Curriculum Vitae

My research focuses on light-matter interactions, with a particular emphasis on luminescent and scintillating materials and their associated processes. Collaborating closely with chemists, I contribute to the development of inorganic solids—ranging from crystals and films to nanostructures—and the exploration of the intricate relationships between their structure and optical properties. In the domain of scintillating materials, my work centers on nano-scintillators and thin films. This includes both fundamental investigations and applied research targeting innovative applications such as photodynamic therapy, ultra-fast timing for time-of-flight detectors, ultra-high-resolution X-ray imaging, calorimetry in high-energy physics, and radioactivity detection. Notably, I coordinate the European FET-OPEN project "SPARTE," which aims to revolutionize gas-based radioactivity detection using nanoporous scintillators. Within nano-optics, my research on nano-luminescence delves into the fundamental aspects of confinement phenomena in nano-systems, encompassing quantum and dielectric effects, as well as interactions between nanoparticles and their environment. I am also advancing research in Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) through the OPTOLYSE platform and the LIBELUL project (PEPR DIADEM), which I lead. These efforts aim to push the technical boundaries of LIBS, enhancing its sensitivity, spatial resolution, and detection speed, while expanding its applications across various fields. All these research activities are developed in close collaboration with colleagues and research groups, fostering a multidisciplinary approach to innovation and discovery.

• According to SCOPUS in October 2024, 280 Papers in international peer review journals, h-index 45 and more than 7500 citations. SCOPUS. Various research profiles: ORCID, Google Scholar, Research Gate.
• Over 25 Invited Plenary talks and tutorials in international conferences: Gordon Research Conference, EURODIM, SCINT, LUMDETR, Electro-Chemical Society, SAFARI...

I have extensive experience in various fields of physics, including thermodynamics, classical and quantum mechanics, and optics. My teaching spans multiple academic levels, from undergraduate to graduate students. Examples of my current and recent teaching activities are outlined below.

• Solid State Physics: Lecture for International Master of Physics class as well as for NanoScale Engineering Master Class, University Lyon1.
• Lecture for undergraduate students on Electromagnetism.
• Optical properties of solids: Lecture for Master students.
• Thermodynamics: Lecture for undergraduate students.
• Statistical physics: Tutorials for undergraduate students.
• Quantum mechanics: Tutorials for undergraduate students (ENS Lyon).
• Nov. 2017, Invited Professor at the Universty of Gangzhou (SCUT- China) for a series of lectures on Optical Materials.
• June. 2018, Invited Professor at Milano Biccocca University (Italy) for a series of lectures on Solid State Optics.
• Several lectures in international summer schools on luminescence and scintillation.

• Since 2014: Chairman of the international Advisory Committee of the conference series Scintillating Materials and their Applications (SCINT), Web
• Chairman of the International Conference on Defects on Insulating Materials, Lyon, 10th-15th July 2016
• 2006-2018 Associate editor of the international peer review journal "Journal of Luminescence"
• Member of the international Advisory Committee of the conference series International and European Conference on Defects on Insulating Materials (ICDIM and EuroDIM)
• Chairman of the International Summer School NANOLUM (2010), Porquerolles, France.
• Vice-Chairman of the International Conference on Luminescence (ICL08 in Lyon)
• Associate editor for several proceedings in J.of.Lum, IEEE TNS, Optical Materials
• Member of the steering committee of Crystal Clear Collaboration hosted in CERN

• Co-founder of the start-up ICOHUP . The company develops and sells a new generation of radioactivity detectors. Web
• PI of several research programs with industrial partners

• Iris Mercier, Oct 2024 - ... (co-direction F.Lerouge, F.Chaput): Study and optimization of energy transfer efficiency in nanoscintillator-photosensitizer systems for X-ray induced photodynamic therapy..
• Louis Roux, Nov 2023 - ... (co-direction E.Auffray): Scintillators for the next generation of high energy calorimeters.
• Pavlo Mai, Oct 2021 - ... (co-direction B.Sabot): Porous scintillators for radioactive gaz detection.
• Jordan Fernandes, Oct 2021 - ... (co-direction V.Motto-Ros, L.Sorbier ): Using LIBS imaging for ultra-high resolution images of Li batteries.
• Matilde Baravaglio, Sept 2020 - Nov 2023 (co-direction B.Mahler) in cooperation with CINTRA: On the use of perovskite for fast timing scintillation.
• Laura Wollensen, sept 2019 - May 2023 (co-direction P.A. Douissard -ESRF): Ultra dense thin crystalline films for x-ray imaging. Post Doc at ILM in Crystal Growth.
• Zhu Meng, Sept. 2018 - May 2021 (co-direction B.Mahler): Charge effects in semiconductor QDs as nanoscintillators. Associate Professor at Shenyang Ligong University.
• Amira Saoudi, Sept. 2017 - Nov 2020 (co-direction B.Mahler): Elastico-mecanico luminescence mechanisms in textile fibers. Engineer in private a company.
• Marine Leprince, Sept. 2017 - Jan 2021 (co-direction V.Motto-Ros), LIBS imaging in soft biological tissues. Engineer in private a company.
• David Hofman, Defense in 2016 (co-direction G.Cagnoli), Study and control set-up of wide band width control in a large coater deposition device. Currently Engineer at Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés.
• Federica Riva, Defense in 2016 (co-direction T.Martin (ESRF) ): Thin scintillating films for high resolution imaging. Permanent position as engineer in a private company (the Netherlands).
• Gaël Patton, Defense in 2015. We have co-founded the start-up ICOHUP SAS. He is the CEO of the company.
• Anne-Laure Bulin, Defense in 2014 : Mechanisms of energy relaxation in nanoscintillators. Full researcher position at ISERM.
• Kristof Pauwels, Defense in 2013 (co-direction P.Lecoq (CERN) ): Inorganic single crystalline fibers for dual-readout calorimetry. Associate researcher ESRF.
• Cédric Mancini, Defense in 2010 (co-direction G.Ledoux): Achromatic confoncal microscope set-up. Professor (agrégé) in classe préparatoire.
• Vincent Lebihan, Defense in 2008 (co-direction P.Mélinon, Anne Pillonnet): Interaction of nano-structures (agrégats or nano-films) with their environment: Structural and dielectric effects. Scientific consulting in patents.
• Guillaume Burato, Defense in 2008: Structural effects on the scintillating micro-needles of CsI:Tl. Unkonwn position.
• Philippe Anfré, Defense in 2007: Localization of the interaction in scintillating fibers, Engineer in private a company.
• Bruno Mercier, Defense in 2005 (co-direction G.Ledoux): Luminescence properties in confined Gd2O3: Eu3+. Unknown position.
• Wilfried Blanc, Defense in 2000 (co-direction JC Gacon): Scintillation mechanisms in lutetium based fluoride materials doped with cerium. Full researcher position at CNRS.