Profile
Nathalie Pettorelli
had a great time and will miss the questions and the chat! Good luck to Paula & Katy - they both very much deserve to win
My CV
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Education:
I attended several schools in France, where I did all my studies
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Qualifications:
I studied Biology and statistical modelling at the University of Strasbourg, Paris and Lyon
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Work History:
I worked in France (I did my PhD in Lyon), Norway (Oslo), Canada (Quebec city) and then started at the Zoological Society of London
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Current Job:
I’m a research fellow
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The core of my research focuses on trying to predict the effects of environmental change (such as climate change) on animal populations, in particular by exploring how satellite data can be used to predict such effects.
A second angle of my research is devoted to carnivore conservation, which is developped through collaborations with the Serengeti cheetah project and the Tanzania Carnivore Centre (see http://www.tanzaniacarnivores.org/).
Carnivores have high economical, ecological and cultural values yet their conservation is challenging in the face of habitat loss and increased conflict with human populations.
My work consists in helping unveiling details about carnivore ecology that are still unknown (such as where they are, how they reproduce, or what they eat) in order to help their management and conservation. Can you identify the species below?
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My Typical Day:
Fix problems, discover new problems, think about solutions to new problems
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A typical day can involve analysing data, writing articles to explain what I found for other researchers to know what’s going on and what we do, writing grant proposals to get funding to develop my research (through e.g., employing research assistants or providing PhD studentships to students aiming to become researchers), so I spend quite some time in front of a computer
It also involves meeting with collaborators in the UK and abroad to develop new ideas or presenting my results in conferences and seminars.
Sometimes, it can also involve teaching to students in universities or explaining what I do at our education centre. And when I’m really lucky, it involves doing some field work and watching animals in their naturals settings 🙂
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I’d visit schools that supported me
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Open-minded, passionate, stubborn
Were you ever in trouble at school?
I was not an easy student and I was not very good at following rules
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Definitively U2
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Be happy, live long (so much to do and see!), be healthy
Tell us a joke.
I’m rubbish at jokes – I never remember them, and the one I remember isn’t funny when not told in front of people
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