Activities

Expertise

Disciplines	acoustics, elasticity, optics, electromagnetism
Investigation	wave interaction with structured -grating, sonic & photonic crystals, and metamaterials-, continuously inhomogeneous, dissipative, poroelastic, viscoelastic, and anisotropic medium
Fields of application	design of acoutic materials, seismic, characterization of industrial and biological materials, non-destructive testing
Tools	semi-analytical modeling, numerical simulations and experiments both in the ultrasonic and audible frequency ranges
Code development	finite-element codes$^{[1]}$: 2D viscoacoustic, 2D-SH viscoelastic, 2D-PSV viscoelastic, and 2D-TM optic waves equations

$^{[1]}$Codes initially developed at LMA, based on ACOUST2D previsouly developed at LMA and on ELAST2D previously developed at INRIA.

Research supervision
PhD students

Since 2024	J. P. Escudero, LAUM, Horizon Europe DN METAVISION project (GA 101072415); advisors: V. Pagneux (60%) and J.-P. Groby (40%)
Since 2022	M. Maréchal, LAUM; advisors: J.-P. Groby (40%), V. Romero García (30%), and O. Dazel (30%)
2021- 2018	T. Cavalieri, LAUM, CIFRE (Safran Aircraft Engines); advisors: J.-P. Groby (40%), V. Romero García (30%), and G. Gabard (30%); industrial advisors: M. Escouflaire and J. Regnard.
	Design and fabrication of graded and anisotropic porous materials with embedded resonators for sound absorption., defended 3rd May 2021.
	Currently Post-Doc at LAUM.
2020 - 2018	J. Boulvert, joint PhD between LAUM and Univ. Polytechnique de Montréal, CIFRE (Safran Aircraft Engines); advisors: J.-P. Groby (40%), V. Romero García (30%), and G. Gabard (30%); Canadian advisor: A. Ross; industrial advisors: J. Mardjono.
	Traitements acoustiques á porosité contrôlée pour atténuation optimale - Acoustic treatment with controlled porosity for the optimal attenuation, , defended 26th Nov. 2020.
	Awards: second best PhD of Le Mans University in 2020.
	Currently founder and CEO of Sil&Add.
2020 - 2017	M. Malléjac, LAUM, advisors: V. Tournat (40%), V. Romero García (30%), and J.-P. Groby (30%).
	Metamaterials with extreme properties for the control of acoustic waves, defended 19th Nov. 2020.
	Awards: best PhD of Le Mans University in 2020 and Yves Rocard prize from the French Acoustical Society in 2022.
	Currently Post-Doc at EPFL, Switzerland.
2020 - 2015	M. Niskanen, joint PhD between LAUM and Univ. Eastern Finland (Kuopio), funded by the RFI Le Mans Acoustique (Région Pays de la Loire) Decimap project; French advisors: J.-P. Groby (40%), O. Dazel (40%), and A. Duclos (30%); Finnish advisors: T. Huttunen, T. Lahivaara, and J. Kaipio.
	Bayesian inversion methods for acoustical characterization of poroviscoelastic media, defended 17th Jan. 2020.
	Currently Post-Doc at the Department of Applied Physics, Univ. Eastern Finland.
2018 - 2015	W. Huang, LAUM, funded by the RFI Le Mans Acoustique (Région Pays de la Loire) PavNat project; advisors: J.-P. Groby (40%), J.M. Génevaux (30%), and V. Romero García (30%).
	Acoustic properties of natural materials, defended 4th Dec. 2018.
	Currently Nanjing Meta Technology Center Ltd.'s Director of International Affairs.
2014 - 2011	H. Pichard, LAUM, advisors: V. Gusev (40%), A. Duclos (30%) and J.-P. Groby (30%).
	Guided waves in granular phononic crystals, defended 28th Nov. 2014.
2013 - 2010	C. Lagarrigue, LAUM, advisors: V. Tournat (40%) and J.-P. Groby (60%).
	Efficient Metamaterials in the audible frequency range: Simulation and experiments, defended 27th Sept. 2013.
	Awards: Concours National de Création d'Entreprise de Technologie Innovante, co-organized by the French Research ministry and BPI France in 2013; Sarthe Me Up, organized by Conseil Général de la Sarthe in 2013; and Yves Rocard prize from the French Acoustical Society in 2014
	Currently founder and CEO of Metacoustic.
2011 - 2009	A. Geslain, LAUM, advisors: S. Sahraoui (40%), O. Dazel (30%) and J.-P. Groby (30%).
	Natural and induced anisotropy of porous materials: Experiments and modeling, defended 9th Dec. 2011.
	Currently Assoc. Prof. at Institut Supérieur de l'Automobile et des Transports (ISAT), Univ Bourgogne.

