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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

05 May 2023

Mathilde Cannat receives the 2023 Arthur Holmes Medal from the EGU

Mathilde Cannat, from the Marine Geosciences team of the IPGP, is awarded for her contribution to the understanding of mid-ocean ridges in terms of te...

04 May 2023

The "Diagnose Alzheimer's disease with isotopes" project granted with an ERC proof-of-concept !

Frédéric Moynier, professor at the Université Paris Cité and cosmochemist at the IPGP, has obtained an ERC proof-of-concept funding to develop and app...

11 April 2023

" Les Mondes de Saturne " awarded by the Ciel & Espace prize for the best astronomy book 2023

The Ciel & Espace prize for astronomy books goes this year to Alice Le Gall, Sandrine Guerlet, Sandrine Vinatier and Sébastien Charnoz for "Les mo...

24 March 2023

Storage of carbon by the Himalaya: the importance of organic carbon unveiled

An international team, led by IPGP researchers, has looked into organic carbon stored as graphite in the Nepal Himalaya, whose importance as compared ...

21 March 2023

Congrès des doctorants 2023

For the 30th year since its creation, the CDD will be held again at the IPGP from 11 to 14 April 2023 on the theme "Scientific methods as a bridge bet...

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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

30 May

Séminaires de Sismologie

Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing on Volcanoes: Observations from Etna and Vulcano Island

Orateurs : Gikda Currinti

30 May

Planetary science seminars

Basement fabric in the Valles Marineris "rift" on Mars: discovery, significance, and influence on rift development

Orateurs : Daniel Mège

31 May

Séminaires thème Origines

Consequences of giant impacts: the Moon formation and magma ocean dynamos

Orateurs : Miki Nakajima

01 Jun

Séminaires Dynamique des fluides géologiques

Thermal evolution of a primitive magma ocean in interaction with its outgassing atmosphere: implication for the primitive surface conditions and the evolution of rocky planets

Orateurs : Helene Massol

01 Jun

Planetary science seminars

Resurfacing and texturing of rubble-pile minor planets.

Orateurs : Ishan SHARMA

05 Jun

Séminaires Systèmes Volcaniques

Le Volcanisme dans le sud du canal du Mozambique

Orateurs : Carole Berthod

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Last publications

Sturtz Cyril, Limare Angela, Tait Stephen, Kaminski Édouard. Birth and Decline of Magma Oceans in Planetesimals: 1. Experimental Study of Erosion and Deposition of Particles in an Internally Heated Convecting Fluid. Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets, Wiley-Blackwell, 19 July 2023, 127. <10.1029/2021je007000>

Vignati Davide A.L., Salles Elsa, Nguyen Thi Tuyen, Simon Céline, Beuret Maximilien, Cossu-Leguille C., Groleau Alexis, Erban Kochergina Yulia, Sivry Yann, Kram Pavel. Nickel and chromium speciation in a small ultramafic catchment: implications for elemental bioavailability to freshwater organisms. 12 June 2023.

Salles Elsa, Maul A., Cossu-Leguille C., Nguyen Thi Tuyen, Beuret Maximilien, Groleau Alexis, Sivry Yann, Erban Kochergina Yulia, Kram Pavel, Normant Vincent, Vignati Davide A.L.. Interactions of Cr(III)/Cr(VI) Mixtures with Freshwater Algae: a Stable Isotope Approach. 12 June 2023.

Rajič Kristijan, Raimbourg Hugues, Lerouge Catherine, Famin Vincent, Dubacq Benoit, Canizarés Aurélien, Di Carlo Ida, Maubec Nicolas. Metamorphic reactions and their implication for the fluid budget in metapelites at seismogenic depths in subduction zones. Tectonophysics, Elsevier, June 2023, 857. <10.1016/j.tecto.2023.229844>

Metcalfe Abigail, Moune Séverine, Komorowski Jean-Christophe, Robertson Robert, Christopher T.E., Joseph EP., Moretti R.. Earth-Science Reviews Diverse Magma Storage and Major and Volatile Magma Composition: What are the implications on the Eruptive Style Across a Volcanic Arc? An Example of the Lesser Antilles Arc. Earth-Science Reviews, Elsevier, June 2023, 241. <10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104440>

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