Annie Souriau
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Annie Souriau is a French seismologist from the commune of Saint-Cloud Paris. She is primarily known for her research into Earth's inner and outer cores, specifically her work examining seismic activity within and around the Pyrenees mountains. Through her and her colleague's research and studies, she has made notable advances to how humans understand the inner workings of the Earth's core while also winning many awards in the process.
Annie Souriau Thevenard | |
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Born | 1947 Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | Education at École normal supérieure de Fontenay-aux-Roses
Institut de Physique du Globe (Ph.D 1971 - 1978) Harvard University (1983 - 1984) |
Awards | Fellow, American Geophysical Union (2001)
Member, Academia Europaea (2004) Beno Gutenberg Medal, European Geosciences Union (2019) Inaugural winner of the Réseau Accélérométrique Permanent award (2018) Prize Binoux of the French Academy of Sciences (1989) Corresponding member of the Bureau des longitudes, Paris (2010) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Seismology, Geology |
Institutions | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique |
Thesis | Le manteau superieur sous la France et les regions limitrophes au nord (1978) |