Convective heat transfers in the mantle are the primary driver of plate tectonics, significantly impacting human societies due to associated telluric hazards (volcanism, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.), as well as exploitable resources (oil, gas, minerals, metals, geothermal energy, etc.). While the close link between thermal activity and deformation is widely documented, the exact role of deformation in localizing thermal anomalies in the upper crust remains unresolved, as does the impact of fluid circulation on these thermicity-deformation interactions. This issue has notably led to the emergence of derived approaches (i.e., heat flow is calculated from a physical parameter) and predictive approaches (i.e., typically using interpolation of available heat flow data) to map surface heat flow anomalies. The resulting studies allow for discussions on the thermal regime within a specific geodynamic context and explore its relationships with deformation, as well as the localization of thermal anomalies and their links to fluid circulation.

A complementary approach is to study fossil hydro-geothermal systems, now exposed at the surface due to orogenic processes. This enables us to identify key structures that significantly alter the crustal thermal gradient. By studying these crustal-scale tectonic structures, it becomes possible to better understand the dynamics of these systems at depth and explore the interactions between thermicity, deformation, and their influence on fluid circulation under higher pressure and temperature conditions than those at the surface.

During the last years, I focused my research on (i) the subduction dynamics in orogenic systems and (ii) the thermicity related to the thermal evolution through time and space.

On the one hand, I endeavored to better constrain the geodyamic evolution of the Betic-Rif Cordillera (Spain and Morocco), specifying the tectono-metamorphic chronology of the Alpine orogeny. Through a multi-scale and interdisciplinary approaches, I could precise the modality of the sub-continental mantle emplacement and the timing of rock exhumation under high-pressure/low-temperature (HP/LT) metamorphism conditions.

On the other hand, during my postdoctoral research I was broadly interested by the development and improvement of new or existing predictive tools as well as databases management. Heat flow calculations have been produced at global and local scales (Black Sea, Guinean Gulf, Mozambique Channel and West Mediterranean region).

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