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Education

  • October 2008: 
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Vermont, USA.
Dissertation: "Multiscale modeling of contact plasticity and nanoindentation in nanostructured FCC metals", supervised by Prof. Sansoz.

  • September 2005:
Master in Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique (ENSMA), Poitiers, France.


Publications

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2009

  1. Multiscale Modeling of Contact-induced Plasticity in Nanocrystalline Metals, V. Dupont and F. Sansoz, in TRENDS IN COMPUTATIONAL NANOMECHANICS: TRANSCENDING TIME AND SPACE, Ed. Dumitrica, Springer, in press.
  2. Molecular Dynamics Study of Crystal Plasticity during Nanoindentation in Ni Nanowires, V. Dupont and F. Sansoz, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH, focus issue on Indentation Methods in Advanced Materials Research, 24 (3), 948-956 (2009).
2008

  1. Quasicontinuum Study of Incipient Plasticity under Nanoscale Contact in Nanocrystalline Aluminum, V. Dupont and F. Sansoz, ACTA MATERIALIA 56, 6013-6026 (2008).
2007
  1. Atomistic Mechanisms of Shear Localization during Indentation of a Nanostructured Metal, F. Sansoz and V. Dupont, MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING C 27, 1509-1513 (2007).
2006
  1. Grain Growth Behavior at Absolute Zero during Nanocrystalline Metal Indentation, F. Sansoz and V. Dupont, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 89, 111901 (2006).
  2. Deformation of Nanocrystalline Metals under Nanoscale Contact, F. Sansoz and V. Dupont, PROC. OF NSTI NANOTECH 2006 CONFERENCE 1, 50-53 (2006).

2005
  1. Grain Boundary Structure Evolution in Nanocrystalline Al by Nanoindentation Simulations, V. Dupont and F. Sansoz, MATER. RES. SOC. SYMP. PROCEEDING 903E, 0903-Z06-05.1 (2005).


Work Experience and Internships

  • December 2008 - present: Consultant, Burlington VT. Fractography and mechanical propertics of ceramics.
  • April 2005 - August 2005: Intern in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. Performed calculations to model the nanoindentation on nanostructures. Used the quasicontinuum method on a single crystal and a polycrystal in order to study the plasticity of these materials.
  • May 2004 - September 2004: Intern at the CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, the French institute specialized in nuclear research), Saclay, France. Worked on ADIMEW, a European project dealing with the propagation of a crack in a bimetallic pipe under a four point bending moment. Simulated the propagation of the crack along the weld with CASTEM 2000, a finite element computer software.


Technical Skills

  • Skilled in Fortran 77/90 language, Molecular Dynamics (LAMMPS), Quasicontinuum method, Tecplot, AtomEye.
  • Skills in Ada 95 language, Matlab, Catia, LabView, Abaqus, Femgen, Femview
  • Skilled Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, Powerpoint), Linux, Windows, Mac environments. 
  • Growth of nanowires by electrodeposition, sample preparation, SEM, TEM, tensile tests, photoelasticity, Charpy impact tests, strain gages, fractography, hardness/microhardness.


Languages

  • English: fluent
  • French: native language
  • Spanish: intermediate
  • Russian: notions

Prizes and Scholarships
Additional Experience
  • 2002 - 2003: President, Swing Dance Club at ENSMA. Found a dance teacher, negociated the price of the lessons, scheduled the lessons, and administered the money given by the school and the students.
  • 2002 - 2004: Tutor in Mathematics and Physics. Helped high-school students in difficulty.
Other Activities

  • NAUI advanced scuba-diver
  • Swing and Salsa dancing
  • Skiing
  • Cooking/baking