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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

18 September 2026

Mapping regolith migration on Phobos to support the MMX sample-return mission

Researchers from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP), in collaboration with the Centro de Astrobiología (Spain) have published a new stu...

16 September 2026

Lorraine Delaroque and Ines Ouar, two IPGP PhD students, receive awards at international conferences

Two doctoral students from the Planetology and Space Sciences team were recently recognized for their research at two international conferences.

15 September 2026

Titanium and cerium nanoparticles: in the Seine river, manufactured pollution now matches natural background

A study led by researchers at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) and Université Paris Cité shows that concentrations of manufactured ti...

14 September 2026

Razvan Caracas elected President-elect of the International Mineralogical Association

At the IMA General Meeting held last month in Nanjing, Razvan Caracas, CNRS senior researcher at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, was ele...

11 September 2026

Nepal–Tibet: reconstructing the dynamics of a high-mountain hazard cascade

On 26 August 2026, a major rock-and-ice collapse occurred near the border between Nepal and Tibet. As it travelled through a confined valley, the movi...

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Key figures

103

years of science for the planet in 2024

French active volcanoes monitored by the IPGP

500

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

observatory on Mars (mission completed in 2022)

404

publications in 2022 (including 37 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

29 Sep

Séminaires Dynamique des fluides géologiques

Reconstructing Earth’s early subaerial environments via process-informed comparative geomorphology and sedimentology

Speaker: Mathieu Lapôtre

30 Sep

Séminaires Géosciences Marines

Subduction zone heterogeneities and the distribution of fluids controlling the occurrence of seismicity

Speaker: Alexander Wickham-Piotrowski

06 Oct

Séminaires thème Origines

Tracing Atmospheric Oxidation from the Present to the Deep Past Using Oxygen and Sulfur Isotope Anomalies

Speaker: Lei Geng

14 Oct

Séminaires Géosciences Marines

TBA

Speaker: Isabelle Panet

05 Nov

Séminaires thème Risques naturels

--- GRAND SEMINAIRE DE THEME --- Cross-scale modelling of tectonics and earthquakes

Speaker: Ylona Van Dinther

18 Nov

Séminaires Géosciences Marines

TBA

Speaker: Sergio Grion

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Last publications

Batikh Ali, Colombano Stéfan, Cochennec Maxime, Davarzani Dorian, Guyonnet Dominique, Perrault Arnault, Lions Julie, Grandclément Julien, Bristeau Sébastien, Togola Anne, Devau Nicolas, van Hullebusch Eric D.. Enhanced PFAS remediation of AFFF-contaminated soil by foam injection. Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters, Elsevier B.V., November 2026, 7. <10.1016/j.hazl.2026.100186>

Havas Robin, Thomazo Christophe, Tavera Rosaluz, Betancourt Vladimir, Muller Élodie, Caumartin Jeanne, Jézéquel Didier, Benzerara Karim. Deciphering environmental processes in sedimentary carbonates, a dynamic isotope box model approach. Chemical Geology, Elsevier, 05 October 2026, 721. <10.1016/j.chemgeo.2026.123616>

Davis Anne H, Solomatova Natalia V, Caracas Razvan. Dissociation of methane and formation of carbon clusters in a reducing pyrolitic magma ocean. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Elsevier, October 2026, 692. <10.1016/j.epsl.2026.120222>

Jin Luyao, Xu Jing, Cheng Wei, Liu Zufan, Marsac Rémi, Catrouillet Charlotte, Tao Shiyong. Adsorption characteristics and integrated predictive modeling of quinolone antibiotics on urban river sediments. Journal of Water Process Engineering, Elsevier, October 2026, 92. <10.1016/j.jwpe.2026.110745>

Schibille Nadine, Tisseyre Philippe, Cormier Laurent, Neuville Daniel R. Multi-analytical study of the effects of secondary working and recycling in Roman glass. Journal of Archaeological Science, Elsevier, October 2026, 194. <10.1016/j.jas.2026.106681>

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