PhDs

September 2021

In progress

Sulfuric acid weathering: tracing the fate of river carbon using multiple isotopes

Using multiple isotopes to trace the roles of different weathering processes on the carbon cycle.

January 2021 - January 2023

Defended

Development of biomineralization approaches for the selective metal recovery from end-of-life products

Bioprecipitation of base and critical metals from bioleaching solutions from electronic waste (PCB and LIB).

December 2020

In progress

Convecting mixing efficiency in rotating terrestrial magma oceans

October 2020 - June 2023

Defended

Assessing rock strength distribution in lava dome with 3-D muon tomography and implications for partial edifice collapse hazards

Partial collapse of volcanic edifices is a major hazard associated with active and extinct volcanoes. These destructive movements of rocks, debris, o...

October 2020 - December 2023

Defended

Homogenization and trend estimation of GNSS water vapour observations and atmospheric reanalyses. Application to climate change analysis

Water vapour plays an important role in the Earth’s energy balance and hydrological cycle. As the climate warms, water vapour in the atmosphere tends ...

October 2020

In progress

Isotopic tracer constraints on concentration-discharge relations in the Critical Zone

Rivers are integrators of biogeochemical reactions and water flows paths in the critical zone, defined as the external layer of the planet, going from...

October 2020 - October 2023

Defended

Source-to-sink dynamics of aeolian landscapes

If rivers and glaciers play a critical role in sediment transfers and landscape dynamics on Earth, their action on drylands remains limited. In these ...

October 2020 - September 2023

In progress

Tracing of atmospheric and anthropic nanoparticules in urban area with natural and passive sensor

For the first time, this thesis project proposes to carry out a spatial study and trace urban atmospheric nanoparticles (NPs) or ultrafine particles (...

August 2020 - June 2024

Defended

Geochemistry of trace metals associated with Fe-Mn nodules (FMNs) of red soil profiles in China

With Cd and Cr as focus representatives, this study investigates the geochemistry of trace metals associated with Fe-Mn nodules in Chinese red soils, ...

February 2020 - June 2023

Defended

Application of siderophores in selective leaching of Technology Critical Elements (Gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge) and indium (In)) from end-of-life products

Develop ambitious and highly innovative technology for the recovery of technology critical elements from end-of-life products and realize the circular...

November 2019 - January 2023

Defended

Study of the biodegradation mechanisms of cementitious matrices: Application to asbestos cement waste

The process of biodegradation enables to reduce the mass of asbestos cement wastes through the dissolution of the cementitous matrix. A mass loss of 1...

November 2019 - July 2023

Defended

Etienne Le Glas’s PhD

Development of a new tracer in volcanology: stable isotopes of chlorine to quantify magmatic/ hydrothermal activity of volcanoes Closed conduits volc...