
Antoine Collin
/Coastal scientist


Antoine Collin
Maître de Conférences
Assistant Professor
Born in Saint-Malo (Brittany, France) in 1981
/bio
APPOINTMENTS
Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Research University, CNRS LETG UMR 6554, Dinard, France. Assistant Professor. 2014-present
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical and Environmental Informatics, Tokyo, Japan. JSPS Post-doctoral Research Associate. 2012-2014
National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS), National Institute of Ecology and Environment (INEE), Moorea, French Polynesia, Marie Curie Post-doctoral Research Associate. 2010-2012
French Marine Protected Areas Agency, Brest, France. Research Scientist. Winter 2010
University of Quebec in Rimouski, Institute of Marine Sciences, Rimouski, QC, Canada. Research Scientist. Summer 2009
EDUCATION
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical and Environmental Informatics, Tokyo, Japan. JSPS Post-doctorate. Advisor K. Nadaoka. 2012-2014
National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS), National Institute of Ecology and Environment (INEE), Moorea, French Polynesia, Marie Curie Post-doctorate. Advisor S. Planes. 2010-2012
University of Quebec, National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS). Quebec, QC, Canada. Ph.D. degree. Advisors B. Long and P. Archambault. May 2009
Paris VI University, Program: Ecology, Biodiversity & Evolution, Paris, La Réunion Island, France. M.Sc. 2 degree. Advisor C. Bourmaud. July 2005
Rennes I University, Program: Biology of Population and Ecosystems, Rennes, Brittany, France. M.Sc. 1 degree. July 2004
Rennes I University, Program: Biology of Organisms, Rennes, Brittany, France. B.Sc. degree. July 2003
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
Campus France, Programme Jeunes talents France Chine, €3,500 to PI A. M. Collin. 2017
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Conservatoire du Littoral, Research funds from Ad’apto project, €10,000 to PI A. M. Collin. 2016-2017
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European Space Agency, Support for Campaign, “Calibration/Validation of the Sentinel-2 sensor for monitoring coral reef health”, €20,000 to PI A. M. Collin. 2016
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Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Priority Research Actions from the department of Life & Earth Sciences, “GEOFEL”, €12,000 to PI A. M. Collin. 2015
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-aid for scientific research, “Coastal vulnerability of the Japanese reefscapes: Reef ecology, Natural Disaster, and Local economy”, JP¥2,400,000 to PI A. M. Collin. 2012-2014
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Saint-Malo City Office, Big Projects and Sustainable Development program, “Show Tide”, €3,000 to PI A. M. Collin. 2015
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Postdoctoral fellowship, “Coastal vulnerability of the Japanese reefscapes: Reef ecology, Natural Disaster, and Local economy”, JP¥9,288,000 to PI A. M. Collin. 2012-2014
Travel grant for attending ICRS 2012, Cairns, Australia. AU$990. July 2012
Travel grant for attending IGARSS 2011, Vancouver, Canada. US$750. July 2011
European Marie Curie Program, Postdoctoral fellowship, “Coral Reefscape Ecology and Mapping”, €75,000 to PI A.M. Collin. 2010-2012
Student scholarship for attending Geohab 2009, Trondheim, Norway. US$1,700. 2009
University of Québec, Ph.D. grant of release of tuition fee + GEOIDE Networks of Excellence, Ph.D. grant, “Coalescence of the littoral landscape ecology and the ubiquitous airborne LiDAR”, Can$60,000 to PI A.M. Collin. 2006-2009
Regional Council of La Réunion Island, Ph.D. grant, “Connectivity and endemism in tropical seas: Case study of the hydrozoans in La Réunion Island”, €46,800 to PI A.M. Collin (Declined grant). 2005-2008
University of La Réunion Island (Marine Ecology Laboratory), Research assistant grant, “Influence of the sexual reproduction strategies and contribution of the planula to the dispersal of marine invertebrate, the hydrozoans”, €3,100 to PI A.M. Collin. 2005
French Ministry of Education and Research, M.Sc grant. €8,000. 2003-2005
French Ministry of Education and Research, B.Sc grant. €16,000. 1999-2003