Jean-Luc Loizeau
Dr Jean-Luc Loizeau
Academic staff. Senior lecturer. - Lake sedimentology, radioisotopic dating, pollution history
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| since 1999 | « Maître d’enseignement et de recherche » (Senior lecturer), University of Geneva |
| 1992 - 1998 | « Maître-assistant » (Lecturer), University of Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1991 - 1992 | Post-doc, Smithsonian Institution (Prof. D. Stanley), Washington D.C., USA |
| 1987 - 1991 | Teaching assistant, Earth Sciences section, University of Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1983 - 1984 | Field geologist (4 months), Boliden Mineral AB, Sweden |
| 1982 | Field geologist (3 months), Uromine project SNF, Switzerland |
EDUCATION
| 1981 - 1985 | Bachelor in Earth Sciences, Faculty of sciences, University of Geneva |
| 1985 - 1987 | MSc in Earth Sciences, Faculty of sciences, University of Geneva |
| 1987 - 1991 | PhD in Earth Sciences « Recent sedimentation in the Rhone delta, Lake Geneva: processes and evolution », University of Geneva |
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Researches focus on
- 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
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Panel Member
- 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)
Scientific Expertises
- 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
RECENT AND CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
As Principal Investigator
- 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)
As Co-applicant
- 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
Scientific associations
Swiss Geological Society, Swiss Society for Hydrology and Limnology, International Association of Hydrological Sciences, Société Académique de Genève, Société de physique et d’histoire naturelle (Genève)
NGOs
Pro Natura, Nos Oiseaux, Groupe ornithologique du bassin genevois (GOBG), Association suisse pour la protection des oiseaux (ASPO)
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Music (piano), photography, bird watching, downhill skiing