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Mr. James COOPER
Post Doc

30 y. o.

02 35 14 61 45
james.cooper1@univ-rouen.fr

Laboratoire SMS
Place Emile Blondel
76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan CEDEX
France
PhD Thesis

Controlling the formation of inclusions in crystals of hexogen (RDX), supervisor: Pr Gérard Coquerel, type of funding: French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis, date of defence: 05/03/2020

Education
  • 2nd year master’s degree in Materials, Nanoscience and Energy, Université de Rouen-Normandie.
  • 1st year master’s degree in Chemistry, Polymers and Inorganic Materials, 2014-2015, Université de Rouen-Normandie.

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, 2011-2014, Université de Rouen-Normandie.

Work Experience
  • Laboratory technician, Sciences et Méthodes Séparatives, 07/2014-08/2014.

Laboratory technician, Sciences et Méthodes Séparatives, 06/2015-07/2015.

Papers
  1. James Cooper, Lionel Borne, Gérard Coquerel. Antisolvent Addition: An Effective Method of Controlled Fluid Inclusion Formation in RDX Crystals. Crystal Growth & Design, American Chemical Society, 2020, 20 (11), pp.7120-7128. ⟨10.1021/acs.cgd.0c00604⟩. ⟨hal-03003160⟩

 

  1. Mazheva Guillevic, Vincent Pichot, James Cooper, Gérard Coquerel, Lionel Borne, et al.. Optimization of an Antisolvent Method for RDX Recrystallization: Influence on Particle Size and Internal Defects. Crystal Growth & Design, American Chemical Society, 2020, 20 (1), pp.130-138. ⟨10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00893⟩. ⟨hal-02551789⟩
Symposium Participation
  • Poster presentation, 6th Budding Science Colloquium, French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis, 21st and 22nd of June 2017.
  • Oral presentation, 7th Budding Science Colloquium, French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis, 4th and 5th of July 2018.

Oral presentation, 8th Budding Science Colloquium, French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis, 25th and 26th of September 2019.

Scientific Skills
Thermal Analysis (DSC – TG-DSC) – Implementation
Thermal Analysis (DSC – TG-DSC) – Interpretation
XRay Powder diffraction - user
Molecular Modeling (indicate level of theory)
Heterogeneous Equilibria
Microscopy (optical, electronic)
Solution Crystallization (polymorphism control, crystal engineering, salt, co-crystals)
Specific Crystallization Processes (Viedma Ripenning, Melt Crystallization, Sublimation, Preferential Enrichment…)
Particle Size Distribution evaluation (Malvern PSD)
Spray drying
Surface Analysis AFM
Solid-state characterization (polymorphism, solvates, cocrystals, solid-solid transition)
Industrial Crystallization Fundamentals
Crystal Nucleation
Crystal Growth
Crystal Product Quality
Crystallization Design, Prediction & Control