Richard and Barbara Nelson Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Richard and Barbara Nelson Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Professor Simeni’s research focuses on the development of advanced (ultrafast) diagnostics for low to high pressure plasmas as well as the generation of efficient extreme ultraviolet and soft x-ray light sources for the manufacturing of nanometer-sized semiconductor chip components.
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 — Laboratory for Plasma Soft X-Ray Light Sources and Diagnostics
High Temperature and Plasma Laboratory (HTPL)
ME Research Areas
Materials & Mechanics
Plasmas
ME Impact Areas
Energy Transition
Environment & Sustainability
Next-Gen Manufacturing
Ph.D. 2015, Aerospace Engineering, Ecole Centrale Paris, France
M.S. 2011, Aerospace Engineering, Ecole Centrale Paris, France
B.S. 2009, Physics, Ecole Normale Superieure Cachan and Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France
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