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PhD topics in Earth and Environment 2026

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Sujet n.	Labo (équipe)	Directeur (co-encadrant)	Titre	Financement
T01	IPGP - Géodésie	BOCK Olivier & DOUVILLE Hervé	Advanced GNSS integration for climate monitoring and climate model assessment	Contrat doctoral CNES & IGN
T02	IPGP - Paléomagnétisme	ROBERT Boris & BLEIN Olivier	Reconstructing the geodynamic framework of the Cadomian orogeny in Armorica	Contrat doctoral PEPR
T03	IPGP - Cosmochimie, Astrophysique et Géophysique expérimentale	CARACAS Razvan	How impacts shaped the early earth’s surface and atmosphere	Contrat doctoral UPC ou IPGP
T04	IPGP - Cosmochimie, Astrophysique et Géophysique expérimentale	CARACAS Razvan	Topology of silicate liquids	Contrat doctoral PR[AI]RIE-PSAI
T05	IPGP - Cosmochimie, Astrophysique et Géophysique expérimentale	CARACAS Razvan & BALCONE-BOISSARD Hélène	Atomistic simulations of volcanic degassing	Contrat doctoral MSCA ITN REALISE
T06	IPGP - Planétologie et Sciences Spatiales	RODRIGUEZ Sébastien	Super-resolution mapping and surface composition of Titan: applications to the future observations of the Dragonfly mission	Contrat doctoral UPC ou IPGP
T07	IPGP - Planétologie et Sciences Spatiales	ASTAFYEVA Elvira & FARGES Thomas	Development of tools for assessment of parameters of rocket launches in near-real-time from the ionosphere	Contrat UPC, IPGP ou CEA. Demi-financement CEA obtenu
T08	IPGP - Cosmochimie, Astrophysique et Géophysique expérimentale	CARACAS Razvan & TORRENT Marc	Development of theoretical raman spectra with application on minerals from the surface of mars	Contrat CEA & ERC Dawn
T09	IPGP - Géodésie	NOCQUET Jean-Mathieu & GOBRON Kevin	Modeling earth deformation time series using machine learning	Contrat IGN
T10	IPGP - Planétologie et Sciences Spatiales	LOGNONNÉ Philippe & MAGHOUL Pooneh	Seismic detection of ice in lunar regolith: from lab experiments to SPSS	Contrat UPC, IPGP et possible demi-financement CNES
T11	IPGP - Systèmes Volcaniques	BURTIN Arnaud & VERGNE Jérôme	High-resolution seismic imaging of the Montagne Pelée internal structure	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T12	IPGP - Planétologie et Sciences Spatiales	LUCAS Antoine & MANGENEY Anne	Seismic and AI-based inference of dense granular flow dynamics from multi-sensor observations	Contrat UPC ou IPGP. Demi-financement CNES à confirmer
T13	IPGP - Sismologie	STUTZMANN Éléonore & BONILLA Fabian	Long-term seismic monitoring of nonlinear subsurface behaviour in the Tokyo Region (Kanto Basin)	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T14	IPGP - Paléomagnétisme	FLUTEAU Frédéric & DONNADIEU Yannick	Ocean dynamics and the potential for anoxia across the Phanerozoic in the Earth System Model IPSL-CM5A2	Contrat UPC ou IPGP. Demi-financement CEREGE
T15	IPGP - Tectonique et mécanique de la lithosphère	JOLIVET Marc	NumSlide – Landslide risk in Rwanda: numerical modeling of hazard and risk mapping	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T16	IPGP - Géochimie des isotopes stables	ADER Magali & LABIDI Jabrane	Origin, Degassing and Geological Record of Earth's Nitrogen: Experimental and Modeling Approach	Contrat UPC ou IPGP. Demi-financement PEPR projet FRIAN
T17	IPGP - Dynamique des fluides géologiques	VERGNIOLLE DE CHANTAL Sylvie & CARAZZO Guillaume	The role of physical mechanisms at the surface of basaltic volcanoes in driving the dynamics of transient volcanic plumes	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T18	IPGP - Tectonique et mécanique de la lithosphère	SIMOES Martine	Long-term deformation along the Chilean subuction zone – Characteristics and associated processes	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T19	IPGP - Tectonique et mécanique de la lithosphère	KLINGER Yann	Geometric control on earthquake rupture and slip partitioning in the Xiaojiang fault zone (XJFZ), SE Tibetan plateau, application to seismic hazard	Bourse CSC
