| Web Address | lgmacweb.env.uea.ac.uk/lequere |
| c.lequere@uea.ac.uk | |
| Postal Address: | School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK. Phone: +44 1603 592840 Fax: +44 1603 591327 |
| Birth | July 11, 1966; Magog, Québec, Canada |
| Citizenship | Canadian and French |
| Languages | Fluent in French and English, Advanced German and Basic Spanish |
Education | |
| 1996-1999 | Doctorat ès sciences: Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI) and Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE). Advisor: James C. Orr. Title: Variability of the oceanic carbon cycle. Awarded after 2.5 years with highest distinction (Mention très honorable avec félicitations du jury). |
| 1990-1992 |
M. Sc.:
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, McGill University.
Advisor: R. Grant Ingram.
Title: Physical oceangraphy of the "Baie des Chaleurs", Gulf of St-Lawrence. |
| 1987-1990 |
B. Sc. Honors:
Department of Physics, Université de Montréal. |
Research Positions | |
| 2004-now | Reader (Associate Professor), School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia and Strategic Alliance Senior Fellow, British Antarctic Survey (joint position). |
| 2000-2004 | Senior Scientist (permanent position) and leader of the ocean biogeochemistry group, Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie, Jena, Germany. Global Ecology research group of I. Colin Prentice. |
| 1999 | Post-Doctorate , LSCE , Saclay, France. Supervisor: James C. Orr. Project: Study the relation between ocean physics and biogeochemistry using models and observations. |
| 1992-1996 |
Research Assistant (Professional Technician) ,
Princeton University , US. Supervisor: Jorge L. Sarmiento. Project: Quantify the ocean sink for CO2 using a coupled atmosphere-ocean model. Responsible for Princeton University's contribution to IPCC_1995. |
| 1990-1991 | Technician, McGill University meteorological laboratory Montréal, Canada |
| 1989 | Research Assistant, Nuclear Physics Laboratory, Université de Montréal Montréal, Canada. |
Teaching Experience | |
| 2002-2005 |
Co-lecturer for the Global Environmental Changes course, UEA, 2006.
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| 2002-2005 |
Director of the first and second summer schools on Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS).
Head of the scientific and organisational committees.
Responsible for practical course on communication in science. Public lectures. |
| Sept. 2005 |
Lecturer at the Earth System Science Summer School, Bristol, UK. |
| Sept. 2000 |
Short series of lectures on the global carbon cycle Cambridge University, UK, organized by Grae Woester. |
| Sept. 1999 |
Short series of lectures on carbon biogeochemistry European Science Foundation, Mallorca, Spain, organized by Peter Haynes. |
| 1990-1991 | Teaching Assistant McGill University Montréal, Canada |
Scientists supervised | |
| 2006-now | Marie Fanny Racault, Ph. D. student, Stability of phytoplankton blooms. |
| 2005-now | Rosin Moriarty, Ph. D. student, Role of macro-zooplankton for carbon export in the ocean |
| 2004-now | Meike Vogt, Ph. D. student, Role of DMS for the climate cycle |
| 2002-2006 | Manfredi Manizza, Ph. D. student, Impact of marine biomass on ocean physics |
| 2005-now | Nick Stephens, post-doc, Interactions between marine ecosystems and climate at the global scale |
| 2001-now | Erik T. Buitenhuis, post-doc, Role of plankton functional types for climate. |
| 2002-2005 | Leticia Cotrim da Cunha, post-doc, Land-ocean exchanges of organic matter. |
| 2002-2005 | Manfred Kastowski, scientific programmer, Earth System Coupling (PRISM project). |
| 2002-2004 | Xavier Giraud, post-doc, Ocean biogeochemical fluxes in the coastal ocean. |
| 2002-2003 | Christine Klaas, post-doc, Export of organic matter in the water column. |
| 2000-2001 | Laurent Bopp, Ph. D. student, Impact of high dust deposition on marine export production during glaciations. |
Claire Lo Monaco, University Paris VI
Patricia Cadule, University Paris VI
Michael Patecki, University of East Anglia
Peter Rayner, University Paris VI
Funding raised | |
| 2006-2009 | Co-PI, UK QUEST-Earth System Modelling. |
| 2005 | Co-PI, German DFG project for summer school funding. |
| 2005-2008 | Co-PI, UK Project QUEST. Impact of marine ecosystems for climate. |
| 2004-2009 | Co-PI, European Project GREENCYCLES. Research training network for the study of biogeochemistry and climate change. |
| 2004-2009 | Co-PI, European Project EUR-OCEANS. European network of excellence for ocean ecosystems analysis. |
| 2004-2009 | Co-PI, European Project Carbo-ocean. Marine carbon sources and sinks assessment. |
| 2002-2004 | Co-PI, European Project PRISM (Program for Integrated Earth System Modelling), workpackage leader responsible for the implementation of three ocean biogeochemistry models in an earth system framework. |
| 2002-2004 | Co-PI, European Project NOCES (Northern Oceans Carbon Exchange Study), workpackage leader responsible for the evaluation of ocean carbon cycles models using satellite observations. |
| 2001-2005 | Co-PI, German DFG project, responsible for developments on ocean models to study the impact of external forcings on climate in a comprehensive climate model. |
| 2003 | PI, European Project SOLAS-summer school. Additional funding received from SCOR (Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research) and IOC (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission). |
References | ||
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I. Colin Prentice, QUEST, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Queen's Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK Colin.Prentice@bristol.ac.uk |
Jorge L. Sarmiento, Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University, P.O. Box CN710, Princeton, NJ 08544-0710, USA. (609) 258-6585 jls@splash.princeton.edu
James C. Orr, | LSCE, Bat 709, L'Orme des Merisiers, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France. +33 1.69.08.77.23 orr@lsce.saclay.cea.fr |