People

Post-Docs

On-going

Completed

  • 2024. Jordi BOLIBAR. Funded on internal resources. Machine learning in glacier modelling.
  • 2018-2020. Romain MILLAN. Funded by CNES. Multi-temporal, multi-sensor quantification of glacier surface flow velocity to improve glacier thickness estimates and better understand changes in glaciers dynamics.
  • 2013-2014. Julie GARDELLE. Funded by FRB, BIOTHAW project. Glacier volume changes in the Bolivian Cordillera Real from Pléiades digital elevation models.

PhD students

On-going

  • 2022-2025. Clémence TURBE. Sentinel-1 pour le suivi de l’enneigement en montagne. Co-sup. : F. Karbou

Completed

  • 2019-2023. Alexis CARO. Past and future hydrological response to glacial retreat in Andean watersheds. Co-sup. : T. Condom
  • 2018-2022. Diego CUSICANQUI. Multi-decadal changes in glacial and periglacial systems in the French Alps revealed by photogrammetry and in situ geophysical surveys. Co-sup. : X. Bodin
  • 2017-2022. Philemon AUTIN. Analysis of climatic factors controlling the mass balance of a tropical glacier and of sensibility to climate changes during the Little Ice Age by application of a distributed energy balance model. Co-sup. : J.E. Sicart, R. Hock
  • 2017-2020. Jordi BOLIBAR. Past and future evolution of French Alpine glaciers in a changing climate : a deep learning glacio-hydrological modelling approach. Co-sup. : I. Gouttevin, E. Sauquet
  • 2016-2019. Lucas DAVAZE. Measurement of glacier mass balance at regional scale using optical remote-sensing. Co-sup. : Y. Arnaud
  • 2013-2016. Marion REVEILLET. Sensitivity of surface mass balance of alpine glaciers to atmospheric and topographic variables. Observations and simulations. Co-sup. : C. Vincent, D. Six
  • 2012-2015. Ruben BASANTES. Contribution to the study of glaciers evolution and climate change in the Ecuadorian Andes since the 1950s. Co-sup : B. Francou

Research Assistants

On-going

  • 2025. Xavier KLEE. Funded by IRD, project "Tierras Nuevas". 6 months. Engineer in climato-hydro-glaciological data treatement and analyses.

Completed

  • 2024-2025. Xavier KLEE. Funded by Vanoise National Park. 4 months. Engineer in modelling data visualization.
  • 2024-2025. Nathan LIORET. Funded by DDT-74. 3 months. Engineer in Pléiades satellite data treatment for studying the spatio-temporel variability of glacier surface flow velocity in the Mont-Blanc massif.
  • -* 2021-2024. Etienne DUCASSE. Funded by ESA (18 months) and UGA-OSUG (18 months). 36 months. Engineer in spatial remote sensing data processing for the study of alpine glacier flow.
  • 2022-2023. Victor RAMSEYER. Funded by BNP-Paribas Foundation. 18 months. Engineer in data processing for glacier evolution modelling.
  • 2020. Luc BERAUD. Funded by CNRS. 2 months. Engineer in remote sensing data treatment for applications in glaciology.
  • 2018-2020. Victor RAMSEYER. Funded by IRD. 2 years. Engineer in management of glaciological, hydrological and meteorological field observations.
  • 2015-2017. Pierre VINCENT. Funded by IRD. 2 years. Engineer in management of glaciological, hydrological and meteorological field observations.
  • 2015-2016. Ruben BASANTES. Funded by CNRS. 6 months. Engineer in management of glaciological observations.
  • 2013-2016. Olivier SANCHEZ. Funded by Univ. Grenoble Alpes (ANR project VIP_Mont-Blanc). 3 years. Engineer in management of glaciological observations.
  • 2013-2015. Maxime HARTER. Funded by IRD. 2. Years. Engineer in management of glaciological, hydrological and meteorological field observations.
  • 2011-2013. Benjamin LEHMANN. Funded by IRD. 2 years. Engineer in management of glaciological, hydrological and meteorological field observations.
  • 2011-2012. Guillaume CONSOLI. Funded by CNRS. 5 months. Engineer in GIS for glaciological observations.
  • 2010. Maelle COLLET. Funded by CNRS. 2 months. Engineer in remote sensing for glaciological observations.

