Mathieu Pedrot

Biologist from my initial training at University, I became an interface geochemist, whose skills include biogeochemistry of trace metals at soil/water interface. My recent research has focused on the chemical reactivity of Fe colloids, their colloidal stability in solution and their behaviour in soils, including studies linking their occurrence in soils and the trace element and nutrient dynamics. Within my studies, I couple several methods such as, in situ field experiments, ex situ experiments under controlled conditions, colloid characterization (MEB, HR-MET, DLS and NTA), trace element analysis (HPLC-SEC/ICP-MS and A4F/ICP-MS), chemical mapping (NanoSIMS), microbiology (DIRB and FeOB culture), molecular biology (plant cell redox homeostasis indicators), speciation modeling.