Education
2023 - Habilitation A diriger les Recherches (post-doctoral degree, to supervise PhD students) , Grenoble University (France)
1998 – PhD, Geomorphology-Sedimentology, Caen University (France)
1992 – Master, Volcanology, Clermont-Ferrand University (France)
Languages
Native language: French; Good level in English, Italian and Spanish
Professional positions
2025 - Directeur de Recherches Géosciences, Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire et Radioprotection (ex-IRSN), France
2000 – 2024, Researcher in earthquake geology, Institut de Radioprotection et Sûreté Nucléaire, France
1999 – 2000, Consultant in geology, GEOTER, France
Present research and profesionnal speciality
Earthquake geology, including mapping and measuring earthquake surface effects, tectonic geomorphology, paleoseismology
Seismic Hazard Analyses applied to Nuclear Safety
Total years of research experience: 23 (as of 2023)
Professional distinctions and memberships
Since 2020: Coordinator of FACT "Failles Actives" group with Jeff Ritz and Laurence Audin (RESIF-Axe Transverse Sismicité)
2018-2022: Member of the Scientific & Review Committee of CNRS TELLUS ALEAS funding program (Hazard, Risk, Disaster)
Since 2015: Co-leader of the SURE database project
2015-2022: Coordinator of the Neotectonic and Paleoseismology Group of INQUA-TERPRO
Since 2014: Mission Expert at International Atomic Energy Agency
Since 2014 : Member of the European Seismological Commission Fault2SHA working group (https://fault2sha.net/)
2000-2022: IRSN representative at RENAG (French GPS network)
Since 2000: Member of AFPS (French Earthquake Engineering Association)
2000-2009: Member of Steering committee of NEOPAL (French Neotectonic database)