Research Group
Post Doc researchers
Since September 2023: Mariangeles Soldi, Post Doctoral contract (ATER), UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
Doctoral researchers (PhD candidates)
Since November 2022: Orsolya Fülöp, PhD thesis supervisor with Naoise Nunan, grant from CNRS MITI 80|PRIME, Biogeophysical characterization of microbial activity in soils, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
Since October 2022: Urie Zohore, PhD thesis supervisor with Roger Guérin, Pauline Kessouri, Jacques Deparis, grant from ANR IMAGE and BRGM, Experimental and numerical characterization of organic pollutant transport and bioremediation processes using induced polarization, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
Since November 2021: Abdoul-Nasser Yacouba, PhD thesis supervisor with Mohamed Azaroual, grant from Orléans University and BRGM, Multi-geophysical approach to image fracturation and characterize the transport properties of carbonate rocks, UMR ISTO, Orléans University, Orléans, France.
Since October 2021: Bertille Loiseau, PhD thesis supervisor with Simon Carrière and Nicolas Martin-StPaul, grant from Sorbonne University, Hydrogeophysics study of evapotranspiration and water transfers in the subsoil of forest environments, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
Since October 2021: Haoliang Luo, PhD thesis supervisor with Anne Jost, grant from the Chinese Scientific Council, Geoelectrical characterization of water distribution and dynamics in unsaturated frozen soils, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
Master Students
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Alumni
Former Engineer
October 2021-October 2022: Marie Arnaud, Engineer contract funded from GeoProcesS Emergence project, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
Former Post Doc
2022-2023: Marco D. Vasconez Maza, Post Doctoral contract funded from Margarita Salas, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France. (2 years)
2021-2023: Aída Mendieta, Post Doctoral contract partially funded from EXCITING ANR project and the ES experiment from MonTerri project, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France. (2 years)
2020-2023: Mariangeles Soldi, Post Doctoral grant from CONICET, Faculty of Astronomy and Geophysics, University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina. (4 years)
2014: Paolo Ruggeri, Post Doctoral grant from UNIL-EPFL, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. (6 months)
Former PhD students
October 2018 - September 2021: Karim Bezzaouya, PhD thesis supervisor with Julien Thiesson and Georges Ona Nguema, grant from GeoProcesS - Emergence(s) Ville de Paris project, Geophysical monitoring of hydrogeological and bio-geochemical processes in contaminated soils, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
March 2018 - June 2021: Aída Mendieta, PhD thesis co-supervisor with Alexis Maineult, grant from ExCiTING ANR project, Experimental and numerical characterization of clay material using spectral induced polarization (pdf), UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
January 2018 - March 2021: Flore Rembert, PhD thesis supervisor, grant from Sorbonne University, Development of geoelectrical methods for the monitoring of dissolution-precipitation processes in carbonates (pdf), UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France. (video of her topic in 2 minutes)
October 2017 - December 2020: Kawtar Sabor, PhD thesis co-supervisor with Roger Guérin, grant from EDF-ANRT (CIFRE), Coupling geophysical methods for reconnaissance survey and monitoring of dams' integrity, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France. (video of her topic in 2 minutes)
September 2017 - Septembre 2020: Lara Blazevic, PhD thesis co-supervisor with Ludovic Bodet and Laurent Longuevergne, grant from ITN ENIGMA, Monitoring spatio-temporal water redistribution in the subsurface with seismic methods, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France. (Videos of her topic in 2 minutes and a poster presentation)
April 2015 - April 2020: Mariangeles Soldi, PhD thesis co-supervisor with Luis Guarracino, grant from CONICET, Development of hydrogeophysical model to describe hydraulic flux and electrokinetic coupling in porous media, Faculty of Astronomy and Geophysics, University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina. (Video of her topic in 2 minutes)
Distinguished graduate 2020 from the Faculty of Astronomy and Geophysics.
Former Master students
2023: Ezequias Nogueira, Master Sc., Geoelectrical monitoring of soils in the presence of biochar, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France. (6 months)
2022: Malo Ginoux, Master Sc., Identification of evapotranspiration dynamics in gravimetry time series - a multi-site approach, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France. (6 months)
2022: Moises Tercero, Master Sc., Prototype development for measuring magnetic susceptibility at meso-scale, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France. (3 months)
2022: Matéo Leroy, Master Sc., Experimental characterization of clayey materials using Spectral Induced Polarization, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France. (3 months)
2021: Mamadou Gueye, Master Sc., Physical characterization of microbial activity in soils: from petrophysics to micro-eco-hydrology, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France. (6 months)
2021: Bertille Loiseau, Master Sc., Geophysical study of evapotranspiration by setting-up a sapflow and self-potential sensors network in a hydro-gravitmetry observatory, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France. (6 months)
2020: Neelarun Mukherjee, Master Sc., Numerical study of Raleigh Tailor instabilities in porous media with geoelectrics, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France. (4 months) Remote internship due to the Coronavirus.
2020: Alvaro Arredondo Aparicio, Master 2, Geochemical modelling of surface electrical properties of carbonate rocks from geophysical streaming potential laboratory measurements, co-supervized with Philippe Leroy and Jan Vinogradov, ISTO, University of Orléans, France (6 months) Remote internship due to the Coronavirus.
2020: Rhiannon Hill, Master Sc., Modelling of the Zeta Potential in Natural Rocks using Bundle of Capillary Tubes Model – Application to EOR and Carbon Geological Storage, co-supervized with Jan Vinogradov, King’s College, Aberdeen, United Kingdom. (3 months) Remote internship due to the Coronavirus.
2018: Xingyun Huang, Master 2, Development of an acquisition platform for physical and biogeochemical measurements at mesoscale, setting-up a magnetic susceptibility measurement system, co-supervisor with Julien Thiesson, grant from GeoProcesS Emergence project, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France. (6 months)
2018: Djallel Bouakkaz, Master 2, Physical characterization of the microbial active domain in agricultural soils, grant from FIRE, UMR METIS, Sorbonne University, Paris, France. (6 months)
2017: Karim Bezzaouya, Master 1, Geophysical monitoring of rainwater infiltration, application to the Voulund agricultural site, Denmark, UMR METIS, University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France. (2 months)