Annuaire

Field of Interest

• Past abrupt climate changes, Loess studies, Paleodust cycle, Continental mollusks, Long distance transport of pollen, Development of environmental proxies

Positions

• • 2025-2030 Directeur de Recherche emerite (CNRS)
  • 2006-2025 Directeur de Recherche 1ere classe (Senior Research Scientist) CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)
  • 1999-2006 Directeur de Recherche 2ème classe CNRS
  • 1990-1999 Chargé de Recherche (Research Scientist) 1ère classe CNRS
  • 1985-1990 Chargé de Recherche (Research Scientist) 2ème classe CNRS

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  • 2022-2024 University Professor at the Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice
  • 2014 Visiting Professor at Columbia University through the Alliance program (1st semester)
  • 2004-2005 Visiting Research Professor at University of Bayreuth through the von Humboldt Research Prize
  • 1990-1992 Visiting Research Scientist: Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University

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  • 2014-…       Adjunct Senior Research Scientist @ Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
  • 2010-2014 Director of the CERES-ERTI (Environmental Research and Teaching Institute at Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris)
  • 2002-2006 Deputy Director, and co-founder of the Research Institute (IFR 119) « Mediterranean and Tropical continental Biodiversity » in Montpellier,
  • 1992-2006 Chair of the Paleoenvironments Laboratory at Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution, UMR CNRS 5554, Montpellier II University (France)
  • 1992-2014 Adjunct Research Scientist @ Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University

Education

Honors & Awards

Responsabilities

• AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Scientific Program Committee member of the 2020-… annual meeting
• AGU (American Geophysical Union) Fall program Meeting Program Chair (2014-2016 and 2017-2019)
• EGU (European Geosciences Union), President elected of the Climate Division and council member (2009-2011 and 2011-2013)
• Vice-President elected (2003-2007) of the International Union on Quaternary studies (INQUA)

• Co-editor in chief and co-founder of EGU on line and open access journal « Climate of the Past » since June 2005
• Chair of the Climate & Atmosphere theme of the ”ISTE SCIENCES Encyclopedia and of ISTE-collections academic textbooks (2018-…) <https://www.istegroup.com/fr/sciences/>
• Member elected of PAGES (IGBP Past Global Changes Program) Science Steering Committee (2010 – 2015)
• Member elected of PAGES ExCom (2013-2015)
• Member of the Executive committee of ICDP (International Continental scientific Drilling Program) as representative of CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) (2007-2016)
• Member of the Executive committee of EPB (European Polar Board) as representative of CNRS (2012-2016)
• CNRS representative in the Belmont-Forum Arctic CRA board (member of the writing team of the call and member of the decision panel)
• French National Contact Point of NSF OPP ArcSEES program

• Principal investigator of the Equipment of Excellence project (2012 – 2019) CLIMCOR (4;6 Meuros)
• PI of the complementary grant CLIMCOR-Marion Dufresne (2015-2017) (13 Meuros)

• Scientific Director of the French Arctic Initiative at CNRS (2011-2016).
• Scientific Delegate at the National Institute for Earth Sciences and Astronomy at CNRS in charge of Polar studies (2011-2016).
• Scientific officer in charge of Paleoclimatology (scientific programs, labs, positions, equipment, cooperation…) for the « Ocean-Atmosphere » and « Earth Science » divisions of the National Institute for Earth Science and Astronomy at CNRS (2007-2016).
• Scientific officer in charge of the « free access » strategy for publication at the National Institute for Earth Science and Astronomy at CNRS since September 2007-2011.
• Scientist in charge of establishing and coordinating the French Coring facilities (continental, marine, ice, logging, ICDP, ECORD) at INSU (National Institute for Earth Sciences and Universe at CNRS) (2007-2016)
• Director of CERES (Centre de formation sur l’Environnement et la Société) at Ecole Normale Superieure Paris (2010-2014).