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Sciences for soils and underground environments

This laboratory is responsible for the characterization, conceptualization and modeling of soil and underground formations, as well as the physico-chemical processes that have influenced their properties over time.

It implements data acquisition techniques in the laboratory and in the field, as well as digital and numerical techniques in order to optimize the use of all available data and design models that represent as closely as possible the soil and underground formations being studied.

Expertise

“Geochemistry” field

Organic and mineral geochemistry
Analytical and experimental approach
Tool and method development

“Geology” field

Sedimentology
Structural geology
Geophysics
Collection, processing and visualization of earth science data
Virtual Field Trip, immersive environment

“Geomodeling” field

Construction of numerical representations of soils and the underground environment
Analog modeling of geological processes
Development of specific numerical prototypes to represent certain physical and chemical phenomena over secular or geological time periods.

Differentiating equipment

Rock-Eval® thermal analysis (4 analyzers)
Noble Gas Line: isotopic content and composition (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe) in a gas or dissolved gas matrix
Elemental CHONS analysis and analyses of stable C and H isotopes
Several photogrammetry drones
“Sandbox” for analog modeling of geological processes using a medical scanner

Noble Gas Line

Rock-Eval 7S®

image 3 environnement virtuel et immersif

Illustration of the integration of the Annot sandstone outcrop in a virtual and immersive environment

DionisosFlow™ modeling of sedimentary and organic matter flows in the Congo catchment area

News:

Violaine Lamoureux-Var, winner of the FIEEC CARNOT prize for Rock-Eval® 7S
Prize awarded on 18 November 2020, against the backdrop of the Carnot Events. The award is given in recognition of research developed with an SME with a genuine impact on growth, turnover and job creation.
11/18/2020