I am a CNRS Researcher at the Laboratory of Mechanics and Civil Engineering (LMGC). My work uses statistical physics to decode the durability and energy potential of disordered materials, bridging the gap between atomic-scale interactions and macroscopic infrastructure.

Physics of Disorder

Infrastructure binders behave like disordered granular networks whose cohesion is set by chemistry. We combine molecular simulations, mesoscale models, and statistical mechanics to link pore-solution interactions to the rigidity and long-term mechanical response of cement hydrates and geopolymers.

Key publications:

• Nature Communications (2016) | The crucial effect of early-stage gelation on the mechanical properties of cement hydrates
• Science Advances (2021) | The physics of cement cohesion
• PNAS (2016) | The mesoscale texture of cement hydrates

Reactive Transport

Predicting durability under environmental stress. We model how capillary forces, fluid confinement, and reactive transport drive damage mechanisms and CO2 mineralization in porous media.

Functional Materials

Turning passive infrastructure into active devices. We design conductive cement-carbon composites to create structural supercapacitors and self-heating elements for the built environment.