The aim of fundamental research at IFPEN, structured around cross-functional and multidisciplinary scientific questions, is to build the skills and knowledge base required for the development of new solutions in the fields of energy, transport and climate.
Director of the Economics and Technology Intelligence Division
Mickaele Le Ravalec studied earth sciences at EOST, Strasbourg, before obtaining a PhD in rock physics from the University of Rennes (1995) and an HDR from the University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg
Dr. Antonio Sciarretta (HDR, ASN) is a researcher at IFPEN since 2006.
Antonio Sciarretta received a Doctorate degree in thermal machines with a dissertation on engine modeling and control in 1999, and since then he has always worked at the intersection of these fields
Loïc Sorbier is a research engineer in Physics graduated from ESPCI Paris. He obtained his PhD in materials science from université de Montpellier and possess accreditation to supervise research (HDR)
Chemical Looping Combustion (CLC) is an airless combustion technology using oxygen carrier materials (OCM), which circulate between an oxidation and a reduction reaction zone. Separation into two
In order to optimize the use of very expensive installations, the development of industrial processes needs to take into account integration between units, both for developments relating to mature
Having access to increasingly precise and robust extrapolation models to be able to predict certain properties a remains a major challenge for chemical processes industry. For widely used models, be
Project leader
Researcher in applied deep learning
Maxime Moreaud is project manager for IFPEN's Scientific Division, and a researcher in applied deep learning within the Digital Sciences and Technologies division. He holds a PhD from Ecole des Mines
Quang Huy Tran graduated from Mines ParisTech and completed his doctoral thesis in Applied Mathematics at IFPEN and Rice University (Texas) before returning to IFPEN as a research engineer
The rapid development of wind energy production depends, to a great extent, on improving its energy efficiency and its economic profitability. To maximize performance and operating life spans, the