ISIFoR (Sustainable engineering of georesources) federates the academic research dedicated to the subsurface energy and environmental issues in the Greater South West of France (Pau, Bordeaux & Toulouse). Core skills in mechanics, process, transport, chemistry, construction, civil engineering, landscape planning, soft science for energy, the environment & natural resources. Staff of 580 including over 250 PhD and post-doctoral students, overall budget of 54 M€ /year of which 9 M€ comes from industrial partners.