Research Interests
- Determination of the structure of the Earth's interior from broad-band seismic data
- Imaging the Earth's upper mantle and crust using seismic waves
- Seismic means for verification of nuclear test ban treaties
- Global tectonics
- Application of space-geodetic and remote sensing techniques to study tectonic and volcanic deformations
- Very large supercomputer simulations of earthquakes
- Analysis of paleoseismic data using hyperspectral imaging
- Space- and air-borne laser altimetry
- Cryospheric science
- Global data science (curation, management, publication, dissemination)
Degrees
- B.S.: (Mathématiques) Académie de Grenoble, 1964
- Graduate: Ingénieur Civil des Mines de Paris, 1969
- Graduate: Ingénieur du Pétrole, Institut Français du Pétrole, 1969
- PhD (Geophysics): California Institute of Technology, 1974
- Doctorat d'Etat és Sciences Physiques: Université de Paris VII, 1974