Thibaut Viguier

US permanent resident,

**** ********* ***** ***. **, St Joseph, Michigan

269-***-****

abiwp5@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION:

University of Notre dame, South Bend, Indiana

Master’s degree in chemical engineering and biochemical (December 2010)

Polytech’Montpellier, Engineering School of the University of

Montpellier, France

Master’s degree in Materials Science & Engineering (September 2008)

Relevant course work:

Materials engineering and processing

Mechanical behavior of materials

Chemical reaction engineering

Failure analysis

Colloids and interfaces

Semiconductor technology

Rheology and Structure of Complex Fluids

Thin Film Science and Technology

Surface Properties of Materials

Glass Science and Technology

Alternative Energy Devices and Material

Structure and Properties of Polymers

Thermodynamic

Transport phenomena

Design of experiments (DOE)

Engineering Economy

Computer science and modeling

SKILL:

Computer skills: Microsoft office, Matlab, Maple, Mathematica, Aspen,

Labview, unix, Mac OX

Deposition Technique: Chemical Bath deposition, Eletrophoretic

deposition, spin coating, CVD, PVD

Materials Characterization:

Mechanical tests: tension, impact, hardness, flexure, fatigue and

rheological

Analytical techniques: HPLC, MNR, GC, TGA, DSC, zeta potential and

particle size measurement, contact angle, ..

Microscopy techniques: SEM, EDX, AFM, EPMA and XRD

Language: Fluent French, Conversational German

EXPERIENCE:

Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame– (May 09 to

present)

Topic: Fabrication of solar energy harvesting devices by using

nanomaterials

* Synthesize and deposit thin films of nanomaterials (CdSe, TiO2, …)

* Characterize solar cell (UV-visible absorbtion, SEM, AFM,

Photocurrent analysis, …)

* Train students to use laboratory instrumentations

* Prepare and present numerous technical reviews using PowerPoint

Saint Gobain, High-Performance Materials Company – (Feb to Oct 08)

European Research and Engineering Center (CREE), Cavaillon, France,

Engineering intern topic: Corrosion of ceramic by slag and molten steel

* Led product development of refractory ceramic for metallurgy industry

application

* Controlled and exploited the interfacial behavior of fused zirconia

oxide ceramic

* Worked with external partner to develop new product

* Literature review and professional writing report

Engineering intern topic: Fused ceramics for brake pad applications

* Investigated the abrasion phenomenon on various ceramic

* Designed a testing instrumentation to record the abrasion strength

and the wear surface

* Established the impact of the microstructure on friction coefficient

University of Montpellier 2, Laboratory of Mechanical and Civil

engineering – (Nov to Feb 08)

Final year project: Thermal and Mechanical Behaviours of a plastic

plate with a hole

* Modeled polymer thermomechanic behaviours in using the finite-

element methods (Matlab)

Whirlpool Corporation, Corporate Technology Organization – (May to Aug

07)

Chemistry, Materials & Analytical Science (CMAS), St Joseph MI, USA,

Engineering intern project: Developed an Ice phobic coating materials

* Studied the effect of substrate on ice adhesion properties

* Fabricated an ice adhesion rig to study the behavior of ice on

various substrates

* Developed a program using Labview to record Ice adhesion strength

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