Spring semester « Environmental & Water Management » Romain ARMAND (PhD) Institut Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais, France 2016 June
General information Audience : last year of BSc / 1st year of MSc Registration : 15-20 students 16 + 1 courses Credits : 30 ECTS – 15 US credits Part-time (at least 18 ECTS) or full time Duration : 13 weeks Application deadline : Ocotober 15 Audience : student in Geology, agriculture, maybe civilian engineering or geography
Admission requirements Life, Agriculture, Geosciences or Environmental sciences: juniors, seniors or Master degree students from an accredited institution. English: an advanced intermediate level is required: 785 TOEIC 567 TOEFL paper (or 227 TOEFLcbt, 87 TOEFLibt) 6.5 IELTS
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Mitigation & propositions Programm objectives Interdiscplinary approach Managing water amongst complex territories E.g : imbricated rural / urban areas Agricultural and geological applications Case solving learning approach Issues Processes Observation/ acquisition Analyse Mitigation & propositions Land management conciliation different land uses (agriculture, cattle breeding, ore extraction, drinking water production, leisure areas, conservation areas) Hydrise deals with water-soil-plant interaction and gather skills in hydrology, hydrogeology, geochemistry, ecology, and physics
Context Theoretical & appplied sciences Monitoring & modelling tools Mitigation & conservation
A typical week 20h of classes Thursday afternoon is free Wednesday is dedicated to exam Types of assessment Individual examination Oral defense (individual / group) Report (individual / group)
Academic committee (HydrISE research unit) O. Pourret (PhD) Geochemistry MP Faucon (PhD) Plant Ecology R. Armand (PhD) Surface water/ GIS C. Cherubini (PhD) Groundwater Module leaders of the spring semester programm
HydrISE research team Hydrogeochemistry and soil / environment interactions Chemical elements in environment : Hydrological and hydrogeological transfers Speciation & fractionnation Ecology and biogeochemistry of eco- and agrosystems
On-site hydrogeology platform Combination of piezometer, wells, labs and classrooms
On-site hydrogeology platform Fractured chalky aquifer Downrising aquifer water level High needs for agricultural and industrial purposes Objectives : flow in complex fractured media Aquifer recharge Geometrical and hydrodynamic characterization Modeling water ressource
On-site field works On-site farm Several crops Several topographical and soil conditions Meteorology Infiltrometry / runoff measurements Soil description
Program strengths Interdisciplinary approach Related to « Hydrise » research team activities Field work/ field trip PhD lecturers and professionals invited speakers Paris nearby Water ressources under pressure Leisure activities (2 weeks of holidays)
Accommodation and facilities On-site accommodation and catering Indoor and outdoor leisure activities Sporting facilities Paris (1h15 by train) Beauvais airport (low-cost airlines for Europe)
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Contacts Romain ARMAND (Ph. D) Institut Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais 19 rue Pierre Waguet 60 026 Beauvais – France Romain.armand@lasalle-beauvais.fr The program web page Find us on Google Map !