The IAMG Student Chapter from University of Lorraine, France, is an active student chapter of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG). The IAMG is a scientific association at the frontier of geosciences, mathematics and computer sciences promoting international cooperation in the application and use of mathematics in geological research and technology.

Our Student Chapter, which was founded in 2009, is historically related to the numerical geology research team from Nancy (known as the RING team) and the Nancy School of Geology. It includes MSc and PhD students with backgrounds in geology, reservoir engineering, geophysics and computer sciences who work on the topics of structural and stratigraphic modeling, physical process simulations, uncertainty characterization, meshing strategies, model complexity and scale management, data interpretation and integration, etc. We are looking forward to recruit new members with alternative backgrounds to diversify our spectrum of competences and develop new student collaborations.

Please find the link to past and incoming lectures list organized by the Student Chapter here

The IAMG Student Chapter from University of Lorraine, France, is an active student chapter of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG). The IAMG is a scientific association at the frontier of geosciences, mathematics and computer sciences promoting international cooperation in the application and use of mathematics in geological research and technology.

Our Student Chapter, which was founded in 2009, is historically related to the numerical geology research team from Nancy (known as the RING team) and the Nancy School of Geology. It includes MSc and PhD students with backgrounds in geology, reservoir engineering, geophysics and computer sciences who work on the topics of structural and stratigraphic modeling, physical process simulations, uncertainty characterization, meshing strategies, model complexity and scale management, data interpretation and integration, etc. We are looking forward to recruit new members with alternative backgrounds to diversify our spectrum of competences and develop new student collaborations.

Please find the link to past and incoming lectures list organized by the Student Chapter here

Student Chapter members

Student Chapter members

 

 RING team IAMG members - May 2025
(Photo credits: RING)

2024 Board:

• President: Giusi Ruggiero
• Treasurer: Paul Marchal
• Secretary: Amandine Fratani
• Faculty advisor: Pr. Guillaume Caumon

Student members:

Name	Year	Research topic
Enrico Scarpa	PhD	Hydrodynamic connectivity of channelized sedimentary deposits: analysis and reproduction
Giusi Ruggiero	PhD	Stochastic inversion of FWI images for reducing structural uncertainties
Amandine Fratani	PhD	Graph machine learning for geological structural interpretation of sparse observations
Marius Rapenne	PhD	Adaptive homogenization for seismic risk estimation
Fabrice Taty-Moukati	PhD	Graph-based stochastic seismic structural interpretation of geological faults
Augustin Gouy	PhD	Discrete karst network simulations: application to the Barrois limestones
Julien Herrero	PhD	Transdimensional inversion for flow data in geomodeling
Paul Marchal	PhD	Data constrained stochastic modelling of alteration & mineralization envelope structure : methodology & application to Athabasca uranium deposits
Andres Laurine	Msc	Adaptive filtering of the elastic properties for seismic wave propagation
Bolivar Osorno Juan Sebastian	Msc	Generation of Discrete Fracture Networks (DFN) and impact in a pseudo-genetic simulation of karst network skeletons
Houbre Louise	Msc	Incorporation of geological components in alteration halos models of unconformity-related uranium deposits
Baville Romain	Msc	Automatic association of sparse fault data: local orientation, fault extension and application to an Australian mine
Leblond Rémi	Msc	Topological control of simulaterd karst networks
Berete Abdrahamane	Msc	Approximating the Hessian matrix in seismic full wavefrorm inversion
Bouche Noémie	Msc	Modeling of tidal dunes: geometry, discontinuities, petrophysical characterization, and meshing for hydrogen storage system modeling

Scientific production

Scientific production

Articles published in IAMG journals :

As members of the IAMG Student Chapter, we perform research at the interface between geosciences, mathematics and computer sciences. IAMG journals offer us a great opportunity to publish our work in high-quality interdisciplinary journals close to our research interests. You can find here the articles that were published by Student Chapter members in IAMG journals over the last years:

