Stéphane POCHAT

Stéphane Pochat serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Nantes, specializing in sedimentary processes and planetary geomorphology with a distinctive Earth-Mars comparative approach.

His research portfolio encompasses:

• Analysis of underwater gravity flows and wave dynamics in lacustrine environments
• Reconstruction of Upper Permian wind patterns for paleoclimatology
• Deformation/sedimentation interactions examining fault scarp influences on synsedimentary processes
• Evolutionary studies of fluvial-lacustrine networks on Earth and Mars

Professor Pochat teaches core geological disciplines including Sedimentology (with process-focused methodology), Stratigraphy, and Geomorphology, consistently integrating planetary science perspectives. His work bridges terrestrial geological analysis with extraterrestrial applications, particularly through comparative studies of Martian surface features.

Available for academic collaboration through his University of Nantes office (Building 4, Room 029) and institutional email stephane.pochat@univ-nantes.fr, with contact details confirmed current as of May 2025.