Professor, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France

AGU embraces the global community and welcomes leaders representing various identities, voices, and perspectives. List any identities, voices, and perspectives you would bring, including but not limited to nationality, regional representations, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and anything else you feel comfortable sharing.

I am a French researcher with experience working in different institutions in Europe, the U.S. and Chile. This has given me valuable insights into research practices in different settings.

Balancing my roles as a mother of three and a scientist, I understand the challenges faced by female researchers and am engaged in the Association for Women in Science to increase female engagement in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. I regularly visit schools to inspire a more diverse next generation of scientists. Since 2000, I have taught at French universities at both graduate and undergraduate levels. I have mentored students and early career scientists of various nationalities and backgrounds.

Over the past 25 years, I have gained extensive field experience in South America, East Africa and Southeast Asia, which has enabled me to understand the societal impact of scientific research, including in low-income communities. I am involved in subduction research networks such as SZ4D, FRENSZ (French Network on Subduction Zones) and IPOC (Integrated Plate Boundary Observatory Chile) and collaborate with colleagues worldwide.
Since 2015, I have been involved in EPOS, the European counterpart of EarthScope, actively contributing to the development of this research infrastructure, in line with the principles of open science and FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable) data management, which require collective and sustained efforts.

Volunteer experience that relates to this position:

Associate editor, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth (2024-present); Associate editor, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (2021-present); Member of SZ4D (Subduction Zones in 4 Dimensions) OPC-I committee (Operations Planning Committee for Infrastructure MegaArray) (2023-present); Member of EPOS-GNSS (European Plate Observing System-Global Navigation Satellite System) Executive and Consortium boards since 2020 — responsible for European GNSS products; Member of Epos-Fr RENAG (Reseau National GNSS permanent, French permanent GNSS network) executive board (2018-present); Deputy director of ISTerre lab (2020-2023); Member, then chair of “Hazard” Proposal Review Panel for Centre national de la recherche scientifique (2015-2020); Member of recruitment committees in France and abroad (2012-present)

This role aims to catalyze community and build AGU as envisioned by the strategic plan. This leadership position is a dual role - helping to advance AGU’s strategic plan as a member of Council and leading your section. How would you support the Board, staff and other sections to achieve AGU’s vision, values, mission, and goals? How will you engage with members of your section to execute AGU’s strategic plan?

Geodesy is inherently multidisciplinary and contributes to addressing several aspects of Earth and space sciences and their impact on humanity and the environment. These include, but are not limited to, challenges posed by fresh water supply, sea level rise, hazards, ionospheric dynamics and orbitography.
The Geodesy section is a natural bridge to several other AGU sections, fostering collaboration and communication across disciplinary boundaries. Leveraging emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence can enhance geodetic data mining and modeling. Building on AGU's commitment to quality and scientific integrity, launching cross-disciplinary sessions or special collections focused on hot topics is a natural way forward.

Geodesy research results have broad dissemination potential, inspiring a global community to build a sustainable Earth and increasing society's trust in evidence-based science. The Geodesy section should promote open science and open data, e.g., by strengthening partnerships with research infrastructures such as EarthScope or EPOS and by encouraging its members and private stakeholders to adopt best practices in data management and sharing. Indeed, open data is a key tool to democratize and broaden its use, thereby advancing knowledge and credibility and increasing the impact of our science.

To broaden its membership, the Geodesy section should engage underrepresented communities, attract scientists from diverse backgrounds and promote diversity in meeting programs and awards. Highlighting portraits of diverse scientists and organizing conferences for the general public can increase the impact of the section.

Section affiliations:

Earth and Planetary Surface Processes; Geodesy; Natural Hazards; Seismology; Tectonophysics