Hydrogeology Department

Activities

The Hydrogeology Department is responsible for teaching Earth and Water Sciences in the 3-year BSc in Environmental Science and the 2-year MSc in Hydrogeology, Soil & Environment (HSE).

It provides in-depth training in the management of groundwater resources and in the more general field of water sciences.

ORGANISATION

Reporting structure(s)
UFR Sciences, Technologies, Health

Head of department
Naomi Mazzilli

The teaching staff of the hydrogeology department is made up of 14 lecturers:
3 university professors, including one emeritus professor
8 senior lecturers (MCF)
2 Temporary Teaching and Research Assistants (ATER)
1 Doctoral student Lecturer

Members of the department

Oliver BANTON (PR)
Konstantinos CHALIKAKIS (MCF) - Co-director UMR EMMAH
Anne-Laure COGNARD-PLANCQ (MCF)
Christophe EMBLANCH (MCF) - Head of CMI Water Resources and Environment (R2E)
Marina GILLON (MCF) - Co-responsible for the HSE Master's degree (M1)
Marc LEBLANC (PR)
Vincent MARC (MCF) - Head of Master HSE (M2)
Adriano MAYER (MCF) - Head of the Earth and Water Sciences (EWS) pathway in the SVT degree course
Naomi MAZZILLI (MCF) - Head of department
Rémi VALOIS (MCF)
Yves TRAVI (PR emeritus)

Mohammed GHNAHALLA (ATER)
Sonda ZOUARI (ATER)

The department's technical staff consists of 3 people:
Milanka BABIC (IGE)
Julien DUPONT (Tech)
Roland SIMLER (IGE)

Courses offered

SVT LICENCE AND EARTH AND WATER SCIENCES COURSE (STE)
MASTER IN HYDROGEOLOGY, SOIL AND ENVIRONMENTENT (HSE)
CMI WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT (R2E)
DOCTORATE IN HYDROGEOLOGY (ED 536)

Partnerships

As part of their research activities, the teacher-researchers and technical staff of the Hydrogeology Department are attached to theUMR INRAE-AU EMMAH (Mediterranean Environment and Modelling of Agro-Hydrosystems).

Their research focuses on the natural chemical and isotopic tracing of continental waters, hydrogeophysics, mathematical modelling of flows and the simulation of contaminant transfer.
The study sites are areas with high agricultural pressure, regional deep aquifers (heritage reserve), coastal areas, karsts and environments with low permeability.
The ultimate aim of this work is to protect and manage groundwater resources.

Further information

The Hydrogeology department is involved in all three levels of study under the LMD (Licence-Master-Doctorat) scheme.

At LICENCE and MASTER level

The hydrogeology department is involved in the SVT bachelor's degree and runs the "Hydrogeology" course in particular. Earth and Water Sciences "This programme is designed for students who want to work in the water and environment sector (technician level) but who also want to continue their studies at Master's level.

At MASTER level, the hydrogeology department runs the master's degree in Hydrogeology, Soil and Environment (Master HSE).

A Master's degree in Water Resources and Environment Engineering (CMI R2E) is also open to students in the first or second year of the SVT Licence at the Université d'Avignon.

Doctorate and continuing education

The department is involved in the "Hydrogeology" doctoral programme, which is offered as part of theDoctoral School 536 "Agrosciences and Sciences.

The Hydrogeology Department, in conjunction with the research activities carried out by its teacher-researchers, is involved in international training activities organised as part of aid programmes for developing countries (partners: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IAEA, CIFEG, etc.).

The department can therefore welcome foreign trainees, engineers, teachers or researchers, and offer them additional training in hydrogeology and water sciences in general.