Philippe Steer

Philippe Steer is an Assistant Professor at Geosciences Rennes, University of Rennes, and a junior member of the Institut Universitaire de France. His research bridges climate, tectonics, and surface processes, with a focus on stochastic events like earthquakes and typhoons shaping mountain landscapes.

• University: University of Rennes
• Department: Geosciences Rennes
• Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
• Scientific Initiative: Institute member, ERC FEASIBLe Project Leader

Steer’s work explores the feedback between tectonic deformation and erosion during seismic cycles, using numerical models to analyze landslides, river dynamics, and carbon fluxes. Key projects include the ERC-funded FEASIBLe (2019-2025) and ANR EROQUAKE (2014-2019).

Recent publications reveal trends in climate-tectonic interactions, post-earthquake landscape recovery, and 3D sediment transport quantification. His modeling approaches integrate stochasticity in natural hazards and long-term geomorphological evolution.

Scientific Recognition:

• Junior Member, Institut Universitaire de France
• ERC Starting Grant (FEASIBLe, 1.5M€)
• ANR JCJC Grant (EROQUAKE, 200k€)

Steer has advised four PhD students and collaborated with postdoctoral researchers on topics spanning landslide mechanics, fjord erosion, and glacial landscape evolution. His work contributes to understanding how extreme events drive Earth’s surface dynamics across timescales.