About

Research, modelling and public expertise

Portrait of Adrien Fauste-Gay

Adrien Fauste-Gay

I am completing a PhD at Université Grenoble Alpes, working at ISTerre and CIRED. Trained in physics and biophysics, I now study the material basis of agricultural and energy systems, their vulnerabilities and transformations.

My work sits at the interface of physical sciences, quantitative environmental history, modelling and foresight. I aim to build tools transparent enough to be debated, reused and applied beyond academia.

PhD
Agricultural Metabolism in France, 1852–2050 · defence scheduled for 12 November 2026
Labs
ISTerre · CIRED
Training
École normale supérieure – PSL · physics, biophysics, environment & society
Tool
E-GRAFS · open-source biophysical accounting model
Independent
Ananké · modelling, foresight and expertise
The Shift Project

Applied expertise

I have worked on the Agriculture report, the Plan robuste pour l'économie française (PREF) and food-system work. I now focus mainly on energy sovereignty within public affairs.

Contact

Get in touch

For research collaborations, professional exchanges or independent projects: adrien.fauste-gay@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr.