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La Reunion
Research centers or research group
The Laboratory of Earth Sciences at the University of Reunion Island was
set up in 1984, since the foundation of the University. Its work areas
were initially restricted to sedimentology in coastal areas (origins,
evolution, dynamics, protection of coral reefs and associated sediments).
The laboratory extended its activities to two new research areas, which
are now predominant : volcanology (structure, history, processes, risks
and dismantlement of shield volcanoes), imaging and the deep dynamics
of the Earth and the Reunion hot spot (seismology) and hydrogeology
(water cycle in the volcanic, island, tropical environment, instrumentation
of watershed in a tropical climate).
In July 2005, the research unit was renamed the Reunion GeoSciences
Laboratory and its members joined the «Volcanic Systems» team in the
joint research unit 7154 IPGP | Paris Diderot | University of Reunion Island.
LGSR (GeoSciences Laboratory Réunion) works on the following research topics :
Technical support centres and facilities
Wide-band seismic stations
RENOVRISK EROSION : Gravitational and erosive phenomena at drainage basin level
Funding : ERDF 2014-2020
2018 – 2021
RENOVRISK C3 : Integrated and innovative research into natural risks
Funding : INTERREG
2017 – 2020
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY : Internal structure of a basalt volcano to assess its
geothermal potential
Funding : ANRT AKUO Indian Ocean
2018 – 2021
Indian Ocean : University of Canberra (Australia); IOGA (Madagascar);MOI (Mauritius) Piton de la Fournaise Volcanic Observatory (OVPF)
Europe : Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, (Italy);
University of Munich (Germany) ;Alfred Wegener Institüt (Germany); University of Frankfurt , Göttingen University (Germany),
Others : Jamstec (Japan) IGP (Peru)
LGSR (GeoSciences Laboratory Réunion) works on the following research topics :
Technical support centres and facilities
Wide-band seismic stations
RENOVRISK EROSION : Gravitational and erosive phenomena at drainage basin level
Funding : ERDF 2014-2020
2018 – 2021
RENOVRISK C3 : Integrated and innovative research into natural risks
Funding : INTERREG
2017 – 2020
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY : Internal structure of a basalt volcano to assess its
geothermal potential
Funding : ANRT AKUO Indian Ocean
2018 – 2021
Indian Ocean : University of Canberra (Australia); IOGA (Madagascar);MOI (Mauritius) Piton de la Fournaise Volcanic Observatory (OVPF)
Europe : Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, (Italy);
University of Munich (Germany) ;Alfred Wegener Institüt (Germany); University of Frankfurt , Göttingen University (Germany),
Others : Jamstec (Japan) IGP (Peru)