Team
Resarch Resarchers &Research-lecturers The laboratory is composed of CNRS researchersand teacher-researchers from the University of Poitiers. Amélie Beaudet CNRS Junior Professor Amélie Beaudet CNRS Junior Professor The general research My research focuses on the paleobiology of Plio-Pleistocene hominins with a particular interest in the evolutionary and adaptive contexts from which the genus Homo emerged. Detailed profile Email:amelie.beaudet[at]univ-poitiers.fr Mouloud Benammi CNRS Research engineer (IR) Mouloud Benammi CNRS Research engineer (IR) Research support mission I ensure the implementation and the proper functioning of our palaeomagnetic lab. I process research requests from researchers in our unit as well as other researchers from third-party institutions (in form of collaborations). Detailed profile Email:mouloud.benammi[at]univ-poitiers.fr Emilie Berlioz CNRS Researcher Emilie Berlioz CNRS Researcher Main research My research focuses on the palaeoecology of large herbivores from the European Pleistocene. I analyse their responses to past climatic oscillations in order to anticipate their future ecological trajectories under the combined pressures of global warming and anthropisation. Detailed profile Email:emilie.berlioz[at]cnrs.fr Cécile Blondel Assistant Professor UP Cécile Blondel Assistant Professor UP Main research Systematic, phylogeny of artiodactyls ; reconstruction of paleoenvironments from ungulates. Detailed profile Email:cecile.blondel[at]univ-poitiers.fr Jean-Renaud Boisserie CNRS Senior Researcher Actuellement rattaché au CFEE Jean-Renaud Boisserie CNRS Senior Researcher Currently affiliated with the CFEE in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Main research I study the evolutionary history of extinct large mammals, their impact on their fossil ecosystems, and the factors that shaped their paleobiology. Detailed profile Email:jean.renaud.boisserie[at]univ-poitiers.fr Yaowalak Chaimanee CNRS Research engineer (IR) Yaowalak Chaimanee CNRS Research engineer (IR) Research support mission My work involves organizing field missions and associated excavations, particularly in Southeast Asia. The search for new sites in the region’s sedimentary basins (Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Laos) is of paramount importance and requires an extensive network of communication with the regional Earth sciences community. Detailed profile Email:yao.chaimanee[at]univ-poitiers.fr Olivier Chavasseau Assistant Professor UP Assistant Director of the Unit Olivier Chavasseau Assistant Professor UP Main research My research explores the evolution of anthropoid- and hominoid-bearing faunas in the Cenozoic of Southeast Asia. Detailed profile Email:olivier.chavasseau[at]univ-poitiers.fr Guillaume Daver Assistant Professor UP Guillaume Daver Assistant Professor UP Main research My research aims at studying primate locomotion (notably apes and humans) in order to understand the relationships between primate behavior and their ecosystem, and the role of such an interaction in the course of human evolution. Detailed profile Email:guillaume.daver[at]univ-poitiers.fr Stéphane Ducrocq CNRS Senior Researcher Stéphane Ducrocq CNRS Senior Researcher Main research My research mainly concerns the origin and evolutionary history of the Old World Anthracotheriidae and basal artiodactyls. Detailed profile Email:stephane.ducrocq[at]univ-poitiers.fr Géraldine Garcia Assistant Professor UP Géraldine Garcia Assistant Professor UP Main research Paleoherpetologist, my research activities have focused on the evolution of reptile fauna and their environments in deep times. Detailed profile Email:geraldine.garcia[at]univ-poitiers.fr Camille Grohé Assistant Professor UP Camille Grohé Assistant Professor UP Main research My research aims at better understanding the mechanisms driving the evolutionary dynamics of communities and ecosystems. I am particularly interested in the evolution of interactions between carnivoran mammals (lions, saber-toothed cats, hyaenas, dogs…) and hominins in eastern Africa from the Miocene to the Pleistocene. Detailed profile Email:camille.grohe[at]univ-poitiers.fr Franck Guy CNRS Researcher Franck Guy CNRS Researcher Main research My research focus on hominin origin and evolution. In particular, I’m interested in cranial and dental material of African Mio-Pliocene hominins. Detailed profile Email:franck-guy[at]univ-poitiers.fr Vincent Lazzari Assistant Professor UP Vincent Lazzari Assistant Professor UP Main research My research aims at identifying and interpreting the mechanisms (function, adaptation, development…) which drive tooth morphological evolution in mammals. Detailed profile Email:vincent.lazzari[at]univ-poitiers.fr Gildas Merceron CNRS Senior Researcher Director of the Unit Gildas Merceron CNRS Senior Researcher Main research My research aims at exploring the ecology of mammals to assess the underlying mechanisms of their evolutionary history. This also provides inescapable proxies to depict the available vegetal resources needed to reconstruct past ecosystems and their changes through time. Detailed profile Email:gildas.merceron[at]univ-poitiers.fr Olga Otero Professor UP Olga Otero Professor UP Main research As a paleoichthyologist, I focus my research on the link between Evolution and Environment in deep times, and notably the balance between climate and geology and their impact on faunas. Detailed profile Email:olga.otero[at]univ-poitiers.fr Patrick Vignaud Professor UP Patrick Vignaud Professor UP Main research My research focuses on the evolution of Mesozoic and Cenozoic crocodyliforms, as well as on the palaeoenvironmental context of hominin evolution. Detailed profile Email:patrick.vignaud[at]univ-poitiers.fr Research Research support Mouloud Benammi CNRS Research engineer (IR) Mouloud Benammi CNRS Research engineer (IR) Research support mission I ensure the implementation and the proper functioning of our palaeomagnetic lab. I process research requests from researchers in our unit as well as other researchers from third-party institutions (in form of collaborations). Detailed profile Email:mouloud.benammi[at]univ-poitiers.fr Yaowalak Chaimanee CNRS Research engineer (IR) Yaowalak Chaimanee CNRS Research engineer (IR) Research support mission My work involves organizing field missions and associated excavations, particularly in Southeast Asia. The search for new sites in the region’s sedimentary basins (Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Laos) is of paramount importance and requires an extensive network of communication with the regional Earth sciences community. Detailed profile Email:yao.chaimanee[at]univ-poitiers.fr Lizon Delomosne Short-term Assistant Engineer Lizon Delomosne Short-term Assistant Engineer Research support mission I specialize in tridimensional digitization and 3D modeling of cultural heritage. I explore the possibilities of digital imagery for the study, the valorization and the transmission of PALEVOPRIM’s collections. Detailed profile Email:lizon.delomosne[at]univ-poitiers.fr Adélaïde Euriat Study Engineer (IE) Adélaïde Euriat Study Engineer (IE) Research support mission Collection, management, processing and analysis of large fossil and current datasets and metadata at various scales (centimetric to global); Hardware, software and analytical advice and assistance to users. Detailed profile Email:adelaide.euriat[at]univ-poitiers.fr Laure Painault Technical Assistant UP Laure Painault Technical Assistant UP Research support mission I provide administrative and logistical support for research and teaching activities. I coordinate and organize information within the laboratory, ensuring the efficient management of administrative processes and internal communication. Detailed profile Email:laure.painault[at]univ-poitiers.fr Guylaine Reynaud CNRS Technician Guylaine Reynaud CNRS Technician Research support mission I am responsible for financial and administrative management. In particular, I coordinate business travel arrangements in France and abroad, including numerous fieldwork missions in Africa and
