DrYves Plancherel

I am an associate professor in the department of Earth Sciences and Engineering and an affiliate of the Grantham Institute. I lead the Environmental Diagnostics and Analysis  (Endian) research group. The goal of the Endian group is to develop a comprehensive understanding of global biogeochemical dynamics in a changing environments. We aim to support the green transition while trying to anticipate the pollution issues of that new low-carbon world by consolidating the knowledge base and build the datasets and tools that will be needed in the next decades.

I started studying biology at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, received a BSc in marine biology from Hawaii Pacific University, an MSc in Oceanography from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and holds a PhD in Geosciences from Princeton University. Prior to joining Imperial College, I was a James Martin Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the department of Earth Sciences in the University of Oxford, associated with the 21stCentury Ocean Institute of the James Martin School. I was awarded a UK NERC Independent Research Fellowship in 2015 and I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Teaching, outreach, science communciation

Courses Taught at Imperial College London
Low Temperature Geochemistry, module leader, UG (year 1)
Dynamics of Earth and Planets, UG (year 1)
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics of the Ocean, UG (years 3-4)
iExplore Climate Change: Science and Solutions, UG (year 2)
Environmental Data, MSc Environmental Data Science and Machine Learning, module coordinator and teaching the climate modelling and remote sensing components
Looking Forward 2017: ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Event to inspire Year 10 girls to consider a career in the sciences: Women In Science and Engineering (WISE). Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford

Energy and the Environment: An Earth Sciences Perspective


MATTHEW ARNOLD SCHOOL 2017
This lecture was part of a series of STEM enrichment activities for Years 11-13.

An introduction to oceanography, ocean circulation and climate


CORPUS-PEMBROKE NORTHWEST CENTER FOR SCIENCE
Event aiming at motivating GSCE students from the underrepresented Northwest region of the UK to apply to Oxford to pursue their studies

Imaging in the Earth Sciences: Techniques and challenges


ATT: MARINE BIOGEOCHEMISTRY TRAINING SCHOOL ON: BIOGEOCHEMICAL AND ECOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF A CHANGING OCEAN (2018)
These lectures were part of a 4 day training course in marine biogeochemistry hosted in CCMAR/Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal. Open to PhD students, technical staff and early career researchers. The course is expected to run again in 2020.

An Introduction to Satellite Oceanography (remote sensing)


Ongoing Programmes and Initiatives (part II)


Distribution of Trace Elements and Isotopes in the Ocean (part II)