PUBELLIER Manuel, François               

Geologist

age 46

 

 

 

 Scientific Expertise : Regional syntheses of tectonic evolution of basins, particularly in convergent and stike-slip settings. Tectonic environment of mining and oil . Subduction and terranes accretion, tectonics & magmatism relationships.

 

Areas of investigation : oblique convergent margins, SE Asia (Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, Burma) and Caribbean

 

Tools : Structural geology and field work in tropical and subtropical environment, tectonic and microtectonic analyses, satellite and aerial imagery including SAR, cartography and GIS

Born May 16th 1959 in Boulogne Billancourt, France, Married, 2 children

 

Present address :

Laboratoire de Géologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 24, rue Lhomond,

75231, Paris Cedex 05, France

tel : (1) 44 32 22 58 (off);

 

Educational background

Matriculation eq. (BAC) in 1977

Master eq. (DEA) obtain in 1983

PhD in tectonics in 1987 in UPMC, Paris, France

Habilitation for Directing Research (1999)

 

Languages

French, English & Spanish fluent

German, Haitian Creole & Chinese (Cantonese) understood,

 

Technical skills

DOS and NT operating systems, C.A.D. (cartography) on Intergraph Microstation.

Current use of GIS with Relational Database (MGE with Oracle),

Drawing and word processing tools devices (A. Illustrator, Word, WordPerfect, PCwrite)

Remote Sensing Processing MBImager and IRASC, MProjection Manager, Terrane Analyst, applied to map finishing and map production.

Experience in interpretation of multispectral and Radar documents (SPOT, Landsat, ERS-1, JERS-1), and aerial photographs.

Experience in interpretation of geophysical documents, Seismic lines, airmag and gravity data.

Use of magneto-telluric, resistivity and GPS devices onland and other marine geology tools and softwares

 

Award

French Academy of sciences : 1993

 

Others

Assistant editor in Soc. Géol. France (1988-1992 )

Lecturer in Geology and Geodynamics (Post-Graduate DEA and DESS in the University of Paris 6)

Lecturer in ENSPM (Ecole Supérieure des Pétroles et des Moteurs) ; since 1993 " Geology "

Lecturer in University Pierre et Marie Curie " Geoenvironments, Remote Sensing and GIS ", DESS of Remote sensing (applications of RS)

Coordination of the Tectonic Map of Southeast Asia / CGMW : IGMA5000

Lecturer at Chin. Acad Sciences, Beijing (2005)

 

Judo Professor since 1976 (35 years of practice) in 4 clubs

Former Judo champion (Departement Essonne 1978), France champion (Academic Team of Paris), Presently instructor at ENS Paris

 

 Geological Experience and present position:

 

 

1979-1983

Numerous geological field work and trainings in southern France, in tectonics sedimentology and stratigraphy.

 

 

1983-1984

Academics

Field works in Mexico. Topic : Mesozoic sutures and transcurrent faults

Industry

Part Time at CGMW (Commission for the Geological Map of the World)

Project " Remote Sensing and Gold mineralisation " with field study, remote sensing, and Reflectance ground measurements (Direccion de Mineria – State of Sonora, Mexico)

 

 

 1984-1986

Academics

Researcher and lecturer in Republic of Haiti.

Topic of research : Neotectonics of Hispaniola. Relay zone between diachronous transcurrent faults at the boundary of the North American and the Caribbean plates.

Lecturer in the University of Port au Prince and Ecole Moyenne de Techniciens Geologues EMTG. (Haiti)

Mapping of Western Hispaniola with IGN coloured aerial photographs, and systematic field control with paleontological datings and microtectonics.

Industry

Projects with the Bureau of Mines of Haïti

Consultancies for CARE Haiti

 

 

1987

Geophysical prospections in France and Spain ; Geologic mapping along pipeline projects in France (GDF-HYDROGEO, GEOCONSULT)

 

 

1988-1989

Academics

University of PARIS 6 (Dept. of Geotectonics, dir : J. Aubouin).

Accepted in Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in 1988

Participation to Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Drillings in SE Asian marginal basins (Celebes and Sulu seas) as sedimentologist.

 

 

1989-1991

Academics

Kinematics of SW Pacific within joint project (Tethys). computer-assisted Plate tectonic reconstructions (published). Convenior of the Int. Meeting on the tectonic processes along the SE Asian margins", London, 1991

Field works in Mindanao (Philippines) from 1988 to 1995 under Rep. Philippines-France cooperation, Mines and Geosciences Bureau and Phil. Inst. of Volcanology and Seismology. Supervisor of 2 Philipino PhD thesis on the Neotectonics of the southern Philippines, Strike-slip faults and active margin tectonics.

Researches in Sumatra, Mentawai islands, and SE Borneo, from 1992 to 1994 "active wrench Faults and fore arc deformation including marine geophysic survey (SUMENTA), in cooperation with indonesian institutes (BPPT & LIPI, ITB, Geol. Res. and Dev Center of Bandung). Supervisor of Indonesian graduate student.

Industry

Project in Borneo (Meratus Mountains and Barito Basin) SE Kalimantan) and Sumatra with TETHYS Oil Consortium Group.

 

 

1992-1993

Academics

Project Manager of Geotectonics of Irian Jaya (Indonesia) : Topicarc-continent collision and deformation of the Australian margin " ; Cooperation with indonesian reasearch institutes (LIPI, ITB).

