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The conference in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Professor Henri-Charles Dubourguier will be held in the Main Building of the Estonian University of Life Sciences (Kreutzwaldi 1A) in Tartu, on 7th February 2018. The conference is organized by: Estonian University of Life Sciences and National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics.

 

Program:

February 7, 2018

10.30-11.00 Registration of Participants. Welcome Coffee

11.00-13.15 Morning  Session
Moderator: Dr. Margit Heinlaan (National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, NICPB)

• 11.00 Opening and Greetings
- Prof. Mait Klaassen. Rector of Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMU)
- Mme. Claudia Delmas-Scherer, Ambassadrice de France en Estonie

•  11.15-11.45 Dr Anne Kahru - Henri-Charles Dubourguier: 15 years of scientific cooperation connecting EMU and NICPB (NICPB)

•  11.45-12.10 Dr. Margit Heinlaan - Daphnia magna in nanoecotoxicological studies (NICPB)

•  12.10-12.35 Dr. Villem Aruoja - Microalgae as indicators of environmental hazard (NICPB)

•  12.35-13.05 Prof. Ülo Niinemets, Head of the Centre of Excellence EcolChange - How ecosystems respond and adapt to climate change (EMU)

13.05-13.45 Lunch

13.45-16.00 Afternoon Session
Moderator: Villem Aruoja (NICPB)

•  13.45-14.05 Dr. Fabien Cremona, Models for investigating the ecology of lacustrine ecosystems (EMU)

•  14.05-14.25 Prof Mait Kriipsalu, Dr. Kaja Orupõld - Stability of bio-waste products (EMU)

•  14.25-14.45 Dr. Karim Al Souki​ - Sustainable management of contaminated sites in Norther France (ISA Lille)

•  14.45-15.05 Prof. Bertrand Pourrut, Head of the International MSc Sustainable Management of Pollution (SMaP) - Towards a better evaluation of plant health: uses for environmental biomonitoring and remediation of contaminated sites (ISA Lille)

•  15.05-15.25 Prof. Kalev Sepp - Henri-Charles Dubourguier: 10 years of training courses and teaching at EMU (EMU, ISA Lille)

•  15.25-15.40 Ms. Kaie Metsaots - What Could Estonian Industrial Oil Shale Region Adopt from Foreign Initiatives to Improve Tourism and Socio-economic Conditions (EMU, PhD student)

•  15.40-16.00 Prof. Bertrand Pourrut, Prof. Roelof Elevald - The EIP and legacy of Henri-Charles at ISA and at European level (ISA-Lille. The Netherlands)

16.00-16.25 Coffee Break

16.25-17.30. Memories of Henri-Charles Dubourguier
Moderators: Anne Kahru, Kalev Sepp
- Mr. Illar Lemetti, Chancellor of Ministry of Rural Affairs
- Prof.  Endla Reintam, Vice-Rector of Studies, Estonian University of Life Sciences
- Prof. Ülle Jaakma, Vice-Rector of Research, Estonian University of Life Sciences
- Mr. Aret Vooremäe, Director of the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Open Microphone
- Slide Program “Memories of Henri-Charles Dubourguier”.
 

19.30 - Conference Dinner in Gunpowder Cellar (Registration needed!)

8-9^th of February
Conference study trip "In steps of Prof Henri-Charles Dubourguier in East-Virumaa" 

Route:
Departure from Tartu ca 8.30 - Old-believers villages on lake Peipsi coast - Kauksi village - Estonian Mining Museum at Kohtla-Nõmme - Aidu quarry and rowing canal - Jõhvi Municipality - Tammiku terricone - Sillamäe - Accommodation in Toila (Accommodation will be organised in Toila according to pre-registration) - Ontika Klint - Kiviõli - Kunda - Lahemaa National Park - Tallinn​
 

For registration, fees and more information please visit (Registering is open till 2nd of February):
NB! For PhD Students the participation is FREE OF CHARGE (Registration needed via the webpage form)
http://conference.emu.ee/conferences/environmental-innovation/registration/

Professor Henri-Charles Dubourguier (06.02.1948-11.03.2010) was an outstanding professor of the Estonian University of Life Sciences. In France, prof. Dubourguier was the Scientific Director at the INRA (French National Institute for Agricultural Research) of Lille (1981-1988). He was the Deputy Director of IAAL (Institut Agricole et Alimentaire de Lille) and the professor of microbiology at the University of Lille. From 1993 to 2008 he worked in the Institut Supérieur d’Agriculture of Lille as a professor of environmental sciences.

In 2004, prof. Dubourguier was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the Estonian University of Life Sciences. In 2006, he started his work as a professor at EMU and the following year he established and began to lead the Biogas Laboratory in EMU. In 2008, he moved permanently to Estonia and continued as a professor at EMU and a Leading Scientist in the National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (NICPB, Tallinn) in the Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology (led by Dr. Anne Kahru) until his death.

Prof. Dubourguier’s daily work played a significant role in increasing the EMU’s visibility and competence in several essential scientific fields (environmental protection, renewable energy, sustainable development, internationalization of studies). He had a leading role in the initiation of and participation in many international seminars, cooperation and research projects. He was the main supervisor of 4 PhD students at EMU. In NICPB, he was the initiator of several new scientific approaches and projects and an enthusiastic motivator for the students of the Lab of Environmental Toxicology.

Even now, prof. Dubourguier’s scientific productivity and achievements are highly reflected in the scientific statistics of the Estonian University of Life Sciences. According to ISI-ESI, he is among the 1% of the most-cited researchers in the field in environmental sciences and ecology worldwide, crossing the threshold of the scientific field (711, from 2006 to 2016) more than by 50%. Four of the papers, co-authored by prof. Dubourguier, are highly cited (ISI-ESI). Furthermore, his former PhD students and current NICPB researchers Margit Heinlaan and Villem Aruoja now supervise their own PhD students and Margit Heinlaan is among the 1% of the top cited scientists.