The OHM Vallée du Rhône federates an interdisciplinary, open and dynamic scientific group. With more than 270 scientists, it mobilizes a wide range of disciplines (biology, chemistry, ecology, geoarchaeology, geography, history, hydraulics, hydromorphology, sociology, etc.).
As a forum for exchange and co-construction of research questions at the interface between science and management, the OHM Vallée du Rhône benefits from solid partnerships with all those involved in the river.
The OHM Vallée du Rhône is directed by Carole Barthélémy (Aix Marseille University, LPED) and Brice Mourier (ENTPE, LEHNA). It involves 22 research teams along the Rhône river.
The Observatory’s activities are discussed and decided by two steering bodies: the Scientific Council and the Strategic Orientation Committee.
The Graie is responsible for coordinating and running the observatory.
Research teams
UMR 5600 EVS
Lyon – Saint-Étienne
Laboratory Environment City Society
UMR 5023 LEHNA
Vaux-en-Velin
Laboratory of the ecology of natural and anthropised hydrosystems (LEHNA)
UMR IMBE
Avignon – l’Arbois – Marseille
The Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity
and Marine and Continental Ecology
UMR 151 LPED
Marseille
Population Environment Development Laboratory
UR RiverLy
Villeurbanne – Lyon
Interdisciplinary research unit for the management and restoration of river systems and their catchments
UMR 7330 CEREGE
Marseille
Research and teaching centre
environmental geosciences
LRTA, ASNR
Cadarache
Research laboratory on radionuclide transfer in aquatic ecosystems
UMR IGE
Grenoble
Institute of Environmental Geosciences
UMR 0588 BioForA
Orléans
Joint Research Unit Integrated Biology for the Development of Tree and Forest Diversity
UMR 7300 ESPACE
Avignon – Aix-en-Provence – Nice
Laboratory for the Study of Structures, Adaptation Processes, and Changes in Space
CHSP
Paris
SciencesPo Centre for History
UMR 7376 LCE
Marseille
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry
UR LESSEM
Grenoble
Mountain Ecosystems and Societies Laboratory
UMR 5175 CEFE
Montpellier
Center for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology
UMR 7243 LAMSADE
Paris
Laboratory for Analysis and Systems Modelling for Decision Support
UMR G-EAU
Montpellier
Water Management, Actors, Territories
UMR 6143 M2C
Caen – Rouen
Continental and Coastal Morphodynamics Laboratory
FR3098 ECCOREV
Marseille
Continental Ecosystems and Environmental Risks
Ifremer
UMR MIO
Marseille – Toulon
Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography
LEBA
Genève
Aquatic ecology laboratory
UR Recover
Marseille
Risks, Ecosystems, Vulnerability, Environment, Resilience
Executive Committee
The Management Committee is responsible for implementing the decisions taken by the Scientific Council and the Strategic Orientation Council. It is responsible for the day-to-day management of the OHM Vallée du Rhône.
Its members are Carole Barthélémy (Scientific Director), Brice Mourier (Deputy Scientific Director), Fanny Arnaud (Tools and Data Research Engineer) and Bertrand Morandi (Technical Coordinator).
Scientific Council
The Scientific Council defines the program of the OHM Vallée du Rhône and ensures the implementation and coherence of all the scientific activities that mark the life of the organization. It is responsible for the Calls for Research Projects (APR) funded by Labex DRIIHM.
The Scientific Council is made up of members of the OHM VR Management Committee and scientists representing a wide range of environmental science disciplines (chemistry, ecology, economics, geography, history, hydrobiology, hydrogeology, hydromorphology, political science, sociology, etc.). The scientific heads of the Observatoire des Sédiments du Rhône (OSR), RhônEco and the Crépieux-Charmy Research Platform are also members of the Scientific Council.
Frédéric Paran
ENMSE, UMR 5600 EVS
Carole Barthélémy
Aix Marseille Université, LPED
Fanny Arnaud
CNRS, UMR 5600 EVS
Marina Coquery
INRAE, UR RiverLy
Evelyne Franquet
Aix Marseille Université
Anne Honegger
CNRS, UMR 5600 EVS
Nicolas Lamouroux
INRAE, UR Riverly
Hugo Lepage
IRSN
Sylvie Morardet
INRAE, UMR G-EAU
Brice Mourier
ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA
Jean-Michel Olivier
CNRS, UMR 5023 LEHNA
Georges Carrel
INRAE, UR RECOVER
Hervé Piégay
CNRS, UMR 5600 EVS
Olivier Radakovitch
IRSN
Laurence Volatier
ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA
Strategic Orientation Council
The Strategic Advisory Council (SAC) is a privileged forum for discussion between the various stakeholders involved with the river (scientists, politicians, economists, associations, etc.). Its mission is to identify societal demands, formulate advisory opinions, and guide the OHM Vallée du Rhône’s priority areas of research.
The COS is composed of members of the Scientific Council and representatives of the technical and financial partners of OHM Vallée du Rhône.
Coordination and Management
The OHM Vallée du Rhône is coordinated and run by the Graie, with support from the European Union as part of the Rhône-Saône Plan.
Administrative and financial coordination is provided by the CNRS’s UMR 5600 EVS, the OHM Vallée du Rhône’s support unit. Data management for the observatory is also coordinated by UMR 5600.
Lastly, the OHM VR benefits from all the co-ordination and coordination activities carried out by the DRIIHM.
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