Earth and Life

Anne Né dé lec studied geology and biology at the Ecole Normale Supé rieure (France). She became a Professor in Earth Sciences at the university of Yaounde (Cameroon) and Toulouse (France). She was also an invited researcher at the university of Sã o Paulo (Brazil). She did geological field work in Brazil, Madagascar, Cameroon and other African countries. She is an international specialist of granitic rocks. Her main research themes are the formation of the oldest continents as well as the past climates of the Earth.