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COUPLES project: Julie Dutems (Hubert Curien laboratory) defended her thesis in Saint-Etienne

On The July 6, 2023

Julie Dutems (Hubert Curien lab) got her PhD during the SSE10 - UJM
Julie Dutems (Hubert Curien lab) got her PhD during the SSE10 - UJM

Julie Dutems, PhD student at the Hubert Curien lab working on the COUPLES research project, is now a doctor!

Julie Dutems defended her PhD thesis on July 6th, at the end of the 10th SLEIGHT Science Event. The jury awarded her her doctorate for her work the COUPLES research project (Thin passive films characterization by surface plasmon resonance).

Julie Dutems (Hubert Curien lab) got her PhD during the SSE10 - Her (left) and her thesis jury
Julie Dutems (Hubert Curien lab) got her PhD during the SSE10 - Her (left) and her thesis jury - © UJM


ABOUT THE COUPLES PROJECT

In order to protect metals from environmental damages like oxidation, the growth of thin passive films on the metal surface during an electrochemical process is a well-known and well-controlled technique. However, there is uncertainty about the thickness and the refractive index of these passive films. The idea of the project is to implement an optical method, the surface plasmon resonance (SPR), in order to have an in-situ technique to characterise the passive film.

The research team working on COUPLES published an article in Optics Letters (Vol. 48) :

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Thin passive film
Thin passive film - © Laboratoire Hubert Curien