Department of Hydrology, Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
(10.2012 − 11.2016)
Study in the fields of forest hydrology and biogeochemistry realized within the framework of the TERRECO-International Research Training Group. Doctoral thesis titled Hydrological dynamics of forested catchments as influenced by the East Asian summer monsoon. Completion of the Doctoral programme in Ecology and Environmental Research.
Establishment of a research site in a South Korean forest
Planning, organisation and conduct of hydrometric, hydrochemical and meteorological measurements as well as water sampling under very challenging site and climate conditions
Performing of hydrochemical analyses in laboratory by ion chromatography
Joint analysis of complex hydrometric, hydrochemical, isotopic and meteorological data
Performing of tracer-based mass balance hydrograph separations including principal component analyses (PCA) and end-member mixing analyses (EMMA)
Analysis of geodata
Planning and coordination of administrative tasks in close collaboration with South Korean partners, including budget administration
Proof that the abundance analysis of stable isotopes of a renowned laboratory was wrong
Presentation of the results at national and international conferences and workshops
Publication of the results (Lee et al., 2016; Payeur-Poirier, 2018; Payeur-Poirier and Nguyen, 2017)
Teaching of the practical training course "Abflussmessung, strukturelle und chemische Gewässergüte"
Department of Wood and Forest Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
(05.2008 − 01.2011)
Study in the fields of biometeorology and ecophysiology realized within the framework of the Canadian Carbon Program (formerly Fluxnet-Canada Research Network), under the direction of the Former Program Leader, Hank A. Margolis. Master's thesis titled Flux de CO₂ d'une chronoséquence d'écosystèmes d'épinette noire de la forêt boréale de l'Est de l'Amérique du Nord and evaluated as magna cum laude. Completion of the program Master in forest sciences.
Maintenance of three fully functional eddy covariance systems at remote locations in the boreal forest ecosystem (Fluxnet Site Codes: QC-BSpruceJPineCut, QC-MatureBSpruce and QC-HarvestBS1975)
Co-responsible for the calculation of the CO2 fluxes and carbon budgets of three research sites, including the processing of raw data, application of corrections, quality control, gap-filling, footprint modelling, flux calculations and uncertainty estimations, following the standard procedures of the Canadian Carbon Program
Conception, installation and measurement of a soil respiration setup at site-scale
Joint analysis of data of soil respiration, ecosystem CO2 fluxes and environmental conditions
Programming, calibration, installation and maintenance of micrometeorological instruments and concomitant hardware, such as gas analysers (open- and closed-path), sonic anemometers, dataloggers and multiplexers
Presentation of the results at national and international conferences
Publication of the results (Payeur-Poirier, 2011; Payeur-Poirier et al., 2012)
Further in 2016, contribution to the impulse in making the data available from the ORNL DAAC
Department of Wood and Forest Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
(09. 2002 − 04.2007)
Completion of the program Bachelor in forest management and environment (international profile) which consists of courses and internships in various fields of forestry and forest sciences, of which: Project management, Forest ecology, Environmental evaluation, Integrated forest management, Forest operations, Geographical information systems, Forest hydrology, Landscape management, Forest legislation, Microeconomics, Tree physiology, Silviculture, Soil science, Biostatistics, Technical communication, Wildlife management, Wood processing, Forest economy, and more (total of 250 ECTS credits). Bachelor's graduation project realized in the field of ecophysiology.
Interuniversity exchange at the Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet, Uppsala, Sweden (01.2006 − 06.2006):
Completion of a course in applied biogeochemistry and a course in water management in rural areas
Collaboration with the Water and Waste Dept. of Uppsala municipality to obtain data for further analyses