The RheoMan Team
Prof. Patrick Cordier
Professor of Physics, Project leader of the Rheoman Project
Trained as a materials scientist, Patrick Cordier has worked mostly in the field of mineral physics. His research interests are related to the mechanical properties of solids with a special focus on dislocation theory. Specialist of transmission electron microscopy he has pioneered the application of Large Angle Convergent Beam Electron diffraction to defect characterization in minerals and now Precession Electron Diffraction. Since 1995, he has, with his students, elucidated the slip systems and dislocations of most high-pressure phases of the Earth’s mantle. For that purpose, he has developed and performed high-pressure deformation experiments in the multianvil apparatus (mostly using the large-scale facilities of the Bayerisches Geoinstitut). These experiments have also been applied to materials science studies (silicon, silicon carbide, quasicrystals). Recently, he has developed with Philippe Carrez and PhD students a new approach of plastic deformation under extreme pressure based on multiscale modeling which is the backbone of the RheoMan project.
Publications, students, detailled CV...: Patrick Cordier's homepage at UMET
Dr. Philippe Carrez
Assistant professor
Assistant professor in the Mineral physics group since 2003, Philippe Carrez is in charge of the numerical modelling of dislocations in mineral phases. His researches focus on the atomic structure of dislocation cores, on the dislocation mobility and on dislocation interactions at the mesoscale. Together with Patrick Cordier, he is involved in the recent development of a multi-scale model of plasticity for mantle minerals in pressure and temperature conditions relevant of the Earth interiors.
Publications, students, detailled CV...: Philippe Carrez's homepage at UMET
Dr. Karine Gouriet
Assistant professor
Karine Gouriet is a lecturer in Physics. Her research interests cover the numerical modeling of deep Earth mineral plasticity. Karine‘s main responsibility in RheoMan project is to investigate the plasticity of Mantle’s minerals like magnesium perovskite.
Publications, students, detailled CV...: Karine Gouriet's homepage at UMET