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Ms. Xiaoyu FANG

PhD candidate of Erasmus Doctoral Programme on Marine Ecosystem Health and Conservation

Secretariat

European Marine Observation and Data Network

Location

Jacobsenstraat 1
8400 Oostende
Belgium

Nationality

China

Email(s)

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Telephone

+320470722366

Profile URL

https://www.oceanexpert.org/expert/Xiaoyu%20Fang

Highest Degree

PhD Marine Biology (Ghent University Belgium, Plymouth University UK)

Job Type

Teaching/Education
Research
Data Management

Subject Area

Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Chemical Oceanography
Climatology, Meteorology
Marine and Coastal Engineering
Physical Oceanography

Activities


Trained as a marine scientist at the University of Ghent and Plymouth University and obtained a joint PhD degree in Marine Ecosystem Health and Conservation (MARES), I hold a bachelor’s degree in Coastal and Oceanographic Science and a master’s degree in Physical Geography. I developed a predictive framework of biodiversity and ecosystem service in the Scheldt estuary (Belgium and Netherlands) in my PhD research with a focus on gaining insight in the response of the estuarine ecosystem functioning to human-induced hydro-morphological and biogeochemical changes. My master’s study was focused on reanalyzing meteorological data to develop high-resolution abiotic scenarios for water-balance modelling in the Tibetan plateau (China). With over 10 years of experience of using R and MATLAB programming in mathematical modelling, I gained hands-on experience in accessing the dynamics of human-nature relationships. Additionally, I possess the experience in scientific research project management such as the field excursion coordination of Sino-German research projects in the Tibet and the event organization of the German-China Geo-alumni meeting. At the EMODnet Secretariat I support communication and outreach activities, including online communication, stakeholder dissemination and engagement activities. I also provide technical and coordination support to projects including the H2020 Blue Cloud.

Sea regions of study

North Sea

Skills

Familiar with following methods used for identifying processes that are related to environmental changes
▪ R programming

▪ Geomorphological and geological mapping, supported by remote sensing

▪ Differential GPS measurements

▪ Various limnological methods on the determination of water constituents (DOC, electr. conductivity, pH, chemicals, pollutants, phyto- and zooplankton)

▪ Sediment analysis: grain size

▪ Statistics and GIS techniques

▪ MATLAB

▪ Operation and routine maintenance of instruments for field excursions on marine area and plateau






Working language(s)

English

Citation(s)

ResearchGate

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Website(s)

https://www.emodnet.eu/en

Created: 2018-01-03 by Xiaoyu FANG | Last Updated: 2020-10-13 by Xiaoyu FANG