Vincent Lamirand

About

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗣𝗙𝗟 | 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗦𝗜 Specializing in experimental reactor physics, neutron instrumentation, and nuclear-data experiments. Leading research in the 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗦 reactor and the 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗡 dosimetry platform. Deputy Head of Nuclear Facilities, LRS / EPFL. Dedicated educator, from BSc/MSc courses to PhD supervision, integrating hands-on teaching with reference-grade research. Key experiments: • 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗥𝗜 — fuel vibration • 𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘, 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗠 — stainless-steel nuclear data • 𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗔𝗥, 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗡 — high-resolution intra- and inter-pin measurements

Experience

• Tenured scientist - Program manager of experimental research/Deputy head of nuclear facilities at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
  Oct 2014 - Present · 11 yrs 10 mos

  My work is three-fold: - Leading the experimental research of our laboratory, especially in our zero-power reactor CROCUS - Teaching at Bachelor and Master levels, in Physics and for our Nuclear engineering program - Assisting the Head of nuclear facilities for the management of the LRS controlled area

• Tenured scientist - Program manager of experimental research/Deputy head of nuclear facilities at PSI Paul Scherre Institut
  Dec 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 8 mos

  Double affiliation

• Physicist - Postdoctoral fellow at CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
  Jun 2012 - Jun 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  Topic: "Fission chamber development and calibration " Supervision: Benoit Geslot - determination of a calibration methodology and strategy - conduction of calibration campaigns at BR1 (SCK CEN, Belgium) and CALIBAN (CEA, France) Carried out within the Venus-Eole-Proteus European collaboration on Reactor Physics, and in preparation of the FLUOLE-2 program in the Eole reactor.

• PhD student in Nuclear Physics at IRSN - French Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety Institute
  Oct 2008 - Nov 2011 · 3 yrs 2 mos

  Topic: "Determination of cross sections for the production of low-energy monoenergetic neutron fields" Direction: Dr. Vincent Gressier (IRSN), Prof. Eric Liatard (LPSC, Univ. J. Fourier Grenoble) Within a European collaboration between IRSN (FR), JRC in Geel (EU), NPL (UK), and PTB (DE)

• Master thesis at CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
  Mar 2008 - Jun 2008 · 4 mos

  Topic: "Identification of the muon component in air-showers in the P. Auger experiment" Supervision: Corinne Bérat and Anne Stutz Development and test of numerical methods for signal treatment