About me
- 2024 - 2026: Postdoc - Composition of inner discs around very low mass stars
- IAS, Orsay, France
- 2022 - 2024: Postdoc - Planet/gas interactions in debris discs
- LESIA at Paris Observatory, Meudon, France
- Aug. - Oct. 2022: Postdoc - Planet formation theory in protoplanetary discs
- Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany
- 2018 - 2022: PhD in Astronomy - Formation of multiple giant planets and their impact on the protoplanetary disc structure
- Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany
- 2016 - 2018: Master in Nuclear Physics, Plasmas and Astrophysics
- University of Bordeaux, France
- 2013 - 2016: International Bachelor in Fundamental Physics
- University of Bordeaux, France - Northern Arizona University, United States
You can find my complete CV here.
Besides astrophysics and planet formation, I love languages, discussing about different cultures, traveling, music and amateur astronomy. Feel free to contact me to chat about anything !
Why astrophysics ?
I was born in Bordeaux, France. I spent most of my life in this region: I grew up in a really small village, 50 km South to Bordeaux. Even if I was complaining about it as a teenager (but that's normal, who did not complain at this age !), I really liked where I grew up, far from the city and lost in the Landes forest. Being far from light pollution, I started to observe stars from my backyard. And this was the beginning of everything: I started asking for books about astronomy and discovered at the same time at school that sciences are actually really cool ! Thanks to a one week observation internship at the Laboratory of Astrophysics of Bordeaux when I was 15, I decided then to become an astrophysicist.
My studies
As I want to become an astrophysicist since I was 15, I chose a scientific high school: in the french system, I did a scientific baccalauréat with Physics and Chemistry as specialization. After that, I decided to do the International Bachelor of Fundamental Physics at the University of Bordeaux. This 3 years bachelor allowed me to go study abroad during my last year. I went to the Northern Arizona University, in Arizona, United States. Best decision of my life. There, I could improve my english, discover different cultures, take my first advanced astrophysics class and meet incredible people. I would recommend everybody from any field to go study abroad ! You learn a lot about yourself and you put yourself in a perspective compare to others.
After my bachelor, I was looking for a Master in Fundamental Physics to learn about Physics in general as I was doubting my abilities to become an astrophysicist. This is why I came back to Bordeaux: the first year of the master offers classes in physics, and one can choose a specialization during the second year: either Nuclear Physics, Plasmas and Astrophysics, or Lasers, Optics and Nanosciences. During this first year of Master, one has the opportunity to do a short internship (2 months) in any field of Physics. As someone suggested me, I tried astrophysics to see by myself if I was good enough. I ended up in front of Arnaud Pierens, at the Laboratory of Astrophysics of Bordeaux, who suggested me an internship on planet migration. I immediately loved this subject and realized that, first of all, I can and have to do astrophysics, and then that I love working specifically on planet formation theory. Therefore, for my second year I chose the specialization leading to Astrophysics and had the opportunity to do another internship (4 months this time) with Sean Raymond on the formation of multiple gas accreting giant planets in discs. This became the subject of my PhD when Bertram Bitsch accepted me as his PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy. I have the chance nowadays to work on a subject that passionate me and that's the best feeling one can ever have.
Help for Academic orientation
If you are a student, from any grade, and have questions about my studies, how I dealt with my choices etc..., please send me an email, I will be really happy to answer ! I was registered on a french website, Inspire , that
connects students (mostly from high school) who have questions about studies, with current students from different fields.
Knowing that I could ask anything to someone in Astrophysics during my studies helped me a lot, so I will be really happy to help you back.
