Département F.-A. Forel des sciences de l’environnement et de l’eau Département F.-A. Forel des sciences de l’environnement et de l’eau

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Dominic Vachon

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Dr Dominic Vachon

Ancien collaborateur - Post-doctoral researcher

 

Ancien collaborateur du Département F.-A. Forel des sciences de l’environnement et de l’eau

EDUCATION:

2010-2015 Ph.D. Biology – Limnology, Université du Québec à Montréal,
Temporal dynamic of CO2 in boreal lakes, Supervisor : Paul A. del Georgio
2007-2010 M.Sc. Biology – Limnology, Université du Québec à Montréal,
Atmospheric gas exchanges in lakes, Supervisor : Yves T. Prairie
2004-2007 B.Sc. Biology – Ecology, Université du Québec à Montréal,
Problem based program

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Since 2015 Post-doctoral Researcher, Institute F.-A. Forel, University of Geneva, Switzerland
2007, 2011 Teaching Assistant (statistics), Université du Québec à Montréal
2008, 2010 Teaching Assistant (limnology field course), Université du Québec à Montréal

SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS:

2015 Financial support for an international congress participation (400 CAD)
Group for Interuniversity Research in Limnology and Aquatic Environment
2012-2014 Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (70 000 CAD)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
2014 Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements Program (6000 CAD)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
2013 Financial support for short-term internship (500 CAD)
Group for Interuniversity Research in Limnology and Aquatic Environment
2012 Ph.D. Scholarship – refused (20 000 CAD)
Fonds de la recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies
2012 Student Travel Fellowship to Ireland
Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network
2011 FARE-UQAM PhD Scholarship (6 000 CAD)
Université du Québec à Montréal
2010 FARE-UQAM PhD Scholarship (6 000 CAD)
Université du Québec à Montréal
2009 Student Travel Fellowship to Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network

AWARDS:

2015 Student Presentation Award
2015 ASLO aquatic meeting in Granada, Spain
2013 Rob Peters Award
Society of Canadian Limnologists

SPECIALIZED COURSES AND INTERNSHIPS:

June-August 2014 Visiting Researcher in Jan Karlsson’s laboratory
Umeå Universitet, Sweden
September 2013 Visiting Researcher in Paul Hanson’s laboratory
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
July 2011 Nordforsk Research Training Course: Automatic stations and high-frequency data analysis
Lake Erken, Sweden

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

  • Vachon, D., Solomon, C.T., Prairie, Y.T. and del Giorgio, P.A. (2015) Reconstructing seasonal dynamic of the major processes sustaining CO2 emissions in northern lakes. (awarded as best PhD student presentation). 25th GRIL Symposium (Group for Interuniversity Research in Limnology and aquatic environment), St-Hippolyte, Canada.
  • Vachon, D., Solomon, C.T., Jones, S.E., Prairie, Y.T. and del Giorgio, P.A. (2015) Reconstructing seasonal dynamic of the major processes sustaining CO2 emissions in northern lakes. (Ph.D. Work, awarded as outstanding student presentation). ASLO meeting (Association for Science in Limnology and Oceanography), Granada, Spain.
  • Vachon, D. and Prairie, Y.T. (2014) Lake size and shape modulates gas exchange with the atmosphere: biogeochemical implications at different spatial scales (invited plenary speaker). Genomes to Biomes (Society of Canadian Limnologists), Montréal, Canada.
  • Solomon, C.T., del Giorgio, P.A., Jones, S.E., Prairie, Y.T., Vachon, D. and Zwart, J. (2014) Constraining carbon cycle stocks and fluxes by fusing process models with multiple data streams: should aquatic scientists follow the terrestrial lead? Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Portland, Oregon, USA.
  • Vachon, D. and del Giorgio, P.A. (2013) Whole-lake CO2 dynamic in response to hydrological events in two morphologically different ecosystems. (Ph.D. Work). AGU fall meeting (American Geophysical Union), San Francisco, USA.
  • Vachon, D. and del Giorgio, P.A. (2013) Annual cycle of dissolved organic matter degradability in boreal lakes. (Ph.D. Work). ASLO meeting (Association for Science in Limnology and Oceanography), New Orleans, USA.
  • Vachon, D. and del Giorgio, P.A. (2013) Annual cycle of dissolved organic matter degradability in boreal lakes. (Ph.D. Work). 23th GRIL Symposium (Group for Interuniversity Research in Limnology and aquatic environment), St-Hippolyte, Canada.
  • Vachon, D. and del Giorgio, P.A. (2012) Effects of high wind and rain events on lakes CO2 dynamic (Ph.D. Work). 22th GRIL Symposium (Group for Interuniversity Research in Limnology and aquatic environment), Saint-Ferdinand, Canada.
  • Richardson, D.C., Klug, J.L., Ewing, H.A., Hargreaves, B.R., Samal, N.R., Vachon, D., Pierson, D.C., Lindsey, A.E., O’Donnell, D., Effler, S.W. and Weathers, K.C. (2012) A regional analysis of the physical and biological effects of tropical cyclone Irene on lake ecosystems across northeastern United States and eastern Canada. ASLO meeting (Association for Science in Limnology and Oceanography), Lake Biwa, Japan.
  • Richardson, D.C., Klug, J.L., Ewing, H.A., Hargreaves, B.R., Samal, N.R., Vachon, D., Pierson, D.C., Lindsey, A.E., O’Donnell, D., Effler, S.W. and Weathers, K.C. (2012) A regional analysis of the physical and biological effects of Tropical Cyclone Irene on lake ecosystems across northeastern United States and eastern Canada. ESA (Ecological Society of America), Portland, Oregon, USA.
  • Vachon, D. and Prairie, Y.T. (2011) Gas transfer velocity in lakes: a step toward universality (M.Sc. Work). ASLO meeting (Association for Science in Limnology and Oceanography), San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  • del Giorgio, P.A., St-Pierre, A., Lapierre, J.F., Vachon, D., Ducharme-Riel, V. and Fauteux, L. (2011) Major role of beaver dams in the regional carbon dioxide and methane budget in the boreal region of Quebec. ASLO meeting (Association for Science in Limnology and Oceanography), San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  • Vachon, D. and Prairie, Y.T. (2009) Direct link between surface turbulence and air-water gas exchange velocities: methodological improvements and applications (M.Sc. Work). 19th GRIL Symposium (Group for Interuniversity Research in Limnology and aquatic environment), Saint-Ferdinand, Canada.
  • Vachon, D. and Prairie, Y.T. (2009) Direct link between surface turbulence and air-water gas exchange velocities: methodological improvements and applications (M.Sc. Work). Eastmain-1 Net GHG Emissions Project Workshop organized by Hydro-Québec, Montreal, Canada.

POSTER COMMUNICATIONS:

  • Vachon, D., del Giorgio, P.A. and Prairie, Y.T. (2014) Patterns in free-water O2 – CO2 coupling in lakes. GLEON 16 meeting (Global Lake Environmental Observation Network), Orford, Canada.
  • Vachon, D. and del Giorgio, P.A. (2012) Linking surface pCO2 and total CO2 mass temporal dynamic to morphology and weather events in two boreal lakes (Ph.D. work). GLEON 14 meeting (Global Lake Environmental Observation Network), Mulranny, Ireland.
  • Vachon, D. and del Giorgio, P.A. (2011) Effects of high wind and rain events on lakes CO2 dynamic (Ph.D. work). GLEON 13 meeting (Global Lake Environmental Observation Network), New Hampshire, USA.
  • Vachon, D., Prairie, Y.T. and Cole, J.J. (2009) Direct link between near-surface turbulence and gas transfer velocity in freshwater systems (M.Sc. work). GLEON 9 meeting (Global Lake Environmental Observatory Network), Wisconsin, USA.

JOURNAL REVIEWS:

Biogeochemistry

Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Environmental Science and Technology

Limnology & Oceanography

Estuaries & Coasts

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