2024 - today: Full professor, Laboratory of Meteorology Physics (LaMP) - University Clermont Auvergne (UCA), Clermont-Ferrand (France).
2023 - today : Delegation to the 'Institut universitaire de France' (IUF). https://www.iufrance.fr/
2014 - 2024: Associate Professor, LaMP - UCA, Clermont-Ferrand (France).
2011-2013: Post-Doctoral researcher on the "Aerosol-Cloud interactions in UK". University of Leeds (UK).
2010-2011: Assistant lecturer (ATER) - Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand.
2007-2011: PhD student in "Development and evaluation of a 3D mixed phase cloud scale model with detailed microphysics: Application to the orographic precipitations". LaMP, Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand.
2007: Research Masters student on "Study of the impact of the ice crystals formation in the initiation of precipitation events". LaMP, Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand.
2024 - today: Full professor, Laboratory of Meteorology Physics (LaMP) - University Clermont Auvergne (UCA), Clermont-Ferrand (France).
2014 - 2024: Associate Professor, LaMP - UCA, Clermont-Ferrand (France).
2010-2011: Assistant lecturer (ATER) - Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand.
2007-2010: Instructor in Physics at the Polytech' Clermont-Ferrand Engineering School. Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand.
J. Pitelet (Doctorat / Clermont Auvergne Métropole, supervisé par C. Planche & F. Tridon (Politecnico di Torino), 2024 -..)
A. Dommange (M2 student / Université Lyon II, supervised by J.-L. Baray & C. Planche (UCA), 2024)
M. Tardivat (M2 student / Université Clermont Auvergne, supervised by C. Planche & W. Wobrock (UCA), 2024)
A. Canzi (PhD student / ANR ACME, supervised by C. Planche & E. Freney (UCA), 2023 - ...)
P. Grzegorczyk (PhD student / ANR ACME, supervised by C. Planche & W. Wobrock (UCA), defense on 4th September 2025)
L. Niquet (PhD student / MESRI - UCA, supervised by C. Planche (UCA) & F. Tridon (Politecnico di Torino), defense on 19th December 2024)
A. Causse (CDD IE / ANR Plan France Relance, encadré par J.-L. Baray, C. Planche (UCA) et E. Buisson (WM), 01/2022-12/2023)
D. Arteaga (PhD student / MESRI - UCA, supervised by C. Planche, O. Jourdan & W. Wobrock (UCA), defense on 28th June 2023)
A. Canzi (M2 student / Université Clermont Auvergne, supervised by C. Planche & E. Freney (UCA), 2023)
P.-L. Chupin (2nde year of 'École Nationale de la Météorologie' engineering school (Toulouse), supervised by C. Planche, 2023)
A. Dupy-Anglade (M1 student / Université Clermont Auvergne, supervised by C. Planche (UCA), 2023)
Z. Pelletier (L3 student / Université Clermont Auvergne, supervised by C. Planche (UCA), 2022)
S. Arghavani (PDRA / Clervolc - UCA, supervised by C. Planche & C. Rose & K. Sellegri (UCA), 12/2020 - 12/2021)
B. Bordet (M1 student / Université Grenoble Alpes, supervised by F. Tridon & C. Planche (UCA), 2021)
L. Peligry (L3 student / Université Clermont Auvergne, supervised by C. Planche (UCA), 2020)
A. Causse & L. Niquet (M1 students / Université Clermont Auvergne, supervised by C. Planche (UCA) & F. Tridon (Univ Cologne, Germany), 2020)
J. Royet (L3 student / Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, supervised by C. Planche (UCA), 2019)
D. Arteaga (M2 student / I-SITE Challenge4, supervised by C. Planche (UCA), 2018)
D. Arteaga (M1 student /LaMP, supervised by C. Planche (UCA), 2017)
M. Sahyoun (PDRA / Clervolc, supervised by C. Planche & K. Sellegri (UCA), 2016-2018)
C. Kagkara (PhD student / ANR MUSIC, supervised by C. Planche & A. Flossmann (UCA), defense on 13th Feb. 2019)
E. Ruiz (L1 student / programme "Graines de Chercheurs", supervised by C. Planche (UBP), 2015)
D. Gaetano (M2 student / LaMP, supervised by C. Planche (UBP) & J. Marsham (Univ. Leeds, UK), 2014)
Since 2024: Team leader for the "microphysics of cloud and precipitation" scientific team of the LaMP.
Since 2024: Head of the Master degree in STPE with 'Atmospheric sciences' speciality.
Since 2024: Member of the LaMP direction council
Since 2022: Expert of the Thematic Committee (CT1) “Environment” for the GENCI (Grand Equipement National de Calcul Intensif).
Since 2021: Head of the Bachelor degree in Physics with 'Atmospheric sciences' speciality.
Since 2021: Member of the Board of the Bachelor degree in Physics (EUPI, UCA).
Since 2021: Member of the council of the EUPI institute.
Since 2021: Member of the teaching and research committees of the EUPI institute.
Since 2020: Member (as supply member) of the 'Conseil National des Universités (CNU) - Section 37'.
2017-2021: Member of the LaMP laboratory council.
2018-2021: Member of the Education Board of the Bachelor degree in Physics at the EUPI (UCA).
2017-2021: Member of the Education Board of the OPGC School.
2016-2018: Member of the committee in charge of the organisation for the "Graines de Chercheurs" programme. This programme helps the young students (before Bachelor degree) to discover the different jobs in the Physics Research.
2021: Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches (HDR) in Physics of the Atmosphere. Laboratory of Physics Meteorology (LaMP). Clermont Auvergne University (UCA), Clermont-Ferrand. HDR manuscript (in French).
2011: PhD in Physics of the Atmosphere. Laboratory of Physics Meteorology (LaMP), Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand. Under the supervision of Prof. A. Flossmann and Prof. W. Wobrock. Mention Très honorable.
PhD thesis manuscript (in French) and PhD defense presentation (in French).
2007: Research Masters degree in Atmospheric sciences. Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand. Mention Bien.
2006: Masters degree in Physics. Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand.
2005: Bachelor degree in Physics. Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand.
2004: DEUG in Sciences of the matter and Engineering sciences. Mention A. Bien. Jean Monnet University, Roanne Centre, Saint-Étienne.
Languages: French (mother tongue), English (good knowledge), Italian (basics), Spanish (basics).
Skills: Windows, Open office, LateX, Fortran, Unix, Linux, C-shell, IDL...
Interests: running (half-marathon, train run), theatre, travelling, hiking, cinema.