As part of her fifth and final year at ISTOM, an engineering school in agro-development based in Angers, France, where she specialized in the TRAME advanced study program (Territories, Risks, Planning and Environment), Maile is completing a six-month end-of-studies internship within the MaHeWa project.
Marquisar is a Kali’na geographer whose work focuses on biocultural relationships between societies and coastal and maritime spaces, particularly on the Guiana Plateau. In her research, she adopts an interdisciplinary and systemic approach to address scientific questions while taking into account contemporary societal challenges.
Windmanagdé Thomas Sawadogo is an engineering student in data analysis and processing and will join the MaHeWa project as part of his Master’s internship starting on March 1, 2026. He is currently enrolled in a Master’s program in Economic Analysis of Environmental, Marine, and Energy Projects (APEME), with a strong interest in public decision-making, investment under uncertainty, and the economic evaluation of climate adaptation policies.
Doreen Morineau is currently completing a Master’s degree in Physics and Ocean Data Science and is joining the MaHeWa project for a five-month internship at IRD Nouméa (from April to August 2026), under the supervision of Morgan Mangeas (UMR Entropie), Sophie Cravatte (UMR LEGOS), and Christophe Menkès (UMR Entropie).
Isis Genieys has begun a three-year PhD dedicated to studying coral resilience to marine heatwaves. Her research focuses on three key Pacific species: Acropora hyacinthus, Pocillopora acuta, and Porites lobata.
Originally from Lifou, she holds a Master’s degree (Master 1) in Tourism and Sustainable Development and is currently preparing to enroll in the EGEL Master’s program (Coastal Environment Expertise and Management) at the University of Brest for the September 2026 intake.
