Eva Alou Font, Ph.D.

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Research Interests

Principally an observational biological oceanographer and marine ecologist, her main interests are the interconnections between physical dynamics, biogeochemistry, and biology, engaging in coastal and open Marine Ecosystem, ocean health, and global change impact studies. Her specific areas of expertise and present interests include physical dynamics and its influence to biogeochemistry and biology, Ecology of primary producers, microalgal taxonomy, coastal Marine Ecosystem and ocean health, HABs events, integration of new observational and forecasting technologies using novel instruments and sensors, pigments, photo-physiology and measurements of photosynthetic performance and light-adaptation states.

Selected Publications

  • Fine-scale Ocean Currents Derived From in situ Observations in anticipation of the upcoming SWOT altimetric mission B Barceló-Llull, A Pascual, A Sánchez-Román, E Cutolo, F d'Ovidio, G Fifani, E Ser-Giacomi, S Ruiz, E Mason, F Cyr, A Doglioli, B Mourre, JT Allen, E Alou-Font, B Casas, L Díaz-Barroso, F Dumas, L Gómez-Navarro, C Muñoz Frontiers in Marine Science, (2021)
  • Altimetry for the future: Building on 25 years of progress. S Abdalla, A Abdeh Kolahchi, S Adusumilli, S Aich Bhowmick, E Alou-Font et al Advances in Space Research, (2021)
  • Lagrangian flow effects on phytoplankton abundance and composition along filament-like structures I Hernández-Carrasco, E Alou-Font, PA Dumont, A Cabornero, JT Allen, A Orfila Progress In Oceanography, (2020)
  • Environmental drivers under-ice phytoplankton Bloom dynamics in the Arctic Ocean. M Ardyna, CJ Mundy, MM Mills, L Oziel , PL Grondin, L Lacour, G Verin, G Van Dijken, J Ras, E Alou-Font, M Babin, M Gosselin, JE Tremblay, P Raimbault, P Assmy, M Nicolaus, H Claustre, K Arrigo Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, (2020)
  • Near-automatic routine field calibration/correction of glider salinity data using whitespace maximization image analysis of theta/S data JT Allen, C Muñoz Mas, J Gardiner, KA Reeve, E Alou-Font, ND Zarokanellos Frontiers, (2020)
  • The AlborEX dataset: sampling of sub-mesoscale features in the Alboran Sea C Troupin, A Pascual, S Ruiz, A Olita, B Casas, F Margirier, PM Poulin, G Notarstefano, M Torner, JG Fernández, MA Rújula, C Muñoz, E Alou, I Ruiz, A Tovar-Sánchez, JT Allen, A Mahadevan, J Tintoré Earth System Science Data, (2019) 
  • Cell viability, pigments and photosynthetic performance of Arctic phytoplankton in contrasting ice-covered and open-water conditions during the spring-summer transition E Alou-Font, S Roy, S Agustí, M Gosselin Marine Ecology Progress Series, (2016) 
  • Snow cover affects ice algae pigment composition in the coastal Arctic Ocean during the spring E Alou-Font, CJ Mundy, S Roy, M Gosselin, S Agustí Marine Ecology Progress Series (2013)
  • Characteristics of two distinct high-light acclimated algal communities during advanced stages of sea ice melt. CJ Mundy, M Gosselin, JK Ehn, C Belzile, M Poulin, E Alou-Font, S Roy, H Hop, S Lessard, TN Papakyriakou, DG Barber, J Steward Polar Biology (2011)
  • Spatial and temporal variation of photosynthetic parameters in natural assemblages in the Beaufort Sea, Canadian Arctic MA Palmer, KR Arrigo, CJ Mundy, JK Ehn, M Gosselin, DG Baber, J Martin, E Alou-Font, S Roy, JE Tremblay Polar Biology (2011)

Education

  • Ph.D., Oceanography, Université du Québec à Rimouski and University of Laval (Joint program), Rimouski, Canada, 2013
  • Post-graduated Specialist in Biochemistry (Ecology and Contaminants), Universitat de les Illes Balears, Mallorca, Spain, 2006
  • B.Sc., Marine Sciences, Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain, 1998

Professional Profile

  • 2021-2022: Associated professor in Marine Ecology and Biology, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Mallorca, Spain
  • 2020-2021: Researcher, Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and forecasting System, Mallorca, Spain (on leave since December 2021)
  • 2020-2021: Assistant professor and lecturer in Marine Ecology, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Mallorca, Spain
  • 2019-2020: Associated professor in Marine Ecology and Biology, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Mallorca, Spain
  • 2018-2019: Assistant professor in Marine Ecology, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Mallorca, Spain
  • 2015-2020: Postdoctoral scientist, Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and forecasting system, Mallorca, Spain\
  • 2005-2006: Research Assistant, Instituto Español de Oceanografia, Mallorca, Spain
  • 2005: Research assistant, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Mallorca, Spain
  • 2001-2003: Research assistant, Spanish National Research Council, IMEDEA, Mallorca, Spain

Scientific and Professional Membership

  • American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
  • The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet-Chemistry, advisory panel) 2019-2021
  • Québec -Ocean 2008-2014

KAUST Affiliations

  • ​Red Sea Research Center (RSRC)

  • Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE)

Research Interests Keywords

Marine ecology Biological Oceanography Ecosystems Global change HABs pigments Phytoplankton