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CNES and IPGP to supply SPSS instrument as France’s contribution
 to U.S. Artemis IV mission

05 December 2025

CNES and IPGP to supply SPSS instrument as France’s contribution
 to U.S. Artemis IV mission

The French space agency CNES (Centre National d’Études Spatiales) and the Institut de physique du globe de Paris – Université Paris Cité are proud to ...

International honours for Daniel Neuville in the field of glass science

27 November 2025

International honours for Daniel Neuville in the field of glass science

Daniel Neuville, CNRS research director at IPGP, was awarded the Morey Prize in 2025 and was elected chair of the technical committees of the Internat...

Medieval tsunami revealed by giant coral blocks in the Caribbean

26 November 2025

Medieval tsunami revealed by giant coral blocks in the Caribbean

New scientific research has just shed light on a geological event that is as spectacular as it is forgotten: a tsunami of exceptional magnitude that i...

New insights into the history of Earth's atmosphere through neon and xenon isotopes.

14 November 2025

New insights into the history of Earth's atmosphere through neon and xenon isotopes.

A study reveals how mantle degassing and gas leakage into space have shaped the composition of the atmosphere over time.

Frédéric Girault appointed member of the Institut universitaire de France

06 November 2025

Frédéric Girault appointed member of the Institut universitaire de France

The Institut universitaire de France (IUF) aims to promote high-level research in universities and foster interdisciplinarity. Frédéric Girault, an as...

Key figures

103

103

years of science for the planet in 2024

4

4

French active volcanoes monitored by the IPGP

500

500

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

1

1

observatory on Mars (mission completed in 2022)

404

404

publications in 2022 (including 37 in high impact journals such as Nature, Science and PNAS)

8

8

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

Agenda

09 Dec

Séminaires communs Dynamique des Fluides Géologiques et Géomagnétisme

Convection in the interiors of large planets

Speaker: Thierry Alboussière

09 Dec

Séminaires Systèmes Volcaniques

Volcanic and tectonic aspects of the Changbaishan volcano.

Speaker: Jiangdong Xu, Bo Pan, Feixiang Wei and Renqi Lu (4 speakers)

09 Dec

Séminaires de Sismologie

Generative AI for High-Resolution Waveform Models

Speaker: Kadek Hendrawan Palgunadi

12 Dec

Soutenances de thèses

Spatial-temporal organization of large earthquakes along continental fault systems

Speaker: Nicolas Pinzon Matapi

12 Dec

Soutenances de thèses

Évaluation de l'effet d'île sur la biogéochimie marine et les assemblages phytoplanctoniques dans deux systèmes insulaires tropicaux contrastés

Speaker: Emma Moreau

15 Dec

Séminaires Géochimie des Isotopes stables

Dynamiques biotiques et abiotiques dans les environnements complexes

Speaker: Laura Fablet

Last publications

Li Zongze, Wang Yifan, Fan Jinyang, Zou Yang, Chen Jie, Jiang Deyi, Nélias Daniel. Deformation of surrounding rocks in salt caverns in compressed air energy storage plants: Insights from laboratory experiments and numerical simulations. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Elsevier, April 2026, 170. <10.1016/j.tust.2025.107335>

He Zili, Vinatier Sandrine, Eymet Vincent, Forest Vincent, Bézard Bruno, Rannou Pascal, Rodriguez Sébastien, Marcq Emmanuel, Fournier Richard, Blanco Stéphane, Mourtaday Nada, Nyffenegger-Péré Yaniss, Lebonnois Sébastien, Määttänen Anni. Simultaneous estimation of radiance and its sensitivities to radiative properties in a spherical-heterogeneous atmospheric radiative transfer model by Monte Carlo method: Application to Titan. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Elsevier, March 2026, 350. <10.1016/j.jqsrt.2025.109722>

Gaudaré Louis, Corgne Samuel, Jolivet Marc, Dauteuil Olivier, Doubre Cécile, Wolski Piotr, Grandin Raphaël, Doin Marie-Pierre, Durand Philippe. Flood pulse monitoring in wetlands with multi-temporal Sentinel-1 interferometric coherence data: Application to the Okavango Delta (Botswana). Remote Sensing of Environment, Elsevier, March 2026, 334. <10.1016/j.rse.2025.115173>

Donatini Adrien, Georges Peggy, Fevre Tiphaine, Cormier Laurent, Neuville Daniel R.. Charge Transfer Between Ce and Fe During Cooling of an Aluminosilicate Melt: An In Situ XANES Investigation. Inorganic Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 2026, 17. <10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c05223>

Mohan Shashank Prabha, Koga Kenneth T, Narváez Diego F, Rose-Koga Estelle F, Labidi Jabrane. Experimental determination of equilibrium sulfur isotope fractionation factors in the gas-silicate melt-sulfide liquid system. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Elsevier, December 2025. <10.1016/j.gca.2025.12.001>

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Mars
Mars

InSight National Observation Service

National Observation Service

The NASA InSight mission deployed a geophysical observatory on the surface of Mars at the end of 2018, performing simultaneous seismic, geodetic and magnetic measurements. This National Observation Service is supported by the IPGP, together with several French laboratories and observatories (in particular the LPG and GEOAZUR).

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