Present position

at Ifremer Energy and mineral resources department (REM), in the unit RDT "Research for Technology and development", since September 2007:

• Deputy coordinator of FP7 JERICO project: www.jerico-fp7.eu
• Researcher in marine data analysis

Research Interests

• Physical oceanography and influence on biogeochemistry
• Open sea and coastal oceanography
• Time series analysis methods in marine environment: http://www.europolemer.eu/time-series-analysis.php

National and international programs

• ESONET NoE: www.esonet-emso.org
• JERICO: www.jerico-fp7.eu
• JERICO-NEXT: www.jerico-ri.eu

Teaching

• 2001-2002: assistant professor at Toulon university (France)
• 2011-2012: teaching in marine data analysis to the 2nd year student of officers French navy school:  http://www.ecole-navale.fr/ (24 h)
• 2012-2013: teaching in marine data analysis to the 2nd year student of officers French navy school:  http://www.ecole-navale.fr/ (24 h)

Professional Experience

July 2006-Aug 2007: Contractual Agent at JRC/IES, Ispra Italy. Modeling of contamination by brominated flame retardants  (PBDEs) in costal lagoons in the framework of the FP6 Integrated Project “Tresholds”.

Oct 2003-March 2005: Postdoctoral contract for IRD/LODYC, Paris (Pierre & Marie Curie University)" Hydrodynamics caracterisation off Peru based on 10-year in situ measurements and modelling".

Oct 2002-Sept 2003: Marie-Curie Postdoctoral contract at International Marine Centre, Oristano, Sardinia, Italy: "Influence of the Algerien eddies on Levantine intermediate transport off eastern Sardinia" :Analysis of in situ data acquired during 5 Medgoos cruises in mediterranean sea, use of model simulations and satellite images.

Sept. 2001-Aug. 2002 : Temporary research and teaching postion at Toulon University at LSEET (Laboratoire de Sondage Electromagnétique et d’Environnement Terrestre) with P. Fraunié. Principal subjects: fluid mechanics, geophysical fluid dynamics.

Dec.2000-Oct.2001: Postdoctoral position at Ifremer: “Hydrodynamics on the French continental shelf of the Bay of Biscay” with P. Lazure (IFREMER/DEL/AO-BP 70-29 280 PLOUZANE-France). Synthesis of 10 years of hydrological measurements to describe seasonal, interannual and mesoscale hydrological variability due to the influence of rivers runoff and NW winds. Use of satellite images, modeling results, CTD profils (Puillat et al, 2003, 2004a,2004b).

Oct 1996- Sept 2000: PhD thesis: “Study of algerian basin mesoscale eddies and their biological consequences”: with C. Millot and I. Taupier-Letage (thesis supervisors, LOB). Objectives: study of the Algerian mesoscale eddies (structure and trajectory), their biological consequences as well as the general circulation of water masses. This work was part of the europeen project ELISA (Eddies and Leddies Interdisciplinary Study off Algeria) conducted between July 1997 and July 1998
 

Research cruises

ELISA cruises in the algerian basin, managed by I. Taupier-Letage (LOB/COM/CNRS). (cf.: http://www.com.univ-mrs.fr/LOB/ELISA).

• July 1997 (33 days) : ELISA-1 on board le Suroît, moorings, hydrology and biogeochemistry stations. T
• October 1997 (~ 10 days) ELISA-2 on board Téthys II, maintenance of a mooring and data downloading, hydrology stations.
• March-April 1998 (~15 days) ELISA-3 on board le Suroît, maintenance of a mooring and data downloading, hydrology stations
• July 1998 (~15 days) : ELISA-4 on board le Suroît, hydrology stations, moorings recovering.

Campagne MedGOOS 5 : On board Urania, November 2002 (14 days), managed by A. Ribotti (IMC, Italy), improvement of the sea sampling strategy, hydrology stations.

Education

1993:   Bachelor of science in physics and chemistry (“DEUGA”), Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France.

1995:   Master of science in physics, part 1, science of the Universe Meteorology and Oceanology (“Maitrise de physique, sciences de l’univers météorologie et océanographie”), Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France.

1996:   Master of science, part 2, in Marine environment, Aix-Marseille II University, France. Research stage (4 months) with Dr. I. Taupier-Letage and Dr. C. Millot at the LOB (Laboratoire d’Océanographie et de Biogéochimie) "Relationships between biological and dynamical phenomena at mesoscale, use of multiparametric moored time series and satellite imagery

1996-2000: PhD in Oceanography (“Marine environment science”),at LOB (Laboratoire d’Océanographie et de Biogéochimie COM/CNRS UMR 6535), Aix-Marseille II University, France

Direction of oceanographic cruises

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