Philippe Steer

 Assistant Professor - Geosciences Rennes

A brief presentation:

I am Professor at Geosciences Rennes (Université de Rennes) and junior member of the Institut Universitaire de France. My work is mainly focused on the modelling and monitoring of the interactions between climate, tectonics and surface processes. I am especially interested in understanding how stochastic processes, such as earthquakes or floods, can shape mountainous landscapes. I am currently leading the ERC FEASIBLe project (1.5 M€ - 2019-2025) that aims at better understanding and modelling the impact of extreme events on the short (days-years) to long term (1 Myr) dynamics of mountainous landscapes. I was previously leading the ANR EROQUAKE projet (200 k€ - 2014-2019) that was investigating the feedbacks between tectonics and surface processes at the seismic cycle time-scale.

Don't hesitate to contact me if you are interested or curious about my work. You may also be willing to have a look at my CV or at my scientific publications.

Project ERC FEASIBLe: 

You will find more info on the FEASIBLe - Finding how Earthquakes And Storms Impact the Building of Landscapes - project here.

Landscapes Live online seminars: 

We have with colleagues setup this new initiative to have free+worldwide+online seminars in geomorphology. More info here: https://www.landscapeslive.org/

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Last Update: 21/01/2020