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Experience

2021 - present

Associate Professor

JUNIA Graduate School of Engineering

IEMN - CNRS, Lille, France

Research on strongly correleted materials and 2D heterostructure based nanodevices.

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Teaching at Junia ISEN Graduate School of Engineering

  • Lecturer in Quantum Mechanics, Solid-State Physics, Wave Physics, Thermodynamics, Classical Mechanics and Electromagnetism (192h/year)

2017 - 2021

Postdoctoral Researcher

ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE

LPENS - CNRS, Paris, France

Plasma wave resonance and Klein-tunneling graphene based nanotransistors.

  • Electrodynamics of two-dimensional heterostructures.

  • Engineering of graphene/hBN based ballistic nano-transistors.

  • Plasma wave resonnance study of the 2D gaz in high-frequency regime.

  • Dirac fermions optics and Zener-Klein transistors studies

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Teaching at UFR SMBH - University Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité

  • Lecturer in Classical mechanics, Optics and Electronics (166h)

2016 - 2017

Lecturer and Research Assistant (ATER)

CSPBAT - CNRS, Bobigny, France

UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13

Enhancement of optical properties of plasmonic nanostructures and application to nanobiosensors based on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS+SPR).

  • Optimization of Au/ITO resonant nanostructures by e-beam lithography.

  • LSPR and SERS measurements of biochips after biological functionalization.

  • Studies of the propagation modes and plasmonics couplings (localized plasmons and Bragg modes).


Teaching at UFR SMBH - University Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité

  • Lecturer in Classical mechanics, Optics and Mathematics (172h).

  • Led and supervised personal and professional projects (15h).

  • Master’s lectures (5h)

2015 - 2016

Physics and Chemistry Teacher

France

PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS

French program for high school students

  • Basic chemistry

  • Basic physics

  • Science and arts option

2014 - 2015

Fullbright Postdoctoral Researcher

Atlanta, USA

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Fundamental understanding of factors impacting reliability in high power GaN-based electronic devices.

  • Measured temperature and thermal stress-related effects through Raman studies.

  • Performed IR, photo and electroluminescence characterization.

  • Developed a novel nanoparticles-assisted Raman spectroscopy technique.

2010 - 2014

Ph.D Engineering Student

Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

IEMN - CNRS

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Development of graphene field effect transistor for high frequency applications.

  • Technological survey and fundamental understanding of graphene electronic properties and growth.

  • Characterized epitaxial and CVD grown graphene layers

  • Developed the design and optimized the fabrication of state-of-the-art epitaxial RF graphene-based transistors.

  • Nanofabrication in clean rooms using e-beam lithography.

  • Characterized electronic properties, DC and RF measurements of graphene FETs.

  • Implemented the technological process for flexible devices on CVD graphene.

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Visiting scholar for a month at University of California Irvine (USA) for technical expertise and technological exchange.

  • Transferred CVD grown graphene and carbon nanotubes onto plastic substrates for flexible electronics devices.

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Doctoriales internship.

  • Transformation of an innovative idea into an entrepreneurial project.

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Teaching at Institute of Electronics and Digital Engineering (ISEN) - Lille, France

  • Lecturer in classical mechanics, electrostatics, electromagnetism and electronics for undergraduates in engineering (12h)

Education

2014

Ph.D. in Engineering sciences, Nanotechnology & Microelectronics

France

University of Lille 1

2010

Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Nanotechnologies & Nanostructures

France

University of Paris-Sud 11

2007

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in

Physics and Chemistry

France

University of Rouen

Scientific services and mediation    

Peer-reviewer

  • Materials (MDPI journal)

  • French JNRDM2014 conference

Treasurer of the Ph.D. student association

  • Association Sciences Pour l’Ingénieur et la promotion du Doctorat (2011-2012)

Speaker for open public and media

  • Guided lab tours for the public, performed scientific demonstrations during the french Science festival « a jouney to the Nanoworld », Paris (75), France (Oct.2019)

  • Open public conference on « graphene electronics » at the Pint of Science Festival, Lille, France (May 2016)

  • Radio interview at Radio Campus Rouen, « What is graphene? », France (Oct 2012)

Nano-Ecole project member

  • Introduction of nanotechnology topics for middle and high school students.

  • Guided lab tours for the public, performed scientific demonstrations and encouraged children to pursue science. (2011-2013)

Awards

GDRI grant (2019)

  • For the participation fees at the graphene2019 conference

Fulbright Research Scholar grant (2014)

  • Higly competitive, merit based grants for international exchange scholars

Partner University Fund (2013)

  • PUF amplifies the potential of the brigtest French and American scholars by supporting research partnerships

Professional skillset

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Material and electrical characterization

Microscopy

  • Confocal microscopy, SEM, FIB, infrared and electroluminescence imaging

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Spectroscopy and diffraction

  • Raman spectroscopy, PL, familiar with EDX, LEEDS and ARPES measurements

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Near-field microscopy

  • Familiar with AFM, STM

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DC characterization

  • DC station probes, TLM and Hall effect measurements, cryogenic techniques

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RF measurements

  • Calibration and S-parameters measurements using a 67 GHz network analyser at cryogenic temperatures (10-300K), familiar with noise measurements

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