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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

11 April 2024

Yann Klinger awarded ERC Advanced Grant 2023

Yann Klinger, CNRS Research Director and head of the Tectonics and Mechanics of the Lithosphere team at the IPGP, has been awarded the prestigious Eur...

10 April 2024

Meteorites and magnetism in comics!

To make it easier to communicate her research subject, a researcher from the IPGP and MIT has teamed up with an illustrator, herself a geophysicist, t...

11 March 2024

The NanoMagSat mission gets go-ahead from ESA!

The Programme Board for Earth Observation of the European Space Agency (ESA) has just decided to proceed with the NanoMagSat mission. This mission, in...

04 March 2024

Razvan Caracas receives the Dana Medal from the Mineralogical Society of America

Razvan Caracas is a CNRS Senior Researcher in the Cosmochemistry, Astrophysics and Experimental Geochemistry team at the IPGP. He received the Dana Me...

23 February 2024

Sediments from deep submarine basins reveal the history of mega-earthquakes in the Lesser Antilles

An international team led by researchers from the IPGP has, for the first time, traced the history of major earthquakes in the Lesser Antilles over th...

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Key figures

100

years of science for the planet

French active volcanoes monitored by the IPGP

520

staff members (researchers, engineers, technicians, administrative staff, post-docs and PhD candidates)

observatory on Mars

512

publications in 2021 (including 25 in high impact journals such as Nature, Science and PNAS)

locations: Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion Island, Chambon-la-Forêt, Champs-sur-Marne and 2 locations in Paris

Agenda

21 May

Séminaires thème Intérieurs de la Terre et des planètes

Séminaire de Thème — The thermal structure of subduction zones: why do we care; how do we find it; and how well do we do?

Speaker: Peter van Keken

22 May

Séminaires Dynamique des fluides géologiques

Wave focussing during the relaxation of a cavity at the air-water interface

Speaker: Ratul Dasgupta

29 May

Séminaires thème Origines

Aqueous fluids in mantle metasomatism: insights using the Deep Earth Water

Speaker: Dimitri Sverjensksy

30 May

Séminaires Dynamique des fluides géologiques

Magma ocean, tidal forces and mantle differentiation

Speaker: Julien Monteux

04 Jun

Séminaires de Sismologie

Estimation of the wave vector, methods, and applications to infrasound and seismic waves.

Speaker: Benjamin Poste et Alexis Le Pichon

11 Jun

Séminaires de Sismologie

Monitoring the temporal evolution of faults and the preparatory phase of large earthquakes in Italy by event-specific ground motion anomalies

Speaker: Matteo Picozzi

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Last publications

Kawamoto Tatsuhiko, Inukai Toshihiro, Nicollet Christian, Koga Kenneth T., Rose-Koga Estelle F., Debret Baptiste. Fluid inclusions of ophicarbonates in Oman and Western Alps ophiolite and carbonation experiments of mantle minerals. 25 August 2024.

Peruzzetto Marc, Colas Bastien, Lévy Clara, Rohmer Jérémy, Bourrier Franck. Empirical quantification of rockfall reach probability: objective determination of appropriate topographic descriptor. 08 July 2024.

Bonnière Antoine, Khaska Somar, Le Gal La Salle Corinne, Louvat Pascale, Verdoux Patrick. Long-term impact of wastewater effluent discharge on groundwater: identification of contaminant plume by geochemical, isotopic, and organic tracers' approach. Water Research, IWA Publishing/Elsevier, 15 June 2024, 257. <10.1016/j.watres.2024.121637>

Letaïef Sarah, Carvallo Claire, Franke Christine, Isambert Aude, Camps Pierre. Contributions and limitations of environmental magnetism to characterize traffic-related particulate matter sources. Geophysical Journal International, Oxford University Press (OUP), 01 June 2024, 237. <10.1093/gji/ggae108>

Zheng Kun, Benedetti Marc, Jain Rohan, Pollmann Katrin, van Hullebusch Eric. Recovery of gallium (and indium) from spent LEDs: Strong acids leaching versus selective leaching by siderophore desferrioxamine E. Separation and Purification Technology, Elsevier, June 2024, 338. <10.1016/j.seppur.2024.126566>

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