Bastien LANGE

Bastien LANGE is a Teacher-Researcher in Plant Ecology and Quantitative Genetics at UniLaSalle, France, affiliated with the Department of Agricultural and Animal Sciences within the Agrosciences College. His research focuses on plant-environment interactions, metal tolerance in plants, and agroecosystem adaptation. He holds a PhD from Université Libre de Bruxelles (2016), co-directed with UniLaSalle, and an Agricultural Engineering degree from UniLaSalle (2012).

His expertise includes ecological engineering of degraded metal-rich habitats, plant-soil relationships in extreme edaphic conditions (e.g., Copperbelt regions of DR Congo), and crop adaptation to climate change. Key areas of investigation involve functional traits of metallophytes, genotype-environment interactions in soybean and barley, and environmental impacts of mining activities.

He contributes to courses on Genetics and Agroecosystem Ecology at UniLaSalle and collaborates with the AGHYLE research unit. His work bridges fundamental ecology and applied agronomy, addressing challenges in sustainable agriculture and biodiversity conservation in metalliferous ecosystems.