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Dr. Patrick Louchouarn

Associate Professor

Ph.D. Environmental Sciences, University of Québec in Montréal (UQAM), 1997

M.Sc. Environmental Sciences, University of Québec in Montréal (UQAM), 1992

B.Sc. Marine Biology - McGill University, 1989

Research Interests

  • Tracers of combustion by-products in environmental media.
  • Environmental impact of watershed disturbance on cycling of trace metals and organic matter.
  • Isotope and organic geochemistry in soils and aquatic environments.
  • Paleolimnology and Paleoceanography.
  • Member of International Black Carbon Ring-Trial
  • Co-Chair of symposia: 1) “Multi-tracer studies in Geochemistry - When the sum is greater than the parts”: 227th Annual ACS meeting. 2) “Estuarine Ecosystems and Links to Upland Watersheds”: 2004 Joint Assembly AGU/CGU/SEG.

Experience

  • 2007-Present Chair, Tenure Review Committee, Texas A&M University-Galveston - Dept. of Marine Sciences.
  • 2006-Present Associate Professor (Tenured), Texas A&M University-Galveston - Dept. of Marine Sciences. Joint Appointment Dept. of Oceanography Texas A&M University.
  • 2005-Invited Professor, École de Sciences Politiques (Sciences Po)/American Center - Paris. Multidisciplinary research in environmental science and education.
  • 2005-Visiting Professor, Institut National de Recherche Agricole (INRA) - Versailles-Grignonr. Biogeochemistry of soils and sediments.
  • 2003-2006-Associate Director, Columbia University, Masters Program in Public Administration (MPA) in Environmental Science and Policy. (www.columbia.edu/cu/mpaenvironment/index.html).
  • 2002-2006-Associate Professor of Aqueous Geochemistry, Columbia University, Joint Appointment: Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences/School of International and Public Affairs. (www.columbia.edu/itc/sipa/envp/louchouarn/courses/).
  • 2000-2002-Assistant Professor of Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Dept. of Physical and Life Sciences.
  • 1999-2000-Associate Research Scientist, Texas A&M University System, Research position in environmental geochemistry.
  • 1998-1999 Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute. Biogeochemistry of dissolved organic matter in marine and freshwater environments.
  • 1997-Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Québec in Montréal, Chair in Environmental Research. Principal coordinator and organizer of the International Symposium: "Electricity production and greenhouse gases: Facts and perspectives". Research in environmental geochemistry.
  • 1992-1997-Adjunct Professor of Environmental Sciences, University of Québec in Montréal, Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Six years of experience teaching undergraduate level courses: "Global Environmental Cycles" and "Oceanography"

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