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Gulliver, ESPCI, Paris PSL 10 rue Vauquelin 75005 Paris, France

e-mail: ludovic.berthier@espci.fr Born: November 4, 1973 Nationality: French

Research experiences

Since 2024: CNRS Directeur de recherche; ESPCI Paris PSL, France
                       Laboratoire Gulliver

2023 - 2024: Visiting Academics, Gulliver, ESPCI Paris PSL, France

2019 - 2023: Visiting Academics; University of Cambridge, UK
                       Department of Chemistry, Churchill College

2009 - 2024: CNRS Directeur de recherche; University of Montpellier, France
                       Laboratoire Charles Coulomb

March - Sep. 2007: Visiting scientist; University of Chicago, USA

2002 - 2009: CNRS Chargé de recherche; University of Montpellier, France
                       Laboratoire des Colloides, Verres et Nanomateriaux

2001 - 2004: Postdoctoral research associate; University of Oxford, UK
                       Department of Theoretical Physics

Sep. - Dec. 2001: Postdoctoral position; CECAM, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France

1998 - 2001: PhD in Theoretical Physics; Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France
                       Laboratoire de Physique

Education and degrees

1998 - 2001: PhD at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon
                      Driven dynamics of glassy systems: From spin glasses to complex fluids.
                      Advisors: J.-L. Barrat (Lyon, France) and J. Kurchan (Paris, France)

1997 - 1998: DEA de Physique Theorique Rhone-Alpin (Graduate Studies in theoretical physics).

1995 - 1996: Agregation de Physique (National examination of teaching ability).

1993 - 1995: Undergraduate studies, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France.

Distinctions

2023: Grand prix Fondation Michelin, Académie des Sciences

2023: Médaille d'argent du CNRS

2019 - 2023: Overseas Fellow, Churchill College, University of Cambridge

2016 - 2024: PI of Simons Collaboration Cracking the Glass Problem

2012: ERC Starting Grant

2009: Chercheur d'avenir, Region Languedoc-Roussillon

2007: Médaille de bronze du CNRS

2002 - 2004: Marie Curie Fellow

2002 - 2004: Junior Research Fellow, Worcester College, Oxford

2001: Prix Saint Gobain Jeunes Chercheurs de la Société Francaise de Physique

Teaching

Lectures series in international summer schools:
                       - Bangalore (2023),
                       - Madrid Spain (2021),
                       - Beg Rohu France (2019),
                       - Bangalore India (2018),
                       - Les Houches France (2018),
                       - Boulder Colorado USA (2017),
                       - Cargese France (2014).

From 2023: Lectures on "Algorithms and computations", Master M2 ICFP (Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France)

2020 - 2023: Lectures on "Granular media and jamming", Master M2 physique (Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, France)

2013 - 2017: Lectures on "Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics", Master M2 physique (Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, France)

1998 - 2001: Teaching assistant at Université de Lyon, France

1996 - 1997: Physics teacher at a military college (National service).