Profile of Francoise Robe
- Name
- Francoise Robe
- Position
- Senior Consultant | Strategic Director Industry | Associate Principal
- Summary
Dr. Robe is RWDI's Strategic Director for Australia responsible for business strategy and market expansion. Current focus is on the mining and energy sectors, with continued emphasis on technical excellence and innovation.
Francoise continues to provide leadership and technical expertise to challenging air quality projects worldwide, including quantification of fugitive methane emissions via inverse dispersion modelling (IDM) for the oil, gas, and mining sectors. She is an accomplished professional and respected unbiased expert in the field of meteorology and atmospheric dispersion modeling, with over 25 years’ experience on six continents.
She has led numerous meteorological and air quality studies, environmental impact assessments, and multi-disciplinary environment-health-safety projects worldwide mines, smelters, LNG plants, onshore and offshore oil & gas facilities, power plants, manufacturing, the forestry and agricultural industry, as well as climate change impact studies for urban and industrial clients.
Dr. Robe has pioneered the development of operational management systems integrating 24/7 weather and air quality modeled forecasts. She is a co-author of the CALMET-CALPUFF modeling suite and has taught over 30 CALPUFF and air dispersion modeling courses for regulatory agencies, universities, consultants, and industry around the world.
Francoise is fluent in French and English.
As the Strategic Director for Industry, Francoise is responsible for RWDI’s international growth strategy in the energy and mining sectors.
EDUCATION
- Doctor of Philosophy (Meteorology), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
- Master of Science (Marine Modelling), University of Liege, Belgium
- Education Certificate, University of Liege, Belgium
- Bachelor of Science (Physics), University of Liege, Belgium
AFFILIATIONS
- Member, Clean Air Society of Australia & New Zealand (CASANZ)
- Member, Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) and Canadian Prairie and Northern Section (CPANS)
- Frequent presenter at conferences, workshops, training courses on air quality and meteorology
- Author of dozens of technical reports and scientific articles
SPECIALTIES
- Business Strategy
- Environmental Impact Assessments
- Air Quality Dispersion Modeling
- Meteorology
- Hazard & Risks
- Climate Change
- Renewable Energy
- Oil, Gas, & Power
- Mining