T20	IPGP - Tectonique et mécanique de la lithosphère	KLINGER Yann & SEYDOUX Léonard	Earthquake-source geometry and slip-distribution derived from ground surface displacement using machine learning methodology	Contrat ERC Be_Fact
T21	IPGP - Géosciences marines	PRIGENT Cécile & BERTHOD Carole	Mantle heterogeneity and magmatic processes across the Terror Rift (Ross Sea, Antarctica): insights from xenolith petrology and geochemistry	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T22	IPGP - Géochimie des enveloppes externes	DESSERT Céline & LAJEUNESSE Eric	Environmental effect of climate change on small tropical watersheds (Guadeloupe)	Contrat UPC, IPGP ou CNRS MITI
T23	IPGP - Sismologie	RETAILLEAU Lise & HIBERT Clément	Integrating Hydro-Acoustic and Seismic Data for Real-Time Forecasting of Submarine Lava Flow Emplacement: A Case Study of the Fani Maoré Eruption (2018–2020)	Contrat IPGP. Financement ANR JCJC Harmonie
T24	IPGP - Géochimie des enveloppes externes	BOUCHEZ Julien	Tracing biosignatures in the Critical Zone through storm-driven river chemistry	Contrat UPC ou IPGP. Possible financement CNRS MITI
T25	IPGP - Sismologie	FUJI Nobuaki & SEYDOUX Léonard	Location and characterization of seismo-volcanic sources with machine learning at Mont Fuji	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T26	IPGP - Biogéochimie à l’Anthropocène des éléments et contaminants émergents	CATROUILLET Charlotte & BENEDETTI Marc	Thiols in the environment – impact on cadmium speciation	Contrat UPC ou IPGP. Financement ANR Me-Thiol
T27	IPGP - Biogéochimie à l’Anthropocène des éléments et contaminants émergents	USMAN Muhammad & VAN HULLEBUSCH Eric	Interfacial Controls on PFAS Fate and Transport in Soils	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T28	IPGP - Planétologie et Sciences Spatiales	WIECZOREK Mark	Interior structure of Mercury and Venus from gravity and topography	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T29	IPGP - Lithosphère Organosphère Microbiosphère	GÉRARD Emmanuelle & MENEZ Bénédicte	Exploration of microbial genomes and symbiotic interactions in hydrothermal vents in the context of serpentinization	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T30	IPGP - Géodésie	BOCK Olivier & LEBARBIER Emilie	Advanced statistical methods for segmenting and classifying geodata	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T31	IPGP - Paléomagnétisme Paléoclimat Environnement	CARLUT Julie & ISAMBERT Aude	Cyclists’ and pedestrians’ exposure to fine particles in urban areas. Identification of sources of metallic nanoparticle pollution: magnetic and geochemical approaches	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T32	IPGP - Biogéochimie à l’Anthropocène des éléments et contaminants émergents	SIVRY Yann	Tracing anthropogenic ultrafine particles in the Anthropocene using natural archives: development of high-resolution spICP-MS and isotopic fingerprinting in ice cores and peatlands	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T33	IPGP - Géosciences marines	SINGH Satish & DEVANGAN Pawan	Anatomy of sedimented Andaman Transform Fault and Ridge-Transform Intersection	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T34	IPGP - Géochimie des enveloppes externes	GAYER Eric & CALMELS Damien	Spatial variations in erosion and carbon export on Réunion Island at the decadal scale	Contrat UPC ou IPGP. Financement partiel ANR PALAVAS
T35	IPGP - Géosciences marines	FEUILLET Nathalie, SIGMUNDSSON Freysteinn & SCHOLTÈS Luc	Volcano-tectonic interactions in Rift transfer zones	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T36	IPGP - Systèmes Volcaniques	BEAUDUCEL François & PELTIER Aline	4D Imaging and quantification of deformation sources using Bayesian inversion on active volcanoes for operational monitoring	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T37	IPGP - Biogéochimie environnementale	BOYE Marie & LOSNO Rémi	Biogeochemical cycles of rare earth elements: anthropogenic impact at the ocean-continent interface	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T38	IPGP - Géochimie des enveloppes externes	GAILLARDET Jérôme & THARAUD Mickaël	Geochemical resilience of drinking water production and distribution systems facing climate perturbations: nanoparticle and trace metal dynamics from watershed to tap	Contrat UPC ou IPGP
