Sonia Ribes-Beaudemoulin | |
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Born | 22 November 1953
Saint-Pierre, France |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater |
Pierre and Marie-Curie University Université Aix-Marseille |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | La macrofaune vagile associée à la partie vivante des Scléractiniaires sur un récif frangeant de l'Ile de la Réunion (Océan indien) (1978) |
Sonia Ribes-Beaudemoulin (born 22 November 1953 in Saint-Pierre) is a French biologist and oceanographer. From 1991 to 2019, she was chief curator of the Réunion Island Natural History Museum. For her work, she was awarded the National Order of Merit. [1]
Ribes-Beaudemoulin was born in Saint-Pierre on the Réunion Islands (located in the Indian Ocean) and was educated at Roland-Garros high school in Le Tampon and then at Jules-Ferry high school in Paris. [2]
She graduated with a master's degree in animal biology, followed by a DEA in biological oceanography from Pierre and Marie-Curie University. At Aix-Marseille University, she earned a doctorate in biological oceanography. She then returned to Réunion where she taught secondary school mathematics in Saint-Denis (1979-1983) and then natural sciences (1983-1990). [2]
In 1990, she was appointed curator of the Natural History Museum of Réunion in Saint-Denis allowing her to study marine and terrestrial fauna and flora, to the ecology and biodiversity of the Indian Ocean zone, including coral reefs. [3] She also organized exhibitions for the museum, which is home to "more than 42,000 listed pieces – two-thirds of which come from the islands of the western Indian Ocean." [2]
In 2007, Ribes-Beaudemoulin was appointed president of the Scientific Council of the newly created Réunion Marine Nature Reserve. She is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Réunion National Park created the same year and of the Regional Scientific Council for Natural Heritage. She is co-founder of the association Vie Océane (Ocean Life) for the defense of coral reefs, and a member of the departmental commission for nature, landscapes and sites. She also founded the Society for Ornithological Studies of Réunion (SEOR). [2]
She was also responsible for the opening of the Salt Museum in Saint-Leu, a structure which opened in 2007.
Nactus soniae is a species of gecko that was found during one of the expeditions; it was named after Ribes-Beaudemolin. [4] [5]
In addition to scientific articles, Ribes-Beaudemoulin writes books for the general public on the terrestrial and marine fauna of Réunion. Selected works include:
Sonia Ribes-Beaudemoulin | |
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Born | 22 November 1953
Saint-Pierre, France |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater |
Pierre and Marie-Curie University Université Aix-Marseille |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | La macrofaune vagile associée à la partie vivante des Scléractiniaires sur un récif frangeant de l'Ile de la Réunion (Océan indien) (1978) |
Sonia Ribes-Beaudemoulin (born 22 November 1953 in Saint-Pierre) is a French biologist and oceanographer. From 1991 to 2019, she was chief curator of the Réunion Island Natural History Museum. For her work, she was awarded the National Order of Merit. [1]
Ribes-Beaudemoulin was born in Saint-Pierre on the Réunion Islands (located in the Indian Ocean) and was educated at Roland-Garros high school in Le Tampon and then at Jules-Ferry high school in Paris. [2]
She graduated with a master's degree in animal biology, followed by a DEA in biological oceanography from Pierre and Marie-Curie University. At Aix-Marseille University, she earned a doctorate in biological oceanography. She then returned to Réunion where she taught secondary school mathematics in Saint-Denis (1979-1983) and then natural sciences (1983-1990). [2]
In 1990, she was appointed curator of the Natural History Museum of Réunion in Saint-Denis allowing her to study marine and terrestrial fauna and flora, to the ecology and biodiversity of the Indian Ocean zone, including coral reefs. [3] She also organized exhibitions for the museum, which is home to "more than 42,000 listed pieces – two-thirds of which come from the islands of the western Indian Ocean." [2]
In 2007, Ribes-Beaudemoulin was appointed president of the Scientific Council of the newly created Réunion Marine Nature Reserve. She is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Réunion National Park created the same year and of the Regional Scientific Council for Natural Heritage. She is co-founder of the association Vie Océane (Ocean Life) for the defense of coral reefs, and a member of the departmental commission for nature, landscapes and sites. She also founded the Society for Ornithological Studies of Réunion (SEOR). [2]
She was also responsible for the opening of the Salt Museum in Saint-Leu, a structure which opened in 2007.
Nactus soniae is a species of gecko that was found during one of the expeditions; it was named after Ribes-Beaudemolin. [4] [5]
In addition to scientific articles, Ribes-Beaudemoulin writes books for the general public on the terrestrial and marine fauna of Réunion. Selected works include: