PhD projects
Discover more about PLAS@PAR's projects and those who made them possible.
In this booklet you will find more about our scientific goals, our results and their impact, but also about our publications or prizes. Download our "Meet with" booklet here.
PhD students recruited in 2016
Simon Bolanos
Study of magnetic reconnection dynamics using laser-produced B fields in plasmas (Download pdf)
Supervisors: J. Fuchs, LULI - R. Smets, LPP
Ana Sofia Morillo Candas
SYCAMORE - Surface reactivitY of moleCular plAsMas for CO2 REcycling (Download pdf)
Supervisors: O. Guaitella, LPP - V. Guerra, IST Lisbon
Abhyuday Chatterjee
Vacuum Ultraviolet Diagnostics of Discharges in O2 (Download pdf)
Supervisors: J.-P. Booth, LPP - L. Nahon, Synchrotron SOLEIL
Salvatore Colombo
Radiation magnetohydrodynamic models and spectral signatures of plasma flows accreting onto young stellar objects (Download pdf)
Supervisors: L. Ibgui & C. Stehlé, Lerma - S. Orlando, Palermo University
Manuel De Anda Villa
Time-resolved studies of the gold solid-liquid phase transition at the femtosecond timescale (Download pdf)
Supervisors: A. Levy & D. Vernhet, INSP
Jean-Baptiste Layly
Micro-discharges in confined media: fundamental processes and application to lightning interaction with matter (Download pdf)
Supervisors: F. Tholin, ONERA - A. Bourdon, LPP
Mélissa Menu
Rotating turbulent dynamos (Download pdf)
Supervisors: S. Galtier, LPP - L. Petitdemange, Lerma
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PhD students recruited in 2015
Florian Condamine
X-ray spectroscopy on dense plasmas produced by 4th generation Light Sources (Download pdf)
Supervisor: F. Rosmej, LULI
Mehdi Khalal
Multiple Photoionization of metallic vapors: Auger decays in ions (Download pdf)
Supervisor: P. Lablanquie, LCPMR
Corentin Louis
Comparative study of auroral processes of Saturn and Jupiter sampled in situ by Cassini and Juno missions (Download pdf)
Supervisors: P. Zarka, LESIA and L. Lamy, LESIA
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PhD students recruited in 2014
Anna Grassi
Relativistic shocks in magnetized plasmas in the context of laboratory astrophysics (Download pdf)
Supervisor: C Riconda, LULI and A. Macchi, UNIPI
Meet with Anna and her project here.
Bruno Honnorat
Non thermal plasma for medical applications (Download pdf)
Supervisors: A. Rousseau, LPP
Meet with Bruno and his project here
Loic Nicolas
Streaming instability in low-energy cosmic rays (Download pdf)
Supervisor: R. Smets, LPP and A. Ciardi, LERMA
Meet with Loïc and his project here
Alessandra Puglisi
Spectroscopic study of silicon hydride molecular ions (Download pdf)
Supervisors: S. Carnatio, LCPMR and N. Sissourat, LCPMR
Meet with Alessandra and her project here
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PhD students recruited in 2013
Marco Chiaramello
Study of short pulse amplification by Brillouin Backscattering in the strong coupling regime (Download pdf)
Supervisor: C Riconda, LULI
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Mickaël Foucher
Dynamics of pulsed radiofrequency plasmas in simple halogen gases (Download pdf)
Supervisors: JP. Booth, LPP and P. Indelicato, LKB
Meet with Mickaël and his project here
Pascaline Grondein
Alternate acceleration of positive and negative ions for application in space propulsion (Download pdf)
Co-financed by ANR EPIC
Supervisor: A. Aanesland, LPP
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Raj Laxmi Singh
Electromagnetically-launched strong shocks relevant for accretion shocks in astrophysics - experimental study and numerical approach (Download pdf)
Supervisors: J. Larour, LPP and C. Stehlé, LERMA
Meet with Raj and her project here