Strong involvement in the supervision

2019 - 2016	J. Leng, joint PhD between LAUM and Univ. Politècnica de València funded by the RFI Le Mans Acoustique (Région Pays de la Loire) MetaplaQ project, advisors: F. Gautier, A. Pelat, V. Romero García and R. Picó.
	Control of flexural waves with perfect subwavelength absorbers: application to Acoustic Black Hole, defended 9th Nov. 2019.
	Currently Senior Noise and Vibration Engineer at Dyson.
2008 - 2005	L. De Ryck, ATF/LMA, advisors: W. Lauriks and A. Wirgin.
	Acoustical characterization of macroscopically inhomogeneous porous materials, defended 10th July 2008.
	Currently development engineer at Siemens Industry Software NV, Belgium.

Post-Doctoral fellows

Since 2024	N. Gao, MSCA / MDS-APP-UAF Postdoctoral Grant, in collaboration with V. Romero-García and P. Sheng.
Since 2023	J. Zhou Hagstrom, funded by EU H2020 ERC StG NASA Grant Agreement No. 101077954, together with V. Pagneux and V. Achilleos.
Since 2021	M. Nolan, DFF-International Postdoctoral Grant.
2024- 2023	T. Cavalieri, funded by ANR-RGC METARoom.
2023 - 2021	Y. Meng, funded by Valéo and then by ANR Chaire industrielle ASTRAL, in collaboration with V. Romero-García, G. Gabard, S. Goudé, C. Bricault, and T. Humbert.
	Currently post-doc at LAUM.
2023 - 2021	E. Ballestero, funded by ANR-RGC METARoom, in collaboration with V. Romero-García, V. Tournat, and P. Sheng.
	Currently post-doc at LAUM.
2022 - 2021	B. Ungureanu, funded by EUR IA-GS, together with V. Romero-García, V. Tournat, and V. Pagneux.
2021 - 2020	J. Boulvert, funded by ANR Chaire industrielle MACIA, in collaboration with V. Romero-García, and G. Gabard.
2022 - 2020	J. Leng, funded by ESA AO/1 - 9479/18/NL/LvH and then by ANR Chaire industrielle MACIA, in collaboration with V. Romero-García and G. Gabard.
Sept. - June 2021	T. Cavalieri, funded by Stellantis, together with V. Romero-García, G. Gabard, and J.-C. Chamard.
2021 - 2020	M. Malléjac, funded by ANR-RGC METARoom, in collaboration with V. Romero-García, V. Tournat, and P. Sheng.
2021 - 2020	E. Chéron, funded by Étoile montantes en Pays de la Loire  (Région Pays de la Loire), Hypermeta project, in collaboration with V. Romero-Garcá, S. Félix, and V. Pagneux.
	Currently entertainment workers.
2020 - 2019	S. Kuznetsova, funded by Étoile montantes en Pays de la Loire (Région Pays de la Loire), Hypermeta project, in collaboration with V. Romero-Garcá and L. M. Garcia Raffi (Univ. Politècnica de València).
	Currently Post-doc at IEMN.
2019 - 2016	L. Schwan, funded by Univ. du Maine, RFI Le Mans Acoustique (Région Pays de la Loire) PavNat, and ANR Chaire industrielle MACIA (ANR-16-CHIN-0002) projects.
	Currently head of the housing and urban renewal unit, French Ministry of Ecological Transition.
2019 - 2018	A. Fernandez-Marin, funded by RFI Le Mans Acoustique (Région Pays de la Loire), in collaboration with V. Romero García and J. Sánchez-Dehesa (Univ. Politècnica de València).
Dec. - Oct 2018	C. Bricault, funded by RFI Le Mans Acoustique (Région Pays de la Loire), in collaboration with V. Romero García, V. Tournat, and V. Sánchez-Morcillo (Univ. Politècnica de València).
	Currently Research engineer at Valeo.
Sept. - Jan 2018	L. Barguet, funded by RFI Le Mans Acoustique (Région Pays de la Loire), in collaboration with V. Romero García, V. Tournat, and V. Sánchez-Morcillo (Univ. Politècnica de València).
	Currently Test engineer at Vibrateam.
2017 - 2015	N. Jiménez, funded by ANR Metaudible, in collaboration with V. Romero García.
	Currently Post-doctoral fellow at the Insitute for Instrumentation and Molecular Imaging (I3M) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain.
Aug. - May 2016	A. Merkel, funded by RFI Le Mans Acoustique (Région Pays de la Loire) PavNat project.
	Currently Assoc. Prof. at Institut Jean Lamour, Univ. of Lorraine, Nancy.
2014 - 2013	T. Weisser, funded by a Brazilian company, in collaboration with F. Gautier and O. Dazel.
	Currently Assoc. Prof. at École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Sud Alsace (ENSISA), Univ. Haute Alsace.

Other researchers

2015 - 2013	C. Lagarrigue, project funded by Ouest Valorisation (SATT), in collaboration with V. Tournat and O. Dazel.
July - Jan. 2013	J. Prisutova, PhD student from the University of Bradford (advisor K. Horoshenkov) in collaboration with B. Brouard.
	Use of impedance tube higher order modes for the characterization of sound absorbing materials: application to the characterization of plant absorption.
Dec. - Sept. 2010	G. Gautier, KULeuven, in collaboration with O. Dazel and C. Glorieux.
	Poroelatic material characterization by use of guided waves.

Academic duties
Projects as Principal Investigator or Task Leader

2027-2023	Scientist-in-Charge of the Horizon Europe DN METAVISION project (GA 101072415) for CNRS.
	METAmaterials for VIbration and Sound reductION.
2023 - 2019	ANR-RGC METARoom (ANR-18-CE08-0021) project, together with Metacoustic in France and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Baptist University, and Acoustic Metamaterials Group in Hong-Kong.
	METARoom: deep subwavelength reconfigurable acoustic treatments for room acoustics.
2020 - 2016	Task leader in ANR Chaire industrielle MACIA (ANR-16-CHIN-0002), Le Mans Univ./SAFRAN Group, Principal Investigator: Y. Aurégan, Chair: G. Gabard.
2020 - 2016	Chair and Scientific Representative of the Grant Holder of COST Action DENORMS (CA-15125).
	Designs for Noise Reducing Materials and Structures.
2018 - 2015	RFI Le Mans Acoustique (Région Pays de la Loire) PavNat project.
	Acoustic and Vibroacoustic properties of natural materials.
2017 - 2013	ANR Metaudible (ANR-13-BS09-003) project, hosted by LAUM, together with LISMMA and LGCB. This project is co-funded by Fédération de Recherche pour l'Aéronautique et l'Espace (FNRAE).
	Design of metamaterials for the absorption of audible sound.
2013 - 2012	High-level foreign researcher fellowship from the Région Pays de la Loire: 6 months grant for Olga Umnova (Univ. de Salford, U.K.).
2012 - 2010	PHC TOURNESOL FL 2011 - 25352YD.
	Sustainable design of structured acoustic materials.

Projects as partner or participant (beyond Post-doctoral funding)

2021 - 2019	«Étoiles montantes en Pays de Loire » (Région Pays de la Loire) Hypermeta project, coordinated by V. Romero García.
	Correlated disorder for the control of scattering wave by hyperuniform metamaterials.
2020 - 2019	ESA AO/1 - 9479/18/NL/LvH, coordinated by José Nieto Mocholí.
	Launch pad sound level reduction.
2019 - 2016	RFI Le Mans Acoustique (Région Pays de la Loire) MetaplaQ project, coordinated by F. Gautier.
	Control of flexural waves in beams and plates incorporating local resonators.
2017 - 2014	RFI Le Mans Acoustique (Région Pays de la Loire) Decimap project, coordinated by A. Duclos.
	Characterization of non-Newtonian fluid saturated porous materials by means of pulse deconvolution.
2013 - 2010	ANR Blanc Stabingram (ANR-10-BLAN-0927), coordinated by P. Gondret.
	Granular medium destabilization.
2007 - 2005	Action CNRS/États-Unis (3321) - Cooperation funding USA/France (NSF 0438765), coordinated by A. Wirgin.
	Vibroacoustic characterization of bone - application to the osteoporosis diagnose.

