Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11 Dec 1946.
British nationality.
Married, 2 children.
Languages: fluent in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese, rudiments of Italian.
Education
- Primary and secondary schooling in Argentina.
- BSc, Geology, First Class Honours, Royal School of Mines, London, 1969.
- PhD, Structural Geology, Imperial College, London, 1973.
Employment
- Lecturer, Imperial College, London, 1973.
- Lecturer, Leeds University, England, 1973-1975.
- Research scientist, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France, 1975-.
- Current position: Directeur de Recherche, Première Classe.
- Sabbaticals: Uppsala (1981), Baltimore and Albany (1983), and Austin (1990).
Research
- Subjects: tectonics, structural geology, basin dynamics, fluid overpressures, petroleum exploration, mineral exploration.
- Methods: field studies, physical modelling, computer modelling.
- Publications: more than 110 full papers in international journals.
- Distinctions: CNRS Silver Medal for research in Earth Sciences, 1990.
- Field experience: Europe, Central Asia, Americas, and Africa.
