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Carbonate sedimentology, Biosedimentology
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Early diagenesis and organic matter
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Organomineralization vs Biomineralization
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Deep-water carbonate budget, incl. Deep-water corals
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Field analog for reservoir exploration
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Reservoir 3D modelling
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Seismic morphology
Research interests
Current research projects
Silurian carbonate reservoir - 3D-Modelling and reservoir potential of the Sayabec Formation
– Mitacs Acceleration Postdoctoral Fellow supervised by Prof. M. Malo (INRS-ETE), in collaboration with Ressources & Energy Squatex Inc. (Québec, Canada)
Mississippian carbonate mounds in Central Montana
– in collaboration with Prof. G. Stanley (University of Montana, USA)
Reef Discovery - Incubator for interdisciplinary research projects in French Guyana
– in collaboration with Dr. C. Paillard and Dr. M. Rabineau (CNRS, France)
and Prof. F. Thompson (University Federal Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Carbonate reservoir analog in Tunisia
– involved in the supervision of PhD candidate A. Abbassi (Thesis:“Optimizing fluid flow simulation and reservoir development: application to the Zebbag Reservoir, Cretaceous, Tunisia”). It includes one week fieldwork supervision in November 2014.
Research experiences
Research associate - Laval University Fall 2012
“Silica fluxes modelling during early diagenesis of phanerozoic carbonate mounds”
Research associate - Laval University Summer 2011
Marine scientific research project “ Extraction of Fibrous proteins in calcifying and non-calcifying sponges at Red Bays, Andros Island Bahamas ”
Research assistant - Laval University May-Nov 2010
“ Petroleum exploration, Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec ” (contracted by Mundiregina Resources Canada Inc.)
Research assistant - Laval University Oct-Dec 2009
“ Petrography of hydrocarbons related sedimentary rocks, St Lawrence lowlands (QC, Canada) ” (contracted by Junex)
PhD research project - Laval University 2006-2012
“ Comparative study of sedimentology and early diagenesis of mud rich carbonate mounds ”, Examples from the Modern of Atlantic Ocean, the Mesozoic of Central High-Altas (Morocco) and the Palaeozoic from Quebec (Canada), (supervisor F. Neuweiler)
Summer project - University of Aberdeen summer 2006
“ Seismic facies analysis of slope features: deep-water southern Mauritanian margin ” (supervisor: A.M. Schwab)
MSc research project (Y2) - Université de Provence 2004
High resolution Stratigraphic Correlations and 3D Modelling of carbonate deposits (Lower Cretaceous– South of France) (Supervisors: J. Borgomano and J.P. Masse)
MSc research project (Y1) - Université de Provence 2003
Carbonate Microfacies and Micropaleontological analysis (Lower Cretaceous– South of France) (Supervisors: J. Philip and J.P. Masse)
 Obstacle scourModern beach, Aglou, Morocco (2007) |
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 Cross-laminationCambrian (Nappe de Bachus), Île d'Orléans, Canada (2010) |
 DropstoneNeoproterozoic, Chapada diamatina, Brazil (2010) |