Scientific events


Workshop in Honor of Jean Virieux

Published on June 12, 2025

Workshop held in Grenoble to celebrate the scientific career of Jean Virieux in Earth sciences :
Source modeling, wave propagation modeling, seismic tomography based on ray theory and wave equation.
The workshop will take place in the auditorium of the IMAG building (ground floor), on the Université Grenoble Alpes campus. View the program

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PhD Congress 2025

Published on June 10, 2025

The next PhD students’ conference will take place on June 18 and 19, 2025, in Sappey-en-Chartreuse.
ISTerre PhD students invite all members of the laboratory to discover their research work at the 2025 PhD Student Conference.
This event will be an opportunity to highlight the diversity of projects carried out within the laboratory, to encourage scientific exchanges, and to strengthen the cohesion of the ISTerre community.
All are welcome ! ►Download the booklet

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2024 Scientific Council

Published on November 19, 2024
28 & 29 november 2024

The laboratory’s Scientific Council will be held on November 28 and 29, 2024. This is an important moment for the Unit, providing an opportunity to take stock and get feedback on the laboratory’s vitality and scientific orientations.
To present research to the Scientific Advisory Board, two- and three-part scientific presentations will be organized over the two days. These presentations will be based on scientific axes that go beyond the strict boundaries of the teams. The poster sessions (…)

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[WORKSHOP] ’GFZ - University of Potsdam - ISTerre Scientific Meeting’ at the University of Potsdam

Published on September 12, 2024
December 18 & 19, 2024

For the second year running, ISTerre, GFZ and the University of Potsdam are organizing the "GFZ - University of Potsdam - ISTerre Scientific Meeting" workshop on December 18 and 19, 2024. After hosting the 2023 event on our premises, this year’s workshop will take place at the University of Potsdam. The aim of these days is to maintain the fruitful scientific exchange between these three entities and to initiate new Franco-German and European collaborations. In the recent years, a (…)

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Meeting LGL TPE & ISTerre

Published on September 05, 2024
19 & 20 september 2024

On September 19 and 20, 2024, the LGL TPE Lyon and ISTerre laboratories are organizing a series of scientific meetings focusing on the earth sciences. The aim of these days is to create a space for exchanging and sharing information on the research being carried out in these two neighboring laboratories.

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MasterClass #9 : Nanoparticles for every purpose

Published on May 21, 2024
16 septembre 2024

We are delighted to announce the eighth ISTerre Senior Master Class dedicated to Laurent Charlet on the theme of nanoparticles for every purpose. It will take place on September 16, 2024 from 9:00 in the Kilian amphitheater. Laurent’s presentation will be followed by contributions from Jean-Pascal Feltz (VINCI Construction, Director Civil Engineering SE Region), Alejandro Fernandez-Martinez (CNRS, ISTerre) and Benjamin Gilbert, (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA).
Nanoparticles (…)

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ISTerre PhD students’ congress 2024 edition

Published on April 25, 2024
June 19 to 21, 2024

ISTerre’s annual PhD students’ congress is back in 2024 at Le Bourget du Lac. This convivial event dedicated to ISTerre doctoral students is an opportunity for them to share their research in a festive setting with all laboratory members.
Infos Pratiques Download the booklet 2023 Register on ISTerre intranet Program and booklet 2024 to come
All ISTerre members are expected on June 19, 20 and 21, 2024 on the Technolac campus in Le Bourget-du-Lac. During the first two days of the (…)

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MOOC ORISAT: online course on remote sensing of natural hazards

Published on September 19, 2023
From October 3, 2023

A team of scientists from ISTerre, IGE, LISTIC and GET, accompanied by the UGA’s educational unit (DAPI), have recently developed a MOOC entitled "ORISAT: Observation des RIsques naturels par SATellites" on the use of satellites for natural risk management.

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Hugo Perfettini: a Life in Science

Published on April 27, 2023
May 11, 2023

Hugo Perfettini was a leading researcher in the field of fault mechanics, and a beloved member of the ISTerre research community. From his early days as a PhD student at ENS Paris, via postdoctoral research positions in California, to IRD researcher in Toulouse, IRD Director of Research at ISTerre, and with eventful and extensive missions to Peru and Algeria, Hugo’s contributions touched many people in life and science.
To fully celebrate Hugo and his many achievements, we will host a day (…)

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