Jean-Luc Loizeau
Dr Jean-Luc Loizeau
Maître d'enseignement et de recherche. Sédimentologie lacustre, datations radio- isotopiques, historique des pollutions lacustres
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EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONNELLE
| depuis 1999 | « Maître d’enseignement et de recherche » (Senior lecturer), Université de Genève |
| 1992 - 1998 | « Maître-assistant » (Lecturer), Université de Genève, Suisse |
| 1991 - 1992 | Post-doc, Smithsonian Institution (Prof. D. Stanley), Washington D.C., USA |
| 1987 - 1991 | Assistant, section des Sciences de la Terre, Université de Genève, Suisse |
| 1983 - 1984 | Géologue de terrain (4 months), Boliden Mineral AB, Suède |
| 1982 | Géologue de terrain (3 months), Uromine project SNF, Suisse |
FORMATION
| 1981 - 1985 | Bachelor en Sciences de la Terre, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Genève |
| 1985 - 1987 | MSc en Sciences de la Terre, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Genève |
| 1987 - 1991 | PhD en Sciences de la Terre « Recent sedimentation in the Rhone delta, Lake Geneva: processes and evolution », Université de Genève |
ACTIVITES DE RECHERCHE
Recherche axée sur
Environmental sedimentology, geochemistry and chronology of lake and reservoir sediments (Lakes Geneva, Lugano, Annecy and Nantua (F), Babeni (RO), … and the anthropogenic impacts
- Transport of contaminants in lakes using natural radioactive surrogates
- Role of colloids in the transport of hydrophobic contaminants (mainly trace metals)
Manager of the environmental radioactivity and particle and colloid grain-size laboratories at the Institut F.-A. Forel
MSc course Introduction to System Analysis for the master in environmental sciences
MSc course Environmental modelling for the master in environmental sciences
MSc course Structure and functioning of aquatic systems for the master in environmental sciences
MSc course Environmental radioactivity (with Dr C. Degueldre)
MSc practical training Sediments and contaminants for the master in environmental sciences
MSc practical training Analysis of a watershed, Piora valley (TI) for the master in environmental sciences
Participation to various courses on aquatic systems at the University to Geneva and Polytechnic School of Lausanne (EPFL)
Management of the diploma in natural environmental sciences of the Universities of Geneva and Lausanne (1993-2007)
Direction of master and PhD theses on aquatic ecosystems
ERASMUS coordinator for environmental sciences at the University of Geneva
ACTIVITES PROFESSIONELLES
Membre des commissions suivantes
- Swiss Commission for Oceanography and Limnology, treasurer, (Swiss Academy of Sciences) (2000 - present)
- Scientific committee of the CIPEL (Commission Internationale pour la protection des eaux du Léman) (2011- present)
- Member of the Federal Commission for Protection against radiations and radioactivity monitoring (2013-present)
- Evaluation panel of SCOPES (SNF) projects (2011-2013)
- Hydrology Commission (Swiss Academy of Sciences) (2003-2005)
Expertises scientifiques
- CERN monitoring of radioactive releases in aquatic environments (1999 – present)
- Sediment contamination in Verbois reservoir (Geneva) (2007, 2010)
Reviewer for scientific journals
Applied Geochemistry, Aquatic Geochemistry, Aquatic Sciences, Archives des Sciences, Catena, Environmental Chemistry Letters, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Research, Environmental Sciences and Technology, Fundamental and Applied Limnology, Journal of Great Lakes Research, Lakes and Reservoirs, Sedimentology, Water Research
PROJECTS DE RECHERCHE ACTUELS
En tant que titulaire
- Water Dynamics and Contaminant Transfer Processes from the Shallow to the Deep Waters of a Mid-sized Lake (2009 – 2012) SNF ProDoc program PDFMP2-123034
- NEAR 4 - Network for environmental assessment and remediation in aquatic systems: towards excellence in teaching and research (2010-2012) SNF SCOPES IZ74Z0_128141
- Characterization of the surface sediment heterogeneity in the Bay of Vidy and its relation to methylmercury concentrations (2011-2012) éLEMO project (MIR submersibles)
En tant que co-requérant
- SEDFATE : Sediment fate in a changing watershed during the Anthropocene (FNS Singergia project leaded by Prof. F. Schlunegger, 2013-2017)
- MERCURO: Mercury threat in industrially impacted surface water bodies in Romania – integrated approach (2013-2015, IZERZO_142228/1)
- Investigation of sediment and pollutant transport from the Vidy bay into the deep lake (2011-2012) éLEMO project (MIR submersibles)
- MOBESENS – Mobile Water Quality Sensor Systems (2009-2011), 7th EU FP Project no.223975
- Long-term and long-range migration of radioisotopes in terrestrial systems: Mechanisms of radioisotope (Cs, Sr, Pu, Am) mobilisation in soils (2007-2010) SNF 200021-115915)
AFFILIATIONS
Associations Scientifique
Société Géologique Suisse, Société Suisse d’Hydrologie et de Limnologie, International Association of Hydrological Sciences, Société Académique de Genève, Société de physique et d’histoire naturelle (Genève)
ONGs
Pro Natura - Ligue suisse pour la protection de la Nature, Nos Oiseaux, Groupe ornithologique du bassin genevois (GOBG), Association suisse pour la protection des oiseaux (ASPO)
ACTIVITES EXTRACURRICULAIRES
Musique (piano), photographie, ornithologie, ski alpin