PhDs

March 2023 - March 2026

Quantification of ice mass loss due to iceberg calving in Greenland by coupling seismology, modelling and machine learning

The contribution of Greenland ice sheet mass loss due to iceberg-calving towards sea-level rise has quadrupled from 1991-2001 to 2002-2011. By using d...

February 2023 - January 2026

Towards monitoring of iceberg calving in polar regions using a coupled approach combining fluid-structure modelling and seismology.

Development of the subject and organisation of the work: One of the fundamental questions linked to climate change is the quantification of its impact...

January 2023 - January 2026

In progress

Characterization and remediation by non-Newtonian fluids of soils contaminated with light hydrocarbons under water table variations

Definition and development of the optimal polymer solution for the purpose of petroleum hydrocarbons polluted soil remediation.

October 2022

In progress

Elementor #21793

Numerous paleontological databases (PBDB, ...) reveal several biodiversity crises resulting in the extinction of many species but also in major pertur...

October 2022

In progress

Study of the relationship between volcanism and biodiversity crises through numerical modeling

Thèse d'Antonin Pierron Numerous paleontological databases (PBDB, ...) reveal several biodiversity crises resulting in the extinction of many species...

October 2022 - September 2025

In progress

The role of nanophase formation and transport in the dynamics of the critical zone

This project will improve our ability to quantify the role of nanophase formation and transport in the dynamics of the critical zone.

October 2022

In progress

Analysis of multidisciplinary signals by intelligent algorithms for the anticipation of eruptions at Piton de la Fournaise

The hazards and risks arising from the activity of volcano edifices are numerous and often difficult to predict. The consequences of a poorly anticipa...

October 2022

Climatic, telluric and anthropic forcing on erosion, from the decadal to the millenial timescale: the study case of La Réunion Island

Using a photogrammetry technique on aerial photographs of La Réunion Island, the controls of climate and vegetation on erosion are studied.

October 2022

In progress

Modeling local stresses and deep structures associated with seismicity and volcanism offshore Mayotte

Since May 2018, the Comoros archipelago has experienced an unprecedented volcano­seismic crisis. In the first year, hundreds of earthquakes were detec...

October 2022

In progress

Paleoseismology of large continental faults in Mongolia using lake paleoseismology

Several M8 earthquakes occurred in Mongolia during the last centuries. However, recovering time series and displacement for past earthquakes remains ...

October 2022

In progress

Subsurface life in deep aquifers and impact of microbial activity on karstification processes

Karst systems represent an important carbon reservoir sequestered in the form of limestones as well as an important freshwater reservoir. They are als...

September 2022

In progress

Mineral reactivity and microbial diversity associated with water-basalt interactions in subsurface conditions

The aim of this PhD project is to provide a realistic assessment of the contribution of microorganisms to silicate weathering rates in subsurface basa...