My full CV is available here

Professional Experiences

Member of the scientific council of the Chablais UNESCO Global Geoparks (2020–present).

Lecturer at the University of Geneva (2019). Regional Geology for 2nd year Bachelor (course: 12T005-CR and fields: 12T506-TT, 12T510-TT).

Scientific consultant at the Chablais Geopark (2017–2020).

Education

PostDoc (2015–2016). University of Geneva, Switzerland. Supervisor : Pascal Kindler.

PhD Student in sedimentary geology (2009–2015). University of Geneva, Switzerland. Supervisor : Pascal Kindler.

Master Student in sedimentary geology (2006–2009). University of Geneva, Switzerland. Supervisor : Pascal Kindler.

Master 1 in paleoprimatology, paleontology and paleoenvironnements (2004–2005). University of Poitiers, France.

Bachelor in geology (2001–2004). University of Dijon, France.

Awards & Grants

Bourse Lombard (2009). Master thesis Award (1000 CHF), Société de Physique et d’Histoire naturel de Genève.

Organisation

Kindler P, Ragusa J, Slootman A (2014). Pre-Meeting IAS-Student Field Trip: The Mt. Salève, 19th International Sedimentology Congress (ISC), Geneva.

Kindler P (2014). From passive margin to foreland basin: stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Bornes-Aravis massif (Haute-Savoie, France) from the Triassic to the Oligocene, 19th International Sedimentology Congress (ISC), Geneva.

Science outreach

4e Journée nationale de la Géologie (2022). Les collines d’Allinges.

Short courses

4th Sedimentary Provenance Analysis (2014). University of Göttigen, Germany.

1st School of Heavy Mineral Analysis (2013). University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy.

Field courses

Remnants of the ancient Tethys margins preserved in the Tasna, Platta, Err, Bernina and Ortler nappes in the Alps (2017). Switzerland-Italy, Swiss Geological Society, leader: Gianreto Manatschal (University of Strasbourg).

Carambar 2 (2016). Deep-sea core drilling project off Bahamas, Ifremer, leader: Thierry Mulder (University of Bordeaux).

Workshop on Alpine Carbonate Platforms (2015). France, Doctoral school of Western Switzerland (CUSO), leader: Pascal Kindler (University of Geneva).

Facies and structure of the Permian to Jurassic oceanic assemblage with a Panthalassic affinity of the Mino terrane (2013). Terrane central Japan, Japan, Doctoral school of Western Switzerland (CUSO), leader: Rossana Martini (University of Geneva).

Tectonics and sedimentation along an active plate boundary (2012) New Zealand, Doctoral school of Western Switzerland (CUSO), leader: Guy Simpson (University of Geneva).

Modern and fossil carbonate environments (2011) Bahamas, Doctoral school of Western Switzerland (CUSO), leader: Pascal Kindler (University of Geneva).

Analytical methods

Sedimentary petrography sieving, staining feldspars, heavy mineral separation (SPT), counting

Statistical analysis cluster analysis, principal component analysis, Pearson coefficient, Aitchison’s log-ratio transformation

Skills

Linux (Fedora)

Windows

Inkscape, QGIS, Libre office and Office

LaTeX, R and RStudio, Git, Html/CSS (basic)

English (good), French (native), Russian (basics)

Interests

photo, hiking, running

OpenStreetMap and Wikipedia

 

with by Jérémy Ragusa

Alpine and Sedimentary Geologist