UMI's team

Permanent members

Director

A Professor in both countries and trained broadly in mathematics and evolutionary ecology, Régis is interested in the interplay of ecological and evolutionary processes: how ecological interactions shape selective pressures acting on individual adaptive traits, and...read more and see publications.

François-Michel LE TOURNEAU

Deputy Director

A Senior Researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), François-Michel is a specialist in the Brazilian Amazon traditional populations and experienced in expeditions in remote, isolated areas... read more, see his CV and publications.

David BLANCHON

Researcher

A Professor at the University Paris Nanterre, David's research centers around environmental geography with a focus on water issues, using not only the traditional "physical" geography, but also "human" geography, such as the management and developement of water resources in an urban setting. See his publications.

Ruth GOSSET

Program Manager CNRS

Armed with her bi-cultural background, Ruth handles the UMI’s financial and administrative needs, welcomes visiting researchers, coordinates scientific events and updates the Website and Twitter account.

Judith YANDOW

Research Administrator

Jude works for the University of Arizona's Biosphere 2 Department handling their grants and contracts, one of which is the UMI for which she manages all the day to day transactions and processes related to the award.