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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

08 May 2026

Jean-Philippe Avouac featured at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences annual meeting

Jean-Philippe Avouac, Director of the Institut de physique du globe de Paris (IPGP) and Professor at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech),...

06 May 2026

Non-biological organic carbon recycled in Earth’s depths

A study published in Nature Communications, involving teams from the Institut de physique du globe de Paris, reveals a major and previously underestim...

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...

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