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2005, UBO-IUEM has organized a training course in Marine Geosciences
in Brittany.
This
international Training Course has been led in the framework of the
new agreement linking Universities of Purdue
and UBO Brest.
Purdue and UBO students have gained 2 credits and 4 ECTS, respectively,
by participating in this 2-week exchange program.
The purpose of the course and the internship are to provide the
student with (1) hands-on experience in marine geology and geophysics
through an actual marine survey on a research vessel, and (2) with
the state-of-the-art of the geology of the Armorican Massif and
related scientific topics.
This exchange program is actually an opportunity for French students
to improve their level of English, as all teaching are led in English.
This Web site provides an overview of the programme led and on the
main tasks achieved
by students.
This Project has been supported by Brest
Métropole Océane (Communauté
Urbaine de Brest), Conseil
Général du Finistère, Service de la Scolarité
de l'UBO-IUEM,
and Department of Earth
& Atmospheric Sciences of Purdue University, West
Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Special thanks are due to Gérard Jugie (IPEV),
Walter Roest, Bruno Savoye, Jean-François
Bourillet, Yves Fouquet (IFREMER),
David Menier (UBS,
Univ. Bretagne-Sud) for their free contribution in teaching and
guiding the group of students, which has been a great benefit for
all of them. Warm thanks are also due to Carole Le Hir,
Dominique Gac and Murielle Dubreule
for practical organization in Brest and to Jacques Bégot
and the CNRS crew for technical assistance on board Research Vessel
Côte
de la Manche. |
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Reports
of the field trips and on Topics
Report
in French Newspaper "Le Télégramme"
Participants
2005
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Students: 12: 6 from PURDUE
University (Undergraduate, Master, PhD), 6 from BREST University
(Master
Sciences de la Mer et du Littoral, Mention Géosciences
Océan, UE R8.2GO)
- Teachers :
(1) Purdue
: Eric Calais, Professor
(2) UBO Brest
: Jacques Déverchère, Professor, Jacques Bégot,
onboard technician, David Graindorge Pascal Le Roy, Joël
Rolet, Muriel Vidal, Maîtres de Conférence,
and several other scientists from IFREMER,
CNRS, UBO,
IPEV, UBS,
for talks (see Program)
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Social
events during the 2005 Course |
Schedule
Tuesd.
24, MAY
Arrival in Brest 10hPM– Installation in rooms in
Brest
Wednes. 25, MAY
AM: Presentation of IUEM, schedule, students - Tasks to
accomplish (preparation of talks) (J. Déverchère,
E. Calais)
PM: Research session: Introduction to trips in Brittany:
Offshore recent sedimentation (P. Le Roy), geology of
Armorican Massif (J. Rolet)
Thur. 26, MAY
FIELD EXCURSION 1 : CROZON:
Paleozoic, Tectonism, metamorphism (J. Rolet, M. Vidal,
D. Graindorge, E. Calais, J. Déverchère)
with written report for groups of 3
Friday 27, MAY
AM: Tools in marine geosciences: vessels, corers of IPEV
and IFREMER (G. Jugie, J-F. Bourillet) – The Bay
of Biscay (J-F. Bourillet)
PM: Visit of IPEV and IFREMER with talks on R/V Marion
Dufresne, turbidites and cores, sedimentary processes
(W. Roest, B. Savoye, Y. Fouquet)
Saturd. 28, MAY
AM: Introduction to sea cruise: security, tools (high
resolution seismics, OBS’s), duties, objectives
(D. Graindorge)
PM: Group 1: BOARDING (J. Déverchère): At
sea day & night - Group 2: Tools in geosciences: Positionning
on land and at sea (E. Calais)
Sunday 29, MAY
Group 1: At sea untill end of day (7PM) (J. Déverchère)
- Group 2: Preparation of talks and CROZON field Report
Monday 30, MAY
Group 1: Preparation of talks and CROZON field Report
- Group 2: AM: BOARDING (D. Graindorge):At sea day &
night
Tuesday 31, MAY
Group 1: Tools in geosciences: AM: Positionning on land
and at sea (E. Calais); PM: Sources, Marine seismics (J.
Déverchère) - Group 2: At
sea untill end of day (D. Graindorge)
Wed. 1st, JUNE
Group 1: BOARDING UNTIL 2PM (E. Calais) - Group 2: TP:
Marine data processing and interpretation in IUEM (D.
Graindorge)
PM: Group 1: personal work by students - Group 2: Tools
in Marine geosciences: Sources, Marine seismics (J. Déverchère)
Thur. 2, JUNE
AM: Session on the morphological evolution of Britanny
Shallow offshore, South Britanny) and land (Armorican
Massif) (D. Menier)
PM: Session on deep oceans: Accretion and hot spots of
the Atlantic (M. Maia)
Friday 3, JUNE
AM: Session on deep oceans: Subductions: the case studies
of Cascadian and Sumatra (D. Graindorge, MA. Gutscher)
Group 1: TP: Marine data processing and interpretation
in IUEM (D. Graindorge) - Group 2: personal work by students
Saturd. 4, JUNE
FIELD EXCURSION 2 : GROIX: Morphotectonics,
palaeo-subduction (J. Rolet, with P. Le Roy, D. Graindorge)
with written report for groups of 3
Sunday 5, JUNE
Preparation of talks by students
Monday 6, JUNE
Presentation of talks by students (6 talks per 2, 20 minutes,
10 mn questions)
PARTY - END OF STAY
Tuesday 7, JUNE
Departure
from Brest airport
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Please
also remind the general
aims of this international exchange programme
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| Students
involved in the Course
Purdue
Students |
UBO-IUEM
Students |
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Topics
addressed by students
1. The seismic system onboard “Côtes
de la Manche” - 2. Seismic interpretation - 3. Seismic processing
- 4. Recent sedimentary evolution (Brittany) - 5. Paleozoic paleogeography
of Brittany - 6. Subduction processes: past and present. |
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