Curriculum Vitae

2001 - Doctor of Philosophy, in Waste Science and Technology
1998 - Licentiate in Engineering, in Waste Science and Technology (Dr)
1993 - Master of Science, from ENSG (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Geologie, INPL, Nancy, France)

I have been PhD student at the division of Waste Science and Technology (Department of Environmental Engineering) between 1996 and 2001. My thesis was to investigate the use of vegetation to indicate (Bioindication) and remediate (bioremediation) contaminant emissions from landfills.

I came to Luleå in 1992, as exchange student. I started at the division of Waste Science and Technology in 1994. During two years I was working for three different institutions i.e. the international office (as contact person for exchange students studying in France) the departemant of learning and teaching (as teacher in french) and the division of Waste Science and Technology doing research. Later, I worked as research Engineer at the landfill group, between 1995-1996.

In France, I did a practice period in an aluminium industry (Aluminium Pechiney -1992). During my education I have done several geological surveys.

Projects & Activities

Areas of interest:

Landfill gas emissions, methane oxidation, natural systems for emission treatment, constructed wetlands, and soil remediation.

The soil remediation centre (Marksaneringscentrum Norr - MCN) http://www.chem.umu.se/MCN

The soil remediation centre (Marksaneringscentrum Norr - MCN) is a research program financed by EU. The program started in 2001 and is financed until 2005. The objective of the program is to increase competence in soil remediation, in Northern Sweden.

The participants to the program are:

4 research institutes: Umeå University, Swedish university of Agriculture, the Swedish Defence research institute (all three in Umeå) and Luleå University of technology.
10 companies working with soil remediation, the cities of Umeå and Luleå.
The regional authorities in the counties of Norr- and Västerbotten.

About 15 researchers and 15 PhD-students are involved in the centre. Research is done about pollutant characterisation, transport, effects and risk assessment.

Publications

Doctoral Thesis

Maurice, C. (2001). Bioindication and bioremediation of Landfill Emissions. Doctoral Thesis 2001:29 Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden.

Licentiate Thesis

Maurice, C. (1998). Landfill gas emission and landfill vegetation, Licentiate Thesis, 1998:01, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden.

M.Sc. Thesis

Jönsson, Å & Maurice, C. (1993). Ecological studies of seashore meadows on the Swedish coast of the Bothnian Bay. Master Thesis 1993:149, Div. of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden.

Periodicals

Maurice, C., Ettala, M. & Lagerkvist, A. (1999). Effect of leachate irrigation on landfill vegetation and subsequent methane emissions. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 113: pp 203-216.

Maurice, C & Lagerkvist A. (2000).Using Betula pendula and Telephora caryophyllea for soil Pollution Assessment. Journal of Soil Contamination, 9(1) pp.31-50.

Reports

Lagerkvist, A., Forsberg, T. & Maurice, C. (1996) Kolbalnaser vid testceller, Symposium om Svensk Upplagsforskning 1996, Piteå, Sweden, RVF rapport 96:1, pp. 119-145, RVF, Malmö, Sweden.

Maurice, C. & Lagerkvist, A. (1998). Landfill gas properties and effect on green plants. rapport 1998:01, Div. of Landfill Science and Technology, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden.

Maurice, C. & Lagerkvist, A. (1998). Bedömning av åtgärdsbehov och riskinventering av miljöfaror genom användning av växter. rapport 1998:02, Div. of Landfill Science and Technology, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden.

Maurice, C. & Lagerkvist, A. (1998). Utveckling av bottentätning för avfallsupplag baserad på vedaska.(Development of bottom liner for landfill, based on wood ash) REFORSK Report 146, Mars 1998, 62 p. REFORSK, Malmö, Sweden.

Fischer, C. Maurice, C. Lagerkvist, A (1999). Gas Emission from Landfills, An overview of issues and research needs. AFN, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, AFR-Report 264, October 1999.

Maurice, C., (2001). Landfill emissions and vegetation, potential for bioremediation –Literature review, Report no 013801, division of Waste Science & Technology, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden.

Conferences

Maurice, C., Bergman, A., Ecke, H. & Lagerkvist, A. (1995). Vegetation as a biological indicator for landfill gas emissions: Initial investigations. Sardinia’95 fifth International Landfill Symposium, 2-6 Oct. 1995, pp. 481-494, vol (III), CISA, Cagliari, Italy

Maurice, C., Bergman, A., Ecke, H. & Lagerkvist, A. (1996). Vegetation som biologisk indikator för deponigasavgång - en backgrundsstudie. Symposium om Svensk Upplagsforskning 1996, Piteå, Sweden, RVF rapport 96:1, pp. 169-179, RVF, Malmö, Sweden.

Lagerkvist, A. & Maurice, C. (1996) Landfill carbon balances, The second conference on Environmental Management Technology and development, Johannesburg, SA, 7-8 October, Environmental Eng. div. SA Institution of Civil Engineers.

Maurice, C., Ettala, M. & Lagerkvist, A. (1997). Effect of leachate irrigation and LFG on short rotation tree plantations. Sardinis'97: Sixth International Landfill Symposium 13-17 Oct. 1997, pp. 343-352, vol (IV), CISA, Cagliari, Italy.

Maurice, C. & Lagerkvist, A. (1997). Seasonal variation of landfill gas emission. Sardinis'97: Sixth International Landfill Symposium 13-17 Oct. 1997, pp. 87-93, vol (IV), CISA, Cagliari, Italy.

Maurice, C & Lagerkvist A. (1998). LFG emission and methane oxidation in cold climate conditions. Third Swedish landfill Research Symposia 6-8 Oct. 1998, Luleå, Sweden, pp 79-80, RVF rapport 98:10, RVF, Malmö, Sweden.

Maurice, C & Lagerkvist A. (1998). Variability and diversity of the landfill Vegetation. Third Swedish landfill Research Symposia 6-8 Oct. 1998, Luleå, Sweden, pp 98-99, RVF rapport 98:10, RVF, Malmö, Sweden.

Maurice, C & Lagerkvist A. (1998). Carbonisation in fly ash and its effect on permeability. Third Swedish landfill Research Symposia 6-8 Oct. 1998, Luleå, Sweden, pp 147-148, RVF rapport 98:10, RVF, Malmö, Sweden.

Maurice, C & Lagerkvist A. (1998). Using vegetation to assess distribution of pollutants in soil. Third Swedish landfill Research Symposia 6-8 Oct. 1998, Luleå, Sweden, pp 149-150, RVF rapport 98:10, RVF, Malmö, Sweden.

Maurice, C & Lagerkvist A. (1999). Establishing vegetation in a pilot scale wetland in a cold climate region, Proceedings from the Seventh Waste Management and Landfill Symposium,4-8 October 1999, St Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy, Vol II 231-237.

Maurice, C & Lagerkvist (2000). Pilot scale tests of Leachate denitrification in constructed wetlands. Proceedings from the Asian-Pacific Landfill Symposium, Fukuoka 2000, Japan, pp 132-138, JSWME.