PhDs

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 - April 2026

Defended

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

PhD 1

May 2022 - April 2025

Defended

Development of a chemical treatment process for perfluoroalkylated and polyfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS): determination of degradation mechanisms and kinetics

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, their salts and derivatives, known as PFAS, are organofluorinated compounds of exclusively anthropogenic origin a...

May 2022 - April 2025

Defended

Development of a process for the recovery of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in high concentrations using non-Newtonian liquids (gels and foams)

Development of a process for the recovery of perfluoroalkyland polyfluoroalkylsubstances (PFAS) in high concentrations using non-Newtonian liquids (ge...

January 2022

In progress

Seismicity of Piton des Neiges and Piton de la Fournaise

This thesis proposes to study the seismic phenomena in a volcanic environment by using the case of La Réunion Island. The island has two major volcani...

January 2022 - December 2024

Defended

Source and fate of PFAS in the environment.

… develop analytical methods and characterize the transfer factors of PFAS in order to propose monitoring strategies, including precursors and transfo...

November 2021 - December 2024

Defended

Ocean floor seismological and environmental monitoring

The study aimed to study the structure of the Earth's crust in oceanic areas using pressure signals from the ocean. The study used ocean bottom statio...