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University Professor

Fonctions actuelles / Current

• Head of the Materials Engineering and Metallurgy team (ID2M) at IMN
• Coordinator of the MAPEPAS welding chair (High-Performance Materials and Advanced Welding Processes) at the Jules Verne Institute for Technological Research (IRT).
• Head of the “Welding” option in the “Materials” department at Polytech Nantes
• Head of Continuing Education in Welding at Polytech Nantes (International Welding Engineer)
• Head of DU Welding Engineering at Polytech Nantes
• Elected member of the Comité National des Université (CNU) in section 33, subsection metallurgy
• Member of the Steering Committee for the “Metallic Materials” Roadmap of the Jules Verne Institute for Technological Research (IRT).
• Polytech Nantes representative to the French Welding Association (AFS)
• Member of the AFS Welding Engineers and Technologists Registration Committee (CEITS)
• Auditor and jury chairman for AFS-approved welding training centers
• Member of the French Society of Metallurgy and Materials (SF2M)
• Member of the Association for the Promotion of Metal Construction (APK)

Research Themes

• Metallurgy
• Welding metallurgy
• Additive Manufacturing (Laser-Powder and Wire-Arc)
• Relationship between shaping processes – microstructure – properties of use
• Welding and brazing processes (arc, laser, resistance, friction, FSW, etc.)
• Characterization of welding processes (thermal, electrical, rapid visualization, etc.)

Publications

• 25 publications in international peer-reviewed journals
• 6 book chapters
• Since (1996), 10 invited talks at national/international conferences, 68 oral conference presentations, 4 invited seminars, 6 (co)organisation of conferences

Senior Lecturer

University Professor

Current functions / Current

• University Professor
• Director of the Materials Department at Polytech Nantes

Qualifications

• ENSICAEN Materials Engineer (1993)
• DEA (Master) in Materials, University of Caen (1993)
• PhD, University of Caen (1997)
• HDR, University of Nantes (2006)

Research topics (Research Themes)

• Combinatorial metallurgy, microstructure engineering, multi-objective alloy design and optimization (genetic algorithms), modeling and prediction of alloy properties (physical metallurgy, data mining using neural networks and Gaussian processes, predictive thermodynamics of phase diagrams, CALPHAD / Thermo-Calc, diffusion, Dictra).
• Thermomechanical behavior (resistance to heat and creep), oxidation, corrosion, hydrogen embrittlement.
• Hot forming metallurgy, welding and additive manufacturing metallurgy, weldability.
• Nickel alloys (superalloys), titanium alloys, high-entropy alloys (HEA) and complex concentrate alloys (CCA).
• Metallic alloys and coatings for nuclear, aeronautical and automotive applications…
• Relationships between manufacturing, microstructure and mechanical properties.

Animation de la recherche (Research Community Activities / Teaching Responsibilities)

• Board member, Réseau National de la Métallurgie (RNM)
• Board member of GDR IAMAT (Artificial Intelligence in Materials Science)
• Member of the Board of the FAISTOS Cluster (Fostering Artificial Intelligence in industrial Systems and TechnOlogieS) of Nantes Université / Next