On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, the Geological Society of France is organizing.with the support ofUniversité Savoie Mont Blanc, theInstitut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre) and the CNRS, a specialized session on the theme "Caribbean and Alpine Geodynamics: a tribute to Marc Tardy - From Research to Teaching". The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Amphithéâtre Decottignies, atUniversité Savoie Mont Blanc (27 rue Marcoz, Chambéry).
Marc Tardy was Professor Emeritus atUniversité Savoie Mont Blanc. He was lauded for his outstanding career in a discipline to which perhaps his mountain origins had led him: geology.
The program
Morning 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Marc Tardy's career and work
- 5 presentations on the themes :
- Bernard Mercier de Lépinay(GEOAZUR): Geology and geodynamics of Mexico in its Caribbean setting.
- Eric Calais(E.N.S. Paris and Académie des Sciences) : The Caribbean Plate: genesis and current dynamics.
- Laurent Jolivet(Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Institut Universitaire de France): The Alpine Arc in its Mediterranean Geodynamic Framework.
- Stéphane Schwartz (ISTerre, Université Grenoble Alpes): Tectonics and Geodynamics of the Western Alps: state-of-the-art.
- Christian Beck (ISTerre, Université Savoie Mont Blanc): Sedimentation and paleoseismicity: Western Alps and southeastern Caribbean.
- Downtown dining
Afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m.
Part dedicated to the pedagogical aspects developed by M. Tardy and to an audience of S.V.T. teachers (supported by APBG1, UIAD2, UPA3, Acad. Grenoble4) with lectures developing :
- modern analytical approaches: geometry, kinematics, rheology, geochemistry, mineralogy, chronology, etc;
- field aspects: observations and measurements, etc.
With contributions from :
- Jean Vandemeulebrouck (ISTerre, Université Savoie Mont Blanc): Monitoring volcanic activity.
- Anne Paul (ISTerre Grenoble Alpes University): When seismologists X-ray the collision of continents beneath the Alps.
- Jean-Louis Mugnier (ISTerre, Université Savoie Mont Blanc): Why the Mont Blanc massif is so high: the respective roles of tectonics and erosion.
- Riccardo Vassallo (ISTerre, Université Savoie Mont Blanc): How cosmic rays help us time displacements along faults.
Read more
- More about Marc Tardy
- Contact: Christian Beck
