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Isabelle KOWALEWSKI

Research Engineer - PhD.
Geochemistry (petroleum system and soil) and Basin modelling (TemisFlow®)
Geoscientist specialising in the geochemistry of petroleum systems, with a solid background in physico-chemical analysis and basin modelling. 30 years experience in applied research at IFPEN. Involved
Issue 51 of Science@ifpen
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SC5 - Vulnerability of peatlands to climate change

Peatlands only occupy 3% of the earth’s surface but contain more than 25% of the organic carbon stored in the surface layers of the subsoil. Plant matter accumulates slowly there and undergoes a slow decomposition process under the effect of a water-saturated, oxygen-poor environment. Therefore the peat can still decompose and is particularly vulnerable to environmental changes...
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Sébastien ROHAIS (PhD)

Sébastien Rohais is geologist from the Albert-de-Lapparent Geological Institute (IGAL, UniLaSalle, MSc 2002), MSc from the National School for Petroleum and Engines (ENSPM, IFPSchool, 2003), doctor
Natural gas in marine sediments: a climate issue?
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Natural gas in marine sediments: a climate issue?

Just like carbon dioxide (CO2), but with a much higher GWPa, methane CH4) is a gas which, according to the IEAb, is responsible for around 30% of the increase in global temperatures since the industrial revolution...
Issue 46 of Science@ifpen - Earth Sciences and Environmental Technologies
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Underground modeling: an essential step for the energy transition

To address the challenges of the energy transition, the subsurface has an important role to play, both in terms of providing resources and offering storage solutions. (...) Numerical models can help gain a better understanding of the subsurface with a view to its long-term management and optimal use. Developed for a number of years now at IFPEN, initially for the petroleum industry, such models cover scales ranging from the sedimentary basin to the reservoir...
Issue 46 of Science@ifpen - Earth Sciences and Environmental Technologies
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Global change, impact on landscapes and water resources

Today, the impact of climate change and human activities on the evolution of landscapes and water resources is a major challenge. Predicting it requires dedicated tools capable of evaluating, 100 years ahead, the consequences of different scenarios on watersheds and groundwater. To this end, IFPEN is developing modeling approaches targeting erosion-transport-deposition phenomena combined with surface and subsurface flows. ...
Issue 46 of Science@ifpen - Earth Sciences and Environmental Technologies
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Rock-Eval®: supporting soil research for the climate challenge

One way to decrease the amount of atmospheric CO2 is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of fossil origin, but it is also possible to increase the quantities of carbon stored in the soil. (...) In the current context of climate change, understanding the evolution of carbon in the ground is critically important. It is for this reason that IFPEN wanted to study the potential offered by Rock-Eval®, a flagship of oil research...
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Maria-Fernanda ROMERO-SARMIENTO

Research Engineer / Technical Advisor
Organic Geochemistry PhD. HdR.
Sciences of the Earth and the Universe HDR
Maria-Fernanda Romero-Sarmiento joined IFP Energies nouvelles in 2010 as a research scientist in organic geochemistry. She holds a Ph.D. in Organic Geochemistry from the University of Lille (France)
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Isabelle MERDRIGNAC

Research Chemist Engineer - PhD
Isabelle Merdrignac graduated from the Ecole Supérieure de Chimie Industrielle de Lyon (ESCIL-CPE). She then completed a Master in analytical Chemistry before obtaining a PhD at the university of
Numéro 38 de Science@IFPEN
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A scientific visitor helps improve the monitoring of CO2 storage facilities

Over the past ten years, IFPEN has been conducting research on the geochemical monitoring of the geological storage of CO 2 , in order to gain a better understanding of the natural water flow s that