Industrial contracts and technology transfers

Since 2010	Several research contracts with Centre de Transfert de Technologie du Mans (CTTM).
2021	Funding for a Master II internship by Naval Group.
2021	Funding for 4 month post-doctoral position by Stellantis.
2021	Funding for a one year post-doctoral position by Valéo.
2020	Funding for a Master II internship by PSA.
2017	Funding for a Master II internship by SNCF.
2015	Creation of Metacoustic by C. Lagarrigue, a company that markets solutions from his PhD thesis work on metaporous surfaces/interfaces.
2013	Funding for a one year post-doctoral position by a Brazilian compagny.
2013	Funding for the project Metacoustic by Ouest Valorisation (SATT).

Editing

Since 2017	Member of the Editorial Board of Building Acoustics.
2021	Co-editor with N. Jimenez and O. Umnova of the book Acoustic Waves in Periodic Structures, Metamaterials, and Porous Media: From Fundamentals to Industrial Applications, Topics in Applied Physics. 444 pages. Springer, Cham, 2021.
2020	Guest editor, together with J. Vasseur, A.-C. Hladky-Hennion, and T. Lethuillier, for the special issue Métamatériaux Acoustiques, Acoustique & Techniques, 94-95, 2020.
2019	Guest editor, together with M. Caniato and S. M. da Silva, for the special issue Thermal and Acoustic Propertiesof Polymeric Materialsand Polymeric Metamaterials, International Journal of Polymer Science, 2020.
2018	Guest editor, together with J. Sánchez-Dehesa and O. Umnova, for the special issue Modeling of structured materials for sound and vibration, Acta Acustica united with Acustica, 104, v-vi2, 2018.

Scientific expert for Haut Conseil de l'Évaluation de la Recherche et de l'Enseignement Supérieur (HCERES) -PHASE Laboratory, EA 3028 CNRS, Toulouse, 2014-, Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR),Association Nationale Recherche Technologie (ANRT), Campus France (Cofecub), Région Nord Pas de Calais, Czech Science Foundation, MITACS, National Research Foundation Singapore, Polish National Science Centre, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and European Research Council (ERC).

Reviewer for international journals

I am reviewing on average 30 journal articles per year, mainly for the following journals:

Physics: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, National Science Review, Communications Materials, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review X, Physical Review B, Physical Review Applied, Physical Review Research, New Journal of Physics, Scientific Reports, Applied Physics Letters, Europhysics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, AIP Advances, Physics Letters A.

Acoustics: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Waves in Random and Complex Media, Wave Motion, Ultrasonics, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Applied Acoustics, Acta Acustica united with Acustica, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control.

Applied Mathematics: Journal of Computational Physics, Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision, Applied Mathematical Modelling, IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging.

Others: Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Radio Science, Cold Regions Science and Technology, International Journal of Thermophysics, Journal of Applied Geophysics, Geophysical prospecting, Aerospace, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, Building and Environment.

Membership

Member of the French Acoustical Society (SFA)

Organizer of national and international congresses, Training Schools, and Workshops

Nov. 2023	METAVISION Training SChool on Acoustic & Elastic (Meta)-Materials, Valencía, together with A. Cebrecos Ruiz, N. Jiménez Gonzàlez, L. M. Garcia-Raffi, V Romero-García, M. Malléjac, E. Ballestero, T. Cavalieri, and B. Ungureanu.
Sept. 2023	EAA Summer School, Hot Topic 5 - Acoustic metamaterials, Torino, together with M. Garai, G. Fusaro, T. Starkey, F. Bosia, T. Cavalieri, L. D’Alessandro, N. Jiménez, Marco Miniaci, V. Romero-García, and B. Ungureanu.
Oct. 2022	3rd Symposium on Acoustic Metamaterials, Nîmes, together with G. Aguzzi, E. Ballestero, J. Boulvert, J. Beadle, T. Cavalieri, L. Le Ridant, M. Malléjac, and Y. Meng.
Feb. 2020	DENORMS Action Final event, Coimbra, together with P. Amado Mendes, L. Godinho, B. Van Damme, O. Umnova, T. Zielinski, N. Dauchez, and A. Duval.
Dec. 2019	DENORMS Action Training Schools Use and characterisation of new acoustic treatments and tools, Budapest, together with L. Cveticanin, A. Duval, and O. Umnova.
Oct. 2019	DENORMS Action Workshop 2nd Symposium on Acoustic Metamaterials, Ischia, together with A. Amendola, M. Miniaci, M. Malléjac, T. Cavalieri, G. Aguzzi, J. Beadle, E. Ballestero, B. Cappello (YRAM), D. Torrent and O. Umnova (DENORMS).
Sept. 2019	EAA Summer School, Hot Topic 3 - Acoustic metamaterials and sonic crystals, Leuven.
Nov. 2018	DENORMS Action Workshop Symposium on Acoustic Metamaterials, Xàtiva, together with M. Malléjac, T. Cavalieri, W. Huang, and J. Beadle (YRAM), V. Sánchez Morcillo, Rubén Picó, Luis Miguel García Raffi (Universitat Politècnica de València), V. Romero-García, O. Umnova, M. Garcia Villar, D. Torrent, T. Zielinski, B. Van Damme, N. Dauchez, and A. Duval (DENORMS).
Oct. 2018	French President of the Second Franco-Chinese Acoustic Conference, Le Mans.
Oct. 2018	DENORMS Action Workshop Working days on design and characterisation of innovative noise reducing materials and structures, Kuopio, together with T. Lähivaara, O. Umnova, D. Torrent, T. Zielinski, B. Van Damme, N. Dauchez, A. Duval, and M. Garcia-Villar.
May 2018	ABH2018: Acoustic Black Holes and Structured Plates for Vibration Control - 2018, Le Mans, together F. Gautier, A. Pelat, V. Romero García, O. Aklouche, J. Leng, and R. Picó-Vila.
Feb. 2018	DENORMS Action Workshop Dedicated manufacturing and experimental techniques for acoustic metamaterials and acoustic treatments, Leuven, together with O. Umnova, N. Dauchez, M. Rychtarikova, P. Rasera, L. De Ryck, J. Cuenca, E. Deckers, and C. Glorieux.
Dec. 2017	5th Symposium on the Acoustics of Poro-Elastic Media, Le Mans, together with O. Dazel, A. Duclos, S. Chassagne, J.-C. Le Roux, F.-X. Bécot, and L. Jaouen
Dec. 2017	DENORMS Action Training Schools Experimental techniques for acoustic porous materials and metamaterials, Le Mans, together with O. Umnova, M. Rychtarikova, N. Dauchez, B. Castagnède, and P. Raséra
Sept. 2017	DENORMS Action Brainstorming Workshop Sandpit: New approaches to design of noise reducing materials and structures, Novi-Sad, together with A. Krynkin, T. Zielinski, M. Rychtarikova, N. Dauchez, A. Duval, L. Cveticanin, O. Umnova, and P. Rasera.
Sept. 2017	DENORMS - GDR Meta thematic day Industrial applications of acoustic metamaterials, Marseilles, together with A.-C. Hladky, S. Benchabane, S. Guenneau, and B. Gralak.
Jan. 2017	DENORMS Action Workshop Modelling of high performance acoustic structures, porous media, metamaterials and sonic crystals, Rome, together with F. Asdrubali, P. Rasera, O. Umnova, A. Krynkin, T. Zielinski, and A. Duval.
Sept. 2016	DENORMS Action Training Schools Sound waves in metamaterials and porous materials, Prague, together with M. Cervenka, P. Rasera, O. Umnova, A. Krynkin, T. Zielinski, and A. Duval.

Member of Scientific committee of international congresses (when not also organizer)

Nov. 2021	MATI 2021, Symposium on the Material Acoustics, Technologies and Industrialization, Changshu/remotely.
March 2021	SAPEM 2020+1, 6th Symposium on the Acoustics of Poro-Elastic Materials, remotely.
Nov. 2019	MATI 2019, Symposium on the Material Acoustics, Technologies and Industrialization, Nanjing.
Sept. 2019	Metamaterials'2019, 13th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena, Rome.

Chairman and organizer of structured sessions in national and international congresses

