Claude Jaupart

Claude Jaupart graduated from the Ecole des Mines de Paris before obtaining a Ph.D. in geophysics from MIT and a doctorat d'Etat at the Universite de Paris 7. He has been associated with the Universite de Paris 7 and the Institut de Physique du Globe since 1982, where he served as director of the IPG between 1999 and 2004 and is currently Professor of Geophysics. Professor Jaupart's research covers diverse aspects of the physics of energy transport in the Earth including volcanic and magmatic...See more

Claude Jaupart graduated from the Ecole des Mines de Paris before obtaining a Ph.D. in geophysics from MIT and a doctorat d'Etat at the Universite de Paris 7. He has been associated with the Universite de Paris 7 and the Institut de Physique du Globe since 1982, where he served as director of the IPG between 1999 and 2004 and is currently Professor of Geophysics. Professor Jaupart's research covers diverse aspects of the physics of energy transport in the Earth including volcanic and magmatic systems, continental heat flux, and mantle convection. His approach is based on a combination of laboratory experiments in fluid mechanics, field observations, and theoretical studies. His contributions have been acknowledged by many distinctions: the Wager prize of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (1993), the silver medal of the CNRS (1995), the Holweck and the Mergier-Bourdeix prizes of the Academie des Sciences (1995, 1998), the Prestwich medal of the Geological Society of London (1999), and the Holmes medal of the European Geophysical Union (2007). See less