David Bercovici at ISTerre: Seminar and Round Table

Wednesday, 7 October 2026


ISTerre welcomes David Bercovici, Professor at Yale University and a member of the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture, for a day dedicated to Earth dynamics and climate-related challenges.


Throughout his career, David Bercovici has worked on various aspects of geophysics, including mantle dynamics, rock rheology, and the processes underlying plate tectonics. He has also played an active role in advancing research on climate-related challenges and natural carbon capture.


14h00 — Round table
Natural carbon capture and other climate-related topics

David Bercovici will also lead a round table dedicated to natural carbon capture and current climate-related challenges.

As a researcher involved in the development of the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture, he will share his experience and discuss with researchers from ISTerre and other laboratories the challenges and research opportunities related to climate and carbon capture.

11h00 — Seminar

The emergence of proto-plate boundaries from lithospheric drips with grain-damage

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📍 Location : ISTerre, Amphithéâtre Killian

📅 Date : Wednesday, 7 October 2026 — 11h00 and 14h00