Sept. 2023	Advances in acoustic metamaterials, 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association, Forum Acusticum 2023, Torino, together with M. Garai and M. Miniaci
July 2023	Phononics and acoustic metamaterials, 13th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Meta 2023, Paris, together with N. Jiménez, J. Li, M. Miniaci, V. Pagneux, and V. Romero-García.
July 2022	Acoustic and elastic phononic crystals, metamaterials and other structured media, 12th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Meta 2022, Torremolinos, together with Noé Jiménez, Maxime Lanoy, Marco Miniaci, Vincent Pagneux, and Vicente Romero-García.
April 2022	Poroelastic and porous materials, 16ème Congrès Français d'Acoustique, Marseilles, together with F. Chevillotte.
Oct. 2021	Acoustic Metamaterials, EuroNoise 2021, remotely, together with M. Miniaci.
April 2021	Modeling, SAPEM 2020+1, remotely, together with K. Verdière.
Dec. 2020	Metamaterials and structured materials, Forum Acusticum 2020, remotely, together with T. Brunet, B. Morvan, and V. Romero-García.
July 2019	Acoustic Metamaterials in the audible frequency range, 10th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonic, Meta 2019, Lisbon, together with V. Romero-García.
Oct. 2018	Chair of the sessions Acoustic and elastic propagation in wave guide and complex media, organized by Z. Li, E. Perrey-Debain, and S. Piao, together with S. Raetz, Acoustic and elastic wave scattering organized by R. Sainidou, B. Wang, and F. Wang, and Physical acoustics, organized by X. Liu, V. Sanchez Morcillo, and O. Umnova, together with Y. Li, Second Franco-Chinese Acoustic Conference, Le Mans.
Sept. 2018	Chair of the session Designs for noise reducing materials and structures, International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering 2018, Leuven, together with E. Deckers.
April 2018	Chair of two of the five sessions, Métamatériaux et cristaux phononiques, 14ème Congrès Français d'Acoustique, Le Havre, together with V. Romero García and T. Brunet, organized by R. Sainidou and T. Brunet.
Sept. 2017	Special Session on Acoustic Metamaterials for Noise Reduction, Metamaterials'2017, Marseilles, together with V. Romero García.
July 2017	Chair of one of the seven sessions on Acoustic and elastic metamaterials, 13th International Conference on Theoretical and Computational Acoustics, Vienna, organized by A. Norris.
June 2017	Chair of the session DENORMS - Noise control using acoustic metamaterials, metasurfaces and sonic crystals as well as porous materials, 61st Meeting of the Society for Electronics, Telecommunications, Computers, Automatic Control and Nuclear Engineering, Kladovo, together with D. Ćirić, organized by D. Ćirić.
	Chair of the session Acoustic properties of materials, Noise, 4th International Conference on Electrical, Electronic and Computing Engineering, Kladovo, together with D. Ćirić, organized by D. Ćirić.
April 2016	Structured materials in vibroacoustics and acoustics, 13ème Congrès Français d'Acoustique, Le Mans, together with M. Collet and M. Ouisse.
	Porous materials, 13ème Congrès Français d'Acoustique, Le Mans, together with B. Nennig.
June 2015	Structured materials and metamaterials for the control of audible sound, Euronoise 2015, Maastricht, together with O. Umnova.
April 2014	Acoustic materials, 12ème Congrès Français d'Acoustique, Poitiers, together with B. Nennig.
April 2012	Sound absorbing materials and porous media (In Memory of Walter Lauriks), Acoustics 2012, Nantes, together with O. Umnova and C. Glorieux.

Short-term visits

2023	Two month participation to the Isaac Newton Institute programme on Mathematical theory and applications of multiple wave scattering, Cambridge, U.-K.
	Award: Simons fellow
2017	One month invited researcher at the Department of Applied Physics, Univ. Politècnica de València, Gandia, Spain. Short Term Scientific Mission funded by DENORMS Action.
2012	One month invited researcher at the Centre for Sustainable Environments, Univ. of Bradford, U.-K.
2010	Two months invited researcher at the Acoustics and Thermal Physics, KULeuven, Belgium.
2007	Two weeks visitor at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Univ. of Delaware, USA.
2006	Two weeks visitor at the Department of Mathematics, Univ. of Louisville, USA.
2005	Two weeks visitor at the Department of Mathematics, Univ. of Chicago, USA.

