PhDs

October 2015 - October 2018

Defended

Effect of the north/south dichotomy on the thermal structure and evolution of Mars

Mars’s crustal dichotomy in altitude and aspect between the southern highlands and the northern lowlands is one of the most stricking feature of the p...

October 2015 - November 2018

Defended

Planetary applications of atmospheric seismology: Signals from the Martian turbulent atmosphere and observation perspectives in Venus’ ionosphere

Space missions to other planets of our solar system greatly improved our understanding of their geology, atmospheres and magnetic and gravity fields. H...

October 2015 - December 2018

Defended

Rapid or extreme geomagnetic field intensity variations? The case of the 6th millennium BC in the Near East and its geomagnetic and archeological implications

September 2015 - January 2019

Defended

Role of reactive oxygen species and bacterial exopolymeric substances in manganese biomineralization

The aim of this PhD project was to determine what are the local physico-chemical factors that trigger the precipitation of manganese in biofilms using...

October 2014 - May 2019

Defended

Acquisition of remanent magnetisation in sediments

Doctoral dissertation - Edouard Philippe The natural remanent magnetization (NRM) of sediments can be used to reconstruct variations of Earth’s magne...

October 2014 - October 2017

Defended

Alluvial fan morphology

Since its onset during the Paleogene, the India-Asia collision has led to the formation of some of the most impressive orogenic systems worldwide (Him...

October 2014 - September 2018

Defended

Analysis and modeling of meteor impact and airburst generated seismic waves on terrestrial planets with atmosphere.

Meteor impacts constitute a source of paramount importance for Planetary Seismology, since their locations and, in some cases, their occurence times c...

October 2014 - November 2017

Defended

Influence of hot spots on the initiation (rifting) and evolution of sedimentary basins

Doctoral dissertation - Sophie Vicente de Gouveia Our study is motivated by the desire to quantify the impact of a hotspot on the continental lithosp...

October 2014 - November 2017

Defended

Influence of hot spots on the initiation (rifting) and evolution of sedimentary basins.

Doctoral dissertation - Sophie Vicente de Gouveia Our study is motivated by the desire to quantify the impact of a hotspot on the continental lithosp...

October 2014 - April 2018

Defended

Planetary seismology instrumentation: 6 axis transfert function of the InSight seismometer and developement of a picometric interferometric displacement transducer

The understanding of the Solar System formation and its evolution is deeply connected to the knowledge on its planetary interior structures. In situ s...

April 2014 - October 2017

Defended

Plio-Quaternary tectonic changes along the Hellenic Arc (Greece) induced by a propagating plate boundary

This PhD project was on recent uplift and tectonics of the Aegean using multi-disciplinary approaches (geomorphology, geological mapping, remote sensi...

December 2013 - April 2017

Defended

Production of magnetosomes for magnetic hyperthermia treatment of glioblastoma

Doctoral dissertation - Raphael Le Fevre The Nanobactérie company develops a thermal treatment against cancer using iron oxide nanoparticles biominer...