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.
Biographical Sketch:
My research is motivated by the need to understand, predict, and mitigate the effects of human- and climate-driven change on aquatic environments. My work is grounded in aquatic biogeochemistry, optics, and remote sensing, and it investigates a range of fundamental research questions related to 1) the cycling of organic carbon across the land-ocean aquatic continuum, 2) the effects of UV radiation and photochemistry on aquatic ecosystems and water quality, 3) suspended sediment dynamics and coastal resilience, and 4) lake water quality. My research integrates data from field observations, laboratory experiments, and remote sensing into process-based and statistical models to elucidate the dynamics of aquatic organic carbon, suspended sediments, and water quality, and assess their sensitivity to climate variability and anthropogenic perturbations.
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