Education:

2007-2014 Ph.D. in Geography Sciences specializing in environmental geography, paleoceanography/paleolimnolgy Université Laval, Center for Northern Studies (Québec City, QC, Canada).
Supervisors : Dr. R. Pienitz and Dr. A. Rochon

2004-2007 M.Sc. in Oceanography specializing in palynology and paleoclimatology. UQAR-ISMER (Rimouski, QC, Canada).
Supervisor : Dr. A. Rochon

2002-2003 Master in Biology of Population and Ecosystems –CREPUQ
Université Paris XI (Orsay, France)/Université Laval (Québec City, Canada).

1999-2002 Bachelor’s Degree in Biology of Organisms specializing in animal biology. Université Paris XI (Orsay, France)

Research Interests:

Paleoceanography/Paleolimnology
Reconstruction of past environmental and climatique conditions using a variety of microfossil proxies and biomarkers found in sediment from terrestrial (pollen, spores, diatoms) or marine (dinoflagellate cyst, diatoms, IP25) origin.

Ongoing Research:

Evolution of modern dinoflagellate cyst (=dinocyst) assemblages from St Lawrence Gulf and Estuary.
I intend to document the importance of the ecological changes in the dinocyst assemblages from the gulf over the last 20-25 years. I am going to compare surface sediment samples from the GEOTOP dinocyst database retrieved in the 1990's and samples retrieved in 2015. In addition, I will analyze a 2015 short sedimentary sequence to document the impact of these changes on the palaeoceanographic reconstructions using the method of modern analogs (MAT).

Scientific experience:
04 January to 04 December 2017 - UQAR-ISMER (Rimouski, QC)
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow – Evolution of modern dinocyst assemblages from St Lawrence Gulf and Estuary.
Contacts:                                                   
Dr. A. Rochon andre_rochon@uqar.ca
Dr. A. de Vernal devernal.anne@uqam.ca
Dr. R. Pienitz reinhard.pienitz@cen.ulaval.ca

17 September to 06 October 2016 - Kugluktuk-Québec onboard CCGS Amundsen
Position: Research Assistant ISMER-UQAR
Function: Oceanographic mission onboard the CCGS Amundsen, sampling sediment using box-core, gravity-core and piston-core
Contact :                                                     
Dr. J.C. Montero Serrano Jeancarlos_Monteroserrano@uqar.ca

01 January 2015 to 31 August 2016 - University of Manitoba, CEOS (Winnipeg, MB)
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow – Northwater Polynya sea-ice cover variation reconstruction using dinocysts and IP25.
Contacts:                                                   
Dr. D. Barber david.barber@umanitoba.ca
Dr. S. Rysgaard rysgaard@cc.umanitoba.ca

01 January to 21 March 2015 - Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Winnipeg, MB)
Position: Aquatic Science Biologist II
Contact:                    
Dr. K. Howland kimberly.howland@dfo-mpo.ca

18 February to 13 April 2013 - Université Laval (Québec City, QC)
Position: Research Assistant 3rd grade
Function: Laboratory technician for a Ph.D. student
Contact:
B. Narancic biljana.narancic.1@ulaval.ca

01 October to 15 December 2012 - Université Laval (Québec City, QC)
Position: Research Assistant 3rd grade
Function: Develop module 3 (biogeochemical cycles) and 4 (paleoclimate) for online course GGR-7050 (Scientific Elements of the Climate Change)
Contact:                                                     
N. Barrette Nathalie.Barrette@ggr.ulaval.ca

05 to 18 November 2009 - Iqualuit-Québec onboard CCGS Amundsen
Position: Ph.D. student in Geography
Function: Oceanographic mission onboard the CCGS Amundsen in the Nunatsiavut fjords (North Labrador), taking samples of surface sediment and sediment cores.
Contact:                                                     
R. Pienitz  Reinhard.Pienitz@cen.ulaval.ca

27 July to 10 August 2008 - Saglek fjord (North Labrador)
Postio: Ph.D. student in Geography
Function: Field campaign on 4 lakes around Saglek fjords, taking samples of water, sediments and environmental data.
Contact:                                                     
R. Pienitz Reinhard.Pienitz@cen.ulaval.ca

September 2004 to April 2007 - UQAR-ISMER (Rimouski, QC)
Position: M.Sc. student in Oceanography
Function: Palynological and sedimentological analysis of sediment cores and surface sediment from the Beaufort Sea and the Amundsen Gulf. Microscopic identification of various palynological fossils (pollen, spores, dinoflagellate cysts, acritarch).
Contact:                                                     
A. Rochon andre_rochon@uqar.ca

24 to 27 September 2004 - UQAR-ISMER (Rimouski, QC)
Position: M.Sc. student in Oceanography
Function: Oceanographic field campaign in the St Lawrence Gulf onboard Coriolis II. Measurement of Chlorophyll a, dissolved oxygen, temperature, salinity, nutrients, etc., in the water column.

