Meteorite and Planetary Magnetism

I am a CNRS researcher ("chargée de recherche") at the Centre de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement (CEREGE) in Aix-en-Provence, France. I am interested in how planetary bodies formed and evolved in the early times of the solar system. Specifically, I investigate the magnetic and structural properties of meteorites to understand how planetesimals—the building blocks of the planets—accreted, differentiated, and generated magnetic fields.

I was trained as an aerospace engineer at ISAE-Supaéro and obtained my PhD in Planetary Sciences at MIT under the supervision of Prof. Benjamin Weiss in the department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS). I then joined the CEREGE as a MSC postdoctoral fellow and then a CNES Postdoctoral Fellow. If you're curious about my PhD thesis, you can hear all about it in this amazing rap song by the artist Baba Brinkman.

You can find my CV here (last update: 10/26).

I am always looking for curious and brilliant minds to join our planetary science team! Eager to enrol in a PhD program, to continue your scientific journey as a postdoc, or simply chat about science? Feel free to contact me at: cmaurel AT cerege.fr.