Public thesis defense of Maxime THOMAS"Organo-mineral interactions in permafrost environments affected by physical degradation" Registration formTeams linkAbstract:Permafrost soils are found at high latitudes and altitudes, and contain three times more carbon than in the atmosphere.

Public thesis defense of Maxime THOMAS"Organo-mineral interactions in permafrost environments affected by physical degradation" Registration formTeams linkAbstract:Permafrost soils are found at high latitudes and altitudes, and contain three times more carbon than in the atmosphere.

 Public thesis defense of Aubry VANDEUREN"Occurrence and mobility of arsenic and other trace elements in high background concentration soils: A case study in Wallonia (Belgium)" Registration formTeams linkAbstract:Elevated arsenic (As) contents in topsoils with high background levels of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) poses human, environmental and regulatory challenges, as total PTE c

Public thesis defense of Bryan ARBALESTRIE"Role of exogenous organic matter in the transfer of trace elements in the soil-plant system: contribution of metal isotopes, rare earth elements, and organic matter characterization"Teams linkAbstractTBA Jury MembersProf. Yannick AGNAN (UCLouvain, Supervisor)Prof. Mélanie DAVRANCHE (Université de Rennes)Prof. Nadine MATTIELLI (ULB)Prof.

Public thesis defense of Timothée CLÉMENT "Effectiveness of conservation cropping practices in mitigating runoff, soil erosion, and pesticide surface losses in Northwestern Europe" Teams link Abstract Soils of the Western European loess belt are intensively cultivated and particularly prone to runoff and soil erosion.

Public thesis defense of Nathan BEMELMANS "Influence of pesticides on trace element transfer in the soil-solution-plant systems : a focus on glyphosate and tebuconazole" Teams link Abstract TBA Jury Members Prof. Yannick AGNAN (UCLouvain, Supervisor) Prof. Lionel ALLETTO (INRAE) Dr Maryse CASTREC-ROUELLE (Sorbonne Université) Prof.

Public thesis defense of Sandratra Zonirina (Zo) RAMAHAIMANDIMBY "Fonctionnement et altérations hydrologiques du bassin d’Ankavia (Madagascar) dans une perspective de gestion intégrée des ressources en eau." Teams link Abstract Humid tropical environments, particularly the SAVA region in northeastern Madagascar, face important challenges in water resource management,

Public thesis defense of Eric LUTETE LANDU"Effectiveness of measures aiming to stabilize urban gullies in tropical cities: lessons learned from failures and successes in the D.R.

Public thesis defense of Louis DELVAL "Quantifying soil-grapevine hydraulics from plant to field scale." Teams link Abstract Grapevine (Vitis vinifera) is the world’s third most valuable horticultural crop. Today, climate change significantly threatens grape productivity, notably due to more frequent and extended drought periods.

Public thesis defense of Jean BOUCHAT "Maize green area index retrieval from multistatic and multi-frequency SAR data" Teams link Abstract Climate change and a rapidly growing world population are placing an ever-increasing pressure on the agricultural sector.