Our research focuses on the evolution of the early Earth, from the accretion period through the Hadean eon to the emergence of the hydrosphere. We examine the fluxes of matter during accretion, the formation of geological reservoirs, and the chemical exchanges between these reservoirs. A primary goal is to trace the chemical and physical evolution of the atmosphere.
We explore the chemical and catalytic pathways that occurred on the warm early surface, which enabled the stabilization of primitive prebiotic organic molecules, the formation of a breathable atmosphere, and the development of a habitable planet.
We expand our quest to include Earth-like exoplanets.
We employ a wide range of numerical simulations: ab initio simulations based on density-functional theory, molecular dynamics simulations, machine learning, artificial intelligence, data mining, thermodynamic modeling, and smooth-particle hydrodynamics simulations.