SST/EPL Ecole polytechnique de Louvain (EPL)
SST/IMCN Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN)
SST/IMCN/BSMA Bio and soft matter (BSMA)
SSH/IRIS Institut de recherche interdisciplinaire Saint-Louis (IRIS-L)
HEAD OF THE ION BEAM ANALYSIS GROUP @ UCLouvain
I have been active in Materials and Surface Sciences as well as Ion Beam Analysis for more than 25 years. My core research activities encompass the theoretical and experimental study of energetic cluster-surface interactions, with an emphasis on soft molecular emission, of plasma- and laser-surface interactions, as well as the 2D/3D molecular characterization of thin layers (SIMS, XPS). Current progress of my team is geared towards (nano)fabrication of novel materials and thin films, from mixed metal oxide nanoparticles to plasma polymerization and ion-assisted deposition of molecular coatings.
SCIENTIFIC CAREER
- 2016- FNRS Research Director
- 2004- Professor at Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain https://uclouvain.be/en/index.html).
Previous positions:
- FNRS Senior Research Associate (2012-16)
- Professor at University St Louis (now: UCLouvain-Brussels) (2004-2024)
- FNRS Research Associate (2004-12)
- FNRS postdoctoral fellow at UCLouvain (2000-03)
- Postdoctoral fellow of the Pennsylvania State University (1999-2000)
- Research Assistant at UCL (1994-99)
INVOLVEMENT IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
- Chair of the International SIMS Conference Committee (following Prof. Jiro Matsuo) (2024-).
- Treasurer of the International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications (IUVSTA) (2019-).
- International Committee Member of the European Conference on Applications of Surface and Interface analysis (ECASIA) (2017-).
- Committee Member of the International conference on Ion-Surface Interactions (ISI) (2015-).
- Member of the Advisory board of the SIMS Europe conference (2013-).
EDUCATION
- 1999 PhD in Applied Sciences (Surface Science) at UCLouvain (Director: P. Bertrand)
- 1993 Master degree in Materials Science: Orientation Physics at the Louvain School of Engineering (GD)
| Année | Libellé | Établissement |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Docteur en sciences appliquées | UCLouvain | Université catholique de Louvain (Belgique) |
| 1993 | Ingénieur civil - orientation sciences des matériaux | UCLouvain | Université catholique de Louvain (Belgique) |
| 1990 | Candidat ingénieur civil | UCLouvain | Université catholique de Louvain (Belgique) |