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Research themes

Study of the structure and internal dynamics of planets and their evolution through geological time.

By combining several approaches, study of major issues such as eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides or magnetic storms.

Earth System Science

Measuring, understanding and modelling the functioning of our planet's surface, also called the Critical Zone.

Origins

Study of the primordial processes that led to the formation of the Solar System and the emergence of life on Earth.

News

30 April 2026

Geoffrey C. P. King (1943 - 2026)

With great sadness that we are sharing the news that Geoffrey C. P. King, who worked at the Institut de physique du globe de Paris from 1995 until his...

24 April 2026

Tribute from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris to Dr. Miguel Eduardo Bosch Blumenfeld (1959–2026)

The Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris pays tribute to Dr. Miguel Eduardo Bosch Blumenfeld, an esteemed geophysicist and distinguished alumnus of ...

22 April 2026

From the first solids of the Solar System to planets: the decisive role of extreme and violent cooling

How do the first solid materials that give rise to planets emerge from the incandescent gas surrounding a young star? This transition from gas to soli...

20 April 2026

Laëtitia Pantobe has been awarded the 2026 Thesis Prize by the French National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics (CNFGG).

Laëtitia Pantobe, a PhD student in the Volcanic Systems team, successfully defended her thesis, "Identification and modelling of the physical processe...

16 April 2026

Guillaume Avice: CNRS bronze medal for his work on noble gases in the atmospheres of terrestrial planets

Guillaume Avice, a geochemist and cosmochemist, is a research fellow at the IPGP (CNRS/IPGP/University of Paris Cité). He uses mass spectrometry to st...

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