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

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

Geoffroy Duporté is Professor Hydrosciences Montpellier (HSM), where he studies emerging contaminants in the environment, particularly in the atmosphere. Thanks to this research, he was selected as a winner of the 2023 “Young Researchers” call for proposals with the WeCare project. He discusses this with us in the “Décollage” series produced by the University of Montpellier’s Directorate of Innovation and Partnerships (Dipa).

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 water resource management encourages the development of water reuse—that is, the reuse of treated wastewater. 

The originality of the work by Geoffroy Duporté, Professor Hydrosciences Montpellier, lies in his focus on the transfer of these contaminants from the aquatic environment to the atmosphere—an aspect that has been largely unexplored until now.“Historically, I’ve tended to focus on elements present in the atmosphere, but for this call for proposals, the idea was to combine the work I did during my postdoc with what I’m currently doing at HSM on treated wastewater.”

With support from Dipa, he applied for the 2023 Young Researchers (JCJC) call for proposals with the Wecare project and secured funding to carry out this research.“ANR JCJC funding is an important milestone in a young researcher’s career because it allows them to develop their own research topics and independence within the UMR, and it serves as a springboard to a European project.”

Keywords: Takeoff, Takeoff, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Partnerships, Research