Curriculum Vitae
General data:
Karel Van den Meersche
Date and place of birth: 04/08/1978, Halle, Belgium
Nationality: Belgian
Working addresses:
Universiteit Gent, Dept Biologie
Lab Mariene Biologie
Krijgslaan 281 - S8
B-9000 Gent, België
e-mail: karel.vandenmeersche@ugent.be
NIOO-CEME
Korringaweg 7
Yerseke
post: P.O. Box140
4400 AC Yerseke
Nederland
tel. (+31)113 577 473
fax. (+31)113 573 616
e-mail: k.vdmeersche@nioo.knaw.nl
Studies and research activities:
June 2009 - present: biogeochemistry of the Tana River, Kenya. Research project at the VUB (Free University of Brussels). Supervisor: Filip Meysman.
September 2004 - September 2008: Ph.D. research in biology at the University of Gent, Belgium. Title: Quantification and modeling of the pelagic microbial food web in an estuarine system, i.c. the Scheldt Estuarium. Project in collaboration with the Centre for Estuarine and Marine Research, Yerseke, Netherlands. Financed by an FWO scholarship. Defended 5 October, 2009
September 2003 - September 2004: Research project: Quantification and modeling of the pelagic microbial food web in an estuarine system, i.c. the Scheldt Estuarium. BOF scholarship of the university of Gent, Belgium.
September 1999 - September 2003: masters in biology at the University of Gent, Belgium (Great distinction)
September 1996 - September 1999: Bachelor in engineering physics at the University of Gent, Belgium (distinction)
1990-1996: Secundary school: Sint-Aloysiuscollege Ninove
1984-1990: Primary school: Gemeentelijke basisschool Oetingen
Publication list:
In scientific magazines with reviewing process:
- Karel Van den Meersche, Karline Soetaert, Dick Van Oevelen (2009) xsample(): an R function for sampling linear inverse problems. Journal of Statistical Software, Code Snippets 30(1), pp. 1-15
- Karel Van den Meersche, Pieter Van Rijswijk, Karline Soetaert, Jack J. Middelburg (2009) Autochthonous and allochthonous contributions to mesozooplankton diet in a tidal river and estuary: Integrating carbon isotope and fatty acid constraints. Limnology and Oceanography 54 (1), pp. 62-74
- Karel Van den Meersche, Karline Soetaert, Jack Middelburg (2008) A Bayesian Compositional Estimator for microbial taxonomy based on biomarkers. L&O Methods 6, pp. 190-199
- Karel Van den Meersche, Jack Middelburg, Karline Soetaert, Pieter van Rijswijk, Eric Boschker en Carlo Heip (2004) Carbon-nitrogen coupling and algal-bacterial interactions during an experimental bloom: Modeling a 13C tracer experiment. Limnology and Oceanography 49(3), pp. 862-878
- Francesc Montserrat, C. Van Colen, P. Provoost, M. Milla, M. Ponti, K. Van den Meersche, T. Ysebaert and P.M.J. Herman (2009) Sediment segregation by biodiffusing bivalves. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (accepted)
Meeting Abstracts
- J. J. Middelburg, K. Van den Meersche, K. Soetaert (2009) A 13C and 15N tracer study of plankton dynamics in an estuarine plume. Aquatic Sciences Meeting January 25-30, Nice, France p. 176
- K. Van den Meersche, P. Van Rijswijk, J. Middelburg (2008) The planktonic food web of the Scheldt Estuary: zooplankton feeding preferences revealed by 13C analysis. Ocean Sciences Meeting March 2-7, Orlando, Florida p. 419
- K. Van den Meersche, K. Soetaert, J. Middelburg, (2006) Algal-bacterial coupling and microzooplankton grazing in the Scheldt estuary, using stable isotope labelling experiments. The 5th International Conference on Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological Studies 2006, Belfast, Ireland: Book of Abstracts p. 125
- K. Soetaert, K. Van den Meersche, J.J. Middelburg, C. Heip, (2005) Linking pelagic biogeochemistry and food web dynamics: a coupled experimental-modelling approach. Dynamic Planet 2005 (22-26 August 2005) Cairns,Australia: Book of abstracts. p. 134
- K. Van den Meersche, et al. (2005) Algal-bacterial interactions and transfer to copepods in an estuarine foodweb: a dual labelling study. ASLO Summer Meeting (19-24 june 2005) Santiago de Compostela, Spain: conference abstracts. pp. 157
- Frankignoulle, M. et al. (2004). Nutrients cycling and the trophic status of coastal ecosystems (EUROTROPH), in: (2004). European Conference on Marine Science and Ocean Technology. Celebrating European marine science: building the European research area: communicating marine science, 10th - 13th May 2004, Galway, Ireland: abstract book. pp. 118-119
- Van den Meersche, K. (2004). Koppeling van koolstof- en stikstofmetabolisme van algen en bacteriën in een estuarien pelagisch ecosysteem: bepalen door modelleren van een pulse-chase experiment met 13C-labelling, in: Mees, J.; Seys, J. (Ed.) (2004). VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day, Brugge, Belgium 5 March 2004: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 17:pp. 112-114
- Van den Meersche, K. et al. (2004). The microbial food web in the estuarine water column: a link or a sink?, in: Mees, J.; Seys, J. (Ed.) (2004). VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day, Brugge, Belgium 5 March 2004: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 17: p. 74
Internal reports
- Karel Van den Meersche (2005) Protocol for dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) determination on water samples. Internal report NIOO-CEME.
