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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ESA appoints new scientists to support ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter mission
On October 19, 2026, ESA announced the appointment of new scientists associated with the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) mission. Benjamin Bultel, a lecturer and researcher at GEOPS, is the only French national on [...]
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 [...]