Dr. Florian Le Pape – Research Scientist

  Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
  Geophysics Section
  5 Merrion Square
  Dublin 2
  Ireland

  Tel: +353-1-653-5147 x213
  Fax: +353-1-443-0575
  Email: flepape-at-cp.dias.ie

Research interests

• Geophysics
• Magnetotellurics (MT)
• Crust / Lithosphere
• Continental dynamics

Qualifications

• Ph.D., 2013. Earth Science (Geophysics). Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies / National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
• M.Sc., 2008. Geophysics. Ecole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre, ULP Strasbourg, France

Current Research

Lithospheric study of the West African craton as part of the West African Exploration Initiative (WAXI).

Structure and evolution of the Tibet plateau with main focus on its northern boundary as part of the INDEPTH (International Deep Profiling of Tibet and Himalaya) project.

Publications

Le Pape, F., Jones, A.G., Vozar, J., and Wenbo, W., 2012. Penetration of crustal melt beyond the Kunlun Fault into northern Tibet. Nature Geoscience, 5(5), 330-335.

PhD Thesis

Le Pape, F., 2013. Characterization of a Crustal Transition Zone in Northern Tibet using Megnetotelluric Modelling. National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.