Physics : Non -Linear Systems out of Equilibrium

 

Statistical Properties of Fracture (Theory and Experiments) (Click here for details)

Statistical Properties of fracture

• Fracture precursors, acoustic emissions, phase transitions.

• Thermal nucleation of microfractures

• Effect of disorder on rupture

Dynamical Systems (Theory and Experiments)

Granular Matter, Fluids and Complex systems 

• Vibrated (dry) granular matter

• Wet, immersed and humid granular matter

• Thermal convection

Medical Physics and Socio-Physics

• Cerato-Platanin dynamics measured by AFM

• Opinion dynamics in small and large groups

• Gait time series analysis for non invasive, early detection of neurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson, ALS, ALS)

• Collective Intelligence

Science of Education

Collective Intelligence and Multiple Intelligences

• Social experiments and numerical models on collective intelligence and multiples intelligences in the educational context

Cardiac Coherence in educational context

• The effects of regular practice of cardiac coherence experiments in schools (here, and here)

• Cohérence cardiaque en milieu scolaire (CoCoMisco) : ici

Didactics of science 

• Teaching Physics by Magic

• Collaborative Teachers formation

• Sciences didactics projects

 Evaluation of the Educational System

• Performance and statistical analysis for strategic planning, resource allocation and management, and for monitoring and reporting system level performance

EEG applied to Pedagogy and Education

• • • • Instructional Strategies 

      • School Rhythms

      • Neuro-feedback for students with attention deficit

Renewable Energies

 

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

• • • • SWAC : Sea Water Air Conditioning(watch a video)

Ocean Mechanical Energy Conversion

• • • • Bays and Lagoons Circulation and transport.

      • Thermal properties of coral reef

      • Non-linear waves and solitons, Faraday’s instability