Faculty

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Prof. Gaëtan KERSCHEN

Head of the Space Structures and Systems Lab

+32 4 366 48 52
g.kerschen@uliege.be
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Research Associate and Postdoctoral Researchers

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Dr. Ghislain Raze

Funding: FNRS - Research Associate
 
Nonlinear vibrations: nonlinear dynamical systems and control



 
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Dr. Dhananjay Tandel

Funding: ERC Advanced Grant
Bifurcation forecasting

 

Phd students and research engineers

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Francois Winand

Funding: Walloon Region

Experimental continuation using phase locked loops
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Grégoire Bourdouch

Funding: ERC Advanced Grant

Machine learning for experimental continuation 

 

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Louise Marchant

Funding: ERC Advanced Grant

Isola detection and forecasting

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Alexandre Spits

Funding: Belgian National Science Foundation (FNRS)

Arclength control-based continuation

Nicole Schiavone

Funding: ULiège

Experimental continuation of limit cycle oscillations

 

Former Members

  • Mr. Nicolas LECLERE (2020-2025), Orbital mechanics around asteroids.
  • Mr. Giancarlo KOSOVA (2021-2024), Nonlinearity localization.
  • Dr. Tong ZHOU (2022-2024), Experimental continuation using phase-locked loops.
  • Dr. Martin VOLVERT (2020-2023), Resonant phase lags of nonlinear mechanical systems.
  • Dr. Samuel QUAEGEBEUR (2021-2022), Acoustic black holes.
  • Dr. Jennifer DIETRICH (2019-2022), Vibration mitigation of turbojet bladed disks.
  • Dr. Gaetan ABELOOS (2019-2022), Control-based methods for experimental continuation
  • Dr. Jean-Philippe NOEL (2010-2019), Nonlinear system identification.
  • Dr. Thibaut DETROUX (2012-2019), Bifurcation analysis of nonlinear structures.
  • Dr. Geoffrey DELIEGE (2018-2019), Development of the NI2D software.
  • Mr. Xavier WERNER (2018-2019), Nanosatellite design
  • Dr. Lamberto DELL'ELCE (2011-2018), Optimisation of spacecraft trajectories.
  • Mr. Paw MOLLER (2018-2019), Nonlinear system identification.
  • Dr. Luc MASSET (2012-2018), The NI2D software.
  • Mr. Tilan DOSSOGNE (2014-2018), Experimental identification of real-life aerospace structures.
  • Dr. Jongsuh LEE (2016-2018), Topology optimization of nonlinear structures.
  • Dr. Hancheol CHO (2015-2017), Sliding mode control applied to satellite orbits.
  • Dr. Boris LOSSOUARN (2017), Piezoelectric vibration absorber.
  • Dr. Suguang DOU (2016-2017), Optimization of nonlinearities.
  • Mr. Geoffrey OGER (2015-2017), Additive manufacturing for space applications.
  • Dr. Etienne GOURC (2014-2016), A vibration absorber robust to uncertainty.
  • Dr. Lionel JACQUES (2012-2016), Space thermal analysis.
  • Dr. Chiara GRAPPASONNI (2013-2016), Nonlinear system identification.
  • Dr. Giuseppe HABIB (2013-2016), A nonlinear tuned vibration absorber.
  • Dr. Vladimir MARTINUSI (2013-2016), Analytic propagation of satellite orbits.
  • Mr. Ilario CIRILLO (2014-2015), Spectral characterization of nonlinear normal modes.
  • Dr. Ludovic RENSON (2010-2015), Damped nonlinear normal modes.
  • Dr. Payam SOLTANI (2013-2015), Nonlinear piezoelectric shunting.
  • Ms. Amandine DENIS (2008-2014), OUFTI-1 nanosatellite.
  • Dr. Régis VIGUIE (2006-2010), Tuning methodology of nonlinear vibration absorbers coupled to nonlinear systems.
  • Dr. Maxime PEETERS (2006-2010), Theoretical and experimental modal analysis of nonlinear vibrating structures.
  • Dr. Fotios GEORGIADES (2006-2008), Smart structures design, application to bladed assemblies.
  • Dr. Fabien PONCELET (2005-2010), Experimental modal analysis using blind source separation techniques.