Geosciences Paris-Saclay Laboratory
The Geosciences Paris-Saclay Laboratory (GEOPS) is a joint research unit (UMR 8148) between the CNRS and Paris-Saclay University. GEOPS is a member of the Paris-Saclay OSU (OSUPS) and the Pierre Simon Laplace Institute Research Federation (IPSL).
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Thesis Defense: Léa Collignon, November 5, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in the Blandin LPS Lecture Hall, Building 510
Title : Dust inputs to the Amazon Basin: geochemical characterization, source identification and flux estimation Abstract : Desert mineral dust constitutes one of the major natural sources of atmospheric aerosols and plays an important [...]
What is passive cooling?
How can we make the heat inside buildings more bearable? Air conditioning is often the first thing that comes to mind, but other approaches—with reduced or even zero energy consumption—can also be employed. This [...]
ASF Congress 2026: Sedimentology takes centre stage at Paris-Saclay
GEOPS will organise the 20th Congress of the Association of French Sedimentologists (ASF) from 27 to 29 October 2026 on the Paris-Saclay University campus. This will be the first time that this major event for [...]