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A postdoc at the IEMN: an atypical path
Guillaume Copie, Computer engineer at UBIK Ingénierie, Roubaix
Guillaume COPIE
After my post-doc at IEMN, I just started my new job at UBIK where I develop JAVA/JEE software and applications.
At IEMN, I worked in modeling and dynamic monitoring at the atomic scale via different methods of numerical simulations (molecular dynamics, Monte-Carlo simulation, ...). The systems studied were varied ranging from physisorbed or chemisorbed molecules on surface or nanoparticles, but also assemblies of nanoparticles or protein complexes.
During my postdoc, I was able to use various skills:
- Use of different computer codes (DL-POLY, Gromacs ...) for the dynamic simulation of systems
- Use of supercomputers for the simulation of large systems (several hundred million atoms)
- Development of computer code (C language, bash) for system simulation and results analysis
- Presentation of results via poster or oral presentation in international seminars
- Great freedom of work and a very pleasant working environment
Comments on the training
- Visit of different research laboratories
- Two approaches to the study of biology:
- experimental with the study of different instruments and physico-chemical analysis (Fluorescence microscopy and its derivatives, NMR, Patch-Clamp ...) - theoretical with the development of mathematical models and numerical simulation.
