Maître de Conférences des Universités

LPG

Bât. 4, office n°159

Tél : +33 (0)276645154

Mél : olivier.verhoeven@univ-nantes.fr

Research interests 

• Stochastic inversion of geophysical data
• Internal structure of Earth-like planets

Current research projects

• Martian seismology : InSight NASA mission
• Geomagnetic field: Swarm ESA mission

Teaching

• Geosciences
• Geophysics
• Mathematics
• Data analysis
• Programming
• Planetology

Scientific and academic responsabilities

• From 2020 : Co-coordinator of the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership Project GeoPlaNet.
• From 2019 : Co-coordinator of the Planetary Geosciences International Master Project GeoPlaNExT from I-Site NExT.
• From 2015 : Master 2 advisor of the Earth and Planets Program from Master Sciences de la Terre et des planètes, environnement de l'Université de Nantes.
• From 2014 : Membre du Conseil de Perfectionnement du Master Sciences de la Terre et des planètes, environnement de l'Université de Nantes.
• From 2011 : Membre du Conseil du Département STU de l'Université de Nantes.

Publications

• Smrekar, S.E., Lognonné, P., Spohn, T., Banerdt, W.B. et al. (2019), Pre-Mission InSights on the Interior of Mars, Space Sci. Rev., Vol. 215.
• Panning, M.P., Lognonné P., Banerdt, W.B.  et al. (2017), Planned Products of the Mars Structure Service for the InSight Mission to Mars, SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS, Vol. 211, pp. 611-650.
• DUMOULIN, C.,  TOBIE, G.,  VERHOEVEN, O., Rosenblatt, P., Rambaux, N. (2017), Tidal constraints on the interior of Venus, J. GEOPHYS. RES. Planets, doi:10.1002/2016JE005249.
• VERHOEVEN, O., VACHER, P. (2016) . Laboratory-based electrical conductivity at Martian mantle conditions, PLANET. SPACE SCI., 134, 29-35.
• CIVET, F., THEBAULT, E., VERHOEVEN, O., LANGLAIS, B. & SATURNINO, D. (2015), Electrical conductivity of the Earth's mantle from the first Swarm magnetic field measurements,  GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 42, 3338–3346.
• DRILLEAU, M., BEUCLER, É., MOCQUET, A., VERHOEVEN, O., Moebs, G., Burgos, G. et al. (2013), A Bayesian approach to infer radial models of temperature and anisotropy in the transition zone from surface wave dispersion curves. GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL, 195(2), 1165-1183.
• MOCQUET, A., Rosenblatt, P., Dehant, V. & VERHOEVEN, O. (2011), The deep interior of Venus, Mars, and the Earth: A brief review and the need for planetary surface-based measurements. PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE, 59(10, SI), 1048-1061.
• Rivoldini, A., Hoolst, T. V., VERHOEVEN, O., MOCQUET, A. & Dehant, V. (2011), Geodesy constraints on the interior structure and composition of Mars. ICARUS, 213(2), 451-472.
• VERHOEVEN, O., MOCQUET, A., VACHER, P., Rivoldini, A., Menvielle, M., Arrial, P.-A. et al. (2009), Constraints on thermal state and composition of the Earth's lower mantle from electromagnetic impedances and seismic data. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH, 114.
• VACHER, P. & VERHOEVEN, O. (2007), Modelling the electrical conductivity of iron-rich minerals for planetary applications. PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE, 55.