Monday 7^th September 2015
14:30 p.m., Room 001, Section des Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement,
Rue des Maraîchers 13

Naresh Devarajan, UNIGE Institute F.-A. Forel, PhD Defense

"Exploring Research Frontiers in Aquatic Ecosystems: Role of Hospital and Urban Effluents in the Dissemination of Antibiotic Resistance and Metals to Fresh Water Ecosystems"

Avis de soutenance de thèse de Naresh Devarajan.pdf

Tuesday September 8^st  2015,
09:00-10:00, Uni Carl Vogt, 2^td floor, Room B annexe a

Prof. Vicky Elongo & Prof. Pius Mpiana, University of Kinshasa –Seminar followed by a workshop

"L'eau et ses enjeux dans un pays en développement: Cas de la RD Congo."

Tuesday 15^th September 2015
14:15 p.m., Auditoire A-150 Sciences II, 30 Quai Ernest Ansermet

Mme Fatehah Binti MOHD OMAR, UNIGE Institute F.-A. Forel, PhD Defense

"Characterization, Properties, Transformations and Behavior of ZnO Nanoparticles in Aquatic Systems"

Avis de soutenance de thèse de Mme Fatehah Binti MOHD OMAR.pdf.

Monday September 28^st  2015,
17:00, Uni Carl Vogt, Room B001, Base floor.

Dr. Natacha Pasche, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

"Monitoring methane extraction in Lake Kivu".

Monday October 26^st  2015,
17:00, Uni Carl Vogt, Room B001, Ground 1.

Prof. Rizlan Bernier-Latmani, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

"The role of bacteria in reductive processes in paleo and modern environments".

Friday 06^th November 2015
11:15 a.m., Room 001, Section des Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement,
Rue des Maraîchers 13

Prof. Jon Blundy, University of Bristol, UK

"Linking magmatism and mineralisation at convergent margins"

Tuesday 17^th November 2015
12:15-13:00, Uni Carl Vogt, Room 002, Base floor.

Prof. Diana Gergova , Institut national d’archéologie de l’Académie bulgare des Sciences (INAM-ABS), Dr. Jordan Anastassov (UNIGE)

Friday 20^th November 2015
14:00, UNI Carl Vogt, Rez 1, salle B001.

Mathias K. Kirf, Ph.D

"Chemical eyes: Visualization and interpretation of chemical gradients in stratified water bodies"

Keywords: Submicromolar oxygen; oxic/anoxic interface; flexibility in research due to online-controlled (interactive) in-situ sampling equipment Synopsis of Chemical eyes.pdf

Tuesday 24^th November 2015
12h15-13h30, UNI Carl Vogt, salle B3, annexe a.

Joachim Monkelbaan

"Trade in green goods: the right tool for combatting climate change?"
Synopsis lunch seminar.pdf

Monday 30^th November 2015
11:00, Uni Carl Vogt, Room 002, Base floor.

Alexandre Ciliberti, Laboratoire d'écotoxicologie,
Milieux Aquatiques, Écologie et Pollutions (MAEP), Irstea

"Ecotoxicological tools for freshwater management -
Bioaccumulation and toxic response in caged organisms"
2015-11-30_Synopsis_présentations_UniGe.pdf

Tuesday 1^st December 2015
15:00 p.m., Room 001, Section des Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement,
Rue des Maraîchers 13

Claire-Marie Loudon, UNIGE Institute F.-A. Forel, PhD Defense

"Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 as a Dissipative system: non-equilibrium thermodynamics offers insight into key evolutionary processes"

Avis soutenance de thèse de Mme Claire-Marie Loudon.pdf

Monday 22^nd February 2016
16:00, Uni Carl Vogt, Room 002, (Ground Floor).

Dr. Fernando L. Barroso da Silva, Department of Physics and Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Ribeirão Preto. University of São Paulo, Brazil

"Protein complexation driven by electrostatic interactions"
Forel Seminars 2016 _DaSilva.pdf

Friday 26^th February 2016
14:30, Uni Carl Vogt, Room B001, (Ground Floor).

Mme Elena GASCÓN DIEZ, Institute F.-A. Forel UNIGE

"The Fate of Mercury Species from the Shallow to the Deep Waters of a Large Lake"
Avis de soutenance de thèse de Mme Elena GASCON DIEZ.pdf

Monday 29^th February 2016
12:00, Uni Carl Vogt, Room 002, (Ground Floor).

Mr Danilo Bertocchi, Corporate Sales Manager, Tesla

"Efficience énergétique et mobilité électrique en Suisse: l’exemple Tesla"
Forel Seminars 2016_Bertocchi.pdf
 

Wednesday March 16^st  2016,
15:45, Uni Carl Vogt, Room B002, Base floor.

Dr Laëtitia Lanteri, Laboratoire d'Anthropologie biologique, Droit, Éthique et
Santé de l'Université d'Aix-Marseille

"Recrutement, paléodémographie et cémentochronologie. Application à un contexte d'inhumation paroissial d'Ancien Régime : Notre-Dame du Bourg à Digne-les-Bains (France)"

Friday 18^th Mars 2016
11:15 a.m., Room 001, Section des Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement,
Rue des Maraîchers 13

Florian Faure and Felippe de Alencastro, EPFL

"Microplastic pollution in freshwater environments - focus on Switzerland"
Flyer - Microplastic pollution in freshwater environments.pdf
(Section Seminar)
 

Monday 21^th Mars 2016
16:00 p.m., Room 606, Section des Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement,
Rue des Maraîchers 13

Dr. Yuheng Wang, EPFL

"Role of colloids and nanoparticles in contaminant transport
in the environment: from nano- to field-scale"
 

Wednesday 20th April 2016
14:00 p.m., Science III, room 1S081

Giulia Cheloni, UNIGE, Institute F. -A. Forel
"Towards a Mechanistic Understanding of the Combined Action of Copper Micropolluants and Light Irradiation on Microalgae. An Investigation Across Multiple Levels of Biological Organization"
PhD Defense

Avis de soutenance de thèse Giulia Cheloni.pdf

Monday April 25^st  2016,
17:15, Uni Carl Vogt, Room B001, Base floor.
THIS SEMINAR IS POSTPONNED

Dr Stéphanie Jüstrich, Section sites pollués, déchets et sols, Service de la protection de l’environnement, Etat du Valais.

"Pollution des sols par du mercure dans le Haut-Valais".
THIS SEMINAR IS POSTPONNED

Tuesday June 28^st  2016,
16:00, Uni Carl Vogt, Room B001, Base floor.

Prof. Marc Amyot, Université de Montréal, Canada

"Metal cycling in the changing North"

Wednesday 29^th June 2016
10:00, Uni Carl Vogt, Room B001, (Ground Floor).

Mme Perrine DRANGUET, Institute F.-A. Forel UNIGE

"Mercury Accumulation and Effects to Freshwater Biofilm"
Avis de soutenance de thèse de Mme Perrine Dranguet.pdf