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We are interested in identifying the consequences of pollutants on natural systems. Our main emphasis is on the sources, pathways and fate of persistent pollutants in aquatic environments. In particular, we are interested in determining how industrial pollutants are transported and concentrated by natural phenomena to reach elevated exposures in target organisms.

Nous cherchons à identifier l'effet des polluants sur les systèmes naturels. Nos travaux ciblent les sources, le cheminement et la destinée des polluants persistants dans les milieux aquatiques. Nous sommes particulièrement intéressés à déterminer la manière dont les polluants industriels sont naturellement transportés et concentrés et conduisent à des niveaux d'exposition élevées pour les organismes aquatiques.

University of Ottawa

Pyramid Lake, AB (photo by L. Kimpe)

Dr. Jules M. Blais, Curriculum Vitae (abbreviated)

2012 President of The Society of Canadian Limnologists

Degrees:

Ph.D. Biogeochemistry, McGill University, Department of Biology, 1995.

B.Sc. Biology, Concordia University, Department of Biology, 1990

Employment History:

2012-Present Honorary (adjunct) Professor, University of Science and Technology of China,

Hefei, China

2009-Present Professor, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa

2003-2009 Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa

1998-2003 Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa

2001 (July) Visiting Scientist Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, Pau, France

1995-98 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta

Awards:

Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, Royal Canadian Geographical Society, 2010

Environmental Scientist of the Year Award, Royal Canadian Geographical Society, 2008

Stevenson Award, Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, 2005

Lindeman Award, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2003.

Teaching:

Freshwater Ecology / Écologie des eaux douces (BIO 4136 / BIO 4536), University of Ottawa, Taught every year since 2000, alternately in English and French.

Ecotoxicology / Écotoxicologie (BIO 4146 / BIO 4546), University of Ottawa. Taught every year since 1998 alternately in English and French.

Field methods in Ecotoxicology (BIO 3107), Summer 2000, 2001, 2002 (taught with Prof. Peter Hodson, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada)

Environmental Issues / Problèmes environnementaux (EVS 3101/ EVS 3501), University of Ottawa, Fall, 1999 (English and French).

Selected Media:

http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/jun08/feature_environmental_scientist.asp

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/07/0714_050714_arctic_.html