1. Influence and academic attractivity:

New teams & researchers enrolled in the group :

• Attraction in 2010 of a team of 4 researchers (1 Prof., 2 Associate Prof., 1 CR2) from Lille Mechanics Lab. to join forces at the interface between acoustics, fluidics and microtechnology (joint agreement of the french Ministry of research, CNRS and University of Lille 1).
• Attraction in 2011 of 1 additional Associate Prof. from an other team of IEMN/EC Lille
• Spontaneous and yearly candidatures of international and national researchers for CNRS positions within the group (total of 5 candidacy during the last 4 years)
• CNRS Enrollment as CR1 of 2 foreign senior researchers (1 Italian, 1 Russian) to join the group (2009 & 2010)
• 10 Invited Professors/Researchers (tot.  > 100 months)
• 28 PhD Students (10 as Joint International PhDs, 14 still active) & 11 postdocs (tot. = 14 years)
• 21 invited conferences

Creations, coordinations & participations to International Laboratories :

• 2 Joint International Laboratories created by the group and under its direction: LIA « LEMAC » on Nonlinear Magneto-Acoustics (2005-2012) and LIA « LICS » on Critical and Supercritical Phenomena in Functional Electronics, Acoustics and Fluidics (2012-pres.): They gather IEMN and 5 institutes among the best in Russia and Ukraine in the fields of physics, acoustics, and micro-nano-technologies (40 researchers, 8 joint PhDs, 5 postdocs, 24 months of invited researchers/year)
• 3 projects granted within other International Labs: UMI LN2  (Sherbrook, Canada), LIA Mateo (Tucson, USA) & LIA 2MCIS (Beijing, China) & joint PhDs

Participations to national and international projects

• 7 projects granted by the french National Research Agency (ANR Blanc / PNANO / TDM). 4 as Principal Investigators (PI) & Coordinators
• 4 FP6/FP7 European Research Projects.• 2 as PI/Coordinators: FP7 Marie-Curie IRSES project PAS (2012-2015), involving 10 prestigious institutes over the world (USA, Canada, Japan, Israel, Russia, France, Turkey), FP6 Interreg IIIa Franco-British project with University of Brighton (2006-2008)
• 2 as Participants: FP7-AAT-2012-NDT project ALAMSA (2012-2016), and FP6 STREP ADVACT project, leaded by Rolls-Royce and involving 17 partners in the field of aeronautics (ONERA, Snecma, MTU…)
• 1 European Space Agency (ESA) Topical Team « VIPIL-Faraday », involving 11 prestigious institutes over the world (USA, Japan, Russia, Germany, Belgium, Spain, France) (2011-2013) (PI/coordinator)
• 1 NSF PIRE project with University of Florida (USA)
• 2 projects within the CPER CIA North Pas de Calais
• 1 Renatech project (PI) (funding sputtering cluster)
• 4 CNES projects (2009-pres.)  (PI/coordinator)
• 2 DGA PEA projects (with: Dassault Aviation/MBDA)
• 2 CNRT-R2A projects (with: PSA/Renault)
• 1 EADS Foundation project
• 1 Oscar/Iroqua project from FNRAE (National Research Aeronautic & Space Foundation)

Commitments to international/national/local scientific organizations:

• Directors of LIA-CNRS LEMAC (2005-2012) & LIA-CNRS LICS (2012-pres.)
• Scientific board member at AERES (2007-2009)
• Expert at the European Commission Marie-Curie IIF, IOF, IEF Fellowships (2009-pres)
• 2 Members of the National Council of Universities (CNU / 60 section)
• Scientific board member of Moscow State University of Radio-Engineering, Electronics and Automation (MIREA, Russia)
• Scientific Council Member of Ecole Centrale de Lille
• Scientific Council Member of IEMN
• 2 board members of the regional section of the French Society of Acoustics SFA (2002-2011)

Editorial boards of scientific journals & organizing committee of international conferences:

• 4 associate editors : Shock Waves (IF1) (Springer), Physics of Wave Phenomena (Alerton Press – distr. Springer), and 2 for Nanomaterials and Nanostructures (Radiotechnika)
• 2 permanent members in the scientific committee of the International Congress on Functional Materials – Ukraine (every 2 years 2005-Pres.)
• 1 member in the organizing committee of the international workshop « Acoustic Waves for the control of microfluidic flow », Leiden 23-27 april 2012
• 1 member of the organizing committee of the Workshop « Lab-based workshop on the dynamics of bubbles and drops », University of Florida, 20-24 june 2011
• 1 member of the scientific council of the GDR Contrôle des décollements

Prizes and Awards :

• Zeldovich award (COSPAR/Russian Acad Sc.)
• Medal from the State Fund of the Fundamental Research of Ukraine, 2011
• MBDA « One Star » Innovation Prize, 2008
• Honoris Causa Professor from Moscow State Institute of Radio-Engineering, Electronics and Automation (Russia)
• Best poster award, JEMS de Dublin
• 2 Coverpages : Journal of Fluid Mechanics 2009, Europhys. Journal 2010

2. Interaction with the social, economic and cultural environment:

Patents & Contracts with industrial partners:

In addition to the fundamental research, the group is highly concerned by R&D, innovation, valorisation, and partnerships with companies :

• 6 patents / 3 with International Extensions
• 2 maturation projects : PRES Lille on MELRAM, Région Nord Pas de Calais for micro-hot wire sensors
• 10 research projects & direct contracts of the group settled/leaded by aeronautic and automobile French & European companies
• Close link established with the SME Thurmelec where was enrolled one of our former PhDs (1 joint project & M1/M2 joint students for training periods)

Public outreach:

The group is also regularly involved in the promotion of science to the general public and among young people.

• Conference Espace Mendes France for the general public « Micro-Nano-Components and Systems for intelligent environnements, microfluidics & transports », 2010
• 3 Seminars for classes of high-school / bachelor students
• Short film « De la recherche fondamentale à la recherche appliquée », CNRS Image, 14/12/2009
• Short internships for high-school students
• Short note « Danse de goutte » in Pour la Science (2010)