– Physics and chemistry of polymers and polymer based composites
– Microstructural characterization (SEM, ESEM, TEM, AFM, Confocal microscopy)
– Mechanical and optical characterization of materials
– Sensory metrology for visual, tactile and haptic properties of materials
– French (native), English (fluent)
– Design thinking and User Experience

Augmented materials : Materials as leverage for augmented user experience

Main activity: Elaboration and characterization of functionalized surfaces: Improvement of mechanical, electrical and/or visual properties. Approach based on hybrid morphologies at nanoscale and microscale.

Emerging activity: Transfer of sensory metrology methods from food and fragrance domains to materials characterization for design purposes.

In charge of the Industrial Design project of Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne
Co-founder of Innovation workshops “Launch Box” http://www.facebook.com/LaunchBoxWorkshop
Co-founder of the Master Prospective Design – A multidisciplinary educational program
Polymer engineering courses

After a Master’s degree in 2002, Jenny Faucheu joined the National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST, Gaithersburg MD) for two years and studied the ageing of polymer based composites. Back to France in 2005, she defended a PhD in materials science at the National Institute of Applied Science (INSA, Lyon) in 2008 on structure-properties relationships in nanocomposite elaborated via latex route. In 2009, she was appointed as assistant professor in Mines Saint-Etienne. Her research focus lies at the interface between materials science and user-centered product design, covering development of new materials for creative industries, materials perception and smart materials.

2016 Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches – Engineering Sciences (Université Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne)
2008 PhD Materials Sciences (INSA, Lyon)
2002 Engineering Degree / MSc. Degree – European School of Chemistry, Polymers and Materials (ECPM, Strasbourg)

April 2009- Present : Assistant Professor
Mines Saint-Etienne
Research: Augmented materials : Materials as leverage for augmented user experience
Teaching: Industrial Design, Polymer Engineering.

June-Sept 2013 – Guest researcher
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, USA

2005-2008 – PhD. Thesis
INSA-Lyon, MATEIS Laboratory
Relationships between microstructure and properties in nanostructured polymer-clay composite materials obtained from latex

2003-2005 : Guest Researcher
NIST, Gaithersburg MD, USA
Relationships between gloss loss and topographical features of pigmented coatings during ageing

Faucheu, J.; Gauthier, C.; Chazeau, L.; Cavaillé, J.-Y.; Mellon, V.; Bourgeat-Lami, E. ; Miniemulsion Polymerization for Synthesis of Structured Clay/polymer Nanocomposites: Short Review and Recent Advances. Polymer. 2010, 51, 6–17

Noël, A.; Faucheu, J.; Rieu, M.; Viricelle, J. P.; Bourgeat-Lami, E. ; Tunable Architecture for Flexible and Highly Conductive Graphene-Polymer Composites. Compos. Sci. Technol. 2014, 95, 82–88

Matsapey, N.; Faucheu, J.; Flury, M.; Delafosse, D. ; Color Effects of Nanotextured Aluminum Surfaces: Characterization and Modeling of Optical Behavior. Adv. Eng. Mater. 2015, 17, 45–51

Faucheu, J.; Matsapey, N.; Charrière, R.; Flury, M.; Delafosse, D. ; Structural Colors of Nanoporous Anodic Alumina: Overview of Recent Advances and Case Study in Elaboration, Characterization, Photometry and Modelling. Curr. Nanosci. 2015, 11, 317-325

Dacleu-Ndengue, J. ; Cesini, I. ; Faucheu, J. ; Châtelet, E. ; Zahouani, H. ; Delafosse, D. ; Massi, F. ; Tactile Perception and Friction-Induced Vibrations: Discrimination of Similarly Patterned Wood-Like Surfaces. Transactions on Haptics, 2016, PP99

2008: Best presentation award, 5th International Conference on Fluid Dynamics, Sendai (Japan);
2004: Gordon Best Paper Award, 82nd Meeting of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, Chicago (USA)