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Pierre Tichit – new PhD student

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Hej!

I am a new PhD student at the Lund Vision Group. I spent much of my childhood close to Paris, France, where I began to study Biology in 2008. Two years later, I moved to Lyon to write my Bachelor and Masters theses. I have always been puzzled by the way animals behave, and my previous projects during my Masters led me to Germany, France and Denmark.

The aim of my PhD project is to investigate what kind of visual and flight adaptations bumblebees have, that enable them to manoeuver through the diverse range of environments they inhabit (some live in tropical forests, others in the arctic tundra, and maybe even some of them in your garden!). To do so, my plan is to use information from advanced micro computed tomography techniques to investigate the anatomy of the eyes and peripheral brain structures of several bumblebee species. I will combine those results with behavioural experiments both in the lab and in the field to evaluate the visual flight control abilities of different Bombus species.

Apart from research, I like spending my free time country-skiing (when there is snow) or hiking (when there is sun), as well as buying second hand goods and local products for example… I also enjoy all kinds of cultural adventures, especially when it comes to music from all around the world!

Cheers,

Pierre

september 12, 2016

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