The Institute F.-A. Forel, named after the famous researcher and father of limnology François-Alphonse Forel, is a multidisciplinary educational and research core in environmental natural sciences of the Faculty of sciences, Section of Earth and Environmental Sciences.Our mission is the creation of new knowledge and training of students to address the multidisciplinary nature and the complexities of environmental issues today and for the future. The Institute F. A. Forel offers teaching and carries out research in the areas of Limnology and environmental geology, Environmental biogeochemistry and ecotoxicology, Marine and lake biochemistry, Environmental physico-chemistry, Ecology and aquatic biology, Microbial ecology, Energy, Climatology and Spatial predictions and analyses, as well as Prehistoric archeology and anthropology. Our innovative research and teaching programs are developed in collaboration with the inter-faculty Institute for Environmental Sciences . Our Institute also has an active outreach policy and offer a large spectrum of services to the community.

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January 31th 2013, public PhD defense, D. Palomino
Aggregation and Flocculation Kinetics Studies of Latex Colloidal Particles, Hematite and Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles in Presence of Synthetic Polymers and Natural Polyelectrolytes

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A special issue dedicated to F.-A. FOREL Autumn 2012 in the Journal "Archives des Sciences"