After studying at the Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, I did a year’s internship at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in Igor Kaganovich’s team. I was interested in the impact of nanoparticle nucleation on the growth of carbon nanotubes. The potential applications of mass production of these nanotubes are numerous, ranging from stealth coatings for fighter aircraft to innovative construction materials.

After this internship, I joined the CEA as a PhD student under the supervision of Didier Bénisti. My thesis focused on the kinetic theory of electron plasma waves, in particular on their impact on inertial confinement fusion, as envisaged at CEA’s Laser Méga-Joule facility.

Shortly after my thesis, I joined the CEA as a research engineer. I’m now interested in the optical properties of matter, from the condensed phase to the plasma phase. The knowledge accumulated during my thesis enables me to carry out research into the impact of the plasma environment on these optical properties. Since they are linked to electron transport (for example, under the effect of external excitation, such as an electric field), I’m also interested in Boltzmann-type transport equations.