Brief C. V.

(full cv in pdf here)

Professional Appointments

• 2008: full professor at Bordeaux Institut National Polytechnique (Engineering School ENSEIRB-MATMECA), Bordeaux, France
• 2000-2008: assistant professor in applied mathematics, université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France

Education

• 2007 : Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (Université Paul Sabatier). Title: Contributions to the numerical simulation in Kinetic Theory: implicit schemes, coupling of models, asymptotic models..
• 1997-2000 : Ph. D in applied mathematics (Université Bordeaux 1). Title: Méthodes numériques pour l'équation de Boltzmann-BGK de la théorie cinétique des gaz. Advisor: Prof. P. Charrier.
• 1995-1996 : DEA - Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing,\\ & University of Bordeaux, France

Research interests

• Developpment of numerical methods for kinetic equations:
  • fast implicit schemes (rarefied gases)
  • uniformly stable methods for fluid limits (linear transport, radiative transfer, gaz dynamics)
  • numerical methods for coupling kinetic and fluid models
• Developpement of parallel codes for numerical simulation of rarefied gases
• Derivation of simplified kinetic models of the Boltzmann equation
• Application to atmospheric re-entry flows
• Mathematical and numerical modelling for air-sea interaction (rain, sea spray)

International collaborations

• with Fabrice Veron (university of Delaware à Newark, USA)
  collaboration: Mathematical and numerical modelling for air-sea interaction (rain, sea spray)
  one paper published
• with Jian-Guo Liu (university of Maryland à College Park, USA)
  collaboration: coupling of kinetic and fluid equations by model refinement
  two papers published
• with Shi Jin (university; of Wisconsin à Madison, USA) :
  collaboration : coupling kinetic and fluid equations
  one paper published
• with Henning Struchtrup (university of Victoria, Canada)
  collaboration : construction of velocity dependent time relaxation BGK models
  one paper published, one proceeding
• with Kazuo Aoki (Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Universtité de Kyoto, Japon) :
  collaboration : Models and numerical methods for micro-flows
  three papers published, two proceedings, several conferences

Ph.D. Students

• M. Schouler (2018-), co-advised with Y. Preverault
  Thesis: Modelling flows in hypersonic rarefied regimes: applications to satellites in very low orbite and to atmospheric reentry problems
• G. Jeanmasson (2016-), co-advised with I. Mary
  Thesis: Local time stepping explicit methods for the simulation of unsteady turbulent flow
• S. Peluchon (2015-2017), co-advised with G. Gallice
  Thesis: Numerical modelling of the liquid ablation
• G. Dechristé (2011-2014)
  Thesis: Numerical methods for the numerical simulation of rarefied gas flows around moving obstacles
• N. Hérouard (2011-2014)
  Thesis: Optimization, analysis, and comparison of deterministic numerical methods for rarefied gas dynamics
• M. Bennoune (2005-2009), co-advised with M. Lemou
  Thesis: Numerical approximations of some kinetic equations that preserve their fluid asymptotics
• J.-P. Bourgade (2001-2004), co-advised with P. Degond
  Thesis: Diffusion models obtained from kinetic equations: modelling, mathematical analysis, and simulation

Service to the university

• 2017--: Scientific Director of the high performance computer facilities MCIA (with a HPC cluster of 11.000 cores)
• 2014- : deputy director of the Institute of Mathematics of Bordeaux
  (the IMB is a laboratory of around 120 permanent researchers in various mathematical fields
• 2014 -: Scientific advisor at the French Atomic Energy Agency