Academic staff

Olivier BOURGEOIS

Full Professor

Contact details

Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique UMR 6112 du CNRS Faculté des Sciences 2 ch. de la Houssinière, BP 92205 44322 Nantes Cedex

Office
Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique
Phone
0251125465 (n° interne : 455465)
Email
Olivier.Bourgeois@univ-nantes.fr
Personal Website
https://lpg-umr6112.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=925&lang=fr

Taught academic discipline(s)

  • Geological and geomorphological mapping (undergrad and postgrad)
  • Field geology and geomorphology (undergrad and postgrad)
  • Structural geology (undergrad and postgrad)
  • Geodynamics, global tectonics (undergrad)
  • Glaciology, glacial geology, glacial geomorphology (undergrad and postgrad)
  • Planetary geology (undergrad and postgrad)
  • Structure and composition of the Earth's interior (undergrad)

Research topics

Topics

  • Planetary geology: Earth, Mars, Titan, Enceladus, Venus
  • Glacial geology: glacial, periglacial, paraglacial and subglacial landforms, subglacial hydrology, glacial dynamics, glacial reconstructions
  • Geomorphology and sedimentology of rocks and ices: gravitational slope processes, development of minerals and landforms by dissolution/precipitation, sublimation/condensation, melting/freezing
  • Geodynamics, global tectonics: oceanic and continental rifts, fold-and-thrust belts, lithospheric folds

Terrestrial playgrounds

  • France (Massif Central, Alps, Jura, Pyrénées, Rhine Graben, Grotte de Saint-Marcel d'Ardèche)
  • Canada (Alberta)
  • Iceland
  • Namibia, South Africa
  • Ethiopia
  • Tunisia
  • Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Tajikistan)

Extraterrestrial playgrounds

  • Mars: Valles Marineris, Isidis Planitia, Aram Chaos, North Polar Cap
  • Titan: Ontario Lacus
  • Enceladus: South Polar Terrain
  • Venus: frozen/snowy peaks

Activities / Resume

Head of the Master Program in Earth, Planetary and Environmental Sciences (english version)

Initiator and coordinator, with Olivier Verhoeven, of the GeoPlaNet international training and research program (jan 2017- dec 2019)

Collaborating with French artist Sophie Keraudren-Hartenberger

Mis à jour le 26 November 2024.
https://www.univ-nantes.fr/olivier-bourgeois-1