Michelle GARNEAU, researcher at the Geological Survey of Canada

Bio

Michelle GARNEAU

Professional address

Département de géographie
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
CP 8888 Succursale Centre-Ville
Montréal, Québec
Canada, H3C 3P8

E-mail : garneau.michelle@uqam.ca
Telephone : 514-987-3000 ext. 1933

Academic background

BSc in Physical geography, Université Laval
MSc in Biogeography, Université Laval
PhD in Biology (paleoecology), University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Professional experience

1989-1990: Environment Canada
1990-1999: Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada
1999-2000: INRS-SUMMER
Since 2000: Université du Québec à Montréal

Expertise

Michelle Garneau worked as a researcher for nearly 10 years at the Geological Survey of Canada where she coordinated the paleoecology/paleoclimatology component of the Canadian High Arctic Climate Change Observatory on Ellesmere Island. She joined UQAM in 2001 as a professor in the Department of Geography. She is a regular member of Geotop and GRIL and an associate member of the Centre d’études nordiques, three strategic groups of the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies. She is involved in several national and international research projects linking aspects of peatland carbon dynamics and climate in boreal and subarctic biomes.

Keywords: peatlands, climate change, carbon dynamics, palaeoecology, palaeoclimatology