Deputy CEO and Scientific Director of the French Geological Survey BRGM, he is in charge of defining and implementing BRGM’s overall scientific strategy in the field of water and global warming, critical raw materials and the circular economy, natural and technological risks, the development of geological knowledge and associated digital data and services. After launching the international association PROMETIA in 2015, in 2021 he participated in the preparation of the Varin report for the French government and coordinated in 2022 the preparation and launch of OFREMI, the French observatory responsible for monitoring the channels value of CRM. He is also, for 2023 and 2024, the elected president of EuroGeoSurveys, the association of European national geological surveys. Previously, he worked at the Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA) where he held several management positions in the field of research and development. He was nuclear advisor at the French Embassy in China (Beijing) and representative of the CEA in this country. An internationally recognized expert in nuclear chemistry, he is the author of more than 60 articles in international journals (H>26) and more than 120 oral presentations in international conferences. He has been decorated as an Officer of the Academic Palms since 2017.
