Prof. Dr. Jean-Philippe Avouac

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietGeophysik,Geologie
Keywordsactive tectonics, mountain building, remote sensing, Himalaya, Sumatra

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtPasadena
Universität/InstitutionCalifornia Institute of Technology
Institut/AbteilungDivision of Geological and Planetary Sciences

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Onno OnckenDepartment 4 Geosysteme, Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ, Potsdam
Prof. Dr. Georg DresenSektion 4.2 Geomechanik und Wissenschaftliches Bohren, Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ, Potsdam
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.06.2010

Programm(e)

2010Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Avouac is one of the internationally leading scientists in the field of geodynamics with an emphasis on active tectonics. His topic is the link between method development dedicated to the analysis of active deformation of the Earth's crust and earthquakes, climate-driven processes and landscape evolution. He has laid the foundations in several fields developing the methods currently relevant in this subject. During his stay in Germany, he intends to expand his most recent field of research, the deformation processes and mechanical aspects of very large earthquakes at Earth's plate boundaries.