Studies and diploma
 
1998-2002
Ph.D thesis at the University of Cergy-Pontoise supervised by Dominique Frizon de Lamotte and Philippe Robion defended on the 20th of September 2002 in front of a jury composed of MM. M. Burkhard (President), J.-L. Bouchez (Rapporteur), J.-C. Maurin (Rapporteur), C. Kissel (Examiner), B. Henry (Invited), D. Frizon de Lamotte (PhD Director), P. Robion (Co-PhD Director).
With honours.
Subject : "Structural magnetism, tool of tectonic analysis at different scales (from outcrop to regional) : Examples from Corbières (France)"
 
1995-1998
Magistère (equivalent to Master of sciences) of Earth Sciences (Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris, Universities of Paris XI, Versailles and Cergy-Pontoise) with honours, including :

DEA (Diploma of Advanced Studies) of "Geodynamics and Physics of the Earth" with honours;

Maîtrise (four-year university degree) of geology and geophysics, with honours;

Licence (three-year university degree) of geology et geophysics.
 
1993-1995
DEUG (two-year university degree) of Earth sciences (University Paris VII), with honours.
 
1993
Bac C (French secondary school diploma of mathematics, physics and chemistry), with honours.
 

 

Research experience
 

 

SUCCESSIVE POSITIONS
 
Post-doctorate
2003-2004
10 months as Research and Teaching Assistant at the University Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I (CGS/IPGS).
Study with Yves Géraud, Marc Diraison and Thierry Reuschlé of the "Microstructural control on fluid flow pathways and pressure development in an active normal system"
 
Post-doctorate
2002-2003
One year contract with Leeds Innovation (UK).
Study with Quentin Fisher and Martin Casey from the "Rock deformation Research group" and Peter Bentham from BP of "Controls on grain-fracturing within sandstones from the Apsheron peninsula, Azerbaijan : Implications for reservoir quality in offshore reservoirs".
 
Ph.D
1998-2002
3-years PhD fellowship and 11 months as half-time Research and Teaching Assistant at the University of Cergy-Pontoise.
PhD directed by Dominique Frizon de Lamotte and Philippe Robion about "Structural magnetism in fold and thrust belts: analytical developments and use examples from Corbières (France)"
 

DEA end of
term project
4 months at the University of Cergy-Pontoise, with Philippe Robion and Dominique Frizon de Lamotte, and at the ENS Paris with Hugues Feinberg :"Validation, by structural magnetism methods, of a vertical axis rotation predicted by series of cross-sections equilibration : Lagrasse fold (Aude, France)"
 
Maîtrise end of
term project
6 months at the University of Cergy-Pontoise with Ronan Hébert and Jean-Claude Guézou : "Image analysis and petrofabric : Example of the metamorphism contact ring around St-Brieuc diorite".
 
Licence end of
term project
2 months at the University Paris XI with Françoise Gasse and Françoise Chalié : "Saharian Paleolakes : isotopes-diatoms data combination with a view to climatic parameters reconstruction".
   

 

RELEVANT SCIENTIFIC TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS ACQUIRED
   


Large fieldwork experience : cartography, cores sampling, microtectonic and structural studies.
Fieldworks in Corbières-Minervois transfer zone (France) - 9 weeks - ; in Sivas basin (east-central Turkey) in collaboration with the University of Sivas - 3 weeks - ; in Apsheron peninsula (Azerbaijan) in collaboration with BP – 3 weeks -.

Processing of structural data : balanced cross-section construction, microtectonic data inversion, balanced cross-sections construction, and kinematic modelling.

Laboratory measurements : gas permeability, water and mercury injection porosity, acoustic P-waves anisotropy, anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (ASM) on AGICO Kappabridge KLY-3S susceptibility bridge, paleomagnetic measurements on SQUID or 2G cryogenic magnetometers, anisotropy of anhysteretic remanent magnetization (AARM) on JR-5 spinner magnetometer.

Thin section observations : Autonomous on scanning electron microscope, transmission microscopy, image acquisition and image analysis with Aphelion and NIH softwares.

Others : Programming in Pascal and in Fortran, smattering of C language ; use of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver et Fireworks, Microsoft office, Latex…

 

   

 

Teaching experience
   
2003-2004
10 months (196h) at the University Louis Pasteur – Strasbourg I,.
Lectures and practicals of tectonics, Alsace geology, cartography and fieldworks for third-year university and engineer school students.
 
2001-2002
11 months (88h) at the University of Cergy-Pontoise.
Lectures and practicals of France Geology for third-year university students.
Practicals of cartography and Earth Sciences introduction for first-year university students.
 
1998-2001
3 years (3 x 64h) at the University of Cergy-Pontoise.
Practicals of general geology for first-year university students. Geological excursions.
 
Others
3 years of maths lessons.
   

 

Administrative responsabilities
   
Representative of PhD students in UMR 7072 council in 2001 and 2002.
   

 

Others
   

Full driving license

Loisirs : Music (Flute, saxophone), Sport (tchoukball, hikes), Photography.