Catherine CHAUVEL
Since January 1, 2018: Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, 1 Rue Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
Email: chauvel@ipgp.fr
Date of Birth: 27 December 1955
Citizenship: French
Marital Status: Married, two children
Languages: French, English, some German
Education
1982: PhD in geochemistry. Thesis title: Géochimie des Terres Rares et compositions isotopiques du Strontium et du Néodyme dans les basaltes alcalins du Massif Central.
Thesis supervisor: Prof. B.M. Jahn.
Employment
1982 - 1990: Postdoctoral Fellow, Geochemistry Department, Max-Plank-Institut für Chemie, Mainz, West Germany.
Sept. 1987 - April 1988: visiting fellow at the Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
1990 - 1991: CIES post-doctoral grant and Associate Professor fellowship. University of Rennes, France
1991 - 1999: Chargée de Recherche CNRS in “Géosciences Rennes”. Promotion to the Directeur de Recherche level (equivalent of Professor) in October 1998
1999 - 2017: Directrice de Recherche CNRS in Grenoble. Promotion to the “Full Professor” level (DR1) in October 2007.
2018: Directrice de Recherche CNRS in IPG Paris.
Awards:
AGU Fellow 2011. EAG & GS Fellow 2017. Daly Lecture 2017. Bowen Award & Lecture 2021. Léon Lutaud Prize 2025 French Science Academy.
Current Research Interests
Isotope and trace element geochemistry of modern and ancient continental and oceanic basalts, of subduction zone volcanism and of sediments.
Past and current responsibilities:
Head of the Geochemistry laboratory in Grenoble between 1999 and 2017. Adjunct-director of the Doctoral School for Earth Sciences at Grenoble University for 8 years. Supervision of over 20 graduate and PhD students. Member of the CNRS selection and evaluation committee for Earth Sciences for 8 years. Member, vice-chair and chair of the ANR “Blanc” committee (2011-2013).
Editorial board of Chemical Geology (1995-2014) and Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research (since 2013). Associate Editor of G3 2000-2008. Editor-in-Chief of Chemical Geology 2014-2022.
Treasurer of European Association of Geochemistry 2001-2008. Elected on the board of directors of the Geochemical Society (2010-2013). Elected president-elect of the VGP section of the AGU (2013-2014), president for the period 2015-2016 and past-president for 2017-2018. Member of the College of Fellows of the AGU. Vice-president of the EAG (2021-2022), president of the EAG (2023-2024), past-president of the EAG (2025-2026)
Organization of several scientific sessions in international conferences, organization of a workshop, member of the “international program committee” for the Goldschmidt 2008 and 2016.
Publications:
Over 140 papers; see full list on the publication page