Title: Assistant Professor
Institution: Boston University
Address: 675 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
Email: cgfichot@bu.edu
Phone: (617) 353-2182
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Research Interests: Aquatic Biogeochemistry and Photochemistry: fluxes and cycling of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and carbon (DOC) along the land-ocean continuum, effects of ultraviolet radiation on aquatic biogeochemical cycling, impacts of climate change and human activities.
Aquatic Optics and Remote Sensing: ocean color and thermal remote sensing, optical algorithm development and validation, radiative transfer modeling.
Water Quality: remote sensing of water quality indicators in lakes, rivers, and estuaries.
Coastal Vulnerability: impacts of climate change and human activities on suspended sediment
dynamics in nearshore systems, assessing of habitat suitability of seagrass ecosystems.
Education:
2013 Ph.D. Marine Science, University of South Carolina, Marine Science Program
2004 M.S. Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Department of Oceanography
2000 B.S. Oceanography, Florida Institute of Technology