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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

19 October 2026

Heading for Phobos: IPGP at the heart of Japan’s MMX mission

On 19 October 2026 at 9:41 p.m. Paris time, Japan’s MMX space mission will lift off towards Mars and its two moons, Phobos and Deimos, from the Tanega...

14 October 2026

From Tokyo to Mount Fuji: a Franco-Japanese week at the crossroads of Earth sciences and music

From 9 to 17 November 2026, several scientific events in Japan will bring together IPGP researchers and their Japanese partners. The programme include...

12 October 2026

Using neutrinos to probe the composition of Earth’s deep interior

What if neutrinos could offer a new way of looking inside our planet? An interdisciplinary team involving researchers from the IPGP is exploring the u...

01 October 2026

Planetary Research: a new open-access journal for planetary sciences

Led by an international community of researchers, with strong involvement from IPGP scientists, the new journal Planetary Research offers an alternati...

22 September 2026

What if the next stars of recycling were… bacteria?

A new comic book from IPGP takes us behind the scenes of metal bio-recovery. Featuring bacteria, precious metals and a generous dose of humour, it rev...

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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

20 Oct

Séminaires Planétologie et Sciences Spatiales

From Fireballs to Moonquakes: the Source Population of Lunar Seismic Impacts

Speaker: Hadrien Devillepoix

22 Oct

Séminaires Systèmes Volcaniques

2025 diking events and eruptions within the Svartsengi volcanic system, Iceland

Speaker: Michelle Maree Parks

28 Oct

Séminaires Géosciences Marines

A seafloor spreading event captured by in-situ seismo-geodetic monitoring

Speaker: Jean-Yves Royer

03 Nov

Séminaires de Sismologie

Towards a Systematic Detection of Mantle-sensitive P-wave Interferences from Oceanic Sources

Speaker: Lisa Tomasetto

05 Nov

Séminaires généraux de l’IPGP

--- SEMINAIRE GENERAL --- Cross-scale modelling of tectonics and earthquakes

Speaker: Ylona Van Dinther

12 Nov

Séminaires communs Tectonique-Sismologie

Earthquake cycle simulations for PSHA

Speaker: Olaf Zielke

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Last publications

Labidi Jabrane, Lorand Jean-Pierre, Cartigny Pierre, El Atrassi Fatima. Sulfur isotope evidence for shale recycling in pyroxenites from the Beni Bousera orogenic massif (Morocco); insights on the HIMU mantle endmember. Chemical Geology, Elsevier, 20 December 2026, 726. <10.1016/j.chemgeo.2026.123735>

Frey Mathilde, Quidelleur Xavier, Feuillet Nathalie, Médard Étienne, Berthod Carole, Komorowski Jean-Christophe, Puzenat Valentine, Thinon Isabelle, Rinnert Emmanuel, Cathalot Cécile, Jorry Stephan, Paquet Fabien, Lebas Élodie. Timing of volcano-tectonic events in the East Mayotte Volcanic Chain (Comoros Archipelago) since 3.5 Ma. Marine Geology, Elsevier, December 2026, 502. <10.1016/j.margeo.2026.107898>

Besognet Laurie, Debret Baptiste, Rohnke Marcus, Esteve Imène, Corgne Alexandre, Siebert Julien, Ménez Bénédicte. Experimental investigation of a deep organic carbon cycling promoted by carbonate reduction in subduction zones. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Elsevier, December 2026, 696. <10.1016/j.epsl.2026.120365>

Kamash Medet, Cochennec Maxime, Baigadilov Adil, van Hullebusch Eric D, Colombano Stéfan. Interfacial behaviour and foam fractionation of PFAS in complex AFFF-related systems. 02 November 2026.

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. 02 November 2026.

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