Montpellier Geosciences Laboratory
UMR 5243 CNRS – University of
Montpellier II - CC 60 - Place E.
Bataillon
34095 MONTPELLIER cedex5 - FRANCE
Phone/Fax : (33) 046714 4597 / 3642
E-mail : fabien.graveleau@gm.univmontp2.fr
Website : http://www.isteem.univmontp2.fr/spip/spip.php?article58
Nationality : French, Age : 25 years.
Active Tectonics – Geomorphology
Mountain Belt Piedmont dynamics in relation to Tectonics and
Climate forcing.
Experimental Modelling
Fieldwork : mapping, topographic measurements
Montpellier Geosciences Laboratory - University
2004 -
Present
Montpellier II – Advisors : J. Malavieille and S.
Dominguez
« Interactions between Tectonics-Erosion-Sedimentation in foreland domains : Experimental Modelling and field studies in Tian-Shan (NW China) and Taiwan mountain range
»
Started in 10/04
01/04 –
06/04
Geosciences, Montpellier - University Montpellier II,
France.
Advisors : Dominguez, S. and J. Malavieille.
« Analogue modelling of Tectonics-Erosion-Sedimentation
Summer
2003
Summer
2002 interactions in forelands : Study of a new experimental approach” .
Placement during DEA.
Geosciences, Montpellier - University Montpellier II,
France.
« Analogue modelling of Tectonics, Erosion and
Sedimentation interactions: Experimental setup and materials study»
Advisor : Dominguez, S. ; B.Sc. placement
Geosciences, Azur , University of Nice, France.
« Data processing of seismic tomography survey, Aegion,
Gulf of Corinth, Greece »
Advisor : Virieux, J. ; B.Sc. placement
French Academic System British equivalence
09/03-
09/04
09/01-
DEA in Earth Sciences
University Montpellier II, France ; degree with honours .
Magistere of Earth Sciences
Masters
B. Sc.

09/04
09/99-
09/01
1999
University of Lyon I ; ENS Lyon, France ; degree with honours .
Erasmus exchange program in UK (University of
Bristol) from 01/03-06/03.
Masters and Licence in Geology and Geophysics
DEUG in Earth Sciences
University of Angers, France ; degree with honours .
Baccalaureat in Sciences
Lycee Duplessis-Mornay, Saumur, France ; degree with honours .
09/04-
06/07
Geology and Geophysics, part time teacher at the
University of Montpellier II (96h/year)
Field
(and techniques)
Alevels
Introduction to Minerals and Rocks ; geological mapping, geochronology, tectonics.
Fieldtrips in South-France : Geological history ; geomorphology and quaternary geology, karstology ; mapping techniques in St Martin de Londres basin (34)
11/05 –
06/06
Job during « World Year of Physics »
Workgroup demonstration about « Granular materials and
Geology » for pupils and teenagers
2003-2004 Answering Sciences questions on Internet (for College
Pupils)
Free activities
Demonstration in « Science Fest » (2001, 2006)
Demonstrations in Earth Sciences Department “Open days”
Computer
Language
Experimental
Techniques
Operating Systems : Windows, Unix, Mac.
Computing : notion in Matlab, Basic, IDL
Software : GMT, TNT, ENVI, A. Illustrator, A. Photoshop,
Microsoft Office
French : Mother tongue
English : Fluent. (5 months in UK : Bristol).
German : Scholar level (5 years of study).
Experimental modelling and scaling
Rheologic laboratory tests : Ring shear test
Laser Granulometer ; laser interferometry ; Particle
Image Velocimetry (PIV) methods
Educational Field trips in France.
Geomorphology trips :
China : North-eastern piedmont of Tian-Shan range, Xinjiang Province. ( 2 fieldtrips of 3 weeks )
Taiwan : Western Foothills (1 fieldtrip of 2 weeks)
Vertical seismic reflection : Mediterranean shelf south Nice - SE France.
Seismic tomography survey : Seismometers network

removal, Corinth Gulf, Greece.
Kinematics GPS (TRIMBLE 5800)
Graveleau, F., Dominguez, S., Hurtrez, J.E., Malavieille, J.,
Tectonics – Erosion - Sedimentation interactions in active mountain belt forelands : comparisons between experimental modelling and north-east Tian-Shan piedmont (Xinjiang,
China), EGU General Assembly, Vienna, April, 2007 .
Graveleau, F., Hurtrez, J.E, Dominguez, S., Erosion and strain scaling tests for the characterization of water-saturated granular materials used in analogue mountain building
experiments, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, April, 2007 .
Raynal, O., Graveleau, F ., Seranne, M., Dominguez, S., Bouchette,
F. Hurtrez, J.E., Analogue modelling of erosion-transportdeposition processes (coastal catchments to shore-face) in response to high-frequency sea-level and precipitation
changes, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, April, 2007 .
Raynal, O., Graveleau, F ., Seranne, M., Dominguez, S., Bouchette,
F. Hurtrez, J.E., Analogue modelling of erosion-transportdeposition processes (coastal catchments to shore-face) in response to high-frequency sea-level changes , SEALAIX
Symposium, Giens, France, September, 2006 .
Graveleau, F ., Dominguez, S., Malavieille, J., A new Approach for
Quantitative analogue modelling of
Tectonics/erosion/sedimentation interactions in Mountain
belts, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, April, 2005 .
Graveleau F., Modelisation des Interactions Tectonique-Erosion-
Sedimentation dans les avant-pays de chaîne : Etude et mise en place d’un nouveau protocole experimental , DEA, ISTEEM-
LDL, Universite Montpellier II, 55 p., 2004.
Institute of Geology & Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Science,
Beijing, CHINA.
“Analogue Modelling of Mountain Building
Dynamics Tectonics-Erosion-Sedimentation Interactions in
Forelands” , September 2006.