Vincent Pierre Lamirand

Expertise Radiation Detection, Instrumentation, Reactor Physics, Measurement and Metrology, Monte Carlo Methods, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Reactions, Data Analysis, Ion Beam Analysis, Particle Accelerators (MeV). Mission I am in charge of the research experimental activities at LRS, including the CROCUS experimental reactor and the LOTUS cavity. I am Deputy of the Head of the nuclear facilities Oskari Pakari, for supporting him in the management of the LRS controlled area in the PH building. Finally, I am contributing to the LRS teaching activities, for the management of the EPFL-ETH Zurich joint program in Nuclear engineering, with the Radiation detection lecture, and especially for the TP and Radiation and reactor experiments at our facilities.I am one of the four Scientific staff members at the School Assembly, Basic Sciences Faculty Council, and Institute of Physics Council for the current mandate. Candidacy for the School Assembly and the SB Faculty Council I am running for the School Assembly and the Faculty Council to represent the entire intermediate body, with its specific and diverse needs (doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, researchers), and the broader community.Since my arrival in 2014, I have served several terms on the School Assembly and the Faculty Council, including the current one. I have solid experience with how the School operates, and I am always willing to help foster our community, despite the current rather constrained and tense environment. After a PhD on the measurement of (p,n) reactions cross sections on small accelerators (IRSN, France), I have worked on the development of neutron detectors and measurement methods for reactor physics (CEA, France). I am part of the LRS staff since October 2014. I have a double affiliation with the Paul Scherrer Institute since 2016, where I defended my tenure in 2020. Education PhD degree | Nuclear Physics 2008 – 2011 UJF Grenoble 1 (France) Directed by Prof. Eric Liatard, Dr. Vincent Gressier Master Degree | Physics, sp. in Subatomic Physics 2006 – 2008 UCB Lyon 1 (France) / IRSN (France) Bachelor Degree | Physics 2002 – 2006 UCB Lyon 1 (France) Professionals experiences Program manager of experimental research, Deputy Head of LRS nuclear facilities 2014–2014 EPFL and Paul Scherrer Institute (since 2016)Physicist, postdoctoral fellow 2012–2014 Atomic Energy Commission (CEA, France)PhD student 2008–2011 Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety Institute (IRSN, France) Teaching & PhD PhD Students Alexis Paul Boris Claude Dupont-Bembinoff Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector Oskari Ville Pakari, Fanny Vitullo, Thomas Jean-François Ligonnet Courses Radiation and reactor experiments PHYS-451 The reactor experiments course aims to introduce the students to radiation detection techniques and nuclear reactor experiments. The core of the course is the unique opportunity to conduct reactor experiments with the EPFL reactor CROCUS. Radiation detection PHYS-452 The course presents the detection of ionizing radiation in the keV and MeV energy ranges. Physical processes of radiation/matter interaction are introduced. All steps of detection are covered, as well as detectors, instrumentations and measurements methods commonly used in the nuclear field.