Yann-Vaï Kervennic
Ph.D in experimental physics (molecular electronics)
Born November 16th 1974
French Nationality
Adress: Omgången 416-22,
412 80 GÖTEBORG
SWEDEN
Tel: 00-46-31-778-42-54
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Employment
Since November 2004: Post-doc position in the quantum devices laboratory at MC2, Chalmers university (GÖTEBORG, Sweden).
Education
-1998-2004: Ph-D thesis on molecular electronics in the "Quantum transport" group, Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands)- achieved under the supervision of Herre van der Zant.
Subject: "Electrochemically fabricated nanometer-sized molecular junctions"; defended in October 2004.
-1996-1997: D.E.A Matière et Rayonnement, pre-doctoral diploma in condensed matter physics (master equivalent), Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble.
-1994-1997: Engineering diploma at the Ecole Nationale Superieur de Physiques de Grenoble (E.N.S.P.G), member of the I.N.P.G (Insitut National Polytechnique de Grenoble). Specialization: physics of functional materials (condensed matter physics).
-1992-1994: Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (Mathématiques supérieures and spéciales), Lycée Charlemagne (Paris IV): post high school advanced mathematics, physics and chemistry for the competitive entrance to french engineering schools.
-1992: Baccalauréat C, Lycée Hélène Boucher (Paris XX).
Projects
-1998: Research project on plastic irradiation and hydrogen degazing. Scientifique du contingent (one year military duty) at C.E.A (Comissariat à l'énergie atomique, France).
-1997: Research project on electron transport spectroscopy of vertical quantum dots. Quantum Transport group, Delft University of technology (The Netherlands), under the supervision of Pr. Leo Kouwenhoven, 4 months internship for the D.E.A degree.
-1996: Research Project on alkane-thiol self-assembly on gold surface investigated by S.P.M (Scanning Probe Microscopy). Department of Applied Physics. Trinity College Dublin (Ireland), under the supervision of Pr. I. T. Mc Govern, 4 months internship.
Foreign languages
French: mother tongue
English: fluent
Spanish: fluent
Dutch, swedish, russian: solid notions.
Miscellaneous
Interests: nature, philosophy, political history, drawing.
Sports: spearfishing (apnea), training (regular running, swimming and cycling).