Edouard Lavergne

PROFESSIONAL CARREER AND EXPERIENCE

• November – December 2006: Field Research, Socotra Island Yemen
  This field research allowed to asses the feasibility of my PhD project in the field in terms of logistic and time and to identify and select sampling sites and fish species, leading to crucial information for the organization, preparation and improvement of the next main field works.
• November 2006: Environmental consulting for MacAlister Eliote and Partner Ltd, Yemen
  Follow up of the May – June study.
• April 2005 to present: Research Assistant, Frankfurt, Germany
  Technical coordination of the zoological survey of Arabia. Creation and management of a fish photo database.
• Mai – June 2006: Environmental consulting for MacAlister Eliote and Partner Ltd, Yemen
  Yemen Liquid Natural Gas Company are constructing a pipeline from the interior gas fields to the coast at Ras Balhaf in Shabwa province where they are constructing a liquefaction plant and an export facility. The Plant and export facility security zones will impact on the fishermen of the region who will have to develop alternative fishing strategies. We evaluated the effect on the fishery and advised YLNG on a package of measures to compensate fishermen and their communities. Main task: study of fish reproduction.
• Mai – June 2005: Field Research, Yemen
  Coastal zone management of Pilot Areas in the Gulf of Aden and zoological survey of coastal and freshwater biodiversity in the Governorates of Hadramout and Shabwa, Republic of Yemen.
• June – August 2004: Engineer assistant in Security and environment, Le Haillan, France
  Security & Environment Department of Thales avionics: to Maintain the ISO 14001 standards on chemicals, especially on C.M.R. chemicals (Carcinogen, Mutagen and toxic for the Reproduction) – Chemical database management – Formation and employee awareness to Environmental Security and Safety (project in agreement with the Université Bordeaux 1).
• 2003 – 2004: D.E.S. project, Observatoire Océanologique de Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
  Meteorological Superposed Epoch Analysis based on fluorescence key events in Villefranche Bay. Measurements at the local sampling site have shown short-lasting extreme fluorescence values which are located below the thermocline during the period when the water column is stratified and usually when those fluorescence values are low. Using a modified version of the Superposed Epoch Analysis described by Prager and Hoenig in 1989 and 1990, our simulation results demonstrated a significant influence of east wind on fluorescence key events during the period of high stratification. For three days before each key event east wind seems to be responsible of both vertical and horizontal transport of nutrients and phytoplankton. Those extreme values could be related to the presence of a sewage pipe on the east part of the bay (Cap Ferrat) or to the presence of the offshore current called the Ligurian current.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Date and Place of Birth: 06 November 1980, Pessac, France
• Citizenship: French

EDUCATION AND DEGREES

• 2004: D.E.S. de Sciences Naturelles (Master by research) with Distinction (70%), Université Bordeaux 1 & Observatoire Océanologique de Villefranche-sur-Mer. Sampling: Niskin bottle, CTD SBE25, Net fishing session – Dosage: fluorescence, colorimetric – Statistical tools: Matlab® programming
• 2002 – 2004: Master of Science in Environmental Biology, University of Wales Swansea. Marine Biology – Fishery resources – Conservation biology – Molecular biology and population genetic – Natural resources – Environmental Impact Assessments – Applied pest management – Entomology – UK and European Environmental Laws
• 1997 – 2002: Maîtrise B.P.E. Population Biology and Ecosystems specialized in environment and ecotoxicology, University of Wales Swansea & University Bordeaux 1. Bachelor in Biology and Earth Science, Université Bordeaux 1

PUBLICATIONS

• LAVERGNE, E. A., & IBANEZ, F. (2006): Meteorological superposed epoch analysis based on chlorophyll fluorescence key events in Villefranche Bay – Senkenbergiana Maritima (Submitted).
• LAVERGNE, E. A. (2006). Determination of reproductive state of target species – In: Yemen LNG, Fish Nursery Study Balhaf, Yemen. Part I/Phase 1 Field Report. MacAlister Elliott & Partners Ltd, U.K.
• KRUPP, F., APEL, M., SCHNEIDER, M., LAVERGNE, E. A., AMUI, A. M. & JANSSEN, R. (2005). Faunistic Survey of the key taxa: Field Report of the Adjunct Research Team (FIS, HLMW). The Pilot CZM Areas of Bir Ali - Burum and Sharma – Jethmun Marine and Coastal Habitat and Biodiversity Surveys II: 8-19 pp. – In: ZAJONZ, U., & WILLSTEED, R. E. (Eds.): Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Report 2 (Delivery A20c). Report to the Environment Protection Authority, Yemen and the World Bank-GEF. 88 pp. MacAlister Elliott & Partners Ltd, U.K.; Scientific Council for Systems and Applied Science, Sana’a.
• LAVERGNE, E. A. (2003): Villefranche Bay Monitoring System: Data validation and time series analysis, Chlorophyll a and nutrient concentration anomalies – M.Sc. Report 94 pp; Swansea, Wales.
• LAVERGNE, E. A. (2002): The infestation of oyster shells by the borrowing sponge Cliona celata – Maîtrise B.P.E. report 25pp; Swansea, Wales; Bordeaux, France.

TRAINING COURSES

• 2006: Course in genetics: DNA extraction, PCR, Sequencing. Grunelius-Möllgaard-Labor, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 
• 2006: Course in microchemistry: In situ isotopes and trace element analyses using Laser Ablation (Multi Collector) Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• 2005: Intensive German course, Volkshochschule, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• 2003 – 2004: Course in statistics (Time series analysis) and computer programming (Matlab®), Observatoire Océanologique de Villefranche-sur-Mer, France 
• 2003: Course in marine turtle conservation, University of Wales Swansea, Wales
• 2003: Course in environmental impact assessment, University of Wales Swansea, Wales

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• 2003 – 2004: Practical supervision: water sampling, and chemical analysis
• 1997 – 2001: Private evening tuition in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Junior-high and high school level)

LANGUAGES

• Fluent in English and French (native language)
• Basic knowledge of German and Spanish

LICENCES

• CMAS One Star Diver (Open Water Diver)