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Alumni and Post-Docs

I am greatly indebted to all of all the students and Post-docs  who have collaborated with me over the last years, in particular :

Ph.D. Students

  • Laurent Bollinger has prepared his PhD on Himalayan Tectonics. Laurent has developed some models to reconcile deformation over the long term, over the last about 15Myr, and recent deformation as deducted from geodetic and morphotectonic studies. Email: laurent.bollinger@gmail.com  Website:  http://laurent.bollinger.googlepages.com/

  • Blanche Poisson, Climatic forcing on river incision. 2002. Now at BRGM. Best Thesis Award from the Societe Geologique de France, 2004.

  • Jerome Lave, Active thrusting and river incision across the Himalaya of Nepal. 1996. Jerome is now on a CNRS position in Grenoble (LGCA). GSA Best Paper Award, 2003.

  • Yann Klinger (co-advisor with Louis Dorbath) Seismotectonics of the Dead Sea fault. 1998. Yann is now on a CNRS position in Paris (IPGP). Email: klinger@ipgp.jussieu.fr  Website: www.ipgp.jussieu.fr/~klinger

  • Remi Michel, Measuring tectonic deformation from satellite images. 1997. Remi currently holds a CEA position in Bruyeres-le-Chatel.

  • Benoit Lorne (co-advisor with F. Perrier) Experimental investigation of SP anomalies and streaming potential, 1996.Benoit is now on a permanent positions in a European patent organisation in La Haye.

Post Docs

  • Stephane Dominguez, 1999-2001 Comparing the Himalayan seismotectonics with other orogenic areas ( Taiwan , Tien Shan), Stephane is now on a CNRS position in Montpellier.

  • Laurence Audin, Seismotectonic of north-eastern France, 1998-2000, Laurence is now on a IRD position in Toulouse.

  • Rodolphe Cattin, Modelling Himalayan  seismotectonics, 1997-1999, Rodolphe is now assistant professor at ENS in Paris.

  • Jean-Bernard De Chabalier. Active extension across in Afar, 1994-1996, Jean-Bernard is now on a IPGP position in Paris (IPGP). CNFGG Award, 1995.

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