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RESEARCH INTERESTS

STELLAR DYNAMO
AND ATMOSPHERE

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- Coupling between the solar dynamo and wind

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- Dynamo and stellar evolution

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- Alternate dynamo mechanisms in radiative zones

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- Sunspot formation

SOLAR WIND

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- Coupling between the dynamo and the wind

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- Validation and benchmarking of coronal models

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- Modeling of the coronal heating

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- Operational models and coupling to heliosphere

SPACE WEATHER

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- Numerical frameworks for model coupling in the heliosphere

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- Optimization of solar coronal models

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- Impact of solar activity on the propagation of CMEs

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- Magnetic connectivity from Sun to Earth

COSMIC RAYS

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- Diffusion in the inner heliosphere

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- Interaction with CMEs (Forbush Decrease)

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- Scattering of Solar Energetic Particles

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

2022 - present

Deputy Astronomer  

CEA Saclay, Department of Astrophysics - Saclay, France

Permanent researcher working on space weather

Scientific consultant on STIX and MEDOC

Teaching assistant (Université Paris-Saclay)

2020 - 2022

Post-Doc - Supervisor: Pr. Stefaan POEDTS 

CmPA (Center for mathematical Plasma Astrophysics) - Leuven, Belgium

H2020 EUHFORIA 2.0 Project

Development of innovative tools for space weather such as implicit coronal model or flux-rope models for CMEs

2019 - 2020

Post-Doc - Supervisor: Dr. Éric BUCHLIN 

IAS (Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale) - Orsay, France

Involvement in Phase III of he VSWMC with integration of the Wind-Predict model

Management of the french database MEDOC to prepare data from Solar Orbiter

2016

Master Thesis - Supervisor: Dr. Allan Sacha BRUN

CEA Saclay - Department of Astrophysics - Saclay, France

Development of a numerical model to study Tayler-Spruit dynamo in a radiative zone with the ASH code

2016 - 2019

PhD in Astrophysics - Supervisor: Dr. Allan Sacha BRUN 

CEA Saclay - Department of Astrophysics - France

The magnetic Sun and space weather: Study of the non-linear coupling between dynamo, magnetic activity and solar wind

2014 - 2016

Master's Degree in Applied Mathematics

University Paris-Saclay - Orsay, France

Special emphasis on computational astrophysics

With distinction

2013 - 2016

Engineering Diploma

ENSTA Paris Graduate School of Engineering - Palaiseau, France

Special emphasis on applied Mathematics and numerical simulations

2015

Research Internship - Supervisor: Dr. Axel BRANDENBURG

Nordita - Stockholm, Sweden

Study of the impact of radiative transfer on sunspot formations with negative pressure instability with the PENCIL code

SCIENTIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

SCIENCE

ORGANIZATION

2020 - present

ISWAT collaborator

International collaboration

Member of the International Space Weather Action Team initiative in teams H1-01 (solar wind validation) and S2-05 (connectivity)

Contribution: 1 technical note, 2 articles, 3 meetings

2019 - present

ESA VSWMC scientific consultant

CEA DAp, Saclay, France + CmPA, KU Leuven, Belgium

Scientific consultant for ESA for the Virtual Space Weather Modeling Center (VSWMC) for the integration of the coronal models Wind-Predict and COCONUT

Contribution: 2 technical notes

Oct 2022

Co-convener at the European Space Weather Week

Zagreb, Croatia

Co-Convener of the session "Solar sources of space weather" with Dr. Judith de Patoul and Dr. Hebe Cremades

2022 - present

Journal Reviewer

Official Reviewer for the following journals:

- The Astrophysical Journal

- Solar Physics

- Universe

Sep 2022

SOC/LOC for the conference "CmPA Retrospective"

Leuven, Belgium

Scientific and local organizer of the conference celebrating the 30 years of CmPA and 60 years of Pr. Poedts

2020 - 2022

EUHFORIA 2.0 collaborator

CmPA, KU Leuven, Belgium

Collaborator for the H2020 project EUHFORIA 2.0, with major contributions in the coronal wind package

Contribution: 2 technical notes, 2 technical reports, 5 articles

2021 - present

Member of the women's forum in Astrophysical Fluids and Plasmas

International collaboration

Active member and speaker to promote women in astrophysical fluids and plasma domains

2016 - 2018

Representative of PhD students

CEA DAp, Saclay, France

Elected representative to attend laboratory council

2023 - present

OFRAME member

French collaboration

Member of the french national space weather organization

Nov 2023

NOC for the ESWW conference

Toulouse, France

National organizer for the 19th European Space Weather Week edition which takes place in France

GRANTS & PRIZE

Grants

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2016    PhD Grant "CEA Thèse Phare"

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Prizes

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2019    3rd Prize @ Chronothesis by AFA

2015    2nd Prize for best research internship @ ENSTA

2012    Girl scientific vocation prize

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SKILLS

Languages

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French    Mothertongue

English   Fluent

German  Spoken and written

Dutch      Spoken and written

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Computer

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Environments   OS X, Linux, Windows

Code   C, C++, Fortran90, MPI, OpenMP

            Python, IDL, Matlab

            Paraview, VisIt, Tecplot, PyVista

Office   LaTex, Microsoft Office Suite

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