POPPI members
Permanent staff
| Mohamed BABA | Prof. UCA (currently in extended leave) |
| Pierre-Olivier BUSSIERE | Prof. Clermont Auvergne INP, leader of POPPI group |
| Julien CHRISTMANN | Assist. prof. UCA |
| Jean-Luc GARDETTE | Emeritus prof. UCA |
| Yael ISRAELI | Assist. prof. UCA |
| Florence JESTIN | Assist. prof. Clermont Auvergne INP |
| Sandrine THERIAS | CNRS research director, leader of the Photochemsitry team |
Non-permanent staff
PhD students
Zhouyun CHEN (UCA thesis since Oct. 2020)
About me
I was born in China and got an engineering's degree from the Ecole européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux (ECPM) in 2020.
About my project
My PhD work focuses on the impact of photodegradation on polymer permeability. It takes place within POPPI et PRE groups, under the supervision of Dr. Julien CHRISTMANN and Prof. Mohamed SARAKHA.
Nathan LESAGE (CIFRE thesis since Jul. 2021)
About me
I hold an engineering's degree in Chemistry from Sigma Clermont, "Ingéniérie des structures et des matériaux" option (2021).
Within the framework of my PhD, I study the photochemical ageing of paints applied on steel and dedicated to building wrapping, especially the influence of mechanical deformation on durability. It occurs with Bacacier company (Riom), under the supervision of Dr. Sandrine THERIAS and Prof. Pierre-Olivier BUSSIERE.
Jean-Sébastien BARBIER (thesis since Oct. 2021)
About me
I got a MSc degree in "Systèmes Aquatiques et Gestion de l'Eau (SAGE)" from Paris University. Outside of my work, I am passionate about entomology, horticulture and video game culture.
My PhD aims to reconstruct a history of river microplastic pollution up- and downstream of Paris, for a period ranging from WWII to today. This history is produced from sediment cores extracted from the Seine and dated, before extracting the microplastics. My PhD takes place with the LSCE ("Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement") and the ICCF, under the supervision of Dr. Sophie AYRAULT (LSCE) and Dr. Florence JESTIN, with the co-supervision of Dr. Jean-Michel ANDANSON.
Post-doctoral researchers
Dr. Daqing JIA (France Relance project since Mar. 2022)
About me
I did my MSc in "Chemical Engineering and Technology" at Soochow University (China) and my PhD at the Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, within the PRE group ("Manganese oxides for degradation of organic contaminants in water").
My post-doctoral work takes place within POPPI and PRE groups and with SNF company (Andrézieux-Bouthéon). It deals with the study of environmental fate and photodegradation of hydrosoluble polymers derived from acrylamide.
Temporary Teaching and Reserach Assistant
Engineers
Alumni
PhD students
| First name NAME | Funding (period) | Future |
| Clara THORAL | CIFRE Trelleborg (2020-2023) | R&D engineer (Michelin) |
| Camille BLIVET | CIFRE Nexans (2018-2021) | R&D engineer (Plastic Omnium) |
| Margot PLIQUET | CIFRE Schneider Electric (2017-2020) | R&D engineer - Material recycling (INES) |
| Eric-Aimé POUTOUGNIGNI | UCA (2016-2019) | Process engineer (Rio Tinto) |
| Géraldine RAPP | CIFRE EDF joint supervision with INSA Lyon (2016-2018) | In professional retraining |
| Coralie AVENEL | CEA (2015-2018) | R&D project manager (ISOPROC) |
| Ahmedou SIDI | IRSN (2013-2016) | Assistant professor in Mauritania |
| Camille ROUILLON | CIFRE Renault (2012-2015) | Senior Scientist (Owens Corning) |
| Alexis COLIN | CIFRE AREVA (2012-2015) | Business manager (Centre de Transfert de Technologie du Mans, CTTM) |
| Anthony CHAPEL | UCA joint supervision with ML group from MI team (2012-2016) | Physical chemistry engineer (Vermon) |
| Patrick BOLDRIGHINI | CEA (2012-2015) | R&D Coatings Engineer (Chase Corporation, USA) |
| Aurélien TOURNEBIZE | CEE ESTABLIS joint supervision with Tübingen University (Germany, 2012-2015) | R&D engineer (Centre National d'Evaluation de Photoprotection, CNEP) |
| Ievgeniia TOPOLNIAK | CEE ESTABLIS joint supervision with Slovak University of Technology (Slovakia, 2012-2015) | Post-doctoral researcher (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, BAM, Germany) |
| Isabel FRAGA DOMINGUEZ | CEE ESTABLIS joint supervision with Aston University (UK, 2012-2015) | Team Manager (LPKF WeldingQuipment BmbH, Germany) |
| Anthony PERTHUE | Région Auvergne (2011-2014) | Engineer (POPPI) |
Post-doctoral researchers
| First name NAME | Funding (period) | Future |
| Dr. Mohammed HOUSSAT | France Relance "Autocicatrisation" (2022-2023) | |
| Dr. Camille BLIVET | Thales (2021-2022) | R&D engineer (Plastic Omnium) |
| Dr. Géraldine RAPP | ARCELOR (2019) + ANR Labcom POPBA (2019-2020) | In professional retraining |