CER SOIL, WATER, ENVIRONMENT

Activities

The Hydrogeology Teaching and Research Centre (CER) Soil, Water, Environment (SEE) is responsible for the teaching of Earth and Water Sciences within the 3 years of training for the SVT Bachelor's degree and the work-linked vocational Bachelor's degree in Water Professions and the 2 years of the Hydrogeology, Soil & Environment (HSE) Master's degree.

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

The teaching staff of the hydrogeology department is made up of 14 lecturers:
- 4 university professors, including one emeritus professor
- 7 senior lecturers (MCF)
- 1 teacher with a CAPES qualification (PRCE)
- 2 Temporary Teaching and Research Assistants (ATER)
- 1 Doctoral student Lecturer

ORGANISATION

Reporting structure(s)
AgES Institute (Agrosciences, Environment and Health)

Responsible person(s)
In the process of being appointed

Members of the department
- Konstantinos CHALIKAKIS (PU) - Co-director UMR EMMAH
- Anne-Laure COGNARD-PLANCQ (MCF) - Head of CER SEE
- 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 (PU)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
- Corinne MOTTE (PRCE) - Head of the professional degree in Water Professions
- Lucien STOLZE (CPJ)
- Rémi VALOIS (MCF) - Available on CPJ at INRAE
- Yves TRAVI (PU emeritus)
- Areej ADRA (ATER)
- Salohy NANTENAINA (ATER)

Assisted by 2 technical staff :
- Milanka BABIC (IGE)
- Julien DUPONT (AI)

Courses offered

PROFESSIONAL DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT
- COURSE WATER PROFESSIONS

BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN LIFE AND EARTH SCIENCES
- COURSE EARTH AND WATER SCIENCES

MASTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT
- COURSE HYDROGEOLOGY, SOIL AND ENVIRONMENT (HSE)

CMI UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA SVT WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT (R2E)

DOCTORATE HYDROGEOLOGY
- DOCTORAL SCHOOL 536 - SCIENCES AND AGROSCIENCES

Research units

UMR EMMAH - Mediterranean Environment and Modelling of AgroHydrosystems

Partnerships

As part of their research activities, the teacher-researchers and technical staff of the CER Soil, Water, Environment 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 aim of this work is to finalise the protection and management of groundwater resources.

GeEAUde Chair
Supported by Konstantinos CHALIKAKISthe GeEAUde Partnership Chair aims to develop and test integrated tools and approaches for characterising and modelling groundwater, and to propose sustainable management strategies adapted to the Mediterranean context in the face of global change.

His research focuses on the dynamics of water in underground hydrosystems and their present and future interactions with surface water and associated ecosystems.

Licence course partners
The Regional water centre supports the CER SEE in its Licence courses.

Master's course partners
Several partners are involved in the HSE Master's courses:
- Design offices (hpc environnement, Geosynergie, Berengier depoll, Eubage)
- Associations syndicales (Canal St Julien, Syndicat Rhône Ventoux)
- Large companies (Danone waters)
- Consultant (QSE consulting and performance)

Several members of theINRAE Avignon and Aix en Provence.

Further information

The CER Soil, Water, Environment is involved in all three levels of study under the LMD (Licence-Master-Doctorat) scheme.

At Bachelor's and Master's level
The CER Soil, Water, Environment is involved in the SVT degree course, and in particular runs the "Soil, Water, Environment" pathway. 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.

The CER SEE also runs a work-linked vocational degree in water management.

At MASTER level, the CER Soil, Water, Environment leads 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 bachelor's degree at the Université d'Avignon.

Doctorate and continuing education
The CER Sol, Eau, Environnement is involved in the mention of PhD in Hydrogeology proposed as part of theDoctoral School 536 "Agrosciences and Sciences.

The CER Soil, Water, Environment, in conjunction with the hydrogeology research activities carried out by the teacher-researchers, is involved in the following projects international training activities organised as part of aid programmes for developing countries (in partnership with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IAEA, CIFEG, etc.).

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