47 years old, Married, 2 children, French citizenship

Current member of OSU-Reunion (UAR3365) technical support and research Unit (CNRS INSU and INEE institutes – University of La Reunion (UR) – IRD – Meteo-France)

The main mission of the Observatoires des Sciences de l’Univers (OSU) is to implement the strategic plan of the different CNRS institutes to which they belong, by “organising the resources needed to acquire observations of astronomical systems or components of the Earth system“. Integrated into university sites, they have the status of internal schools and constitute strong technical support and research units (UAR).
The OSU-Reunion is France’s first overseas OSU, and has been active since 2010. It was initially built around observations of the tropical atmosphere, before extending its observation services to marine and forest ecology, geology and hydrology. Today, OSU-Reunion leads a large field of interdisciplinary research, requiring strong laboratories collaborations and ranging from the study of atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and continental surfaces envelopes to the natural risks to which they are subjected to (climate change, cyclonic and volcanic activity, anthropisation and changes in the uses of natural environments).

Present ongoing field of research and activities

Atmosphere (gas and aerosols species – toxic chemicals and compounds with a potential impact on climate – as well as dry and wet deposition observation studies), hydrosphere and biosphere chemical studies in tropical areas (Reunion island and Indian ocean) including management of implementation, coordination and development of a large instrumental and analytical dedicated platform.

Coordination of international research projects.

Development of quality assurance processes in the framework of laboratory and research activities (process approach, continuous improvement and document control).

Previous research positions

2018 – 2023 : CNRS Research engineer (atmospheric chemistry research, laboratory & field) – Institute of Environmental Geosciences (IGE – CNRS – UGA – IRD – INP), Grenoble, France

• Co-head (2019-2022) of the CHIANTI-IGE team (> 30 members)
• Management of Research and Monitoring national and international programs
• Coordination and participation to field campaigns (36 months since 2002)
• Recruitment and management of trainees and technical staff (technicians to engineers) (4-6 technical staff / year)
• Responsibility of analytical instrumental services dedicated to atmospheric studies  and radiochronology
• Responsibility of the quality policy (data treatment and qualification, database coordination, SOP edition)

2017 – 2018 : CNRS project Engineer (atmospheric chemistry research, laboratory & field) – 12 months long term mission in Laboratory of Atmosphere and Cyclone studies (LACy – CNRS – Meteo France – La Reunion University) – at Maido Observatory (OPAR), Reunion island  (implementation and science/technical coordination of Labex TOPMModel program dedicated to atmospheric mercury and toxic chemicals studies)

2002 – 2016 : CNRS Engineer (glaciology & atmospheric chemistry research, laboratory & field) – Laboratory of Glaciology and Geophysics of the Environment (LGGE), Grenoble, France

2000 – 2001 : IAEA project Engineer (radiochemistry, laboratory & field) – Marine Environment Laboratory, Division of Marine Environment Laboratories (NAML), International Agency of Energy Atomic (IAEA), Monaco

1999 : Project technician (oceanography studies, laboratory & field) – Institute of Research for the Development (IRD), Noumea, New-Caledonia

Internship responsability and human resources management

Supervision of more than 85 academic trainees (all levels), technical and engineering staff since 2002

Education

2009 : Ph-D degree in Earth, Universe and Environment Sciences dedicated to Antarctic surface mass balance: measurement techniques and critical analysis – University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France

Professional networks

Member of CNRS-MAPI-INSU (Project Management), CNRS Research Quality group (QeR), CNRS-RTCE (Environmental sensors technology) and CNRS-SIST (Interoperable Series and Processing Systems: FAIR data management best practices) networks

International networks and infrastructures

Member of GEO-GOS4M (Global Observation System for Mercury), GAPS (Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling), Minamata Convention on Mercury (MCM) and ACTRIS-FR/-EU (Aerosol Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructures)

Commission member

From 2020 : Technical expert for SI-Hg 19NRM03 european project in the framework of H2020 EMPIR program, and for RECI-TAAF national project dedicated to the restoration of island ecosystems in the Indian Ocean

From 2018 : Expert member (technical staff) for institutions evaluation by HCERES (French public service agency)

From 2016 : National CNRS jury member for technical staff recruitment

2016-2021 : Section 19 of the CNRS National Committee

2007-2017 : CNRS health & safety commission (2007-2017)

2002-2017 : Health physicist (radiation protection) in LGGE / IGE (2002-2017)

2002-2007 : Laboratory Council of LGGE (2002-2007)