Design Engineer Chemistry

Zaki EL SAYAH

Doctor in Materials Chemistry

E-mail: ****.**-*****@****-********.**

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Tel.: 07 81 24 24 71

Address: Nancy, France

Date of birth: 21/09/1987

Marital status: single

Nationalities: French and Lebanese

Contact information

Baptiste SIRJEAN (Post-Doc superviser)

Chercheur CNRS - Université de Lorraine - GCR

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+33 7 27 44 38 25

Pierre-Alexandre Glaude (Post-Doc co-superviser) Directeur de recherche CNRS - Université de Lorraine - GCR ******-*********.******@****-********.**

+33 7 27 44 38 21

René FOURNET (Post-Doc co-superviser)

Professeur à l'Université du Lorraine-ENSIC

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+33 3 72 74 38 48

Formations

February 2015-July 2018

Doctorate of Chemistry

University of Poitiers, Faculty of Fundamental and Applied Sciences. Doctoral School: Sciences pour l’Environnement Gay Lussac». Research Area: Materials chemistry. Funding CNRS / Region Nouvelle Aquitaine, supported on July 13th. 2018. Leaded by the European project GRAIL (green advanced high energy propellants for launchers), a European cooperative research program H2020, led by FOI (Sweden). Topic: Synthesis of Alane and characterization of propellant modulators for space propulsion. 2013-2014 Master 2 in Chemistry

Science, Technology, Health, Research and Professional purpose, mention Chemistry, specialty Solid and Materials Chemistry.

University of Rennes 1.

2011-2012 Master 1 in Chemistry

Chemistry option: Physical Chemistry and Materials Chemistry, UFR Sciences. Lebanese University - Fanar, Lebanon.

2009-2010 Bachelor's degree in Chemistry

General Chemistry, UFR Sciences.

Lebanese University -Fanar, Lebanon.

Expériences Professionnelles

May 2019-May 2020

(extended to July 2020)

Post-Doctorate (staff researcher)

University of Lorraine - ENSIC, Laboratory Reaction and Process Engineering (LRGP) - UMR 7274. CNRS / Greater East Region funding.

Leaded by European project BioACe (Biofuels on the Aging of Conventional fuEls). Topic: Impact of Biofuels on the Aging of Conventional Fuels. February 2015-July 2018

PhD student in Chemistry

University of Poitiers, Faculty of Fundamental and Applied Sciences. Doctoral School: Environmental Sciences Gay Lussac. Team: « Du site actif au matériau catalytique ». Coordinator:

Totalforsvarets Forsknings Institut (FOI), 202*******, established in Gullfossgatan 6, Stockholm 164 90, Sweden, SE202100518201, represented for the purposes of signing the Agreement by Nils OLSSON.

Partners:

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V (ICT) EV, VR4461, established in Hansastrasse 27C, Munchen 80686, Germany, DE129515865

• Politecnico Di Milano (POLIMI), CF80057930150, established in Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, Milano 20133, Italy, IT04376620151

• AVIO S.P.A (AVIO) SPA, 1057205/CF05515080967, established in Strada del Drosso 145, TORINO 10135, Italy, IT05515080967

Technical skills

Software package

Microsoft Office, Open Office, ChemDraw, Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote, Sci Finder Experimental software High Score Plus (DRX), Eva (DRX), WINPLOTR-Full prof (DRX), TA Universal Analysis (ATD-ATG), Origine, Powdercell, INDX, MATLAB Experiments Autoxidation stability and Induction Period (IP) using PetroOxy instrument and Autoclave.

Quantification of peroxides by potentiometric titration.

Organometallic synthesis of hydrides by the Schlenk line method (vacuum gas manifold).

Precipitation, distillation, heat treatment, kinetic treatment and crystallization.

Synthesis of uranium-based intermetallic compounds by arc melting. Fusion- solidification, heat treatment in sealed tubes, flow method. Analysis technics High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Elemental Analyzes (ICP-OES)

Mass Spectroscopy (MS)

Gas chromatography (GC)

• The Inner Archsarl (TIA) SARL, 454087537, established in rue saint Sébastien 4, Poissy 78300, France, FR55454087537

• Eurenco Bofors AB (EUB) AB, 556-***-****, established in Björkborns Industriomrade, Karlskoga SE69141, Sweden, SE556267937201.

Work package:

WP1. Propellant requirements and future demands WP2. Prilled phase stabilized ammonium nitrate

WP3. Selection of polymer, bonding agent and curing system and Characterization of selected binder

WP4. Characterization of high energy fuels

WP5. Burn rate assessment and Selection and characterization of final propellant WP6. Stabilization of the aluminum trihydride.

February 2014-July 2014 Researcher (Master 2 internship) Institute of Chemical Sciences of Rennes, solid and Materials Chemistry, Intermetallic, under the direction of Olivier TOUGAIT and co-direction of Mathieu PASTUREL. Topic: U-Al-Ge ternary system: Identification of new phases and study of equilibrium relations. September 15-December 31 Project Manager

Design Engineer at the Institute of Chemical Sciences of Rennes, Solids and Materials Chemistry, Intermetallic.

