Patrick LAUNEAU

Laboratory:                UMR CNRS 6112

                                   Laboratoirede Planétologie et Géodynamique (LPG)

e-mail:                         Patrick.Launeau@univ-nantes.fr

Qualifications

            1991 PhD Université Paul Sabatier,Toulouse 3

            2002 HDR Université de Nantes

Research in progress

in geology

- Structuralgeology based on digital image analysis of magma flow with cooperation inCanada (Toronto), Brazil (Sao Paulo) and field studies in France, USA, Brazil,Oman, South-Africa

- Remote sensingof petrology with hyperspectral airborne and satellite images in France, Spain, Oman, and Morocco

inenvironmental sciences (see publications*)

- Remote sensingof environmental parameters: microphytobenthos biomass and soil land cover withcooperation with biologist of Nantes University (MMS).

Main funding

            Plan National deTélédétection Spatiale and Plan National de Planétologie (CNRS-INSU)

            ACI Observation de laTerre, Région Pays de la Loire

            Europeanprogram HySens

Teaching:

Structuralgeology in License and Master including field camps

Remote sensing in Master (research and professional)

Administration:

2004-2006 Associatedirector of the UMR CNRS 6112

2006-2008 Head of the department Sciences de la Terre et de l'Univers  

since 2008 Head of OSUNA -Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers NantesAtlantique

since 2010 Head of the UMS CNRS 3281 de soutienà l'OSUNA.

2004-2011 Head of the Master "Sciences de laTerre de l'Univers et de l'Environnement" (STUE)

2011-2013 Head of the Master " Terre, Planètes et'Environnement" (TPE)

Conference organisation:

Réunion des Sciences de laTerre, Nantes 9-12 avril 2002. www.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/geol/RST2002

Workshop of hyperspectral remote sensing in April 2007

Employmenthistory :

Professor at the University of Nantessince 2003

1993-2003Maître de Conférences (associate professor) Université de Nantes

1991/93  Post-doctor at the University of Toronto:International fellowship of NSERC Canada. Image analysis and structural studies

1991 (mars avril)  Geologist atTotal Compagnie Minière France, Division Sud Massif-Central and the UniversitéPaul Sabatier Toulouse France :  Tectonicstudy of U deposite in the Bertholène mine (Laissac, Aveyron, France)".

1987/90 Thesisat the laboratoire de Pétrophysique et Tectonique de l'Université Paul Sabatier(Toulouse, France)

1987 (mai à juillet) Geologue at the Centre de Recherches sur laGéologie de l'Uranium and SNEA-P (an ELF division) :  Structural analysis of the Crozant granite(Marche, France) and link with U deposite.

1985 (juillet août) Geologistat the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières: Structural analysis in ashear zone area (West of Angers, France) for gold mining studies

PhD Thesis:

"Analyse numérique des images et orientationpréférentielles de forme des agrégats polyphasés" Université PaulSabatier, Géologie structurale et analyse d'image.

PhDdirections:

Direction

- Kazemipour F (2007-2010) Microphytobenthos radiative transfer and remote sensing of diatoms

- Baissa R. (2007-2010)Hyperspectral remote sensing of carbonates in Morocco

- Roy R. (2004-2007) Oman peridotiteremote sensing.

Co-direction

- Benyoucef (2011-2013) Hyperspectral remote sensing of microphytobenthos in Loire estuary

- Combe J.-P. (2001-2005) Hypersepctralstudy of Mars and Bougneuf Bay by MGM.

- Méléder V (2000-2003) VNIRremote sensing of microphytobenthos

-Auréjac J.-B. (1999-2004) Image analysis of magma flow in layered complex of South Africa.

Last jury of the year:

Damien Gaudin 12/07/2012 Universitéde Brest. Imagerie IR thermique haute résolution : potentiels et limitationspour la géologie, dir C. Delacourt, S. Allemand.

Annaelle Bargain 13/11/2012 Universitéde Nantes. Etude de la structure et de la dynamique des herbiers de Zosteranolti par télédétection multi et hyperspectrale, dir M. Robin, L. Barillé.

Productionof sharewares for image analysis of rock structures in cooperation with theUnversity of Toronto:

Intercepts2003,SPO2003 and Ellipsoid2003 are programs of image analysis available in the website of the UMR 6112

Publications(since 2009):

Arbaret, L., Launeau, P., Diot, H., Sizaret, S. (2012)Magnetic and shape fabrics of magnetite in simple shear flows, Journal of Volcanologyand Geothermal Research, doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.09.003

Kazemipour F., P. Launeau, V. Méléder (2012). Microphytobenthosbiomass mapping using the optical model of diatom biofilms: Application tohyperspectral images of Bourgneuf Bay, Remote Sensing of Environment 127 (2012)1-13

Kazemipour F., V. Méléder, P. Launeau(2011). Optical properties ofmicrophytobenthic biofilms (MPBOM): Biomass retrieval implication. Journal ofQuantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Volume 112, Issue 1, January2011, Pages 131-142

Picard D., L. Arbaret, M. Pichavant, R.Champallier and P. Launeau, (2011), Rheology and microstructures ofexperimentally deformed plagioclase suspensions, Geology, doi 10.1130/G32217.1

Baissa R., K. Labbassi, P. Launeau, B.Ouajhain, A. Gaudin (2010) "Analyse hyperspectrale des carbonatesjurassiques dans le Haut Atlas atlantique marocain : exemple du Lias inférieurde la formation d'Arigh Ouzla (bassin d'Essaouira)".  Comptes Rendus Geoscience, Volume 342, Issue 12, Pages 911-920

Launeau P., Archanjo C. J., Picard D., Arbaret L.,Robin P.Y. (2010). Two- and three-dimensional shape fabric analysis by theintercept method in grey levels. Tectonophysics, Volume 492, Issues 1-4, 20September 2010, Pages 230-239

Roy, R., P.Launeau, V. Carrère, P. Pinet, G. Ceuleneer, H. Clénet, Y. Daydou, J.Girardeau, and I. Amri (2009), Geological mapping strategy using visiblenear-infrared-shortwave infrared hyperspectral remote sensing: Application tothe Oman ophiolite (Sumail Massif), Geochem. Geophys.Geosyst., 10, Q02004, doi:10.1029/2008GC002154.