The Seaweed and Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) Research Laboratory of
Dr. Thierry Chopin
November 21, 2011: Visit of a French delegation to the University of New Brunswick Saint John
On November 21, 2011, a marine-oriented and inter-disciplinary, delegation of 8 scientists from 5 institutions from Brittany, France, visited the Saint John campus of the University of New Brunswick (UNBSJ).
Dr. Christophe Hemond explaining the Doctoral School in Marine Sciences of the Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO) in Brest.
The delegation was composed of:
- Dr. Nathalie Bourgougnon, Université Bretagne-Sud, Vannes
Vice-President Doctoral Coordination in Brittany
Director of MSc program “Management and up-grading of marine resources”
Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology and Chemistry - Dr. Christophe Hemond, Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), Brest
Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM)
Director of the Doctoral School in Marine Sciences
UMR 6538 Domaines Océaniques - Dr. Annie Cudennec, Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), Brest
Deputy Director of the Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM)
Centre for Law and Economics of the Sea
UMR AMURE - Dr. Gérard Thouzeau, Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), Brest
Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM)
Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Environnement Marin (LEMAR)
UMR 6539 - Dr. Bertrand Le Gallic, Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), Brest
Department of Economics - Dr. Edgar Emilio Bastidas-Arteaga, Université de Nantes
Institute for Research in Civil and Mechanical Engineering - Dr. Christian Jochum, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Techniques Avancées de
Bretagne (ENSTA Bretagne), Brest
Laboratory of Fluid Dynamics, Materials and Structures - Dr. Jean-Frédéric Charpentier, Ecole Navale (= French Naval Academy), Brest
The delegation was accompanied by:
- Mr. Gilles Courrègelongue, Consul Général of France for the Atlantic Provinces, Moncton,
- Mr. Nicolas Duhaut, Higher Education Attaché, Embassy of France, Ottawa, and
- Mr. Jacques Boudreau, CampusFrance representative in Atlantic Canada, Consulat Général of France for the Atlantic Provinces, Moncton.
The day was spent on presentations from the delegation, Mr. Duhaut and from:
- Dr. Jim Kieffer, Chair of the UNBSJ Biology Department,
- Dr. Bruce MacDonald, Associate Dean of the School of Graduate Studies,
- Dr. Ruth Shaw, Dean of the UNBSJ Faculty of Sciences, Applied Sciences and Engineering,
- Dr. Thierry Chopin, Honorary Consul of France in Saint John and Scientific Director of the Canadian Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Network (CIMTAN), and
- Ms. Terralynn Lander, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, St. Andrews Biological Station.
The group listening to one of the presenters.
These presentations enabled an interesting exchange of ideas and for each party to better understand what the others are involved in, their domains of expertise and where common interests could be found for potential cooperation in the future. Tools available for creating and strengthening collaborations were explained by Mr. Duhaut. Given this information, co-supervision, or “cotutelle”, of PhD theses should be contemplated between the 5 institutions from Brittany and UNB.
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