Thèmes de recherche
Known for many decades, carbides and nitrides offer an extremely wide range of properties. Semiconductors, conductors or insulators, oxidation resistant, ultra-hard or soft, these materials have a wealth of natural properties that make them strategic for many future technologies. From a scientific point of view these compounds, simple or complex, represent a formidable "playground", facing structural peculiarities (polytypism of SiC, nano-lamellar structure of the MAX phases ...) and extreme thermodynamic properties (non congruent melting at high temperatures). DC's research interest lies in the field of Physical-Chemistry of High Temperature Reaction Systems. His global approach addresses all the scientific and technological building blocks necessary for a full understanding and monitoring of carbides and nitrides crystal growth.

Curriculum Vitae

DIPLOMAE

• 2010 : Habilitation to conduct research, Grenoble Institute of Technology - France
• 2000 : PhD in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Lyon - France
• 1997 : MSc in Chemistry, University of Lyon - France

 POSITIONS

• Since 2011 : Head of the SPCS group
• Since 2005 : Leader of the crystal growth activity
• Since 2003 : Research Scientist @ CNRS
• 2000 to 2003 : R&D Engineer @ NOVASiC (French Company)
• 1999 : Assistant Lecturer, University of Lyon

BOARDS

• Steering Committee of the French national network on Crystal Growth technologies - CRISTECH
• Steering Committee of the International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials - ICSCRM

MAIN PROJECTS

• Grenoble INP leader for the EU Network NetFiSiC (2011-2014)
• Coordinator of the French ANR project MINTEX (2009-2013
• Grenoble INP leader for the EU Network MANSiC (2006-2010)
• Coordinator of the French ANR project CARNICUB (2005-2008)