Institut Carnot ISIFoR 

Université de Pau  

et des Pays de l’Adour

Présidence  

avenue de l’Université 

BP 576 

64012 Pau cedex

France

Virginie BUIL  
+33 (0)5 59 40 77 96 
virginie.buil@univ-pau.fr
Gilles PIJAUDIER-CABOT  
+33 (0)5 59 57 44 33
gilles.pijaudier-cabot@univ-pau.fr

CONTACTS

Research personnel  
(full-time equivalent): 

522

including PhD students: 

205

Partnership  
research incomes: 

7 845 k

€

Global budget: 

33 400 k

€

www.instituts-carnot.eu

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Know-How and Skills

  GEOSCIENCES: reservoir 

characterization, monitoring, 
high performance scientific 
computing, basin analysis, seismic 
and seismotectonic imaging, 
thermochronology, gravimetry, fluids 
interactions-boulders, experimental 
geochemistry

  ENGINEERING SCIENCES: Physical 

chemistry of oil fluids and interfaces, 
fluid mechanics, multiphase flow, 
geomechanics, fracturing processes, 
enhanced recovery, heavy crude oil, 
acid gas, wastewater treatment, heat 
transfer, high voltage method, CO

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sequestration, safety procedures and 
organization of production.

  MATHEMATICS: numerical simulation, 

functioning safety, statistical analysis 
and data analysis by imaging, 
modelling and mathematical analysis, 
porous media

  CHEMISTRY: analysis, characterization 

and dating, microbial oil degradation, 
surfactant and polymers for enhanced 
recovery process (solubilisation- 
emulsification), experimental 
geochemistry

A research turned towards  

the enterprises 

The aim of ISIFoR is to encourage the development 

by the innovation of French enterprises on a growing 

oil market and on new markets like geothermics or 

geological storage. To meet this objective ISIFoR 

develops partnerships with industrial stakeholders 

encompassing jointly supervised doctoral studies, 

short term feasibility and proof-of-concept studies, 

and long term partnerships (Joint Research 

Laboratories, Professorship). A special attention is 

given to the proper assistance to research, 

development and innovation projects carried out 

with SME (small and medium size enterprise) and 

medium sized companies. ISIFoR is dedicated to 

optimise their efficiency.

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