Jean-Luc Mari

A graduate of the Institut Physique du Globe Strasbourg and the IFP School (petroleum geosciences, major in geophysics in 1978), Jean-Luc Mari was employed by IFP Energies Nouvelles in 1979 as a research engineer in the Geophysics Department. Here he worked on several research projects, such as high-resolution seismic surveying, reservoir monitoring, and the development of borehole tools, in collaboration with industrial partners GdF-Suez, CGG, Total and ELF Aquitaine. In 1984, he was awarded a PhD in Astronomy and Celestial Mechanics by the Université Pierre et Marie Curie. In 1986, he was seconded to ELF Aquitaine where he worked on reservoir geophysics.

He joined IFPEN in 1987 and was seconded to the Reservoir Department, where he studied, in particular, the benefits of using geophysical methods in horizontal wells. In 1994 he was appointed to the IFP School as a professor and obtained the accreditation to supervise earth science research (HDR). He was an expert in geophysics for IFP Energies Nouvelles.

Jean-Luc, member of the EAGE, was an associate editor for Near Surface Geophysics.

Currently retired from IFP Energies Nouvelles, Jean-Luc is an independent researcher and consultant in geophysics. He is a member of the board and of the accreditation committee for the Association for Quality in Applied Geophysics (AGAP -Association pour la Qualité en Géophysique Appliquée).

An author and co-author of patents and numerous scientific articles, Jean-Luc Mari has also contributed to educational scientific books and has been involved in the design and development of tutorials and e-books. In 2010, he received a Knighthood from the Ordre des Palmes Académiques.