Faculty of Sciences of Sfax
GEOGLOB
Georesources, Materials,
Environment
and Global Change
Faculty of Sciences

HISTORY OF GEOGLOB

The GEOGLOB Laboratory – Geo-resources, Natural Environments and Global Change at the University of Sfax was built through a dynamic process of academic excellence and the integration of complementary expertise in the Earth Sciences.

2002

Establishment of the Original Research Unit

Establishment of the research unit “Geo-resources, Natural Environment and Global Change” (03UR10-02), headed by Professor Mabrouk MONTACER. This research unit laid the foundations for the laboratory's subsequent research in environmental and geological sciences.

Strategic Merger

Integration with the Sedimentary Dynamics Research Unit at ENIS

The development of the research unit into a research laboratory was made possible through its merger with the research unit “Sedimentary Dynamics and Environment”, based at the National Engineering School of Sfax (ENIS) and headed by Professor Chokri YAICH. This strategic alliance brought together complementary expertise in sedimentary geology and environmental engineering.

2013

Official Establishment of the GEOGLOB Laboratory

In 2013, the GEOGLOB Laboratory was officially established. Its initial research activities were structured around two major themes:

  • (i) Climate, paleoclimate, and the environment.
  • (ii) Sedimentary basin studies, including the exploration, exploitation, and valorization of geo-resources, with direct industrial applications.
Present and Future

Strengthening and Diversification of Research Fields

The progressive expansion of the research team has enabled GEOGLOB to broaden its scientific scope to include several major complementary research areas: climate change and its impacts in Tunisia, wetland vulnerability, the valorization of geo-resources and geomaterials, and the development and characterization of innovative materials.

Today, GEOGLOB covers a broad range of Earth Science disciplines:
Climatology, invertebrate paleontology, micropaleontology of foraminifera and ostracods, organic and inorganic geochemistry, sedimentology, and mineralogy. Each discipline is represented by a professor leading an active research team.