CAGE Team News

07 June 2023

Press, Research

Geochemical signatures of archaeological artefacts as tracers of Polynesian settlements

By using the isotopic signatures of Polynesian archaeological artefacts, an interdisciplinary team including archaeologists and geochemists from the C...

04 May 2023

Press, Research

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

Awards and Distinctions, General public, Press, Research

" 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...

06 December 2022

Awards and Distinctions, Press, Research

Édith Kubik receives the 2022 CNFGG PhD Award

Édith Kubik received the 2022 Geophysics Prize for her PhD "Elemental and stable isotopic fractionations of siderophile elements – Implications for th...

07 November 2022

General public, Press, Research

Solar system calcium isotopic composition deduced from Ryugu samples

Less than two years after the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission returned samples from asteroid Ryugu to Earth, new international studies are refining the pre...

28 June 2022

Press, Research

Zinc isotope anomalies reveal accretion of outer solar system material during Earth formation

The question of the origin of volatile elements* present on Earth is fundamental to understanding the evolution of our planet. A study carried out at ...

20 June 2022

Awards and Distinctions, Institute Life, Press, Research

Frédéric Moynier elected 2022 Fellow of the Meteoritical Society

Frédéric Moynier, a professor at Université Paris Cité working in the cosmochemistry, astrophysics and experimental geophysics team at the IPGP, has b...

12 January 2022

Press, Research

Formation of the solar system's first small bodies in two separate rings

The formation of small solar system bodies, such as asteroids and planetesimals, remains a mystery. While there's general agreement that their formati...

08 November 2021

Awards and Distinctions, Institute Life, Press, Research

Stephan Borensztajn and Caroline Thaler Public prize in the CNRS "La preuve par l'image" photo competition

Stephan Borensztajn and Caroline Thaler win the People's Choice Award in the "La preuve par l'image" competition for their photo entitled Le cri.

20 September 2021

Press, Research

The crustal origin of certain mantle heterogeneities finally demonstrated

The composition of the Earth's mantle is partly determined by chemical and isotopic analyses of lavas from different tectonic contexts. While basalts ...

10 September 2021

Awards and Distinctions, Institute Life, Press, Research

Catherine Chauvel receives AGU's Norman L. Bowen Award and Lecture 2021

TheNorman L. Bowen Award and Lecture is presented annually to one or more scientists in recognition of their outstanding contributions to volcanology,...

05 May 2021

Press, Research

Subduction already at work on Earth 4 billion years ago

Geochemical analysis of 4-billion-year-old samples has identified the processes that led to their formation. A team led by IPGP scientists has demonst...