Marien Simeni is interested in harnessing the molecular energy transfers and chemical kinetics occurring in non-equilibrium plasmas for developing plasma-based technologies relevant for energy and advanced manufacturing applications. He seeks to make students realize how their courses connect to real world problems and then enable them to solve those problems.
Lab
Simeni Group — Ultrafast Laser and Plasma Diagnostics Laboratory (ULPDL)—ME L-136
High Temperature and Plasma Laboratory (HTPL)
ME Research Areas
Materials & Mechanics
Plasmas
ME Impact Areas
Energy Transition
Environment & Sustainability
Next-Gen Manufacturing
Education
Ph.D. 2015, Aerospace Engineering, Ecole Centrale Paris, France
M.S. 2011, Aerospace Engineering, Ecole Centrale Paris, France
B.S. 2009, Physics, Ecole Normale Supérieure Cachan and Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France
Professional Background
Richard and Barbara Nelson Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2022-present
Associate Research Physicist, Plasma Science & Technology, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, 2020-2022
Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2018-2020
Postdoctoral Associate, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Ohio State University, 2015-2018
Scientific & Professional Societies
American Physical Society (APS)
National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
