Dominic Vachon

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, AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ, 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 AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ 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