Born July 21st, 1966 in Cambridge, Mass. (USA).
Employment
| 2023-present | CNRS Research Director of outstanding class |
| 2013-2023 | CNRS Research Director, 1st class |
| 2005-2013 | CNRS Research Director |
| 1994-2005 | CNRS Researcher, 1st class |
| 1992-1994 | Lecturer in physics |
Education and Academic Qualifications
| 2000 | Habilitation to supervise researches,
Univ. Grenoble 1 : "Phospholipid films and fluid foams". |
| 1990 | PhD, Univ. Paris 6 : "The growth of helium 3 crystals" |
| 1987 | Master in quantum and statistical physics, Univ. Paris 6 |
Laboratories
| 2011-present |
Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes UMR 7057, CNRS, Univ. Paris 7 |
| 2008-2012 |
Laboratoire de Génétique et Biologie du Développement UMR 3215, Institut Curie, CNRS, Univ. Paris 6 |
| 1994-2008 |
Laboratoire de Spectrométrie Physique UMR 5588, CNRS et Univ. Joseph Fourier, Grenoble |
| 1992-1994 |
Laboratoire de Physique Statistique UMR 8550, CNRS, ENS, Univ. Paris 6 and 7 |
| 1990-1992 | Post-doctorate with
Y. Sawada Research Institute for Electrical Communications Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan |
| 1987-1990 | PhD thesis directed by :
S. Balibar, Groupe de Physique des Solides, ENS Paris P. Nozières, Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble |