Dr. Benjamin Delattre

Affiliate


Mail: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1 Cyclotron Road, MS 62-0227
Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Tel: (+1)(510)486-6202
E-mail: bdelattre@lbl.gov

Research Interests

  • Fluid-Surface interactions
  • Wettability and Topography characterization of surfaces
  • Superhydrophobic, superhydrophilic surfaces
  • Biomimetics
  • Colloids
  • Freeze-casting and ceramic scaffolds for bone reconstruction
  • Phase-change phenomena (freezing and ice formation : nucleation and growth)


Education

2009 to 2011: Master Degree in Physics, Materials Sciences at University of Mons, Belgium

2006 to 2009: Bachelor Degree in Physics at University of Mons, Belgium


Project Works

Master Thesis : Transitions to the superhydrophobicity

Laboratory of Surface and Interfacial Physics, Mons - Belgium


Internship

2010 : Study of the contamination of surfaces. Sopura Company, Courcelles - Belgium

Skills

SEM, AFM, NanoIndenter, TEM, IR Spectroscopy Measurements

Contact angles, Surface tension, Viscosity Measurements, BET, PSA, Zeta Potential etc.

Experienced Synchrotron User : Advanced Light Source (ALS, Berkeley, CA, USA), Advanced Photon Source (APS, Argonne, IL, USA)

Computer technician : Hardware and Software knowledge


Grant

2011 : UMONS joint grant in partnership with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory


Activities

2009 to 2011 : Physics representative in AGE Sciences (General Organization of UMONS Students)

2005 to 2011 : Students representative in Physics Department (UMONS)