Research Interests
Associate professor of active tectonics at GM, University of Montpellier, I use all means available to study active tectonics and geodynamics. I started with GPS and numerical modeling and added geomorphology combined with terrestrial cosmogenic nuclides to overcome GNSS lower limits for intraplate deformation. My study areas encompass the Himalayan-Alpine belt with a special interest for the Mediterranean region and the African-Arabian-Eurasian plate boundaries and the western Europe for intraplate processes.
My main interests concern:
- plate and earthquake cycle kinematics and dynamics, including interseismic strain accumulation and fault slip rate estimation over seismic cycle and geologic time scales.
- erosion induced deformation, and how it can lead to tectonic loading and seismic deformation for intraplate regions.
- More recently scientific serendipity led me to focus on karsto- and speleo-genesis and their implications on water storage.
