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| Name | Maxime SOARES CORREIA |
| Summary | Master’s student in Geology at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP). Passionate about planetary sciences, geochemistry, petrography, and the use of artificial intelligence and programming in geosciences. |
Work
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2025.08 - 2025.09 Orsay, France
Research Assistant (with B. Saint-Bézar, A. Benedicto, and B. Brigaud)
GEOPS - Géosciences Paris-Saclay
Developed a 3D geostatistical model of radioactivity distribution from in-situ surface measurements. Designed a workflow to extrapolate surface data in depth and implemented 3D kriging interpolation to construct continuous volumetric models.
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2025.05 - 2025.07 Orsay, France
Research Assistant (with G. Delpech and J.D. Moreau)
GEOPS - Géosciences Paris-Saclay
3D photogrammetric modeling of rock samples and development of a database for storage. Conducted petrographic analyses of sedimentary, volcanic, and metamorphic rocks.
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2024.06 - 2024.07 Orsay, France
Research Assistant (with F. Schmidt and L. Martinez)
GEOPS - Géosciences Paris-Saclay
Validated a crater-counting model on the Moon using AI. Adapted an existing Faster R-CNN pipeline for automatic recognition of lunar impact craters. Wrote a report in English and gained initial research experience.
Education
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2025.09 - Present Paris, France
Master’s Degree
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP)
Geology
- Volcanic, tectonic, and geophysical field studies in the Limagne Rift and Chaîne des Puys region.
- Volcanological study of the Puy de Sancy, Mont-Dore Massif, and Cantal stratovolcano.
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2022.09 - 2025.05 Bures-sur-Yvette, France
Bachelor’s Degree
Université Paris-Saclay
Earth & Universe Sciences
- Major in Python Modeling (19/20), Programming (19.5/20), English (19/20), Quantitative Methods in Geosciences (16.8/20).
- Sedimentary petrography assisted by A.I. (TISA) — 19.75/20.
- Impact crater modeling using Python and SageMath (EasyCraterSim).
- Field courses in Cantal (Magmatism), Morvan (Geophysics, Hydrogeology), Cotentin (Magmatism, Metamorphism), and the Alps (Tectonics, Geomorphology).
- President of AGUPS (Geology Student Association).
- VigieCiel Instructor with the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (MNHN).
- VigieCratère project: validating terrestrial impact structures.
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2020.09 - 2022.08 Villejuif, France
Preparatory Class
EPITA — École Pour l’Informatique et les Technologies Avancées
Engineering Sciences & Computer Science
- Full English curriculum covering mathematics, physics, and electronics.
- Training in OCaml, Python, JavaScript, C#, and SQL.
- Developed a video game as a semester-long project.
Projects
- 2025.02 - Present
EasyCraterSim
Lightweight numerical simulation tool for impact crater formation. Developed a workflow for crater morphology analysis based on impact parameters. Open-source project intended for integration with the VigieCratère citizen science program.
- Impact modeling
- Scientific computing
- Python
- Open Science
- 2025.01 - Present
TISA – Thin-section Image Segmenter and Analyzer
Developed an AI pipeline for automatic quantification of carbonate grains in thin sections using FastSAM. Built upon PetroSeg by F. Azzam (2024).
- Deep Learning
- Computer Vision
- Sedimentary Petrography
- 2024.05 - Present
AGUPS (Geology Student Association of Université Paris-Saclay)
President. Organized field courses and events for students, including a 10-day geological field study in Cotentin (Normandy). Collaborated with MNHN, GEOPS, and the Earth Sciences Graduate School.
- Leadership
- Science outreach
- Event management
- 2024.09 - Present
VigieCiel – Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle
Instructor for meteorite recognition workshops. Designed educational kits including real meteorite samples. Funded by Université Paris-Saclay.
- 2024.06 - 2024.06
Junior Space Academy – Summer School
One-week summer program including conferences on planetology, cosmochemistry, and space engineering. Organized by UVSQ, IPGP, Sorbonne Jussieu, IAS, Safran, and ONERA.
Skills
| Geology | |
| Petrography | |
| Magmatism | |
| Metamorphism | |
| Geochemistry | |
| Sedimentology | |
| Tectonics | |
| Geophysics | |
| Geodynamics | |
| Modeling |
| Planetary Sciences | |
| Comparative planetology | |
| Cosmochemistry | |
| Geomorphology | |
| Impact craters | |
| Meteorites |
| Programming | |
| Python | |
| SageMath | |
| JavaScript | |
| OCaml | |
| C# | |
| React.js | |
| MongoDB |
| Artificial Intelligence | |
| Convolutional Neural Networks | |
| Deep Learning |
| Management | |
| Project Management | |
| Funding | |
| Team Leadership | |
| Event Organization |
Languages
| French | |
| Native speaker |
| English | |
| Fluent (TOEIC 980/990 – C2 level) |
Interests
| Planetology | |
| Planetary geology | |
| Impact modeling | |
| Meteorites | |
| Geomorphology |
| Geosciences | |
| Volcanology | |
| Geochemistry | |
| Petrography | |
| Tectonics | |
| Geodynamics |
| Technology & AI in Geosciences | |
| AI-assisted petrography | |
| Geospatial modeling | |
| Automation |