Objective Following my success getting a first class CNRS research assistant position, I just arrived at the laboratory of Géosciences Rennes (UMR - CNRS 6118) of the Université Rennes 1 in October 2010. As a specialist in dating rocks by magnetic methods (paleomagnetism), I was attracted by the willingness of Geosciences Rennes laboratory to develop the most complete range of possible methods for the dating of rocks in order to understand the evolution of climate, environment and reliefs.Within this project, I bring methods making the link between geology and climatology. Specifically, it consists in dating, with the best accuracy possible today, sedimentary archives that have recorded past climate variations. The problems addressed are very diverse and include the formation of landforms, dating the evolution of hominids or studying regional or global climate changes (warming, monsoons, ...) and their environmental implications (desertification, sea level change, species extinction, ...). This emerging method for dating sediments is an essential component to complete the rock dating platform that is currently being built in Geosciences Rennes.The budget allocation requested is to be used to finance the implementation of these methods by building an automated system for measuring the magnetization of rocks and a magnetically shielded room to host the automated system. These devices are essential for the intended high-resolution study of continuous sediment record. It can be installed at a lower cost due to my extended past experience in foreign laboratories. This simple but crucial laboratory facility upgrade will expand dramatically the scope of the laboratory. This is essential to remain competitive internationally in a sustainable way, not only in dating rocks but also for direct applications to climatology and environmental sciences. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencesnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeology Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2011-CIG - Marie-Curie Action: "Career Integration Grants" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2011-CIG See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-CIG - Support for training and career development of researcher (CIG) Coordinator CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS Address Rue michel ange 3 75794 Paris France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Anne Fagon (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data
