News

30 April 2026

Research

Geoffrey C. P. King (1943 - 2026)

With great sadness that we are sharing the news that Geoffrey C. P. King, who worked at the Institut de physique du globe de Paris from 1995 until his...

24 April 2026

Institute Life

Tribute from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris to Dr. Miguel Eduardo Bosch Blumenfeld (1959–2026)

The Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris pays tribute to Dr. Miguel Eduardo Bosch Blumenfeld, an esteemed geophysicist and distinguished alumnus of ...

22 April 2026

Research

From the first solids of the Solar System to planets: the decisive role of extreme and violent cooling

How do the first solid materials that give rise to planets emerge from the incandescent gas surrounding a young star? This transition from gas to soli...

20 April 2026

Research

Laëtitia Pantobe has been awarded the 2026 Thesis Prize by the French National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics (CNFGG).

Laëtitia Pantobe, a PhD student in the Volcanic Systems team, successfully defended her thesis, "Identification and modelling of the physical processe...

16 April 2026

Research

Guillaume Avice: CNRS bronze medal for his work on noble gases in the atmospheres of terrestrial planets

Guillaume Avice, a geochemist and cosmochemist, is a research fellow at the IPGP (CNRS/IPGP/University of Paris Cité). He uses mass spectrometry to st...

14 April 2026

Research

MAJIS on board JUICE: a key instrument for exploring Jupiter’s icy moons

As part of the team involved in the development and validation of the MAJIS instrument, the Paris Institute of Earth Physics is contributing to the sc...

09 April 2026

Awards and Distinctions, Institute Life, Research

Frédéric Moynier elected member of the Academia Europaea

Frédéric Moynier, professor at the Institut de physique du globe de Paris (IPGP) and Université Paris Cité, and Deputy Director for Research at IPGP, ...

07 April 2026

Research

Can we listen to Titan’s heartbeat? Icequakes as a window into a hidden ocean.

What lies beneath the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon? This question is central to the upcoming Dragonfly mission, which will deploy a drone e...

31 March 2026

Research

Lithium isotopes unveil the hidden chemistry of Guadeloupe's volcanic waters

IPGP researchers present the first systematic lithium isotope survey of Guadeloupe's surface waters, revealing that a single small island can host a r...

25 March 2026

Institute Life, Research

Jean-Philippe Avouac appointed Director of IPGP

By decree of the President of the French Republic dated March 23, 2026, Jean-Philippe Avouac has been appointed Director of the Institut de physique d...

24 March 2026

Research

SOUFRIÈRE50 International Conference: the second circular is now online, registration is open

IPGP is pleased to announce the release of the second circular for the SOUFRIÈRE50 international conference, to be held from July 5 to 10, 2026, in Gu...

16 March 2026

Research

Atmospheric nanoparticles: a methodological breakthrough for the analysis of urban bioindicators

A team from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP – Université Paris Cité), in collaboration with the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle ...