Group

Interns, PhD and post-docs

    Current group

• 01/04/2024 - 01/08/2024 Anastasiia Walrave, Master II internship, "Deformation and elementary plasticity processes in ZnO at small-scale"

• 10/2022 - 10/2025 Jules-Elémir Suchorski, Ph.D applicant, "Impact of irradiation defects on the mobility of dislocations in UO2" 

    Former members

• 04/2021 - 04/2024 Hugo Iteney, Ph.D applicant,  "Modeling the influence of surface state on the mechanics of nano-objects"

• 11/2019 - 11/2022 Marion Borde, Ph.D, "Multi-scale modeling of UO2 plasticity: on the role of irradiation defects"

• 10/2018 - 18/2022 Javier Gonzalez, Ph.D, "Multi-scale modeling of superhard nanoparticle deformation"

• 09/2021 - 09/2021 Dr. Brice Davier, Post-doc (demi-ATER), "Metal nanowire under bending: simulation and experiment"

• 10/2017 - 04/2021 Qinqin Xu , Ph.D, "Dislocations and nanomechanics in Al2O3 using atomistic simulations" (defended le 15/12/2021)

• 10/2018 - 02/2019 Benjamin Goument, INSA PFE, "Compression of metallic rough nanoparticles"

• 03/2018 - 09/2018 Javier Gonzalez (100%), Master 2 Nanoscale Engineering at Université Lyon 1, "Molecular dynamics simulations of dislocation multiplication close to rough surfaces"

• 04/2017 - 10/2017 Dr. Alexandra Goryaeva (33% with Dr. M. Bugnet and Dr. C. Fusco), Post-doc, " On the role of defective surfaces on the mechanical properties of metallic nanoparticles: a molecular dynamics study" 

• 03/2017 - 09/2017 Shen Chen (50% with Pr. P. Chantrenne), Master 2 Nanoscale Engineering at Université Lyon 1, "Simulation and modeling of carbon diffusion in iron using molecular dynamics"

• 05/2017 - 07/2017 Javier Gonzalez, Master 1 Nanoscale Engineering at Université Lyon 1, "Surface design of nano-objects"

• 03/2016 - 09/2016 Khalid Lizoul (100%), Master 2 Mechanical Engineering at Université J. Monnet Saint-Etienne, "Compression of Ni3Al nanocubes by molecular dynamics simulations: on the role of surfaces"

• 03/2016 - 07/2016 Ghun Koh (50% with Dr. S. Dancette), Engineer internship at INSA-Lyon, "atomistically-informed finite-element modeling of a geological materials"

• 03/2016 - 07/2016 Yann Even (50% with Pr. M. Perez), Engineer internship at INSA-Lyon, "Twinning in Cu using Molecular Dynamics"

• 01/2016 - 02/2016 Chen Shen (100%), Master 1 Nanoscale engineering at Universite Lyon 1, « Molecular dynamics simulations using the Shell model: application to MgO »

• 02/2015 – 08/2015 Nathan Metaut (100%), Engineer internship at INSA-Lyon  « Dislocation interactions in iron at low temperature : a DDD study », in collaboration with David Rodney (ILM, Lyon) and Benoit Devincre (LEM ONERA, Chatillon)

• 12/2012 – 07/2013 Jabran Kundi (50% with Pr. E. Bitzek), Bachelor Engineering in Mechatronics, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, « Implementation of C++ routines in AMIRA visualization software compatible with IMD molecular dynamics code »

• 09/2009 – 06/2010 Guillaume Bellino (50% with Pr. P. Cordier), Bachelor in Earth’s Sciences, Université de Lille 1,  « Ferropericlase (Mg, Fe)O : on its role as a lower mantle compound »