Member of recruitment panel

2016	Assistant Professor position 60 MCF 4151, LAUM

PhD jury member

2021	A. Rohfritsch, Diffusion multiple en milieux désordonnés : influence des propriétés macroscopiques et microscopiques sur les ondes cohérentes, Sorbonne Université, reviewer.
	K. Li, Architectured poroelastic metamaterials for sound attenuation enhancement in the low frequency range: application to silencers and partition panels, Univ. de Technologie de Compiègne, reviewer.
	T. Cavalieri, Design and fabrication of graded and anisotropic porous materials with embedded resonators for sound absorption, Le Mans Univ., co-advisor.
2020	J. Boulvert, Traitements acoustiques á porosité contrôlée pour atténuation optimale - Acoustic treatment with controlled porosity for the optimal attenuation, Le Mans Univ. & Univ. Polytechnique de Montréal, co-advisor.
	M. Malléjac, Metamaterials with extreme properties for the control of acoustic waves, Le Mans Univ., co-advisor.
2019	J. Leng, Control of flexural waves with perfect subwavelength absorbers: application to Acoustic Black Hole, Le Mans Univ., invited member.
2018	W. Huang, Acoustic properties of natural materials, Le Mans Univ., co-advisor.
	P. Risby Andersen, Modelling of acoustic viscothermal losses using the Boundary Element Method: From method to optimization, Technical University of Denmark, opponent.
	A. Alevizaki, Analysis and control of elastic waves in phononic structures of poroelatsic inclusions in a fluid, Univ. Le Havre Normandie/National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, reviewer.
	J. Lefebvre, Étude et valoriation d'un absorbant innovant à base de plymères d'orignie naturelle dédié au confort acoustique, Univ. d'Artois, reviewer.
2017	Z. Liu, Modélisation électromagnétique et imagerie d'endommagements de laminés composites à renforcement de fibres, Univ. Paris-Saclay, examiner.
2015	G. Rodeghiero, Panneaux complexes anisotropes et imagerie électromagnetique rapide, Univ. Paris-Sud, examiner.
	W. Trabelsi, Propriétés acoustiques de milieux poreux saturés présentants des hétérogénéités aléatoirement ou périodiquement distribuées, Univ. du Havre, examiner.
	C. Sacristan, Étude des propriétés acoustiques et comportement à l'impact de matériaux poreux de type mousses métalliques homogènes et inhomogènes, Univ. de Bourgogne, examiner.
2014	H. Pichard, Guided waves in granular phononic crystals, Univ. du Maine, co-advisor.
2013	C. Lagarrigue, Metamatériaux performants dans la gammes des fréquences audibles : Simulations et validations expérimentales, Univ. du Maine, co-advisor.
2011	J. Descheemaeker, Elastic characterization of porous materials by surface and guided wave propagation analysis, KULeuven, examiner.
2011	A. Geslain, Anisotropie naturelle et induite des matériaux poreux : Étude expérimentale et modélisation, Univ. du Maine, co-advisor.
2010	M. Naas, Propagation des ondes ultrasonores dans des milieux poreux inhomogènes : application à l'os trabéculaire, Univ. du Maine, examiner.

Scientific dissemination and popularization

2022	Temporary exhibition À l'image du son, Bibliothèque Carré d'Art, Nîmes, 4 - 28 Oct. 2022 -.
	Round table Son et Matière, Cité des sens : l'ouie, Cité des Sciences et de l'Indusrrie, Paris, 10-11 Sept. 2022
	Temporary exhibition À l'image du son, Le Mans Sonore - Biennale Internationale du Son, 22 Jan.- 17 Feb. 2022 - Virtual visit.
2020	V. Romero-García, V. Pagneux, N. Jiménez, E. Ballestero, and J.-P. Groby, Métamatériaux pour l'acoustique audible : Absorption parfaite et diffusion sublongueur d'onde, Acoustique & Techniques, 94-95, 2020.
2020	Temporary exhibition Acoustics and Beyond at the University of Coimbra's Museum of Science, Feb.- Oct. 2020 - Virtual visit.
	Des matériaux poreux pour une absorption acoustique parfaite, CNRS La lettre innovation, 27 Feb. 2020.
2019	Les enjeux de la réduction du bruit, Le Mans Université, Dec. 2019.
	Interview in the White Book Silence Chantier, Société du Grand Paris, by R. Cahen, G. Hiétin, and B. Masson.
2018	Scientific concert together with ACDX Dixie, in collaboration with V. Romero Farcía, organized as side event of Symposium on Acoustic Metamaterials (SAM), Nov., Xátiva.
	European Researchers' Night, 28th Sept. 2018, Le Mans, with a stand dedicated to Acoustic Metamaterials: towards a new sound insulation, together with V. Romero-García, C. Lagarrigue, D. Lecoq, M. Malléjac, and M. Garcia-Villar.

