North Carollina State University
Campus Box 7617
Raleigh, NC  27695-7617

Email : zeroben(at)gmail.com

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

PhD’s Degree, Zoology (2007-20 ??)

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA

Advisor: Dr Robert Dunn    

Master’s Degree, Entomology (2003-2006)

Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Mtl, Canada

Advisor: Dr Éric Lucas     Co-Advisor: Dr André Francoeur

«Ecological interactions between ants-aphids systems of mutualism and different aphidophagous predators. »

• Excellence Grant, UQAM foundation

Bachelor’s Degree, Ecology (2003)

Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Mtl, Canada

Diploma of General University Studies (DEUG), Biology (1999-2002)

Université Catholique de l’Ouest (UCO) d’Angers, France

INTERNSHIPS

Midden behaviours in Aphaenogaster rudis complex. North Carolina State University (Autumn 2006). Supervisor: Dr Robert Dunn

Introduction to Ants’ Systematic, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Canada (2004)

Supervisor: Dr André Francoeur

Introduction to Research, Biodôme de Montréal, Mtl, Canada (2003)

• Ecological sampling of ants
• Species identification
• Behavioural studies of tramp species
• Food preferences tests

WORK EXPERIENCES

Teacher Assistant, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) (2004-2005)

• Animal diversity (BIA 1601) (2004 and 2005)
• Methodology in Ecology (BIA 3010) (2004 and 2005)
• Statistic (BIA 1601) (2004)

Examination Supervisor, Chambre des Métiers d’Angers, France (June 2002-2003)

National Institute of Agronomical Researches (INRA), Angers, France (2001)

• Different tasks during fruit harvests

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCES

• Scientific vulgarization in entomology
• Scientific presentation at the Insectarium of Montreal (June 2005)
• Scientific animations in various schools of Montréal (2003-today)
• Member of the scientific jury, Sciences Festival, Montréal (2004)
• Biodôme de Montréal, summer camp (2004)
• Corvée du Mont-Royal, Montréal (2004)
• In charge of the students directory of Quebec’s Society of Entomology (2004- 2005)
• Entomology consultant for an artistic project (Nuées), Projet EVA, Montréal (2004-today)

PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS

• NCSU Graduate Student Research Symposium (March 2008), best PhD oral presentation
• Dunn RR, et al. (22 co-authors) (2007) Global Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Biodiversity and Biogeography—A New Database and its Possibilities. Myrmecological News 11: 000-000. PDF
• NCSU Graduate Student Research Symposium (March 2007)
• French section of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (April 2006)
• Annual meeting of Quebec’s Society of Entomology (SEQ), Montréal (October 2005)
• Presentation at the International Organization for Biological and Integrated Control of Noxious Animals and Plants (IOBC) (May, 2005).
• «Des fourmis domestiques. »  Contribution to a popularization book about ecology (2005), UQAM, Mtl, Canada: “l’écologie en ville”
• Annual meeting of Quebec’s Society of Entomology (SEQ), Montréal (October 2004)
• Annual meeting of Quebec’s Society for the Biological Study of Behavior (SQEBC), Sherbrooke (October 2004)
• «Rouge ou noire, je ne chante point. », popularization article about ants, Association Francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS) (2003)
• Annual meeting of Quebec’s Society of Entomology (SEQ), Québec (October 2003)
• Annual meeting of Quebec’s Society for the Biological Study of Behavior (SQEBC), Montréal (October 2003)

PROFESSIONNAL MEMBERSHIP

• Quebec’s Society of Entomology (SEQ) (2003-), Students representative (2004-2005)
• French section of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (2005-)

PERSONNAL INTERESTS

Entomology, sustainable development, ecology, scientific popularization, role games, nature and outdoor activities.