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Aberdeen, Écosse, Royaume-Uni

Bristol, Royaume-Uni

Developing a novel concept of microbial fuel cell into a marketable product.• Integrate the technology into sustainability and given socio-technical environments• Liaise with all stakeholders and project team to coordinate interdisciplinary actions• Identify objectives and milestones, and guarantee they are meet within budget and time to deliver success• Implement solutions and create processes enabling efficiency and cost-reduction• Provide supervision, trained and overseen the welfare of less experienced colleague• Collaborate to the protection of the intellectual property• Recruit, train and manage technical teams to build prototypes and run field trials• Prepare and carry public engagement activities to disseminate knowledge of the technology• Conduct risk assessments and corresponding administrative tasks• Creat cross-functional systems improving by 7 folds the performance of the Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) technology and enable BBIC bringing the technology towards commercialisation• Drive, in collaboration with industry, 4 pilot-scale field-trials of autonomous systems for decentralised areas (refuges camps, townships) and improve the national and international reputation of BBIC and UWE.

Bristol, Royaume-Uni

The aim of the project, which I join towards its end (European grant no. FP7-ICT/316366), was to implement Physarum polycephalum as a logic gate to develop combinatorial function of Boolean type.• Discovered the thermo-resistive properties of Physarum polycephalum and produced results beyond the objectives (develop a bio-processor) by creating the 1st "bio-computer".• Implemented bio-hybrid logic gates (AND/NAND) featuring the highest repeatability and reproducibility whilst having comparably the lowest propagation delays• Created of the first direct cascade of “bio-logic” gates (SR NAND Gate Latch)

Bristol, Royaume-Uni

Developing and scaling microbial fuel cell (MFC) systems for the treatment of urine (EPSRC grant no. EP/L002132/1)• Discovered a new concept of MFC enabling the scale-up of reactors sizes without performance losses• Translated the breakthrough concept by conceiving and creating an autonomous telecommunication system for remote areas. (TRL 5-6)• Interdisciplinary collaboration, support of PhD students and management of technical teams.

Bristol, Royaume-Uni

Integration of photosynthesis in the microbial fuel cell technology (EPSRC grant no. EP/H046305/1)• Recreate, integrate and exploit phenomenons observed in microbial ecosystems to enhance the technology• Creation, design, and development of the prototype of an autonomous light biosensor• Pioneered by creating an innovative proof of concept system for a carbon neutral energy production (TRL 3-5).• Training and supervision of a Post-doctorate researcher

Neuchâtel, Switzerland

The objectives of this project (Swiss National Fund for Scientic Research, bursary no. 3103A–112563) were:(1) Identify a potential analogue of the Archean Fe(II)-rich ocean(2) Characterise its iron biogeochemical cycle in relation to other elements(3) Detect the presence of photoferrotrophs(4) Demonstrate that photoferrotrophs were active within the water column.The project involved:• Adapting, optimising and creating research tools/protocols to detect this rare anaerobic metabolism Build a strong collaboration with the Cavanilles Institute in Valencia (ES)• Organising, leading and managing research expeditions: cumulative of 3.5 months with 6 persons; (ES)• Implementing a radiologic field-laboratory responding to health & safety requirements (ES)• Delivering the first evidence of the in-situ activity of photoferrotroph in a water column• Producing a co-culture of a new species of photoferrotroph (Chlorobium sp. FN994988-90)

Neuchâtel Area, Switzerland

• Creation and delivery of a new syllabus in Geomicrobiology for Master students in Biogeosciences• Deliver lectures of the existing syllabus to undergraduate student in Biology and Medicine• Manage and deliver microbiology practicals to undergraduate student in Biology and Medicine (4h/w)• Create, manage and deliver, over 3 years, a field-research course to Master students in Biogeosciences: 1 week-long expedition in a high altitude Alpine marsh and lake ( ≈12 students/expedition; Val Piora)• Supervise the final 1-year research thesis of a Master student in Biogeosciences

Phd, Geomicrobiology

Certificate Of Advanced Studies, Biosafety And Plant Genetic Resources Management

Recently, molecular biologists have developed green biotechnology, a wide array of technical tools. Among which, genetic engineering.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Biogeoscience - Geomicrobiology

Activities and Societies: Co-organisateur de la conférence étudiente "Enviro 05" (2005).

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Zoology / Pedologie

Deug, Science De La Vie - Biochimie - Physiologie