Master students (33 since 2010)

On-going

Completed

  • 2024-25. Lise CHANTELAUZE. ENS-PSL. 5 months. Co-sup. : L. Ruiz (IANIGLA, Mendoza, Argentine)
  • 2024. Nathan LIORET. M2 SICOM, Univ Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble-INP, Ense3. 5 months. Co-sup. : L. Charrier, A. Dehecq
  • 2024. Luisa CANO URIBE. M1 IMT Atlantique, Nantes. 3 months. Co-sup. : J.E. Sicart
  • 2023. Xavier KLEE. M1 Geoides, Univ Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Géographie Alpine. 2 months.
  • 2022. Clémentine CHEDECAL. L3 STE, Univ Grenoble Alpes, PhITEM. 1.5 months.
  • 2021. Mathilde LACOMBE. M1 Geoides, Univ Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Géographie Alpine. 2 months. Co-sup. : A. Dehecq
  • 2021. Juliette BONNET. M1 STE-ECE, Univ Grenoble Alpes, PhITEM. 3 months. Co-sup. : A. Dehecq
  • 2021. Colin PRIEUR. Ense3 Grenoble INP. 5 months. Co-sup. : J.B. Thomas, J. Chanussot
  • 2020. Luc BERAUD. ENSEG - Paris. 5 months. Co-sup. : F. Brun, D. Cusicanqui, C. Vincent
  • 2019. Léna GURRIARAN. M1 ENS-PSL. 5 months. Co-sup. : L. Davaze
  • 2018. Diego CUSICANQUI. M2 Geoides, Univ Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Géographie Alpine. 5 months. Co-sup. : C. Vincent, D. Six, A. Soruco
  • 2017. Mélanie RAMUSOVIC. M1 Geoides, Univ Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Géographie Alpine. 2 months.
  • 2016. Lucas DAVAZE. M2R STE-ECE, Univ Grenoble Alpes, PhITEM. 5 months. Co-sup. : Y. Arnaud
  • 2016. Jay BEEMAN. M2R STE-ECE, Univ Grenoble Alpes, PhITEM. 5 months. Co-sup. : J.E. Sicart
  • 2015. Diego CUSICANQUI. Escuela Militar de Ingenieria, La Paz, Bolivia. 6 months. Co-sup. : A. Soruco
  • 2014. Edwin LOARTE. M2R, Univ Madrid, Spain. 5 months.
  • 2014. Martin KRAEMER. M2R, Univ Strasbourg, France. 5 months. Co-sup. : O. Dangles
  • 2014. Elvia GALLEGOS. Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador. 5 months. Co-sup. : R. Gallarraga
  • 2014. Mathias JAUVIN. Ecole Nationale Supérieur de Géologie, Nancy, France. 2 months. Co-sup. : E. Trouvé
  • 2013. Gabriel ZEBALLOS. Escuela Militar de Ingenieria, La Paz, Bolivia. 6 months. Co-sup. : A. Soruco
  • 2013. Marion REVEILLET. M2R STE-ECE, Univ Grenoble Alpes, PhITEM. 5 months. Co-sup. : F. Gillet-Chaulet
  • 2013. Léo DECAUX. M2R Geoides, Univ Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Géographie Alpine. 5 months. Co-sup. : M. Dumont, D. Six
  • 2012. Edwin LOARTE. Escuela de Ingenieria Ambiental, Univ Huaraz, Peru. 8 months.
  • 2012. Léo DECAUX. M2R STE-ECE, Univ Grenoble Alpes, PhITEM. 5 months. Co-sup. : M. Dumont, D. Six
  • 2012. Marion REVEILLET. M1, Univ Grenoble Alpes, PhITEM. 2 months.
  • 2011. Gonzalo LEONARDINI. M2R STE-ECE, Univ Grenoble Alpes, PhITEM. 5 months. Co-sup. : J.E. Sicart, P. Ginot
  • 2011. Guillaume CONSOLI. M2R Geoides, Univ Grenoble Alpes, Institut de Géographie Alpine. 5 months.
  • 2010. Maelle COLLET. M2R, Univ Rennes, France. 5 months. Co-sup. : M. Villacis
  • 2010. Ruben BASANTES. M2R Prefalc, Univ Nice, France. 6 months. Co-sup. : B. Francou
  • 2010. Ana BERMEJO. Escuela Politecnica de Valencia, Spain. 5 months.
  • 2010. Imanol GONI. Escuela Politecnica de Valencia, Spain. 5 months.

