Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

Chemical Engineering - Supercritical fluid technology - Microfluidics - Pharmaceutical technologies - Particle generation - Phase equilibria - Measurements and Modelling of physical properties - In-situ characterization - Surface functionalization - Biomaterials - Nanostructured marerials - Drug delivery - Control release - Micromedicines - Nanomedicines - Medical devices - 3D Printing


Scientific & technical skills

  • Chemical Engineering

  • Equipment design & instrumentation measurements

  • Supercritical fluid technology / Microfluidics

  • Characterization of physical and thermodynamic properties under high pressure


Education

2006-2009 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Ecole des Mines de Paris, France

2004-2006 Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, University of Aix-Marseille 3 , France

2003-2004 Licence degree in Chemical Engineering, University of Orléans, France

2000-2003 Undergraduate degree in Chemistry, Montpellier, France

Academic positions

  • Since September 2020 Full professor

University of Angers / MINT Lab

  • January 2013 to August 2020 Associate professor

University of Angers / MINT Lab

  • October 2010-December 2012 Teaching and research assistant

University of Angers / MINT Lab

  • February 2010 to September 2010 Post-doctoral position

University of Angers / MINT Lab

"Calcium carbonate Multifunctional Particles elaborated in supercritical CO2 medium. Application to controlled release of therapeutic proteins for tissue engineering"


  • 2006-2009 Ph.D. – Advisors: Pr. J. Fages, Dr. E. Rodier, Dr. J.-J. Letourneau

Ecole des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux, Centre RAPSODEE

"Development of characterization techniques of binary mixtures in supercritical media and modelling of measured physical and thermodynamic properties"


  • 2006 (7 months) Undergraduate research assistant - Advisors: Pr. G. Charbit, Dr. O. Boutin

Université Paul Cézanne, Laboratoire des Procédés Propres et Environnement

"Development of a new contacting device for particle generation in supercritical media applied to SAS process"


  • 2005 (4 months) Undergraduate research assistant - Advisor: Dr. O. Boutin

Université Paul Cézanne, Laboratoire des Procédés Propres et Environnement

"Study of new contacting devices for particle generation in supercritical media"

Full CV (2022)

CV_BCalvignac_eng_220819_short.docx

Prizes / Awards

  • International thesis award (2011) granted by the International Society for Advancement of Supercritical Fluids (ISASF)

  • Ph.D. and Research Supervising grants, grade A (2015-2019 and 2019/2024)

  • Best video prize (shared with 2 PhD students) on the theme of nanomedicines at the SFNano 2018

congress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdqIVAS65-s (2018)