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François Roure receives the 2010 Wegener Award

28 May 2010

François Roure, an Expert within IFP’s Geology-Geochemistry-Geophysics Division has just been honored by the EAGE (European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers), which has selected him as the winner of the 2010 Wegener Award in recognition of his contribution to geoscientific research in the field of petroleum exploration of frontier areas and the search for new reserves, particularly in mountain belts.

The Alfred Wegener Award is given to a member of the EAGE who has made a lasting contribution to major technical and scientific advances in the field of geosciences or petroleum engineering. The prize will be handed over to him at the next EAGE congress, to be held from June 14 to 17 in Barcelona.

François ROURE, is a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure de St-Cloud, and holds a doctorate in Sciences from the University of Paris VI. He joined IFP’s Geology-Geochemistry-Geophysics Division in 1984 after four years working at the CNRS. His research focuses on the study of sedimentary basins (architecture and geodynamics, thermicity, oil-bearing systems, fluid/rock interactions and reservoir characterization). As an Expert, he takes part in the IFP's Scientific Management works.
He is currently extraordinary Professor at the Free University of Amsterdam (VU). He also chairs the working group on sedimentary basins in the International Lithosphere Program (ILP). He has contributed more than a hundred articles published in prestigious international journals.