Visiting researchers

On-going

Completed

  • 2025. Edwin LOARTE. UNASAM, Huaraz, Pérou. 2 mois. Use of remote sensing data to quantify changes in glacier dynamics in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru.
  • 2025. Katy MEDINA. UNASAM, Huaraz, Pérou. 2 mois. Monitoring of debris-covered glaciers, rock glaciers and changes in permafrots in the peruvian Andes.
  • 2024. Ruben BASANTES. Yachay tech University, Ecuador. 1,5 month. Glacier surface mass balance reanalisis of Andean glaciers.
  • 2024. Pierre PITTE. IANIGLA, Mendoza, Argentina. 2 weeks. Glaciological and meteorological monitoring in the Santa Cruz river catchment, Patagonia, Argentina.
  • 2021-2023. Jordi BOLIBAR. Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University, Netherlands. 3 years. Applying machine learning to model, understand and predict climate-glacier interactions at large geographical scales.
  • 2023. Luis MAISINCHO. INAMHI, Quito, Ecuador. 1 month. Mass and energy balance of equatorial glaciers.
  • 2022. Marcelo CLAURE. IRD-Bolivia, La Paz, Bolivia. 1 month. Capacity building for glaciological monitoring.
  • 2022. Ruben BASANTES. IKIAM, Tena, Ecuador. 1,5 month. Mass balance of equatorial glaciers.
  • 2022. Lucas RUIZ. Instituto Argentino Nacional de Glaciologia, Mendoza, Argentina. 3 months. Modelling the current and future dynamics of Patagonian glaciers.
  • 2022. Freddy SAAVEDRA. Univ. Playa Ancha, Valparaiso, Chile. 2 weeks. Snow cover mapping from satellite data along the Andes.
  • 2018-2022. Jhan Carlo ESPINOZA. Geophysical Institute of Peru. 4 years project funded by the "Make Our Planet Great Again" program. Project AMANECER : AMazon-ANdEs ConnEctivity : impacts of climate-vegetation changes on the hydrology of the Amazon-Andes transition Region.
  • 2019. Amaury DEHECQ. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California, USA. 2 months. Multi-decadal glacier volume changes from satellite archives.
  • 2019. Katy MEDINA. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Glaciares y Ecosistemas de Montana, Huaraz, Peru. 2 months. Identification and mapping of glaciers and rock glaciers in the Peruvian Andes.
  • 2017-2019. Nicolas CHAMPOLLION. University of Bremen, Germany. 2 years. Development of the Open Glacier Global Model.
  • 2017-2018. Martin MENEGOZ. Barcelona Super Computing Center, Spain. 1 year. Climate variability at seasonal to decadal timescales and the related regional impacts on mountainous and snow-covered areas.
  • 2017. Mathias VUILLE. State University of New York, USA. 2 months. Downscaling of climate projections to assess future changes in glacier surface mass and energy balance in the tropical Andes, and the consequences for water resources.