I am futur PhD student in marine ecology and physiology science in PutnamLAb. My project will be based on Genetic, functional and reproductive diversity of Pocillopora in the lagoon of Mo’orea.
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https://pierrickharnay.github.io/PierrickHarnay_Notebook/
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PIERRICK E. HARNAY
EDUCATION
2021-2022 | Université Paris Sorbonne | École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE)
- Master degree 2
- Biodiversity and Environment, Integrative Master of Global Health and Ecology with honours
- Course Locations: Sorbonne (Paris), CNRS (Montpellier), and CRIOBE
(Perpignan France and Mo’orea French Polynesia)
2019-2020 | Université Paris Sorbonne | EPHE
- Master degree 1
- Biodiversity and Environment, Integrative Master of Global Health and Ecology with honours
- Course Locations: Sorbonne (Paris), CNRS (Montpellier, Dinard), and CRIOBE (Perpignan)
2018-2019 | Université de Lorraine | Institut Universitaire Technologique Nancy- Brabois
- Professional Bachelor degree
- Continental Aquaculture and Aquariology with honours
2016-2017 | Université de Montpellier | Continuing Education Department
- Technical Specialist Diploma (DU)
- Aquaculture
2013-2016 | Lycée Jeanne Antide
2015-2016 Certificate of competence for the sale of non-domestic animals of captive wildlife (List E5-E7, TCVA)
2013-2015 Professional baccalaureate Technician Sales Consultant in Pet Shop
Professional Experience
2022 | Universiy of Rhode Island - Rhode Island, USA - Supervisors - Dr. Hollie Putnam - Effects of acute thermal stress and acute thermal priming on larvae of the reef building coral Pocillopora acuta - Genetic, functional and reproductive diversity of Pocillopora sp. in the lagoon of Mo’orea.
2021-2022 | Oregon State University – Tetiaroa, French Polynesia - Research Assistant - Impacts of rat eradication on coral reef health - Supervisors - Drs. Rebecca Vega Thurber Hannah Epstein - Coral surveys via transect, coral and water sampling for bacterial analysis, multivariate and generalized linear statistical modeling in R
2020-2021 | Tetiaroa Society– Tetiaroa, French Polynesia - Ranger - Marine Protected Area and Ecostation security patrols, fish identification, field technical support to researchers (Lancaster University, Oregon University) including spearfishing, snorkeling, photogrammetry, drone piloting, 3D modeling, and rat trapping, localization and eradication
2019-2020 | Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoires de l’Environnement (CRIOBE) Mo’orea French Polynesia
Effects of coral bleaching on coral reef cover and composition
- Supervisors – Dr. Laetitia Hédouin
- Coral surveys via transect, coral photography, coral identification and cover estimates, bleaching quantification, multivariate statistics in R
Effects of ocean acidification on coral growth and metabolism
- Supervisors – Dr. Laetitia Hédouin
- 3D scanning for volume, buoyant weight for bulk calcification, Firesting Pyroscience oxygen optode respirometry
Effects of size of microfragmentation on coral growth
- Supervisors – Dr. Laetitia Hédouin
- Coral fragment propagation of 10 species in the genera Acropora, Montipora, Pocillopora, Porites, and Cyphastrea
2017 | Recif at Home
Coral Farmer
- Supervisors – Mr. Boris Rota
- Coral fragmentation, coral husbandry, coral health, species selection
THESES, REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION
- Harnay P, Huffmyer A, Fellous A, Hedouin L, Putnam HM (In Preparation) Effects of thermal stress and thermal priming on larvae of the reef building coral Pocillopora acuta
- Effects of thermal stress and thermal priming on larvae of the reef building coral Pocillopora acuta - Master 2 Degree Thesis Report
- Évaluation du blanchissement corallien sur les coraux des lagons de Polynésie Française lors de l’épisode 2019 – Master 1 Degree Thesis Report
- Effet de l’acidification des océans sur les coraux scléractiniaires – Bachelor Degree Thesis Report
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
- Master degree 1 and 2 Awarded with Honors
- Scholarships for academic excellence are not given in France, but are income based
- Technical Specialist Diploma (DU) Awarded with Honors
TEACHING AND EDUCATION
- Université de Lorraine
- Coral Reef Informational Presentations to Bachelor students
- Coral Reef Informational Presentations to Highschool students
- French/English Translation of educational materials in person and online
CONFERENCE
- Benthic Ecology Meeting - NH, Portsmouth, USA
- Effects of thermal stress and thermal priming on larvae of the reef building coral Pocillopora acuta
SKILLS
- PADI Advanced Open Water SCUBA Diving
- Permis Mer – French Boating License for Coastal Waters
- Languages – French (Native), English (Fluent oral and written)
- Software – R/Rstudio, QGIS, Microsoft Excel/Word/Powerpoint, Adobe Photoshop, GitHub