Laurence Girolami

Building E - Office 0180

Mail

laurence.girolami@univ-tours.fr

• Physics of the Earth interior
• Physical Volcanology 
• Natural Hazards (Short-lived gravity-driven flows, flooding events)

• Research interest : Exploring the sedimentation and erosion processes in fluid-solid suspensions, applied to natural systems.

• Research projects :

               - 2024-2029 : Member of the target group "Complex Flows" from the PEPR Maths-VivES - Coordinators : F. Radjai, D. Bresch (850 k€).
               - 2024-2026 : Institut Carnot project - Scientific Coordinator, PI : P. Philippe and A. Mesgouez (86 k€). 
               - 2024-2026 : Région Sud project - Principal Investigator with Arnaud Mesgouez (137 k€).            
               - 2023-2024 : ECCOREV Project - Principal Investigator with Rémi Valois (10 k€).
               - 2022-2024 : INRAe Project - Principal Investigator with Stéphane Bonelli (20 k€).
               - 2020-2022 : Transversal Project from UT - Co-Investigator with Mathilde Graslepois (6 k€).
               - 2019-2022 : Regional Fundamental Project - Co-Investigator with François James (90 k€).
               - 2017-2020 : Regional Fundamental Project - Principal Investigator (110 k€).
               - 2016 : FEDER-AELB Project - Principal Investigator (105 k€).      

• Principal co-workers :

              - Frédéric Risso (DR-CNRS, Physicist at IMFT, Toulouse).
              - Stéphane Bonelli (DR-INRAe, Geomechanics at RECOVER, Le Tholonet).
              - François James (PrU Mathematician at IDP, Orléans). 
              - Andrea Bondesan (MC Fellow, Mathematician at UNIPR, Parma, Italy).
              - Olivier Delestre (McF Mathematician at LJAD, Nice).
              - Carine Lucas (McF Mathematician at IDP, Orléans). 
              - Pierre Philippe (DR-INRAe, Geomechanics at RECOVER, Le Tholonet).
              - Zezhi Deng (McF, Geomechanics at MOE Key Laboratory, Jiaotong University, China).
              - Jean-Michel Carozza (PrU, Geodynamics, at LIENSs, La Rochelle). 

• Selected Publications (15) : 

- L. Rousseau, L. Girolami, M. Boussafir, F. Risso (2026) Surface oscillations of a liquid-solid fluidized bed, Physical Review Fluids, 11(1), 014303.
- Z. Deng, L. Girolami, N. Benahmed, P. Philippe, S. Bonelli, G. Wang (2026) Internal erosion through 3D FEM simulations, Computers & Geotech., 107850.
- L. Girolami, S. Bonelli, J.-M. Carozza, E. Fogueng-Wafo, J. Burgat, N. Chaouch, R. Valois (2025) Origin of internal erosion around diked rivers, JFRM.
- Z. Deng, N. Benahmed, L. Girolami, P. Philippe, S. Bonelli, G. Wang (2025) Numerical investigation of erosion mechanisms, EngGeo, 353, 108118.
- A. Bondesan, L. Girolami, F. James, L. Rousseau (2025) A three-layer model for the flow of particulate sedimenting suspensions, Physics of Fluids, 37(4).
- L. Girolami, F. Risso, A. Amin, L. Rousseau, A. Bondesan, S. Bonelli (2024) Sedimentation of short-lived fluid-solid suspensions, Physics of Fluids, 36(11).
- A. Amin, L. Girolami, F. Risso (2022) Fall of a large sphere in a suspension of small fluidized particles, Physical Review Fluids Letter, 7, L082301. 
- A. Amin, L. Girolami, F. Risso (2021) On the sedimentation velocity of a homogeneous suspension in a low-inertia fluid, Powder Technology, 391, 1-10. 
- L. Girolami & F. Risso (2020) Physical modeling of the dam-break flow of sedimenting suspensions, Physical Review Fluids, 5, 084306.
- L. Girolami & F. Risso (2019) Sedimentation of gas-fluidized particles of random shape and size, Physical Review Fluids, 4, 074301.
- L. Girolami, J. D. Sherwood, F. Charru (2016) Dynamics of a slowly-varying sand bed in a circular pipe, Int. Journal of Multiphase Flow, 81, 113-129.
- A. Wachs, L. Girolami, G. Vinay, G. Ferrer (2012) GRAINS3D, a DEM approach for particles of arbitrary convex shape, Powder Tech., 224, 374-389.
- L. Girolami, V. Hergault, G. Vinay, A. Wachs (2012) A 3D DEM for the simulation of granular collapses, Granular Matter,14(3), 381-392.
- L. Girolami, O. Roche, T. H. Druitt, T. Corpetti (2010) Particle velocity fields and deposition in laboratory ash flows, Bull. Volcanology, 72(6), 747-759.
- L. Girolami, T.H. Druitt, O. Roche, Z. Khrabrykh (2008) Propagation and hindered settling of laboratory ash flows, J. Geophysical Research, 113(B2).

• 2025 : Habilitation Thesis (HDR) in Geophysics at the University of Tours. 
• Since 2022 : Invited Researcher (Geophysics) at INRAe (RECOVER, Le Tholonet), with S. Bonelli. 
• Since 2014 : Associate Professor (Geophysics) at GéHCO (University of Tours). 
• 2012-2014 : Postdoc (Fluid Dynamics) at "Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse" (IMFT), with F. Charru & J.D. Sherwood (DAMTP, UK).
• 2011-2012 : JSPS Fellow (Volcanology) at "Geological Survey of Japan" (Japan), with S. Takarada and at "Center for Geohazards Studies" (USA), with E.S. Calder.
• 2010-2011 : Assistant Professor (Geosciences) at "Géosciences et Environnement" (GEC, Cergy).
• 2009-2010 : Postdoc (Solid Mechanics) at "Institut Français du Pétrole" (IFP, Paris), with A. Wachs.
• 2008 : Sciences writter at General Council of Puy de Dôme, Speciality : Volcanology. 
• 2004-2008 : PhD (Volcanology) at "Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans" (LMV, Clermont), with T.H. Druitt.
• 2003-2004 : Master (Geophysics) at "Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris" (IPGP), with C. Jaupart.