Hélène Berthoumieux (ESPCI Paris - PSL, Gulliver)
Conference title: The effect of the confinement on electrolytes properties
Hélène Berthoumieux is a CNRS researcher at the Laboratoire Gulliver, ESPCI Paris – PSL. Her work focuses on the structural and dynamical properties of nanoconfined electrolytes. She develops theoretical approaches, in particular molecular functional theory, to better understand the effects of confinement on liquids, especially on double-layer structure, hydration interactions, and ionic transport at interfaces.
Paule Dagenais (Institut Curie - PCC)
Conference title: How mechanics sculpt mammalian nose patterns: From growth to creases
I am a biophysicist with a background in condensed matter physics and fluid mechanics. I earned my PhD at the University of Zurich (2019), where I studied the role of hydrodynamic forces in fish fin morphogenesis. During my first postdoc (Geneva), I worked on the mechanical aspects of morphogenesis and the biomechanics of animal movement. My current research focuses on collective cell migration within the framework of active matter theory.
Stéphanie Ognier (Chimie ParisTech - PSL / IPGG)
Conference title: Plasma assisted synthesis of small organic molecules in biphasic gas/liquid microreactors
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Cristian Ovalle (Mines Paris - PSL, CMAT)
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Simone Pezzotti (ENS PSL, CPCV)
Conference title: Hydrophobic Solvation to Control Electrochemical Reactions
Dr. Simone Pezzotti is Chargé de Recherche (CNRS) at ENS. He is a theoretical chemist working on water, vibrational spectroscopies, and interfacial systems, with a recent focus on hydrophobic effects in electrochemical systems.
Benoit Roman (ESPCI Paris - PSL, PMMH)
Conference title: Compliant architected materials for shape-morphing
B. Roman is a CNRS research director at PMMH at ESPCI-PSL. He is interested in experimental non-linear mechanics of slender objects, where there is a very strong link with geometry. He was awarded a CNRS Medaille d’argent in 2025.
Camille Scalliet (ENS - PSL, LPENS)
Conference title: Unraveling dynamic heterogeneities: Scaling laws in supercooled liquids
Camille Scalliet is a CNRS researcher at the Laboratoire de Physique de l’ENS-PSL. She earned her PhD in theoretical physics in 2019 from the University of Montpellier, before moving to Cambridge University as a Junior Research Fellow. Her work has been recognized with the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship in 2018 and the IUPAP Young Scientist Prize in Statistical Physics in 2022. Her research explores the statistical physics of disordered systems, with a focus on amorphous solids, nanofluidic transport and theoretical ecology.
Vincent Semetey (Chimie ParisTech - PSL)
Conference title: Challenges and Innovations in Advanced Recycling Technologies
Vincent Semetey is a CNRS Senior Scientist at Chimie ParisTech – PSL University. He received his PhD (2002) from University of Strasbourg, then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in George M. Whitesides’ group at Harvard University (2002–2005). After joining Institut Curie in 2005, he moved to Chimie ParisTech in 2015. His research focuses on materials chemistry, soft matter, microfabrication, and chemical recycling.
Abdou Rachid Thiam (ENS - PSL, LPENS)
Conference title: From the physics to the cell biology of fat storage
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Denise Petri (University of São Paulo)
Conference title: Surfactant effects on rheological and mechanical properties of HPMC hydrogels and cryogels
Professor Denise Petri has experience in Physical Chemistry of Interfaces, mainly working on the following topics: adsorption, films, polysaccharides, hydrogels, and porous materials. Regarding sustainability and circularity, she has been developing adsorbents from biomass waste for the treatment of waste (i) from undergraduate laboratories at her institution and (ii) from industrial lithium grease production. These processes have proven efficient in recovering high-value metal ions such as copper, nickel, and lithium ions. Other interests focus on the relationship between processing, microstructure, and properties of tridimensional porous materials. For instance, one interest is to understand how unidirectional freezing or layer-by-layer freezing influences the microstructure of polysaccharide based cryogels and their thermal and acoustic properties.
