Luc Lavier

Luc Lavier is a Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, affiliated with the Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus. His research focuses on developing predictive models to understand stress states and deformation processes at plate boundaries across micro to macroscopic scales, utilizing numerical techniques to simulate geological processes and validate rheological parameterizations derived from laboratory experiments and field observations.

• Education: Ph.D. from Columbia University, M.S. equivalent from Université Montpellier (France), and Maîtrise & License in Theoretical Physics, Solid State Physics, and Non-Linear Optics from Université Besançon (France).

Contact:
Office: 3.102A
Phone: 512-471-0455
Email: luc@ig.utexas.edu