Applied Sedimentology
Our human societies have been built on the exploitation of geological resources, particularly the sedimentary rocks that cover the vast majority of continental surfaces. Our collective future will be determined by our ability to change the way we use the soil and subsoil, drawing on the expertise of geologists and sedimentologists.
The main goal of this course is to show how sedimentology can be used to address some of today's major societal issues, such as natural resource management, global warming and land-use planning.
This UE will be organized around applied sedimentology projects I have worked on, such as the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris, and the characterization of geothermal reservoirs and aquifers in France.
L’évaluation individuelle s’effectuera sur la base d’un examen sur table (60% de la note) et d’une présentation orale portant sur l’un des projets, choisi par chaque étudiant (40% de la note). À la fin de cette UE, vous aurez, sur la base d’exemples concrets, acquis les compétences de sédimentologie et diagenèse nécessaires pour répondre à des problématiques appliquées en lien avec les grands enjeux sociétaux de notre siècle.
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