Curriculum vitae

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

E-mail : click here (gif image)

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Employment

Since November 2004: Post-doc position in the quantum devices laboratory at MC2, Chalmers university (GÖTEBORG, Sweden).

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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).

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 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.

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Foreign languages

 French: mother tongue

English: fluent

Spanish: fluent

Dutch, swedish, russian: solid notions.

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Miscellaneous

 Interests: nature, philosophy, political history, drawing.

Sports: spearfishing (apnea), training (regular running, swimming and cycling).