Topic: Further work on U-Al-Ge, "Kinetic study in UAl2 / Al diffusion pair approach", and experimental support on other research topics.

NMR Spectroscopy

X-Ray Diffraction (XRD: Powder, Mono-Crystal)

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

Thermal Analysis (DTA-TG)

Spark Plasma sintering

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)

Langues

English: spoken, read, written

French: spoken, read, written (2sd language)

Arabic: native language

Diverse activities

2019-2020

Member of « Groupement Français de Combustion: Section Française du Combustion Institute

Promoting combustion research in France

Enhance the links between research and combustion applications

Contributing to the international influence of research conducted in France

Enhance links with European Sections

Helping young researchers in their search for a job 2016-2018 Member of « Société Chimique de France » (SCF) Contributing to the development of chemistry sciences and their applications. 2015-2018 Contribution to the management and smooth running of the GRAIL project

Participation in the preparation of project reports.

Participation in the preparation and animation of the working meetings.

Presentations of results and advanced works.

Organization and management of traveling’s meetings, conferences and congresses. Responsibilities

Publications

Students’ supervisor: 1 trainer of MS.

Université de Lorraine, ENSIC-LRGP.

Topic: Experimental study of the ageing of biofuels. 2015-2018 Management of orders for materials and consumables in line with budgets within the E3- SAMCAT team at IC2MP, University of Poitiers.

Valorizations

Publications

M. S. Henriques, D. Berthebaud, A. Lignie, Z. El Sayah, C. Moussa, O. Tougait, L. Havela, A.P. Gonçalves, Isothermal section of the ternary phase diagram U–Fe–Ge at 900 C and its new intermetallic phases, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2015, Vol 639, p. 224-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.03.145

C. Moussaa, Z. El Sayah, G. Chajewski, A. Berche, V. Dorcet, A.P. Pikul, M. Pasturel, L. Joanny, B. Stepnik, O. Tougait, Investigation of the phase relations in the U-Al-Ge ternary system: influence of the Al/Ge substitution on the properties of the intermediate phases, journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2015, Vol 243, p. 168- 178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2016.08.008

F. Maggi, S. Dossi, C. Paravan, G. Colombo, L. Galfetti, Z. El Sayah, R. Brahmi, R. Beauchet, Y. Batonneau, C. Kappenstein, AlH3-Based Solid Propellant Development and Characterization in GRAIL H2020 Project, Space Propulsion 2016, Roma, Italy, May 2016, SP2016_3125258.

Z. El Sayah, R. Brahmi, R. Beauchet, Y. Batonneau, C. Kappenstein, Synthesis, characterization and treatment of alane (aluminum hydride, AlH3), 7th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences (EUCASS), 3-6 July 2017, Milan, Italy. X. Sécordel, Y. Adaba, Z. El Sayah, D. Daigurande, R. Brahmi, R. Beauchet, Y. Batonneau, C. Kappenstein, Burning Rate Modifiers to Tailor Combustion of ADN/AN Based Solid Propellants, AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum, 53rd AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, 10-12 July 2017, Atlanta, GA, AIAA paper 2017-5077. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2017-5077

Oral Communications Y. Batonneau, R. Beauchet, R. Brahmi, C. Kappenstein, Z. El Sayah, C. Maleix, P. Chabernaud, European H2020 projects Rheform and GRAIL on green propulsion, 1st International Symposium Environment 2016: Eco-processes, remediation, recovery of wastes and effluents for a sustainable environment; Université Chouaib Doukkali, El Jadida, Maroc, 17-19 February 2016.

Z. El Sayah, Y. Batonneau, R. Beauchet, R. Brahmi, C. Kappenstein Synthèse du trihydrure d’aluminium Alane (AlH3), Journée de la section Centre – Ouest de la SCF, Tours, France, 2 – 3 février 2017.

Y. Batonneau, R. Beauchet, R. Brahmi, P. Chabernaud, Z. El Sayah, C. Kappenstein, C. Maleix, Green propellants for space propulsion – Current European H2020 projects Rheform

(liquid propulsion) and GRAIL (solid propulsion), International Symposium on Green Chemistry, La Rochelle, France, 16 – 19 May 2017.

Poster Communications C. Moussa, Z. El Sayah, M. Pasturel, O. Tougait, Experimental Investigation of Phase Relations in the U-Al-Ge Ternary System., NUclear MATerials 2014, Floride, SA27/10/2014- 30/10/2014.

Submitted Z. El Sayah, P-A. Glaude, R. Fournet, B. Sirjean, Comparison of the Effects of Different Biofuel on the Oxidation Stability of a Hydrocarbon Fuel. Personal Qualities

Motivated / Autonomous / Organized / Persevering / Relational Ease / Teamwork

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