Teaching duties
Lectures in Thematic Schools

2019	Practical Introduction to acoustic metarials, Use and characterisation of new acoustic treatments and tools, in the DENORMS Action Training Schools Use and characterisation of new acoustic treatments and tools, in collaboration with V. Romero-García, Budapest, Dec. 2019.
	Multiple Scattering Theory: Introduction and Practical tools, in EAA Summer School, Hot Topic 3 - Acoustic metamaterials and sonic crystals, Leuven, Sept. 2019.
	Introduction to Acoustic Metamaterials, in EAA Summer School, Hot Topic 3 - Acoustic metamaterials and sonic crystals, Leuven, Sept. 2019.
2018	Periodic resonant structures for sound absorption and insulation, in 3rd VIPER (EID GA675441) Spring School: Vibroacoustic as of poroelastic materials, Besançon, April 2018.
2017	Multiple Scattering Theory: Introduction and Practical tools, in METAgineering 2017: Principles and engineering applications of the acoustic metamaterials, organized by GDR-Meta, Oléron, July 2017.

Teaching

Since 2017	Teaching in the session Periodic structures and metamaterials; Univ. du Mans, Master 2 major Acoustic.
Since 2014	Teaching in the session Acoustic Materials; Univ. du Mans, Third year course ENSIM.
Since 2013	Coordinator of the module Physical optics; Univ. du Mans, License 3 SPI.
Since 2012	Coordinator of the module Langage Compilé; Univ. du Mans, Master 1 major «Acoustics and Mechanics».
Since 2010	Teaching in the session Porous materials; Univ. du Mans, Master 2 major Acoustic.
2019	Teaching in the session Introduction to electromagnetism; Univ. du Mans/Harbin Engineering Univ., License 2 Harbin Engineering Univ..
2012 - 2010	Coordinator of the module Maxima (formal calculation); Univ. du Mans, Master 1 major «Acoustics and Mechanics».
Nov. 2008	Advising of Master students (Civil-Engineering & Architecture) during the design and building of 5 architectural structures (Folies Liègeoises) sponsored by the city of Liège.
2005 - 2002	Weekly problem sessions Acoustics; Second year course ESIM.
2002	Weekly problem sessions Solid Mechanics; First year course ESIM.
2002	Laboratory experiments Vibrations; Third year course ESIM.

Supervision of Master 2 student projects

2023	L. Morin, together with M. Gaborit, T. Cavalieri, and M. Nolan.
	Characterization of 3D printed anisotropic porous materials from impedance tube measurements.
2022	M. Maréchal, together with V. Romero-García, A. Duclos, and M. Lanoy.
	Viscoelastic and poroelastic layers with inclusions embedded in as acoustic coatings for immersed structures.
2020	L. Carradori, together with V. Romero-García, M. Melon, and J.-C. Chamard (PSA).
	Contrôle de la directivité de sources sonores via des lentilles acoustiques constituées de méta-matériaux.
	F. Sisombat, together with V. Romero-García and A. Duclos.
	Transformation conforme pour la diffraction par une interface eau-air. Exemple d'un profil sinusoïdal.
2018	A. Terroir, together with L. Schwan and T. Cavalieri.
	Characterization of anisotropic fluids.
2017	L. Fei, together with V. Romero García and V. Tournat.
	One dimensional acoustic wave propagation in duct with periodic membranes.
	T. Cavalieri, together with V. Romero García and C. Chaufour (SNCF).
	Modeling of sound barriers: Application of sonic crystals to railway noise reduction.
2015	W. Huang, together with V. Romero García.
	Sound absorbing materials combining Helmholtz resonators and membranes.
	A. Lardeau, together with V. Romero García.
	Acoustic wave propagation in three-dimensional resonant sonic crystals.
2012	C. Olivier, together with J.-C. Le Roux (CTTM) and O. Dazel.
	Low frequency characterization of porous materials by use of an impedance sensor.
	L. Foze-Ndjomo, together with V. Tournat and O. Dazel.
	Numerical modeling of graded granular material.
2011	H. Pichard, together with O. Richoux.
	Study of sonic crystals constituted of square inclusions in the audible frequency range.
	A. Drira, together with V. Tournat and O. Dazel.
	Biot waves in disordered granular layer submitted to gravity.
2010	B. Bergeot, together with O. Dazel.
	Contribution to the ultrasonic characterization of macroscopically inhomogeneous porous materials.

Supervision of Master 1 student project

2021	M. Maréchal
	Towards a bubbly metasurface for underwater acoustic absorption, together with V. Romero-García, and A. Duclos.
2014	W. Huang and A. Lardeau
	Acoustic absorption by structures mimicking wheat straw like arrangement.

Supervision of undergraduate student

2023	Heung Kit Yip, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
	Active acoustic system to manipulate the absorption of Sound, together with G. Poignand and G. Penelet.

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