1st Class Research Position (CNRS, France)

Industry

Project with TOTAL-Indonesia. Structural studies in Western New Guinea ; deformation of the foreland (2 field works in Irian Jaya)

Project with Western Mining Co. (Porphyries of Mindanao, digital cartography and DEM)

 

 

1993-1994

Academics

Neotectonic Mapping of Mindanao (Philippines), 2 field works and map publication.

GPS and setting of microseismic sites coupled with bathymetric and seismic survey and OBS survey in the Molucca Sea (S. Philippines).

Industry

Project in New Guinea (Irian Jaya-Indonesia) First term. Helicopter-assisted exploration of Central Irian Jaya, with emphasis on the neotectonic deformation and the emplacement and alteration of Au/Cu Porphyries (Cooperation with PT Nabire Exploraton Co./ BRGM, GENCOR and MINSAKO).

Convenior and field trip leader on the GEOSEA-Oil & Gas Meeting in the Philippines in Feb. 1995.

 

 

1994-1995

Academics

Asean-EEC project GEODYSSEA : Geodesy project in SE Asia. Selection and implementation of GPS stations in SE Asia. In charge of Irian Jaya sites.

2 field works in Mindanao (RP-France Project, Bur. of Mines and Energy)

1 field work in Sumatra.

Supervision of Field trips in France with IFP (Institut Français du Pétrole) and UPMC

Supervision of PhD students

Industry

Project in New Guinea (Irian Jaya-Indonesia) Last term. Emplacement, deformation and alteration of Au/Cu Porphyries (Cooperation with BRGM, GENCOR and MINSAKO).

 

 

1996-1998

Academics

Move to Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris (Dept of Geology, dir : X. Le Pichon)

Interpretations of geodetic results (GEODYSSEA), and Field work in Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea (PNG)

Implementation of a geological GIS database on SE Asia.

Field work in northern Indonesia (Talaud islands)

Field work in Burma (Geodynamics with TOTAL EP Myanmar)

Field work in China (Tectonics)

Supervision of Field trips in France with ENS (Ecole Normale Supérieure) and UPMC

Supervision of PhD students

Conference in the University of Paris Sud " Geology of New Guinea island "

Conference at College de France in Paris " Interaction between the Phil. Sea Plate and Eurasia "

Industry

Project on Philippine Fault " Mindanao-Leyte " for power cable (AS FUGRO-GEOTEAM), consultancy in Norway, and map production with 2 assistants.

Project in New Guinea (Irian Jaya-Indonesia) Last term. Emplacement, deformation and alteration of Au/Cu Porphyries (Cooperation with PT Nabire Mining / BRGM, GENCOR and MINSAKO).

 

 

1998-2004

Academics

Leader of project South China in cooperation with the Hong-Kong University and the Shenzhen Investigation Research Institute (PR China) on the neotectonics of the China margin.

Project leader on the neotectonics of the North Vietnam continental margin

Presentation of Research Certificate (HDR) : subject " accretion of exotic blocks along oblique convergent margins and pericratonic mountain building "

Field work in Vietnam in cooperation with Hanoi Institute of Oceanography (Tonkin and China/Vietnam border). Supervisor of chinese and vietnamese and french graduate and post graduate students

Supervision of Field trip with ENS and University of Paris-Sud in the Pyrennées and the Alps

Supervision of Field trip with Hong Kong University in China

Supervision of PhD students

Invited GEODE  : SW Pacific Project Workshop, London, 13–14 May 2000 " Active tectonics and mineralisation in the SW Pacific region – a modern analogue for ancient Europe? " Organised by: D J Blundell (Royal Holloway, University of London)

Conference at College de France in Paris " Deformation of Asia during the Neogene "

Conference in the Philippines University – NIGS " Geodynamics of the Philippines "

Conference in the Hong Kong University " Arc accretion processes : examples of the Philippines and New Guinea "

Seminars in Universities (Paris 6, Montpellier, 2001)

Industry

 Manager of DOTSEA Project (consortium of Oil Companies involving ELF, EXXON, CONOCO, UNOCAL) on the synthesis of deep offshore tectonics in SE Asia. Mission in Houston (Tx)

Project with TOTAL (SAR Analyses of Fold &Thrust Belt in New Guinea)

Project with UNOCAL (Tectostrain)

 

2005

Academics

Keynote speaker and field trip co-leader at : Conference on Recent Advances in Geological Research of Hong Kong and the Pearl River Mouth Region : http://www.hku.hk/earthsci/other/des_fram.htm

Lecturer in Geodynamics at Chinese Acad. Sciences; Beijing

Lecturer at IFP School (ENSPM)  Geology”

Manager of Option “Geodynamics” in the 1st Year of Masters degree prog. (M1) at ENS

Manager of Option “Large scale tectonics of mountain belts” in the 2nd Year of Masters degree prog. (M2) at ENS

Founder of CNRS/UCDT China/France “Geodynamics of the Longmen Shan Range, Sichuan, China

Production of the Atlas of Deep Offshore Tectonics of SE Asia published by SGF and AAPG

Production of “Structural Map of Cenozoic Structures of South China and Northern Vietnam Coastal Region

 

Industry

Proj. Manager of UNOCAL project “Tectostrain” (finishing end of 2005)

Proj. Manager of UNOCAL project “Australian margin” (starting end 2005) and supervision of PhD student