Expeditions At Sea
- July 2019 (6 weeks): SMARTIES expedition (P.I.s, Marci Maia, Daniele Brunelli). Onboard the N/O Pourquoi Pas?. Igneous petrologist, dives onboard the submersible Nautile (>4000m depth).
- April 2017 (2 weeks): SubSaintes expedition (P.I., Javier Escartin). Onboard the N/O Atalante. Igneous petrologist, conducting ROV dives.
- November 2016 (6 weeks): ROVsmooth expedition (P.I., Mathilde Cannat). Onboard the N/O Pourquoi Pas?. Igneous petrologist, conducting dredges and ROV dives.
- July 2016 (2 weeks): CGB cruise: Igneous petrologist onboard the G.O. Sars during the GS16 expedition along Knipovich ridge.
- July 2015 (3 weeks): CGB cruise: Igneous petrologist onboard the G.O. Sars during the GS15 expedition along Mohns ridge.
- July 2014 (2 weeks): CGB cruise: Igneous petrologist onboard the G.O. Sars during the GS14 expedition around Jan Mayen island.
- April 2014 (8 weeks): IODP scientific cruise: Igneous petrologist onboard the R/V Joides Resolution during the expedition 350: Izu-Bonin rear arc.
- November 2013 (6 weeks): ODEMAR expedition, (P.I., Javier Escartin). Onboard the N/O Pourquoi Pas?. Igneous petrologist, conducting dredges and ROV dives.
- May 2012 (5 weeks): Kane-Atlantis expedition, (P.I., Charlie Langmuir). Watch-leader of the night shift onboard the R/V Knorr.
- December 2010 (8 weeks): IODP scientific cruise: Igneous petrologist onboard the R/V Joides Resolution during the Louisville Seamounts Trail expedition leg 330.
- December 2004 (5 weeks): PACANTARCTIC 2 expedition (P.I. Laure Dosso/Helene Ondreas), onboard the N/O Atalante: joint geophysical survey and geochemical sampling cruise along the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge between 41°15’S and 52°45’S.
Scientific Projects
- 2019 – Present: Volcano-tectonic evolution of the intersection between the Romanche Mega-Transform and Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In collaboration with Marcia Maia, UBO (France) and Daniele Brunelli, Modena University (Italy)
- 2016 – 2020 : Accretion processes in ultra-slow and melt-poor ridge environments: the easternmost part of the Southwest Indian Ridge. In collaboration with M. Cannat, IPGP (France).
- 2014 – 2018 : Is the mantle composition controlling the development of an Oceanic Core Complex? In collaboration with Javier Escartin, IPGP (France).
- 2012 – 2018 : Refractory mantle signature recognized in basalts from Mohns ridge, Arctic Ocean, using Sr, Nd, Pb and Hf isotopes. In collaboration with R. B. Pedersen, UiB (Norway).
- 2011 – 2017 : Is there a diagnostic petrological difference in erupted basalts during symmetric and asymmetric spreading? Samples collected between Kane and Atlantis fractures zones, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In collaboration with C. Langmuir, Harvard Univ. (USA).
- 2010 – 2012 : Fine-scale geochemical variations in basalts from the “Lucky Strike” segment along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
- 2009: Development of a singular value decomposition method applied to isotope geochemistry, at Caltech Tectonic Observatory.
- 2004 – 2008 : PhD “Geochemistry of Li isotopes in basalts - Geochemistry of MORB from the South Pacific”.