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Curriculum Vitae

  • Name: Delcourt
  • First names: Charlotte, Yvonne, Maria
  • Birthplace and date: Ixelles (Belgium), 10 august 1982
  • Nationality: Belgian

Professional address

Laboratoire de Glaciologie
Université Libre de Bruxelles CP 160/03
50, av. F.D. Roosevelt, B-1050 Bruxelles
Belgium
Tel.: +32-2-650 22 40/ +32-2-650 22 27 (secr.)
Fax.: +32-2-650 22 26
email: cdelcour@ulb.ac.be
URL: http://dev.ulb.ac.be/glaciol/
Homepage: http://homepages.ulb.ac.be/~cdelcour

Academic Background

  • Doctoral Formation in Science (Formation doctorale), Laboratoire de Glaciologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 2007-2011.
    Ecole Doctorale: UNITER, Sciences de l’Univers, de l’Espace, de la Terre et du Climat
  • Master in Physical Geography (Licence), Département des Sciences de la Terre et de l'Environnement, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 2003-2006.
    Master thesis: Glaciers in Alaska and Climate Change, 2006, in french (Supervisor: Dr. Frank Pattyn).
  • Bachelor in Geography (Candidature), Département des Sciences de la Terre et de l'Environnement, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 2001-2003.

Languages

French (mother tongue, fluent spoken and written), English (intermediate knowledge), Dutch (basic knowledge) and Italian (basic knowledge).

Research activities

Research career

  • oct. 2007 - present : PhD student (FRIA). Laboratoire de Glaciologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
    PhD thesis: Dynamics, subglacial hydrology and polythermal regime of McCall Glacier (Alaska, USA): combined approach by radar techniques and numerical modelling (Supervisor: Dr. Frank Pattyn).
  • oct. 2006 - sept. 2007 : Research fellow, Laboratoire de Glaciologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
    Study on the Dynamics of a polythermal glacier: McCall Glacier, Brooks Range, Alaska.

Publications (see publication list)

  • 3 papers in international journals (peer review)
  • 3 abstract publications in international journals (peer review)
  • 3 other publications
  • 5 presentations on international symposia and workshops
  • 3 presentations on national symposia

Projects

  • Estimation of glacier mass loss in the Brooks Range, Alaska and its contribution to 21st Century sea-level rise. FNRS Crédit aux chercheurs, 2009-2010.
  • Modélisation et gestion des ressources hydriques d’origine glaciaire dans le cadre des changements climatiques (Cordillère de La Paz, Villes de la Paz et El Alto). Projet de coopération bilatérale avec la Bolivie (CGRI): 2007-2010.
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    Field work

    • Illusion Glacier and Charkini Glacier, Bolivian Andes, Bolivia (july 2009) : Low-frequencies radar measurements.
    • McCall Glacier, Brooks Range, Alaska, USA (august 2010): Multi-frequencies radar measurements (glacier geometry, thermal strucure, bed properties...)

    International meetings

    • American Geosciences Union Fall Meeting 2011, 05-09 December 2011, San Francisco, USa
      Oral Presentation : Unveiling the climate memory of an Arctic polythermal glacier: a combined radar and thermomechanical modeling approach.
    • European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010, 02-07 May 2010, Vienna, Austria.
      Poster presentation : Numerical modeling of the temperature and flow field of McCall Glacier, Alaska, constrained by borehole temperature data.
    • Workshop on the dynamics and mass budget of Arctic glaciers, 16-19 february 2009, Barrier Lake Station (Biogeoscience Institute, University of Calgary), Alberta, Canada.
      Oral presentation : Climate sensitivity of McCall Glacier, Alaska based on RES and numerical flow modelling.
    • IMAU Karthaus sumerschool : Ice Sheets and glaciers in the climate system, 9-20 september 2008, Karthaus, Northern Italy.
      Oral presentation : Subglacial processes and drainage beneath glacier systems based on radio-echo sounding analysis and glacier modelling.
    • International Symposium on Radioglaciology And Its Applications, 9-13 june 2008, Madrid, Spain.
      Poster presentation : Bed properties and hydrological conditions underneath McCall Glacier, Alaska, USA.
    • European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2007, 15-20 April 2007, Vienna, Austria.
      Poster presentation : Modelling historical and recent mass loss of a polythermal Arctic glacier (McCall Glacier, Alaska, USA).

    International collaboration

  • Dr. M. Nolan (Univ. Fairbanks, Alaska): ice coring, mass balance and radar measurements on McCall Glacier, Alaska.
  • Dr. Bernhard Rabus (Department of Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Canada): multi-frequencies radar measurements on McCall Glacier, Alaska.
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    Grants

  • Travel grant from F.N.R.S. (Belgian NSF) to attend the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2010, 02-07 May 2010, Vienna, Austria.
  • PhD scholarship (F.R.I.A.) from F.N.R.S. (Belgian NSF) from jan. 2010 to sept. 2011.
  • Travel grant from the I.A.S.C. to attend the Workshop on the dynamics and mass budget of Arctic glaciers / GLACIODYN (IPY) meeting,16-19 February 2009, Biogeoscience Institute, University of Calgary, Barrier Lake Station, Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada.
  • Travel grant from F.N.R.S. (Belgian NSF) to attend the International Symposium on Radioglaciology And Its Applications, 9-13 june 2008, Madrid, Spain.
  • Free registration grant from the I.G.S. for the International Symposium on Radioglaciology And Its Applications, 9-13 june 2008, Madrid, Spain.
  • PhD scholarship (F.R.I.A.) from F.N.R.S. (Belgian NSF) from oct. 2007 to dec. 2009.
  • Free registration grant for the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2007, 15-20 April 2007, Vienna, Austria.
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    Students follow-up

    Teaching Activities - Assistance

    • GEOG-F-500 : Travaux approfondis de géographie physique et séminaires (J.-L. Tison)
    • GEOG-F-503 : Recherches en cours en géographie physique (J.-L. Tison)

    Master thesis committee

    • Van Liefferinge Brice (2011) Conditions intraglaciaires du glacier McCall, USA, ULB (examiner)
    • De Greef Gregory (2010) Modélisation de l’évolution historique et récente du glacier Chacaltaya dans les Andes boliviennes, ULB (examiner)
    • Loriaux Thomas (2010) Bilan de masse et distribution des épaisseurs de glace du glacier Tuni, Andes boliviennes, ULB (examiner)
    • Defrance, Dimitri (2009) Dynamique des lignes d'ancrage de la calotte Antarctique, ULB (examiner).
    • Rubin, Julien (2007) Conditions d'existence et influence des lacs sous-glaciaires sur le comportement des calottes polaires de la planète Mars, ULB (assistance).

    Excursions

    • Excursion of physical geography to the Alps (Switzerland) with undergraduate students in Geography, May 2008.
    • Excursion of physical geography to the Belgian Ardennes with undergraduate students in Geography, March 2008.
    • Excursion of physical geography to the Belgian Ardennes with undergraduate students in Geography, March 2007.

    Popular science contributions

    • Printemps des Sciences 2008: "Terre à Terres", 10-16 mar. 2008, Université Libre de Bruxelles.
    • Printemps des Sciences 2007: "Sciences extrêmes", 19-25 mar. 2007, Université Libre de Bruxelles.
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