Congratulations to Amel Nouara (CEM team) who defended her thesis on Thursday 26 September 2019.
On the following subject: "Development of analytical tools for the quantification and isotopic study of organic compounds resulting from biomass fires in the environment".
The MIO makes a commitment to the climate
The work of climate scientists (the latest IPCC report was published at the end of 2018) regularly highlights the harmful impact of global warming of 1.5°C on the Earth system and all its components [...].
The MIO at the 14th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP) in Krakow
Last week, Aurelié Dufour, Mariia Petrova, Marie-Maëlle Desgranges and Lars-Eric Heimbürger-Boavida (CEM team) attended the 14th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP) in [...].
The MIO was visited by Mr Serge Segura, Ambassador for the Oceans to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, on 11 September.
Mr Segura was accompanied by Elisabeth Barbier, DGD of the IRD, Frédéric Ménard, Director of the IRD's Oceans Department and Marina Lévy, Deputy Director of the Department.
Guest professors Douglas Capone & Linda Duguay at the M.I.O.
The M.I.O. is delighted to welcome Douglas Capone, Professor at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles (USA), and Linda Duguay, Honorary President of the ASLO and Director of the [...].
Meeting dedicated to microplastics on Monday 09 September
Research into microplastics is gaining momentum at MIO, with a wide range of subjects (including physics, chemistry and biology). An idea for an inter-team project emerged in [...].
Natascha SCHMIDT (CEM team) will present her thesis on : Thursday 5 September at 14:00, Océanomed Amphitheatre,
On the following subject: "Presence in the environment and fluxes of organic contaminants of emerging interest in the north-western coastal zone of the Mediterranean and in the Rhône".
Deep-Sea Microbes Prefer High-Pressure Lifestyles
A recent study demonstrates that deep-sea microbes prefer to maintain their high-pressure lifestyles uninterrupted when visiting researchers' laboratories, compared to excursions where they decompress. Researchers who maintained a deep-sea Mediterranean [...]
M.I.O. honoured for its development research
3 M.I.O researchers (Bernard Olivier, Emilie Strady and Isabelle Biegala) have had their research selected for inclusion in the book "Science and sustainable development: 75 years of research in the South", [...].
Collaboration agreement between the MIO-AMU and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (S I O)
An MoU between the M I O-AMU and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (S I O), University of California has just been signed by the American officials (Margareth Lehnen), Yvon Berland [...].