T39	IPGP - Géosciences marines	SINGH Satish & PUSOK Adina	Melt focusing, extraction, crustal accretion and Moho formation at ocean spreading center	Contrat UPC ou IPGP. Financement ERC MohoLAB
T40	IPGP - Géochimie des isotopes stables	BONIFACIE Magali	Evolution of the hydrothermal system of La Soufrière de Guadeloupe volcano: insights from stable isotopes	Contrat UPC ou IPGP

PhD topics in Physics of the Universe 2026

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Numéro du sujet	Laboratoire (Equipe)	Encadrement (co-encadrement)	Titre du sujet	Origine du financement
U01	APC (Théorie)	Gwenael GIACINTI	Calculation of the Galactic gamma-ray and neutrino emissions at very high energies	CD UPC (concours)
U02	APC (Astro.Haute Energie)	Alexis COLEIRO	Study of transient black hole systems with SVOM and Einstein Probe	CD UPC (concours)
U03	APC (Cosmologie)	Jim BARTLETT	Cosmic census	CD UPC (concours)
U04	APC (Gravitation)	Matteo BARSUGLIA & Eleonora CAPOCASA	Boosting the Sensitivity of Next-Generation Gravitational-Wave Detectors through Quantum Correlations	CD UPC (concours)
U05	APC (Particules)	Thomas PATZAK	Development of the photodetection system for the DUNE Phase 2 Far Detector	CD UPC (concours)
U06	APC (Cosmologie)	Radek STOMPOR & Josquin ERRARD	End-to-End Pipeline for CMB Polarization Analysis: From Time-Ordered Data to Cosmology, with a View Toward Simulation-Based Inference	CD UPC (concours)
U07	APC (Cosmologie)	Cécile ROUCELLE & Eric AUBOURG	Bayesian pipelines for cosmic shear analyses with the Vera Rubin Observatory LSST	ANR AstroDeep
U08	APC (Astro.Haute Energie)	Alexis COLEIRO	Connections between high-energy neutrinos and X-rays in astrophysical environments	CD UPC (concours)
U09	APC (Gravitation)	Stas BABAK	Searching for gravitational waves from space: global fit	CD UPC (concours)
U10	APC (Théorie)	Cristina VOLPE	Neutrinos: from the discovery of the diffuse supernova background to entanglement	CD UPC (concours)
U11	APC (Particules)	Marco BOMBEN	Measurement of Higgs boson in final states with heavy quarks in associated production channels and upgrade of the ATLAS tracking detector	CD UPC (concours)
U12	APC (Cosmologie)	Simona MEI	Machine Learning for Photometric redshift estimation of LSST galaxies	CD UPC (concours)
U13	AIM (LEPCHE)	Stéphane CORBEL	Unveiling the universal coupling between accretion and ejection: from microquasars to extragalactic transients	CD UPC (concours)
U14	AIM (LDE3)	Pierre-Olivier LAGAGE	Exoplanetes : l'apport des courbes de phase observées avec le JWST
U15	AIM (LDE3)	Pierre-Olivier LAGAGE	Exploration des exoplanètes rocheuses avec le JWST	Financement CFR (CEA)
U16	AIM (LDE3)	Antonio GARCIA MUNOZ	Chasing exo-aurorae	CD UPC (concours)
U17	APC (Cosmologie)	Stephen TORCHINSKY	CosmoPIC: Cosmological Precision Interferometric Calibration Measurements with QUBIC	possible financement DIM-ORIGINES
U18	APC (Cosmologie)	Simona MEI	The galaxy luminosity and mass function in Euclid clusters and protoclusters: cosmology and galaxy evolution	CD UPC (concours)
U19	APC (cosmologie)	Stephen TORCHINSKY & J.C. HAMILTON	SEARCHING FOR PRIMORDIAL GRAVITATIONAL WAVES WITH QUBIC: Pipeline development and cosmological constraints	CD UPC (concours)
U20	APC (Particules)	Jaime DAWSON	DUNE - event reconstruction of sub-GeV neutrinos	CNRS-Univ. Chicago
U21	APC (Particules)	Davide FRANCO	Advanced event reconstruction and high-mass dark matter sensitivity in DarkSide-20k	CD UPC (Concours)
U22	APC (Théorie)	Luca SANTONI	Effective Field Theory Approaches to Dissipative Dynamics in Gravitational Systems	CD UPC (Concours)
U23	APC (Astro.Haute Energie)	Yvonne BECHERINI	Physics-informed multi-messenger searches for neutrino-emitting blazars using IceCube, KM3NeT, Fermi-LAT, and IACT follow-up	CD UPC (Concours)
U24	LPTHE	Matteo CACCIARI	Precision QCD Predictions for Event-Shape Variables: Conjugate-Space Analysis and Determination of αs	CD UPC (Concours)