Frédéric PLANCHON

Frédéric PLANCHON serves as a Lecturer at the University of Western Brittany, France, with primary assignment to the LEMAR Laboratory (Laboratory of Oceanology and the Environment), a joint research unit (UMR 6539) operated with CNRS, IRD, and Ifremer. His academic role centers on marine environmental research within France's premier oceanographic institution.

His research spans Oceanography, Marine Science, and Environmental Science with emphasis on biogeochemical cycles and ocean dynamics. He actively participates in major international projects including APERITIF (trace metal cycling), GEOVIDE (North Atlantic GEOTRACES study), OMEGA (ocean modeling), and SWINGS (South Atlantic/Indian Ocean expeditions), focusing on climate change impacts and marine ecosystem processes. These collaborations involve ship-based campaigns across Atlantic and global ocean basins.

Dr. Planchon collaborates with researchers including Yannick PERROT and Pascal RIVIERE through multidisciplinary teams addressing critical oceanographic questions. His work contributes to understanding marine carbon cycles, nutrient fluxes, and anthropogenic impacts on ocean health within the LEMAR Laboratory's framework.