Surfaces and Polymers – S&P
Welcome to the web page of the Surfaces & Polymers research group at CEMEF, Mines Paris - PSL.
Our research is devoted to experiments and modeling of surfaces and polymers, from formulation to tribology, physics, chemical physics, and mechanics.
Our objectives are:
- to understand, characterize and model the mechanical behavior of polymers and composites from solid to rubbery states
- to advance the fundamental knowledge on the structure and properties of polymers to develop innovative functional materials for health and environment
- to develop microscopic approaches of surface or interface interactions with its environment to control system durability: optimization of materials’ surface, surface treatment, coating, and lubrication.
On going PhD projects
- Judith Bellon: Improvement of low impact PV modules through a hybrid experimental/numerical strategy (with CSM)
- Hiba Ben Ayed: Effect of Structure–Property Relationships during the Polymerization Processes of a Poly(furfuryl alcohol) Matrix Prepreg
- Geoffroy Bouillet: Thermal and tribological modelling of cold rolling processes of aluminium alloys
- Hiba Bouras: Bio-based porous materials for bones regeneration
- Walid Djedaa: Characterization and modeling of the Bauschinger effect relaxation, recovery, and mechanical behavior of a Martensitic steel (with CSM/MSR)
- Cynthia El Hajj : Thermal and tribological modeling of cold rolling processes for stainless steel alloys
- Mekki Gaddacha-Guizani: Propagation of cracks in 3D at a CMO/CMO interface at the mesoscopic scale
- Srey Nick Keo: Sustainable upcycling of cellulose-based textile waste
- Antoine Leccia: Modeling of co-rolling of uranium-bearing plates for research reactors in materials science and nuclear medicine (with CSM)
- Alexandre Leotta: Optimization of the tribological performance of sliding contacts in a position sensor
- Barthélémy Levasseur: Optimising the performance of recycled plastics: understanding and anticipating changes in their mechanical properties
- Anes Marir: Thermal and tribological modeling of the pilgering process for tube forming (with CSM)
- Darcy Pambou Imogo: Multiphysics problems in elastoplasticity using heterogeneous local fields (with Centre des Matériaux)
- Dario Pella: Magnetic granular aerogels for soft robotics
- Zhengyuan Peng: On the effect of stray electric current interaction with e-vehicle lubricant formulations
- Luis Reichwald: Impact of the use of recycled carbon fibers on the mechanical behavior and lifetime of thermoplastic composites
- Carla Vincent: Composite hydrogels for dual drug delivery