Jean-Philippe Avouac photoJean-Philippe Avouac Professor of Geology:Director of the Tectonics Observatory:CaltechCaltech logo

Collaborators, both present and past...

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Some of us, plus more, around the espresso machine
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All dressed up for our Tectonic Lunch presentation

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

  • Francois Ayoub  is a Software Engineer working on developing software for for measurements of coseismic deformation using satellite and air photos.

  • Pierre Bettinelli received his Ph.D at the CEA in Paris (France).  He studied interseismic deformation in the Himalayas of Nepal, based on continuous GPS measurements.

  • Sylvain Bernard is a graduate student from the Magistere Interuniversitaire of Earth Sciences at the Ecole normale superieure in Paris.  Sylvain is working on modeling the kinematics of thrusting and folding using field examples and analogue experiments.

  • Olivier Beyssac is a chargé de recherche at CNRS and works at Ecole Normale Superieure (Paris). He collaborates with me in the study of the long term evolution of Taiwan and Himalayas from petro-metamorphic investigations.

  • 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.

  • Mohammed Chlieh is a post-doc working on modeling the seismic cycle along the Sumatra Subduction zone in collaboration with Kerry Sieh.

  • John Galtezka is a Senior Research Assistant in charge of settling the GPS permanent network in Nepal with our Nepal collaborators from DMG.

  • Sébastien Leprince is a graduate student  in Remote Sensing. He is working on improving the technique to measure co-seismic deformation from optical images.

  • Hugo Perfettini  is chargé de recherche at IRD. He collaborates with me on investigating the mechanics of the seismic cycle and aftershocks.

  • Martine Simoes is studying the kinematics of crustal deformation in Taiwan combining geomorphology, structural geology and petrologic investigations.

  • Heather Steele is in charge of all administrative tasks.

  • Stephane Dominguez, 1999-2001 Comparing the Himalayan seismotectonics with other orogenic areas, 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.

  • 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).

  • 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.

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