[Takeoff #7] Being a recipient of a Young Researchers Grant (JCJC)

[Article, Video] - Published on January 10, 2024 in Valorization

Geoffroy Duporté is Professor Hydrosciences Montpellier (HSM), where he works on emerging contaminants in the environment, particularly in the atmosphere. Thanks to this research, he was named winner of the 2023 "Young Researchers" call for projects with the WeCare project. He talks about it in the Décollage series offered by the Department of Innovation and Partnerships (Dipa) at the University of Montpellier.

Currently, wastewater treatment plants are unable to remove all contaminants from wastewater, which are then released into the environment. It is therefore essential to better understand the health and environmental risks associated with these contaminants, especially in a context where resource management encourages the development of reuse or recycling of treated wastewater. 

The originality of the work carried out by Geoffroy Duporté, Professor Hydrosciences Montpellier, lies in his focus on the transfer of these contaminants from the aquatic environment to the atmosphere, an area that has been largely unexplored until now. "Historically, I have tended to work on elements present in the atmosphere, but in the context of this call for projects, the idea was to combine the work I did during my postdoctoral studies with what I am now doing at HSM on treated wastewater."

With the support of Dipa, he applied for the 2023 Young Researchers (JCJC) call for projects, Wecare project, and obtained funding to conduct this research. "ANR JCJC funding is an important step in a young researcher's career because it allows them to develop their own themes and independence within the UMR, and it is a springboard to a European project."

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