Research projects

Coordinators : Antoine Lucas

January 2020

Campaign and mission

EROSAT

Because of their role in erosion and sediment supply in rivers, gravity instabilities are one of the most important geophysical processes in explainin...

Coordinators : Frederic Moynier

January 2020

National partnership

HAYABUSA 2

Study of the materials of the asteroid Ryugu brought back by the JAXA Hayabusa2 mission in 2020.

Coordinators : Frederic Moynier

January 2020

National partnership

MMX

Preparation of the JAXA MMX sample return mission from Phobos (Mars moon) with a departure from Earth in 2024.

Coordinators : Cécile Ferrari

January 2020 - December 2023

International partnership outside Europe

PNP - PISTE - Properties of Icy Surfaces from their Thermal Emission

Coordinators : Eric van Hullebusch

November 2019 - April 2023

National partnership

Siderophores assisted Biorecovery of Technology Critical Elements: Gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge) and indium (In) from end-of-life products (SIDEREC)

The SIDEREC project is aiming at recovering Gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge) and indium (In) from end-of-life products end-of-life (EOL) products as a way...

Coordinators : Philippe Lognonné

September 2019 - February 2024

National partnership

Mars Geophysical InSight (MAGIS) ANR

The InSight mission (Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport) landed successfully on Mars on November 26, 2018....

Coordinators : Zacharie Duputel

January 2019 - June 2024

European partnership

PRESEISMIC

Exploring the nucleation of large earthquakes: cascading and unpredictable or slowly driven and forecastable

Coordinators : Isabelle Martinez

November 2018 - April 2023

National partnership

ANR LISZT - english version

For further information, feel free to contact Isabelle Martinez.

Coordinators : Louis Derry

October 2018

International partnership outside Europe

CZ-TOP

A common observation is that the chemistry of stream waters varies with discharge, something that is seen both in event-driven small watersheds and th...

Coordinators : Mark Wieczorek

January 2017

International partnership outside Europe

Psyche (NASA)

Co-investigator of the mission Psyche (NASA). Launch: 2023 Arrival at the asteroid (16) Psyche: 2029

Coordinators : Mark Wieczorek

January 2017

Software

shtools (python software)

pyshtools is an archive of Python software that can be used for spherical harmonic transforms, multitaper spectral analyses, expansions of gridded dat...

Coordinators : Mark Wieczorek

January 2013

European partnership

JUICE (ESA)

Co-investigator of the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) Laser Altimeter. Launch: 2023 Arrival at the planet Jupiter: 2031