Simon & Rémi
Simon Besançon is a CNRS engineer in instrumentation and electronics. Attached to the IPGP, he is integrated in the OBS (Ocean Bottom Seismometer) park […]
Discoveries!
The Rainbow Massif was already famous for its high-temperature hydrothermal activity. Thanks to the ROV Victor 6000, operated from the N/O Pourquoi Pas ?, the Arc […]
Caroline & Marianne
Caroline Gini is a PhD student at Memorial University of Newfoundland, in Canada, where she studies hydrothermal sites and acoustic techniques for seafloor exploration. […]
Gilles, oceanographic ship’s captain
Interview with Gilles, captain of the Pourquoi Pas ? “I am one of the old Ifremer – Genavir oceanography commanders. I have been commanding oceanographic […]
Marine, ship’s doctor
Marine is the doctor on board the Pourquoi Pas ? She tells us about her experience. “This is my second mission on board. The first […]
Julien, submarine pilot!
Julien has been a technician at Genavir since June 2001. He tells us about a job he loves. “I joined just after school: after […]
Maxime & Alexandre
Maxime Ferrera is an engineer-researche at Ifremer, on the La Seyne-sur-Mer site. He is an expert in robotic perception and computer vision. His speciality […]
Kristel & Jean-Arthur
Kristel Chanard is a researcher at the Institut de physique du globe de Paris and the Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière since […]
A multi-skilled team
Genavir’s scientific team, which ensures the operation and maintenance of the submersible devices, is made up of “sedentary” electronics and mechanics technicians in La […]
Smokers
On Monday morning, Victor returns from the abyss with his first samples and images from another world. The sailors of the Pourquoi pas ? and […]