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Fripiat François
Ph.D. student

Si-biogeochemical cycle in the Southern Ocean and Antarctic Sea-ice by using the Si-isotopes (seasonally relative dissolved silicon utilization by diatoms and dynamic of the dissolved silicon pool (source, mixing, dissolution, utilization), and Si uptake and dissolution rates by diatoms)

Education

• Since 2006 Ph.D. in Sciences (isotopic biogeochemistry), Université Libre de Bruxelles & Royal Museum for Central Africa.
• 2001- 2005 M. Sc. and B.Sc. in geological sciences (Université Libre de Bruxelles). Specialization: Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry.

Activities

• Research programme:
  - SPSDIII : Antarctica VI (Climate change and Biodiversity)
• Research group: Royal Museum for Central Africa - Section of Mineralogy and Petrography
• Research projects:
  - BELCANTO III
  - EUR-OCEANS
• Related activities: -

List of publications

Peer-reviewed articles

Fripiat F., Cardinal D., Tison J.-L. & André L.. Diatoms-induced Si-isotopic fractionation in Antarctic Sea-ice. Accepted in Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences.

Cardinal D., Savoye N., Trull T.W., Dehairs F., Kopcynska E., Fripiat F., Tison J.-L. & André L.. Silicon isotopes in spring Southern Ocean diatoms: large zonal changes despite homogeneity among size fractions. In press in Marine Chemistry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2006.04.006.

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Contact

Fripiat François
Faculté des Sciences
Campus de la Plaine
ULB CP221
boulevard du Triomphe - 1050 Bruxelles