15 June to 31 August 2004 - Maurice-Lamontagne Institut (Mont-Joli, QC)
Position: Trainee
Function: Modelisation of the St Lawrence aquatic ecosystems, looking for scientific references.
Contact:                                                     
C. Savenkoff savenkoffc@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

03 to 6 May 2003 - Marine Ecology course – Université Laval (Québec City, QC)
Position: Student
Function: Field campaign at Grande Bergeronne (QC). Sampling strategy of the intertidal zone in order to characterize the algal distribution function of the species hydrodynamics.

 

Selected Scientific Communications:

Posters                   

Richerol, T., Pienitz, R. and Rochon, A., 2010. Paleoceanographic conditions in Nachvak fjord (Labrador,Canada) : preliminary results. 10th International Conference on Paleoceanography, University of California in San Diego (USA).
Richerol, T., Pienitz, R. and Rochon, A., 2009. Paleoceanographic conditions in three Labrador fjord ecosystems (Canada) : preliminary results. Arctic Frontiers 2009, Trømso (Norway).
Richerol, T., Pienitz, R. and Rochon, A., 2008. Paleoceanographic studies of the impacts of natural and anthropogenic perturbations in three Labrador fjord ecosystems (Nachvak, Saglek and Anaktalak) : preliminary results. DINO8 - 8th International Conference on Modern and Fossil Dinoflagellates, Montréal, QC (Canada).
Richerol, T. and Rochon, A., 2007. Surface and pre-industrial dinoflagellate cyst assemblages : evolution of the paleo sea-surface conditions over the last 1000 years in the Mackenzie Trough, Beaufort Sea (Canada). CASES Meeting 2007, Québec, QC (Canada).

Talks                       

Richerol, T., Pienitz, R. and Rochon, A., 2012. Palaeoceanographic reconstructions in Nunatsiavut fjords (Northern Labrador, Canada). International Polar Year Conference 2012, Montréal (Canada).
Richerol, T., Pienitz, R. and Rochon, A., 2011. Palaeoceanographic reconstructions in Nunatsiavut fjords (North Labrador, Canada). 9th Internation Conference on Modern and Fossil Dinoflagellates (DINO9), University of Liverpool (United Kingdom).
Richerol, T. and Rochon, A., 2007. Surface and pre-historical dinoflagellate cyst assemblages : evolution of the paleo sea-surface conditions over the last 1000 years in the Mackenzie Trough, Beaufort Sea (Canada). Colloque du GEOTOP 2007, au CAMMAC La Chute.

Publications           

Richerol, T., Fréchette, B., Rochon, A. and Pienitz, R., 2016. Holocene climate history of the Nunatsiavut (northern Labrador, Canada) established from pollen and dinoflagellate cyst assemblages covering the past 7,000 years. The Holocene, 26(1), 44-60pp.
Richerol, T., Pienitz, R. and Rochon, A., 2014. Recent anthropogenic and climatic history of Nunatsiavut fjords (Labrador, Canada). Paleoceanography, 29 (9), 869-892pp.
Richerol, T., Pienitz, R. and Rochon, A., 2012. Modern dinoflagellate cyst assemblages in surface sediments of Nunatsiavut fjords (Labrador, Canada). Marine Micropaleontology, 88-89, 54-64pp.
Richerol, T., Rochon, A., Blasco, S., Scott, D. B., Schell, T. M. and Bennett, R. J., 2008. Evolution of sea-surface conditions over the last 1000 years in the Mackenzie Trough, Beaufort Sea (Canada). Marine Micropaleontology, 68, pp: 6-20.
Richerol, T., Rochon, A., Blasco, S., Scott, D. B., Schell, T. M. and Bennett, R. J., 2008. Distribution of dinoflagellate cysts in surface sediments of the Mackenzie Shelf and Amundsen Gulf, Beaufort Sea (Canada). Journal of Marine Systems, 74, pp: 825-839.