Born July 21st, 1966 in Cambridge, Mass. (USA).
Education and Academic Qualifications
| 1987 | Master in quantum and statistical physics, Univ. Paris 6 |
| 1990 | PhD, Univ. Paris 6 : "The growth of helium 3 crystals" |
| 2000 | Habilitation to supervise researches,
Univ. Grenoble 1 : "Phospholipid films and fluid foams". |
Employment
| 1987-1990 | PhD thesis directed by :
S. Balibar, Groupe de Physique des Solides, ENS Paris P. Nozières, Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble |
| 1990-1992 | Post-doctorate with
Y. Sawada Research Institute for Electrical Communications Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan |
| 1992-1994 | Lecturer in physics Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris research with F. Gallet, Lab. de Physique Statistique |
| 1994-2005 | CNRS Researcher Laboratoire de Spectrométrie Physique UMR 5588, CNRS et Univ. Joseph Fourier, Grenoble |
| 2005-2008 | CNRS Research Director Laboratoire de Spectrométrie Physique UMR 5588, CNRS et Univ. Joseph Fourier, Grenoble |
| 2008-2012 | CNRS Research Director Laboratoire de Génétique et Biologie du Développement UMR 3215, Institut Curie, CNRS, Univ. Paris 6 |
| 2011-present | CNRS Research Director Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes UMR 7057, CNRS, Univ. Paris 7 |