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Francisco defended his thesis entitled “Combining a continuous solvation model and an equation of state to calculate solvation effects in detailed kinetic models” on December 20, 2024. Congratulations !

Ryma defended her thesis entitled “Development of a microfluidic process and analytical tools for studying the oxidation kinetics of liquid fuels” on December 9, 2024. Congratulations !

Fabiola defended her thesis entitled “Development of an automated approach for kinetic data calculation: the method of tabulated transition states models” on December 19, 2024. Congratulations !

Ryma presented part of his thesis work at the 19th French Process Engineering Congress, held in Deauville from 15 to 17 October 2024. Ryma gave an oral presentation on her work on developing a microfluidic pilot (PEEK-ACHU) to study the ageing of sustainable liquid aviation fuels. Ryma also won a prize for artistic photography at … Read more

Ryma and Pierre-Alexandre attended IASH 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky, from 8 to 12 September 2024 (https://iashulf.memberclicks.net/iash-2024-conference) to present results from the BioSCOPE project. Ryma presented part of her thesis work, in particular the new microfluidic reactor (PEEK-ACHU) for studying the ageing of liquid fuels, as well as results on the ageing kinetics of a model … Read more

Several members of the BioSCOPE team attended the International Symposium on Combustion, held in Milano from July 21 to 26, 2024. Fabiola gave an oral presentation on her work on the prediction of pressure effects for alkane initiations, resulting from collaboration with Stephen Klippenstein’s team at Argonne National Laboratory. Ryma presented her simulation results on … Read more

Fabiola and Gabriel presented their thesis work at the 27th International Symposium on Gas Kinetics and Related Phenomena, held in Leeds from July 14 to 18, 2024. Fabiola presented a poster on the extension of the tabulated transition state method, developed in her thesis work, to beta-scission reactions of alkyl radicals. Gabriel presented his results … Read more

Ryma presented her thesis work at the Journées du GDR Synth Flux 2024 which took place on 4 and 5 June 2024 at the Grandville site of the LRGP in Nancy (https://gdrsynth-flux.cnrs.fr/) and was organised by colleagues from the LRGP. A presentation of the microfluidic continuous flow experimental pilot for studying the oxidation kinetics of … Read more

During a trip to the USA, Ryma had the opportunity to visit the laboratories run by Steven Zabarnik working on the oxidation stability of fuels and associated analytical techniques as part of work with the FAA. The visit, organised by Matthew DeWitt and Zachary West, provided an opportunity for interesting discussions on the various experimental … Read more

Ryma presented her thesis work at the Journée Scientifique 2023 – SCF Lorraine, which took place on 15 May 2023 at the Faculté de Sciences in Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy (https://scflorrainejourneescientifique2023.wordpress.com/). Her results on the quantification of hydroperoxides in liquid fuels using titration and absorption methods and their coupling to an HPLC chain were the subject of an … Read more