• F. Taty Moukati et al (2024). From fault likelihood to fault networks: stochastic seismic interpretation through a marked point process with interactions. Mathematical Geosciences, 57, 115-151
• C. Legentil et al (2022). Testing scenarios on geological models: Local interface insertion in a 2D mesh and its impact on seismic wave simulation. Computers & Geosciences, 159 (105013)
• M. Irakarama et al. (2020). Finite Difference Implicit Structural Modeling of Geological Structures. Mathematical Geosciences, 53 (5), 785-808
• G. Godefroy et al. (2019). Structural interpretation of sparse fault data using graph theory and geological rules Fault data interpretation. Mathematical Geosciences, 51 (8), 1091-1107.
• J. Renaudeau et al. (2019). Implicit Structural Modeling by Minimization of the Bending Energy with Moving Least Squares Functions. Mathematical Geosciences, 51 (6), 693-724.
• A. Mazuyer et al. (2018). Stress estimation in reservoirs using an integrated inverse method. Computers & Geosciences, 114, 30-40.
• J. Edwards et al. (2018). Uncertainty management in stratigraphic well correlation and stratigraphic architectures: A training-based method. Computers & Geosciences, 111, 11-17.
• M. Parquer et al. (2017). Reconstruction of Channelized Systems Through a Conditioned Reverse Migration Method. Mathematical Geosciences, 49 (8), 965-994.
• G. Rongier et al. (2017). Stochastic simulation of channelized sedimentary bodies using a constrained L-system. Computers & Geosciences, 105, 158-168.
• J. Pellerin et al. (2017). RINGMesh: A programming library for developing mesh-based geomodeling applications. Computers & Geosciences, 104, 93-100.

Participations to IAMG Annual Conferences :

The IAMG also provides us the opportunity to travel and many members of the Student Chapter recently presented their work at the IAMG annual conference:

• E. Scarpa et al. (2022). Dynamic connectivity measures on turbidite channel complex architectures. 21th Annual Conference of the IAMG, Nancy, France.
• Z. Renat et al. (2022). Application of time reversal simulation with an homogenized velocity model: Case of Groningen gas field. 21th Annual Conference of the IAMG, Nancy, France.
• M. Rapenne et al. (2022). Quadrangular adaptive meshing for wave simulation in homogenized media. 21th Annual Conference of the IAMG, Nancy, France.
• C. Legentil et al. (2022). Local 3D meshed geomodel updating: geometry and topology. 21th Annual Conference of the IAMG, Nancy, France.
• F. Taty-Moukati et al. (2022). Two dimensional seismic fault network interpretation using marked point processes. 21th Annual Conference of the IAMG, Nancy, France.
• J. Herrero et al. (2022). A Bayesian methodology for real-time updating of well trajectory in depositional space. 21th Annual Conference of the IAMG, Nancy, France.
• A. Gouy et al. (2022). Discrete karst network simulations: application to the Barrois limestones. 21th Annual Conference of the IAMG, Nancy, France.
• M. Schuh-Senlis et al. (2019). Towards the Application of Stokes' Viscous Flow Equations to Structural Restoration Simulations. 20th Annual Conference of the IAMG, State College, Pennsylvannia, USA.
• C. Gouache et al. (2019). Regional and Exhaustive French Seismic Catalogues. 20th Annual Conference of the IAMG, State College, Pennsylvannia, USA.
• Y. Frantz et al. (2019). Statistical Analysis and Simulation of Conduit Dimensions within Karstic Systems. 20th Annual Conference of the IAMG, State College, Pennsylvannia, USA.
• M. Raguenel et al. (2018). Physical simulations on geological models using unstructured grids. 19th Annual Conference of the IAMG, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
• P. Anquez et al. (2018). A graph-based approach to simplify subsurface structural models and assess the impact on physical modelling. 19th Annual Conference of the IAMG, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
• N. Clausolles et al. (2018). Generating variable shapes of salt geobodies from seismic images. 19th Annual Conference of the IAMG, Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Activities

Activities

As an IAMG student chapter, we aim to develop the joint application of mathematics and computer sciences in the domains of geosciences, and especially to students. We organize various activities, both regular and occasional, to promote our research work and IAMG activity.

Lectures

Our principal activity consists in organizing weekly lectures that are given either by Student Chapter members, permanent researchers from the RING team, or visiting colleagues. These lectures are the occasion to present and share our recent research and progress, but also to get feedback and advice from colleagues on our work, and new insights on other research domains. The list of both past and incoming lectures is here. If you are interested in attending a lecture online, you can contact any IAMG Student chapter member to ask for a Microsoft Teams link.

Field trips

By receiving funds from IAMG, we have the opportunity to plan field trips with the aim of establishing a connection between geological features exposed in natural environments and the numerical modeling of the petrophysical properties of these objects, as well as the mathematical methods to describe them or to simulate transfer processes such as fluid flow.

After a break in such events during the Covid period, the student chapter of Nancy is resuming its activities with a first field trip schedulded for October 25, 2023, Aix-en-Provence, France.