Dr. Laurent E. Cartier, FGA
Laurent joined SSEF in 2010. He holds a Masters in Earth Sciences from Basel University and completed his FGA Diploma in 2008. He holds a PhD from Basel University that focused on pearl farming and pearl traceability issues, and is a lecturer for Gemmology at the University of Lausanne (UNIL). He is a founder of the Sustainable Pearls project. He is actively involved in the Swiss Gemmological Society (SGG) and the International Gemmological Conference (IGC). He is involved in different project management, research and teaching activities at the SSEF.