Nicolas MAYOT
Senior Research Associate
School of Environmental Sciences
University of East Anglia (website)
Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
Education
2016
Ph.D. in Oceanography – Université Pierre et Marie Curie – Paris, France
Advisors: Dr. Fabrizio D’Ortenzio & Dr. Hervé Claustre
2013
M.Sc. in Oceanography and Marine Environment – Université Pierre et Marie Curie – Paris, France
Specialization: Data Analysis, Remote Sensing, Ecosystem Modelling, Marine Plankton
2011
B.Sc. in Natural and Life Sciences – Université de Nantes – Nantes, France
Specialization: Environmental Biology
Research Experiences
2020 – now
Senior Research Associate – University of East Anglia – UK
“Oxygen and Carbon budget analysis”
Supervisor: Pr. Corinne Le Quéré
2017 – 2019
Post-doctoral research project – Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences – Maine, USA
“Primary production changes across the Subarctic Atlantic: The physical and ecological roles of surface advection”
Supervisor: Dr. Patricia A. Matrai
2013 – 2016
Ph.D. research project – Villefranche Oceanographic Laboratory – France
“Phytoplankton phenology in Mediterranean Sea”
Supervisors: Dr. Fabrizio D’Ortenzio & Dr. Hervé Claustre
2013
Master’s Thesis – Villefranche Oceanographic Laboratory – France
“Spatial distribution of zooplankton and particulate matter in the oceans”
Supervisors: Dr. Lars Stemmann & Dr. Lionel Guidi
Grants and Fellowships
2019 – Rodney L. White Fellowship, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
> 10 weeks of institutional salary support for an undergraduate intern and a postdoc
> Research expenses up to $2,500 and travel support to attend the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020
Travel supports to attend scientific meetings,
> ASLO 2019 – Aquatic Sciences Meeting (San Juan, PR, USA)
> 2019 Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry Summer Workshop (Woods Hole, MA, USA)
Mentorship
Undergraduate students,
2019 – Mariah Ricci (The College of Saint Scholastica, MN), Rodney L. White Fellowship
2018 – Adelaida Arjona (Harvard University, MA), NSF REU Fellowship
Public Engagement and Outreach
2018 & 2019 > Annual open house of the Bigelow Laboratory (Maine, USA)
2017 > Social Media Assistant at the Villefranche Oceanographic Laboratory (France)
Creating social posts for the Biogeochemical-Argo program and outreach projects
2013 – 2016 > Scientific point of contact for school classes for the projects Adopt a Float and MEDITES (France)
2014 & 2015 > Co-organizer of the event “Young Researchers’ Day” (Villefranche-sur-mer, France)
2013 & 2015 > Annual open house of the Villefranche Oceanological Observatory (France)
Professional Presentations
Departmental Seminars
2020
Université of East Anglia (UEA, UK)
Villefranche Oceanographic Laboratory (LOV, France)
2019
Université Laval, Québec-Océan (Canada)
2017
Laboratory for Ocean Physics and Satellite remote sensing (LOPS, France)
Laboratory for Studies in Geophysics and Spatial Oceanography (LEGOS, France)
Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO, France)
Scientific Meetings
2020
Ocean Sciences Meeting (San Diego, USA) – Oral Presentation
2019
Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry Summer Workshop (Woods Hole, USA) – Poster
International Ocean Colour Science Meeting (South Korea) – Poster
ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting (Puerto Rico, USA) – Oral Presentation
2018
Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry Summer Workshop (Woods Hole, USA) – Poster
ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting (Canada) – Oral Presentation
2016
Ocean Sciences Meeting (New Orleans, USA) – Oral Presentation
2015
GAIC2015, combined GO-SHIP/Argo/IOCCP conference (Ireland) – Oral Presentation
5th Euro-Argo User Meeting (France) – Oral Presentation
Skills and Activities
Scientific Cruise,
Bio-Argo-Med cruise (NAOS project), Mediterranean Sea – May 2015 (1 month)
> Recovery and deployment of profiling floats (2 Argo floats, 8 BGC-Argo floats)
> Responsible for the calibration of oxygen optodes on BGC-Argo float
> Collection of seawater samples for the measurements of nutrient concentration
> Collection and filtration of seawater samples for phytoplankton pigment determination
Computer skills,
> Data analysis softwares – MATLAB, R
> Operating Systems – Windows, Linux
> Applications – Microsoft Office, LibreOffice, Creative Suite Adobe
Languages,
> English – spoken, read and written
> French – mother tongue