Sebastien Merkel
Professor at University of Lille 1
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Hauts-de-France
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Top SchoolSebastien Merkel is a Professor of Physics at the University of Lille and a specialist in deep Earth geophysics, high-pressure mineral physics, and seismic anisotropy with over a decade of research experience. He leads experimental and modeling work using large-scale synchrotron and high-pressure facilities to probe mineral plasticity and texture relevant to Earth's deep mantle, and directs a master's program in molecular and materials physics. His career includes international fellowships at UC Berkeley and the University of Tokyo and a past junior membership at the Institut universitaire de France, reflecting sustained excellence and interdisciplinary reach. Notably, he pairs hands-on high-pressure experiments with computational modeling of anisotropy and texture, bridging laboratory measurements and geophysical implications for the D" layer.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Mathématiques spéciales et supérieures, Mathématiques spéciales et supérieures at Lycée du Parc, LyonPhD, Earth Science, PhD, Earth Science at École normale supérieure de LyonHabilitation à diriger les recherches, Physique, Habilitation à diriger les recherches, Physique at University of Lille 1 Sciences and TechnologyPhD, Earth Science, PhD, Earth Science at Carnegie Institution for ScienceBaccalauréat, Série C, Baccalauréat, Série C at Lycée International Ferney-Voltaire
French, English, German, Japanese
Github Skills (8)
detector9
diffraction8
python7
ray6
electron3
cross-platform2
image-analysis2
whiteboard2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
smerkel/maudESGEdit
Mar 2020 - Dec 2023
Contributions:18 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 3 years 9 months
smerkel/polydefix
Apr 2015 - Apr 2022
Contributions:12 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years
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