Living at the limits :
France-Arizona Perspectives on Global Environnemental Challenges
June 25th, 2026
École Normale Supérieure l Université Paris Sciences & Lettres l Paris, France
In person or on zoom :
https://arizona.zoom.us/j/87120635559
Program
13:00-17:40 Symposium – Amphi Galois, ENS, 45 rue d‘Ulm & hybrid
Organized by Régis Ferrière and Sophie Didier
13:00 Introductory Remarks
Annick Lesne
Co-Director, CNRS-UA International Research Center Global Grand Challenges
13:10 Régis Ferrière
Director, Iglobes
Twenty years of interdisciplinary environmental research with the University of Arizona
13:20 Iglobes on Crises
Sophie Didier
Deputy Director, Iglobes
Introduction to the theme
13:25 Franck Poupeau
Research Director, CNRS
When the battery reinvents the mine. The American West at the heart of the "energy transition"
13:40 Perig Pitrou
Research Director, CNRS
Anthropology of life support systems
13:55 Discussion
14:10 Iglobes on Measuring and Monitoring
Sophie Didier
Deputy Director, Iglobes
Introduction to the theme
14:15 Christian Lorenzi
Professor, ENS-PSL
Human auditory ecology: Monitoring the natural world through our ears and auditory system
14:30 Thomas Corpetti
Research Director, CNRS
Candide Lissak
Associate Professor, Université de Rennes
Remote sensing for health: tracking vector habitats, environmental vulnerability, and vector-borne disease risk in a rapidly changing climate
14:45 Discussion
15:00 Iglobes on Adaptation and Mitigation
Sophie Didier
Deputy Director, Iglobes
Introduction to the theme
15:05 Anne-Lise Boyer
Assistant Research Professor, University of Arizona
Towards heat resilience in Arizona
15:20 Adriana Zuniga
Associate Research Professor, University of Arizona
Larry Fisher
Research Professor, University of Arizona
Coping with change: Opportunities for collaborative, interdisciplinary research in southern Arizona landscapes
15:35 Discussion
15:50 Break
16:15 Training Talent: doctoral studies with Iglobes
Alice Agblekey, Elie Danziger, Nesta Kaba, Iris Narbonne, Emma Wolton
Flash talks followed by panel discussion
16:55 Training Talent: Iglobes for international research experience
Ambre Banchetti, Charlotte Forel, Micaela Giove, Gabriel Guyader, Anne Thébaud
Individual introductions and panel discussion led by Anniina Salonen, Professor, ESPCI-PSL
17:30 Concluding Remarks
End of Symposium at 17:40 followed by cocktail in the Cour aux Ernests
18:10-20:00 Musical Event: Cour aux Ernests, ENS 45 rue d’Ulm
Organized by Christian Lorenzi
18:10 Musical Creation inspired by the ecology of natural soundscapes
Lise Tanfin, Grégory Rolland and Florent Caron Darras