Experience and formation

Work experience:

• Currently: Postdoc in the RSM Laboratory (Reactive Flows and Diagnostics) in Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
  • Study of flame-piston wall interaction in an optically accessible IC engine
  • Post-processing of high-resolution,  near-wall velocimetry data

• March 2016 – February 2017: Postdoc at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Keio University, Japan
  • High-speed PLIF measurements in a low swirl burner and a high-pressure gas turbine model combustor
  • Study of turbulent flame front behaviour and triggering of thermo-acoustic instabilities

• December 2015 – March 2016: Postdoc in EM2C Laboratory (CNRS, CentraleSupélec) , France
  • Study of the interactions between fuel spray and PVC in a swirl-stabilised liquid fuel burner

• September 2012- December 2015: PhD candidate at EM2C Laboratory (CNRS, CentraleSupélec) , France
  • Analysis of flame stabilization in a liquid-fueled staged injector operating in lean partially premixed conditions
  • Teaching in Ecole Centrale Paris (heat transfer, practical work, student projects)

Formation:

• 2015: Ph.D. in Combustion from CentraleSupelec, Université Paris-Saclay, France
  • “High-speed diagnostics for the study of flame stabilization and transient behaviour in a swirled burner with variable liquid-fuel distribution” [Full Text]

• 2012: Master’s degree in Energy; Heat Transfer major from Ecole Centrale Paris, France

• 2011: Master’s degree in Teaching for Higher Education from Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, France
  • Agrégation (top-level French teaching diploma based on a nationwide competitive exam) in Civil Engineering, national rank: 2nd