, B., Berni, C., El kadi Abderrezzak, K. & Renard B. (2022). Inception motion of cohesionless particles: an evaluation of the critical bed shear stress and its uncertainty. Journal Hydraulic Engineering, 149 (4-04023002): 1-14, doi: 10.1061/JHEND8.HYENG-13101

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