ACES - Key Persons
Dr. Yann Le Pape is Senior Scientist a recognized international expert on concrete degradation and concrete aging structural significance on extended operation of nuclear power plants and hydroelectric concrete dams, with international experience in the industry (EDF, France and the Electric Power Research Institute in the US) and national laboratories (European Commission Joint Research Center, Italy and Oak Ridge National Laboratory). He currently leads the Concrete research activities for the Materials Research Pathway of the US DOE Light Water Reactor Sustainability (LWRS) Program. He is also currently the Chair of the International Committee on Irradiated Concrete (ICIC), DOE representative at the Technical Advisory Committee on Concrete Structures held during Electric Power Research Institute Nuclear Power Council meetings since 2013. He has co-authored 100+ peer-reviewed publications and 50+ internal reports for the nuclear industry.
Job Titles:
- Professor of Graduate School of Environmental
Ippei Maruyama is a Professor of Graduate School of Environmental Studies at the Nagoya University and a Professor of Graduate School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo (cross-appointment), Japan.
He is a materials scientist and concrete engineer whose main research interests concern advancing understanding of the relation between microstructure, chemistry and properties of cementitious materials and performance of concrete structures. He is currently a lead researcher of several notional projects, namely,
Miguel Azenha is a member of the permanent staff of the Structural Division in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minho.
He has obtained is PhD degree in Civil Engineering in 2009 at the University of Porto, Portugal, with a co-supervised work involving a stay/supervisor at the University of Tokyo, Japan.
His research interests comprise: 1) numerical and experimental study of concrete at early ages regarding phenomena such as thermo-hygral-mechanical couplings, concrete properties evolution during hydration, creep and shrinkage; 2) use of digital processes in construction, namely Building Information Modelling.
He is the Director of the ERASMUS+ Master Course in Building Information Modelling, Deputy Coordinator of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action European Training network - Innovative Training Network
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- Project Coordinator
- Senior Scientist at VTT
Miguel Ferreira is a Senior Scientist at VTT in field of Built Infrastructure of the Lifetime Management Research Area, joined VTT in 2012. He has earned M.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering on building repair and maintenance of concrete constructions, and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering on probabilistic service life assessment of concrete structures in marine environments, from the University of Minho, Portugal. His research expertise and interests include deterioration mechanisms of cementitious composites, including interaction effects of multi-deterioration mechanism; Service life engineering (design, assessment, modelling, coupled limit state design, ageing management for concrete infrastructure); Performance assessment of products, infrastructure & buildings (durability, non-destructive evaluation, mineral by-products and eco-efficient cementitious alternatives); Effects of irradiation on concrete performance; Preservation of built heritage (mortars and grouts for masonry, industrial heritage - concrete infrastructure); and software development for civil engineering applications. He has supervised and participated more than 20 national and international research projects in these areas, as well as contract research project and is currently coordinating an SAFIR 2022 project on the Ageing of NPP concrete infrastructure (CONAGE). He has author or co-author of over 150 publications.
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- Engie Laborelec Coordinator
- Senior Project Leader
Thomas Gerin is Senior Project Leader inside the Business Line Nuclear of Engie Laborelec. In his previous functions, he has 14 years of Operational experience as Maintenance manager of Electrabel NPP's (mechanics, civil works) and as Senior Project leader in Corporate Engineering Dept, in charge of critical projects involving many stakeholders and several Nuclear sites. He holds a Master degree of Mechanical Engineering issued by Polytechnic School of Louvain-La-Neuve (Belgium) and a post graduate degree in Concrete Structures inspection and repair issued by University of Liège (Belgium).
Véronique Dewynter-Marty is graduated from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences Appliqués et de Technologie in opto-electronics. She worked during 18 years on development of optical fiber sensors and instrumentation among with for civil engineering applications. From 2012 to 2016 she worked in OSIRIS Material Testing Reactor and was in charge of development and manufacturing of specific devices with embedded instrumentation dedicated to neutron and gamma irradiation of steel and Inconel alloys. Since 2016 she has joined the LECBA to lead concrete mechanical and physicochemical characterizations under gamma irradiation (creep and shrinkage devices). She also do research on steel corrosion in cementitious materials.
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- WP 6 Leader / CVŘ Coordinator / Full Profile