Rebufa Catherine

Rebufa Catherine

I have a doctorate in chemistry and physics and specialise in the field of...

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Ecosystems, Global change, Single health

My objective is to respond to an environmental issue using different spectral techniques (UV-visible, near IR, medium IR, NMR, etc.). 13C) and reference techniques (chemical analyses, chromatographic techniques). To correlate these multi-source data, I use statistical tools (design of experiments, Principal Component Analysis, curve resolution methods and predictive methods) to identify chemical markers for understanding the evolution of the systems studied. I interpret the spectral changes (1) of various plant species due to thermal, photochemical, hydric or saline stress, etc., in order to understand the role these stresses play in the deterioration of plant material and therefore in the turnover of organic matter, (2) to different soils by considering the bioclimatic contexts to which they are constrained, their uses and agricultural practices in order to develop a predictive tool for current ecology.

  • 1997-1998 - MCF Trainee - Natural Products Chemistry Laboratory - AMU
  • 1998-2007 - MCF - Complex Chemical Systems Laboratory - AMU
  • 2008-2011 - MCF - Marseille Institute of Molecular Sciences, Complex Chemical Systems Team - AMU
  • 2012-2016 - MCF - Analytical Sciences Information Laboratory - AMU
  • 2016-Present - MCF - Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity and Marine and Continental Ecology - AMU (IMBE UMR 7263) - Team 7 Environmental Biotechnologies and Chemometrics (N. Dupuy, C. Rébufa)
  • 1993 - Doctorate in Science, specialising in Chemistry-Physics - Aix-Marseille University
  • 1989 - Diploma in chemical engineering, École Centrale de Marseille (formerly École Supérieure de Chimie de Marseille) - Aix-Marseille University
  • 1989 - D.E.A. in organic chemistry - Aix-Marseille University
  • 1989 - D.U. in chemical engineering - Aix-Marseille University
  • analytical chemistry
  • data analysis
  • chemical characterisation
  • natural and processed products
  • terrestrial ecosystems

Use chemical signatures :

  • Plants and soils to monitor environmental impacts (climate change, plant diversity)
  • Biofertilisers with a view to securing and enhancing their use
  • Oilseed oils with a view to their traceability and recovery
  • Soils to characterise their class and degree of chlordecone pollution
  • Pollen to see if it can be used as an indicator to reconstruct the historical UV flux