The international scientific committee is composed of specialists from France and abroad, covering the five main scientific fields at the heart of the Chaîne des Puys-Limagne Fault Tectonic Arena. It encourages and coordinates new inter-university research on the site, promotes the dissemination of the scientific results to the general public, informs public authorities about good management practice for geosites and aids international cooperation between geological World Heritage sites.

Monogenetic volcanoes

M. Pierre Boivin
volcanologist,
Emeritus researcher at the Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans,
Clermont Auvergne University, Clermont-Ferrand – FRANCE

M. Károly Németh
Senior Research Officer & Co-leader of the IAVCEI,
Hazards Research Unit,
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah – SAUDI ARABIA KINGDOM

M. Greg Valentine
Professor and Director Center for GeoHazards Studies,
Department of Geology,
University of Buffalo, Buffalo – UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

M. Joan Marti
Professor, Secretary General of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior IAVCEI),
Head of the Group of Volcanology,
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Barcelona – SPAIN

Tectonics

M. Olivier Merle
professor of tectonics,
laboratoire Magmas et Volcans,
Clermont Auvergne University, Clermont-Ferrand – FRANCE

M. Sierd Cloething
Member Academia Europaea, Professor of Tectonics,
Vrije Universiteit,
Amsterdam – NETHERLANDS

M. Páll Einarsson
Professor of Geophysics,
University of Iceland,
Reykjavik – ICELAND

Volcanology

M. Benjamin Van Wyk de Vries
professor of volcanology,
Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans,
Clermont Auvergne University, Clermont-Ferrand – FRANCE

M. Stephen Sparks
Professor,
Department of Earth Sciences,
University of Bristol – UNITED KINGDOM

M. William Rose
Professor,
Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences,
Michigan Technological University,
Houghton – UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Geomorphology

M. Bernard Joyce
Honorary Principal Fellow,
School of Earth Sciences,
University of Melbourne – AUSTRALIA

M. Matthieu Kervyn
Professor,
Department of Geography, Earth System Sciences,
Vrije Universiteit Brussel – BELGIUM

M. Pablo Grosse
Professor,
CONICET & Fundación Miguel Lillo,
Tucumán – ARGENTINA

Managmenent, conservation and hazards

M. Yves Michelin
Professor of geography
Agronomy Department, Clermont-Ferrand – FRANCE

Mme Cindy Orlando
Superintendent,
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park – UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

M. Eisuke Fujita
Senior Researcher on volcanic earthquakes,
volcanic tremor and crustal deformation,
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention,
Tsukuba – JAPAN