Master’s thesis:
- Coupling of carbon and nitrogen metabolism of algae and bacteria in an estuarine pelagic ecosystem: estimations through modeling of a pulse-chase experiment with 13C labeling. (in Dutch)
Software packages:
Other publications
- Karel Van den Meersche, Wouter Willems, Saskia Van Gaever, Ann Vanreusel, Koen Sabbe. Oefeningen biostatistiek met R: cursusnota’s voor het practicum biostatistiek voor studenten 3de bachelor biologie. Eds. 2006, 2007
Attended conferences, workshops and other scientific activities:
- 2-7 March 2008: Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida
- 14-16 September 2006: Estuarine workshop with emphasis on zooplankton, the drainage basin approach and restoration ecology. Nausicaa Boulogne sur mer, France
- August 2006: The 5th International Conference on Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological Studies, Belfast, Ireland
- June 2005: ASLO summer meeting, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- 29 October 2004: Studiedag samenwerkingsproject FWO-Vlaanderen en NWO Vlanezo: Vlaams-Nederlandse samenwerking in kustgebonden Zee-Onderzoek; studieobject: het estuarium van de Schelde. Gent, Belgium
- 6-7 September 2004: Eurytemora workshop (presentation). Wimereux, France
- March 2004: VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day (poster). Brugge, Belgium
- November 2003: Current themes in ecology - ecology in freshwater management. Wageningen, Nederland
teaching activities:
academic years 2003-2008:
- Assistant Practical Statistics - 2nd Licence Biology (Prof. Dr. Ann Vanreusel)
academic year 2003-2004 and academic year 2007-2008:
- Assistant Practical Ecological Modelling - master’s course MARELAC/ECOMAMA (Prof.Dr. Peter Herman & Prof.Dr. Karline Soetaert)
Courses and trainings outside the normal course regimes:
August 2001: Erasmus stage in marine biology in Roscoff, France: "Stage Intensif sur Zoologie et Ecologie Marine"
23 August - 3 september 2004: postgraduate course “The art of modeling”, Wageningen, Nederland
Estuarine and Marine Ecology Course, Yerseke, Nederland
Scientific writing
Presentation skills
Student jobs:
August 1996: Worker in supermarket Colruyt, Halle
September 1997: shop-assistant in supermarket Colruyt, Ninove
September 2001: shop-assistant in healthfood shop De Korenaar, Ninove
August 2002: shop-assistant in healthfood shop De Korenaar, Ninove
Varia:
Language knowledge:
Native speaking: Dutch
Fluently speaking and understanding: English, French
Sufficient knowledge for a basic conversation: Spanish, Portuguese
Improvement required: German
Non-existing to poor: all the rest
Computer knowledge:
Microsoft office, Open office
Interpreted languages: R, S-plus, matlab
Programming languages: Fortran
OS: Windows, linux
Hobbies:
1985-1990: violin courses
1986-2001: scouts member; scouts monitor from 1995-2001
Karate training since 1991; 1st DAN obtained 5/12/1999
Rock climbing
Travels: Western Europe, US, Kenya
Expertise
ecology
pelagic ecosystems in temperate estuaries:
- microbial food web
- carbon cycling
- nutrient cycling
modelling
implementation of ecosystem models in a computer environment; state space, non-linear models;
programs: Fortran, Matlab, Simulink, S-plus, R
experimental
- stable isotope labelling (13C, 15N)
- lipid analysis
Selected Publications
- Karel Van den Meersche, Karline Soetaert, Dick Van Oevelen (2009) xsample(): an R function for sampling linear inverse problems. Journal of Statistical Software, Code Snippets 30(1), pp. 1-15
- Karel Van den Meersche, Pieter Van Rijswijk, Karline Soetaert, Jack J. Middelburg (2009) Autochthonous and allochthonous contributions to mesozooplankton diet in a tidal river and estuary: Integrating carbon isotope and fatty acid constraints. Limnology and Oceanography 54 (1), pp. 62-74
- Karel Van den Meersche, Karline Soetaert, Jack Middelburg (2008) A Bayesian Compositional Estimator for microbial taxonomy based on biomarkers. L&O Methods 6, pp. 190-199
- Karel Van den Meersche, Jack Middelburg, Karline Soetaert, Pieter van Rijswijk, Eric Boschker en Carlo Heip (2004) Carbon-nitrogen coupling and algal-bacterial interactions during an experimental bloom: Modeling a 13C tracer experiment. Limnology and Oceanography 49(3), pp. 862-878
Links
http://CRAN.R-project.org/package=limSolve
http://CRAN.R-project.org/package=BCE
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