Coupled transport for iontronics , energy and soft matter

I am an assistant professor (maître de conférences) at ESPCI Paris -PSL, working in the Chemistry, Biology, Innovation laboratory. My research focuses on coupled transport phenomena in liquids, soft matter and membrane systems, with a particular emphasis on ionic transport through ion-exchange membranes.

A central question in my work is how local transport processes (diffusion, electromigration, concentration polarization, interfacial flows) combine with geometry and confinement to produce macroscopic behavior.

My current research program develops experimental and theoretical model systems to control ionic fluxes in structured membrane environments. These systems are used to study energy conversion, selective ion separation, and emerging iontronic functions such as ionic memory, logic-like responses and signal propagation.

This research builds on a broader background in physical chemistry, soft matter and interfacial transport, including polymer multilayers at liquid interfaces, Marangoni flows, foam dynamics, diffusiophoresis, microfluidics and electrochemical membrane systems.

I regularly welcome motivated Master students, PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers interested in soft matter physics, physical chemistry, electrochemistry, microfluidics, membrane science and ion-based information processing. Possible projects range from fundamental experiments and modeling to applications in energy conversion, selective separations and iontronic devices.