| 1) | Professional Experience |
| Since 2021 | Associate Professor Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany) |
| 2019 | Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany) |
| 2016-2020 | Juniorprofessor „Microstructure of Materials“ Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany) |
| 2015-2016 | Postdoctoral research grant Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany) |
| 2013-2015 | Postdoctoral research fellowship Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
| 2011-2012 | Postdoctoral research contract Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
| 2008-2011 | Pre-doctoral research contract Ministère de la recherche University of Poitiers, France |
| 2) | Education |
| 2008-2011 | Ph.D. in Physics, emphasis in Materials Science University of Poitiers, France Institut Pprime (UPR 3346, CNRS – Université de Poitiers – Ensma) Title: “Synthesis and characterisation of omega-Al 7 Cu 2 Fe phase and Al/AlCuFe composites” Keywords: Quasicrystals, composites, plasticity, powder metallurgy, microstructures jury: Kubin L., Emeritus research director at the CNRS, LEM, ONERA Châtillon, France Bréchet Y., Professor, INP, Grenoble, France President Reviewer Mortensen A., Professor, EPFL, Switzerland Gauthier-Brunet V., Junior Professor, Institut Pprime, Poitiers, France Coupeau C., Professor, Institut Pprime, Poitiers, France Joulain A., Junior Professor, Institut Pprime, Poitiers, France Reviewer Supervisors: Joulain A., Bonneville J. |
| 2007-2008 | Master of Science (semesters 9 and 10) University of Poitiers, France Graduated with the highest distinction, Ranking 1/6 Research project: Synthesis and microstructural characterisation of Al/Al-Cu-Fe composites Supervisors: Joulain A., Bonneville J. |
| 2006-2007 | “Agrégation de physique, option physique” University of Bordeaux, France “Agrégation” is a competitive examination for positions in high schools of the French public education system. |
| 2005-2006 | Master of Science (semesters 7 and 8) University of Poitiers, France. Graduated with the highest distinction, Ranking 1/15 Research project: Nanostructure and optical properties of thin films of silver clusters in a Si 3 N 4 matrix Supervisor: Toudert J. |
| 2002-2005 | Bachelor of Science in Physics and Chemistry University of Poitiers, France Graduated with the highest distinction, Ranking 1/20 Research project: Catalytic hydrogenation of nitriles under gas phase Supervisors: Pirault-Roy L., La Fontaine C. |
| 3) | Research grants |
| 2022 | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, LA3607/5-1) / ~300.000 € Effect of γ’ volume fraction on the precipitation kinetics of the σ phase in wrought Ni-base superalloys |
| 2020 | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, SPP 2006, LA3607/3-2) / ~300.000 € Phase stability, precipitation kinetics, nanoscale elemental distributions and their effect on tensile properties in refractory TiZrNbHfTa BCC high-entropy alloys |
| 2019 | Project B8 of the collaborative research center SFB Transregio 103 / ~440.000 € Hochentropielegierungen (HEL) mit chemischer Verwandtschaft zur γ-Phase |
| 2019 | Industrial project with VDM metals international GmbH / ~290 000 € Entwicklung einer Super-Legierung für heiße Teile in Turboladern und Abgasanlagen auf der Basis von VDM ® Alloy C-264 |
| 2017 | German Research Foundation (DFG, SPP 2006, LA3607/3-1) / ~300 000 € Solid solution strengthening in TiZrNbHfTa BCC high entropy alloys |
| 2017 | European Regional Development Fund (EFRE) / ~330 000 € High-entropy alloys for forming tools |
| 2015 | German Research Foundation (DFG, LA3607/1-1) / ~300 000 € Microstructures and elementary deformation mechanisms of single-phase fcc and bcc high-entropy alloys |
| 2013-2015 | Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship (Germany) / 72 000 € Using nanoindentation tools to characterise the local martensitic phase transformation in NiTi Shape Memory alloys |
| 2007-2008 and 2006-2007 | Excellency Fellowship for student in Master (France) |
| 4) | Awards |
| 2018, 2020, and 2021 | Outstanding reviewer recognition award from Acta Materialia and Scripta Materialia |
| 2018 | Best poster Award won by one of my PhD students, 18 th international conference on the strength of materials (ICSMA18), The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA Grain size strengthening in a CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy |