Dr. Laurent Ailleres

Qualifications Ingenieur Grandes Ecoles, Ecole Nationale Superieure de Geologie, Nancy, France D.E.A., Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, France, Doctorat Geosciences, Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, France Research Interests Tectonics and plate boundaries geometry Field structural geology Integration of geological and potential field datasets Interpretation and processing of aeromagnetic and gravity datasets Geophysical signature of ore deposits 3D multi-scale geological modeling 3D potential field inversions Combining 3D geological and potential field inversions

Senior Research Fellow Summary | Research | Publications | Other Contact Laurent p: +61 3 9905 1526 f: +61 3 9905 4093 e: Laurent.ailleres@sci.monash.edu.au

Research

Laurent has a strong background in field and quantitative structural geology as well as 3D modeling of geological structures.  One of his research strength lies in the field of potential field data processing, interpretation and inversions and the integration with geological observations.  In recent times, Laurent has become strongly interested in improving the current practice while performing potential field inversions and is championing combined geological and geophysical inversions.
In the past 3 years Laurent has focussed much of his research in developing methodologies that couple 3D geological modelling and geophysical inversions and applied them to numerous geological problems including crustal structuring, igneous provinces, mine resources development, exploration targeting and terrane analysis. 

Laurent is currently employed on a 0.5 FTE position at Monash University and consults to the resources sector in the remaining time.  He is one of the founders and principal of a consulting firm based in Melbourne and Broken Hill.

In his spare time, Laurent is a keen scuba diver and scuba diving instructor as well as an apprentice sax player (tenor and alto).