Nine co-researchers of Québec-Océan hold research chairs, including 5 Canada Research Chairs, one Quebec Chair, 2 partnership chairs, and one UNESCO chair. In addition, 3 collaborators hold Canada Research Chairs.
Bernatchez, Pascal (UQAR)
Since 2007
The Chair's work focuses on preventive coastal risk management and solutions adapted to the needs of society and climate change. Coastal hazards will be modeled while the vulnerability and resilience of the coastal zone will be assessed. This will lead to the development of solutions adapted to the different local and regional contexts of Québec maritime, to reduce current and future coastal risks.
Chaillou, Gwénaëlle (UQAR-ISMER)
Since 2011
The Chair will help predict how global environmental changes will influence northern coastal hydrogeosystems and ecosystems that depend on them. Subsurface geochemical.
Gomez, Natalya (U. McGill)
Since 2020
Using state-of-the-art numerical models and geophysical data, the Chair aims to understand the response of the polar ice caps to past and current climate change to better predict sea level. This will help determine the vulnerability of coastal populations and ecosystems and take actions to improve their resilience.
Lemire, Mélanie (U. Laval)
Since 2019
The Chair, also known as the North Sentinel Partnership Research Chair in Ecosystem Approaches to Health, carries out interdisciplinary research and intervention projects, in close collaboration with First Nations and coastal populations, to better understand the complex effects of environmental changes on human health. In its preventive approach, the Chair promotes a lifestyle based on a healthy ecosystem, fostering resilience.
Noisette, Fanny (UQAR-ISMER)
Since 2020
The first UNESCO Chair in the marine field in Canada, the UNESCO Chair in Integrated Marine Systems Analysis is based on close North-South collaboration and multidisciplinary research on marine ecosystems.
Saulnier-Talbot, Émilie (U. Laval)
Since 2020
The mission of the Chair is to improve fundamental knowledge on the functioning of coastal ecosystems in order to guide the sustainable management of socio-ecological systems in coastal environments subject to port, industrial, and maritime activities. Innovative methods and tools will be used to distinguish natural changes from those due to anthropic stresses.
St-Onge, Guillaume (UQAR-ISMER)
Since 2017
The work of the Chair will determine the recurrence and impact of major earthquakes in eastern Canada, in addition to providing basic data on the nature and architecture of the seabed and its stability, parameters that are crucial for the installation and operation of marine and coastal infrastructures. This better knowledge will allow governmental and private institutions to adapt their infrastructures and policies according to this reality. The Chair's work will also promote a better understanding of the processes related to the rapid melting of the poles, which could play a crucial role in the coming centuries in the Arctic and Antarctic.
Walsh, David (U. Concordia)
Since 2011
The Chair studies the variability of the oceanic microbial community from a genetic perspective and in relation to environmental stresses. The goal of the Chair's work is to develop genetic tools to monitor disturbances to marine ecosystems and ultimately improve the health of the oceans.
Dufour, Carolina (McGill U.)
Since 2020
The Chair helps to better understand polar ocean circulation, the carbon cycle, and the cryosphere. Beyond deepening our knowledge of the role of the polar oceans in the climate system, this Chair will provide important guidance for developing the next generation of ocean models and observational networks.
Bernatchez, Louis (U. Laval)
Since 2001
The program of this Chair aims at improving the conservation of three threatened species:
Robert, Dominique (UQAR-ISMER)
Since 2017
The Canada Research Chair in Fisheries Ecology aims to enhance the economic and sustainable value of marine fisheries by studying the ecology of species. State-of-the-art technologies, such as electronic tagging of fish and otolith analysis, will be used to assess abundance, spatial distribution and individual variability.
Vincent, Warwick (U. Laval)
Since 2001
This Chair studies the diversity of aquatic life at the base of food webs in high latitude lakes, rivers, and coastal oceans. Through laboratory and fieldwork, the ecology, diversity, and physiology of cyanobacteria and microalgae are examined in relation to the impact of climate change.
