Julien Morthomas

Maître de Conférences

7 avenue Jean Capelle, Bâtiment Blaise Pascal, 5° étage 69621 Villeurbanne
Tél : +33(0)4 72 43 61 30

Assistant Professor

Researches, Publications, Thesis/postdoctoral supervision, Teachings


RESEARCH

Study by molecular dynamics simulations of the mechanical and thermal behaviors at the micro and macroscopic scale of the different classes of materials: metals, polymers and ceramics.


PUBLICATIONS

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     10. Elasticity and strength of silica aerogels: A molecular dynamics study on large volumes
           William Gonçalves, Julien Morthomas, Patrice Chantrenne, Michel Perez, Geneviève Foray and Christophe L. Martin
           Acta Materialia, Elsevier, 2018, 145, pp.165 - 174.

     3. Hydrodynamic attraction of immobile particles due to interfacial forces
          Julien Morthomas and Alois Würger
          Physical Review E : Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, American Physical Society, 2010, 81, pp.051405.


THESIS/POSDOCTORAL SUPERVISION (or participation)

- Salse Matthieu (09/2022 - ...) - Thesis - ... (Collaboration)
- Wang Junxiong (09/2020 - ...) - Thesis - Molecular dynamics simulation of semicrystalline polymers: from molecular topology to mechanical properties (Co-director)
- Liang Meng (10/2018 - 12/2022) - Thesis - Modeling the mechanical behaviour of bulk metallic glasses under deformation at local scale: molecular origin of structural relaxations and the role of the composition on plasticity (Co-supervisor)
- Guojiang Lyu (10/2016 - 06/2020) - Thesis - Mechanical behaviour of bulk metallic glasses with heterogeneities: a molecular dynamics study (Collaboration, 2 papers)
- Wassim Kassem (10/2018 - 10/2019) - Postdoctoral research - Water surface effects on the mechanical properties of silica aerogels: a molecular dynamics study (Supervisor)
- Matthias Nebouy - (10/2017 - 12/2020) - Thesis - Experience/simulation dual approach of the dynamic properties of thermoplastic elastomers (Collaboration, 1 paper)
- Clémentine Panetier (09/2016 - 11/2019 ) - Thesis - Study of the behavior of Cs and Ba fission products and their interactions with Mo in stoichiometric and superstoichiometric UO2 - (Collaboration)
- Zengqiang Zhaï (10/2015 - 09/2019) - Thesis - Nanostructured semi-crystalline polymers : from molecular dynamics (Co-supervisor, 4 papers)
- Morgane Mahaud (09/2013 - 06/2017) - Thesis - Molecular dynamics study of the mechanical behavior and rupture of irradiated elastomers (Co-director, 1 paper)
- Osamu Waseda (09/2013 - 12/2016) - Thesis - Atomic scale investigation of aging in metals (Co-director, 3 papers)
- William Gonçalves (09/2013 - 11/2016) - Thesis - Study of the mechanical properties of silica aerogels: modeling in molecular dynamics (Co-encadrant, 3 papers)
- Inas Issa (09/2012 - 01/2016) - Thesis - In situ TEM nanocompression and mechanical analysis of ceramic nanoparticles (Collaboration, 1 paper)
- Jonathan Amodeo (09/2013 - 09/2015) - Postdoctoral research - In situ investigation of MgO nanocube deformation at room temperature (Supervisor, 1 paper)
- Deyana Tchitchekova (01/2012 - 09/2013) - Postdoctoral research - A novel method for calculating the energy barriers for carbon diffusion in ferrite under heterogeneous stress (Co-supervisor, 1 paper)

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    TEACHINGS

    - Materials Departement - second undergraduate cycle of INSA Lyon
          + Lecture on Numeric Techniques for Ingineer - Python (60h of tutorial) - 3rd year
          + Material pratical (48h) - 3rd year
          + Numeriacl Material (40h tutorial, 48h projects ) - 4th year
          + Data processing and Artificial Intelligence (4h of lectures, 4h of tutorial and 8h of project) - 5th year
          + In charge of end of study projects 5th year

    - Initial Engineering Training Departement (FIMI)
          + Supervisor of P2I-7 : Numerical Modeling for the Engineer- 2nd year (P2I = Multidisciplinary Initiation to Engineering Course)
               - lecture on Particles dynamics (20h tutorial)
               - small-Projects (12h) eand Projects (70h) - Supervisor- 2nd year
          + Software Systems and Tools (28h of tutorial)​ - 1st year
          + Mathematical and numerical tools for engineers (55h tutorial) - 1st year

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