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)
- 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 04 November 2024.