Jon Mosar
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Jon Mosar | |
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| Occupations | Geologist and academic |
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| Education | CES MSc DEA DSc |
| Alma mater | Louis Pasteur University University of Neuchâtel |
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| Institutions | University of Fribourg |
Jon Mosar is a geologist and academic serving as a Professor of Tectonics and Geodynamics in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.[1] His work spans tectonics, structural geology and plate tectonics, emphasizing geological processes of faulting, orogenic wedge mechanics, and fault-related folding. It is based on exploration geophysics, analog and numerical modeling, and mapping of Earth's geological structures.[2]
Mosar earned a Certificat général d'éducation in sciences and languages, focusing on natural sciences, from the Lycée de Garçons de Luxembourg in 1978, followed by a Certificat d'études scientifiques (C.E.S.) in chemistry, biology, and geology from the Centre Universitaire in Luxembourg in 1979. He subsequently moved to France, where he studied at Louis Pasteur University, receiving a Maîtrise en Sciences de la Terre in 1982 and a Diplôme d'études approfondies (D.E.A.) in geology in 1983. He completed a Doctorat ès sciences in structural geology in 1987. He then conducted postdoctoral research in structural geology at Princeton University, USA, from 1988 to 1990, and at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, from 1990 to 1993, with grants from the FNRS, the Luxembourg Government, NATO, and Fulbright-Hayes fellowships.[3][4]
Career
Mosar began his academic career as a post-doctoral researcher at Princeton University, where he worked with John Suppe from 1988 to 1990. Following postdoctoral research at the Musée de Géologie of the Canton of Vaud (Switzerland), he was appointed First Assistant, equivalent to Assistant Professor, at the University of Lausanne from 1993 to 1998, while also serving as a Professor at the Université Populaire de Lausanne (UPL) from 1997 to 1998. Between 1998 and 2002, he worked at the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) in Trondheim, initially as Senior Researcher and Associate Professor, later becoming Full Professor. In 2003, he received his Venia Legendi and Habilitation from the Department of Geosciences at the University of Fribourg, where he held the position of Maître d'Enseignement et de Recherche (MER) from 2002 to 2011. He has been a Professor in the Department of Geosciences since 2011.[5][6]
Mosar was a member of the Scientific Council of the European Center for Geodynamics and Seismology (ECGS) from 2002 to 2011, serving as its President from 2008 to 2011. From 2009 to 2023, he served on the Geological Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences, as Vice President from 2017 to 2023, and has been its President since 2024.[7]
Mosar has been featured in media outlets, such as World Radio Switzerland, Radio Luxembourg, Radio Suisse Romande, Télévision Suisse Romande, Radio Télévision Suisse, Migros Magazine,[8] Le Matin and La Liberté.[9] In 2003, he was portrayed in a book on 100 Luxembourgers Around The World.