Unlike many countries, the concept of a Principal Investigator (PI) leading a research group does not exist in France. Since the majority of researchers hold tenured positions, laboratories are organized into teams or groups comprising permanent researchers who collaborate with one another. On this page, “My group” refers only to the non-tenure researchers I hired to work on specific funded projects. However, it is important to note that the involvement of other permanent researchers in the supervision is also mentioned.
Current Doctoral Researchers
10. Since 2024: Thesis co-supervisor of Afshin GHANAEI with Dr. Márton BENKE (from University of Miskolc)
Correlation between residual stresses and microstructure configurations
9. Since 2024: Thesis director of Morgane JOSSE with Prof. Olivier BOUAZIZ – ANR funding
Mechanical behavior and microstructure characterizations of irradiated ceramics for the new generation of nuclear reactors
8. Since 2023: Thesis director of Fatin EL AJJOURI with Dr. Vincent TAUPIN – HORIZON funding
Automation of the characterization of crystalline defects using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM): application for the GaN industry
7. Since 2023: Thesis director of Antoine MONNET with Prof. Alexis RUSINEK – ISL funding
Study on the performance and properties of a lightweight ballistic protection with bi-layered 3D welded deposits
6. Since 2023: Thesis director of Étienne LAVALLÉE with Dr. Claire CHISHOLM (KAI GmbH) – collaboration with KAI GmbH – HORIZON funding
Probing crystalline defects for understanding their influence on electrical properties on GaN.
5. Since 2021: Thesis co-director (with Prof. Luc PICHON from Pprime Institute / Université de Poitiers) of Renaud GÉNIN – University Grants (LabEx DAMAS and LabEx INTERACTIFS)
Surface hardening and fatigue behavior of ß-titanium alloys induced by multi-interstitial followed by mechanical surface treatments: effect of property gradient.
Former Doctoral Researchers
4. 2021-2024: Thesis co-director (with Prof. Emmanuel BOUZY) of Julien AUBOURG – CIFRE with JEOL EUROPE SAS
Development of a new STEM-in-SEM technique.
3. 2020-2024: Thesis co-director (with Prof. Thierry GROSDIDIER) of Adrien HEINZELMEIER – CNRS MITI Grant
Hydrogen sorption in bulk magnesium composites with MAX phases enhanced by deformation and microstructure engineering.
2. 2018–2022: Thesis co-director (with Prof. Nabila MALOUFI) of Frederic HABIYAREMYE – Ministerial Grant
Experimental and mesoscopic approach for understanding the fundamental deformation mechanisms of materials.
1. 2015–2018: Thesis co-director (with Prof. Nabila MALOUFI) of Hana KRIAA – Ministerial Grant
Electron channeling contrast imaging of dislocations. Theory and experiments.
Current Postdoctoral Researchers
10. Since 2025: (to be hired), collaboration with Prof. Lydia BOUDJELOUD ASSALA, Dr. Brieuc CONAN-GUEZ and Frédéric PENNERATH from LORIA – ANR funding
Development of machine learning algorithms for polycrystalline plasticity
9. Since 2024: Dr. Clélia COUCHET, collaboration with Dr. Lucile DEZERALD from IJL – ATER funding (Temporary Teaching and Research Fellow)
Study of hydrogen storage in MAX Phases by ab-initio calculations
8. Since 2024: Dr. Timmo WEIDNER, collaboration with Dr. Vincent TAUPIN and Dr. Alexandre MUSSI from UMET.
2D and 3D dislocation microstructures: experimental and modelling approaches.
ANR funding
7. Since 2024: Dr. Fatim-Zahra MOUHIB, collaboration with Dr. Julien GUÉNOLÉ, Dr. Stéphane BERBENNI and Dr. Thiebaud RICHETON.
Interface segregation in light alloys for tailored mechanical properties.
ANR/DFG funding
6. Since 2023: Dr. Arka MANDAL, collaboration with Dr. Vincent TAUPIN.
Extract relevant information from surface characterization techniques.
HORIZON funding
Former Postdoctoral Researchers
5. Since 2023: Dr. Satjaveer DHINWAL, collaboration with Dr. Vincent TAUPIN.
Feature engineering of experimental datasets.
ANR funding
4. 2020–2022: Dr. Kaustubh VENKATRAMAN, collaboration with Dr. Vincent TAUPIN.
Influence of the microstructure on the internal stress field within grains.
LabEx DAMAS & Région Grand Est funding
3. 2018–2020: Dr. Hana KRIAA, collaboration with Prof. Nabila MALOUFI and Dr. Vincent TAUPIN
Stability of dislocation configurations.
LabEx DAMAS funding
2. 2018–2020: Dr. Meriem BEN HAJ SLAMA, collaboration with Prof. Nabila MALOUFI and Dr. Vincent TAUPIN.
Towards the evolution of dislocations observed by SEM.
LabEx DAMAS & Région Grand Est funding
1. 2018–2019: Dr. Chunyang ZHANG, collaboration with Prof. Cécile HEBERT (EPFL-LSME, Switzerland) and Prof. Emmanuel BOUZY
3D reconstruction of dislocations observed by SEM.
EPFL & Région Grand Est funding
Current Master Interns
Former Master Interns
4. 2023: Hamza AZIZI, collaboration with LORIA
Development of machine learning algorithms for polycrystalline plasticity.
ANR funding
3. 2023: Étienne LAVALLÉE, collaboration with KAI GmbH
Probing crystalline defects for understanding their influence on electrical properties on GaN.
HORIZON funding
2. 2020: Yuming MA, with Dr. Julien GUÉNOLÉ
Atomic-scale simulation of fundamental deformation mechanisms near grain boundary.
Internal funding
1. 2017: Mathilde LEVERD, with Prof. Emmanuel BOUZY and Jean-Claude MENARD (Ahead Microscopy, France)
Development of the STEM-in-SEM.
LabEx DAMAS funding