Les professeurs invités en 2014

Juan Rodriguez-Carvajal

Université de barcelone - Espagne

Invité par Gwenaëlle Rousse de l'IMPMC.

Current position :Doctor in Physics (Solid State), University of Barcelona 1984.

Diffraction Group Leader at ILL

Research and Teaching experience in Condensed Matter Physics and Crystallography for thirty four years. 

Areas of knowledge: 

• Powder and single crystal x-rays and neutron scattering. Symmetry analysis, crystallography and magnetism.
• Oxides presenting remarkable properties: superconductivity, giant magnetoresistance, charge, spin & orbital ordering.
• Computer programming and data analysis.
• Neutron diffraction instrumentation.

Yasutami Takada

University of Tokyo - Japan

Invité par Kamran Behnia et Jerôme Lesueur du LPEM, Andrea Gauzzi de l'IMPMC.

Current position : Professor, Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo

Research subject :

• GWΓ method: Development of the calculation method for the electron self-energy always satisfying the Ward identity and investigation of the properties in the low-density electron gas
• First-principles calculation of the superconducting transition temperature: Proposal of a good functional form for the pairing interaction in the density functional theory for superconductors and investigation of high-temperature superconductivity in an attraction-repulsion competitive system
• Atom/molecule embedded electron gas: Kondo problem from first principles and developments of the exchange and correlation energy functional

Alokmay Datta

Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics - India

Invité par Michel Goldmann de l'INSP.

Current position : Senior Professor, Applied Material Science Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics India

Research interests :

• Structure and dynamics at surfaces and interfaces in soft materials and nanomaterials including nano-bio interfaces
• Dynamics in non-extensive systems

Eero Kontturi

School of Chemical Technology of Aalto - Finland

Invité par Niki Baccile du LCMCP.

Current position : Academy Research Fellow, Department of Forest Products Technology, School of Chemical Technology, Aalto University(Helsinki, Finland) M.Sc. Helsinki University of Technology (Finland)

Scientific expertise :

• Chemistry of wood and wood-based materials such as paper, pulp, or nanocellulose
• All aspects of cellulose chemistry (modification, degradation, dissolution, characterisation,extraction from plant matrix etc.)
• Ultrathin polymeric films, their preparation and behaviour upon various treatments (specific expertise in spin coating, Langmuir-Blodgett deposition, polymer blend films, and dewetting)
• Surface sensitive characterization techniques for organic materials (particularly x-ray reflectivity,reflection absorption IR, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, quartz crystal microbalance withdissipation monitoring, surface plasmon resonance, and atomic force microscopy)

Guido L.B. Wiesenberg

Université de Zurich - Suisse

Invité par Sylvie Derenne et Arnaud Huguet de METIS.

Current position : Senior Teaching and Research Associate

Soil Science and Biogeochemistry Unit, Department of Geography, University of Zurich - Irchel

Research interests :

• Carbon and nitrogen cycling in past, recent and future terrestrial environments
• Method development for application of molecular proxies in environmental samples