PhDs

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

Chemical weathering in the European Alps: insights from lithium and strontium

This project aims to understand the long-term weathering trajectories during Holocene in the European alps and to draw hypotheses about the evolution ...

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

In progress

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...

August 2022

In progress

Metal(loid) Isotope Fractionation in a Model Mesoscale Hillslope

Studying connections between flow and geochemistry in a model mesoscale hillslope.

August 2022

In progress

Plants’ influence on the export of dissolved matter from rivers

Using geochemical, hydrological and remote sensing data to disentangle the role of plants on weathering and solute exports in rivers.

July 2022 - October 2022

In progress

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