Ali HARKOUS
Mechanical engineer, PhD in “Materials & Processes”
37 years old
Driving License
Nantes (44000) France
Professional Status
Employed
Available
- English: Good professional practice. Total of 840 on 990 on Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC).
- French: Fluent (first language of education and seven years lived in France).
- Arabic: Mother tongue.
- Dynamic rheometry (plate-plate), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Conductivity measurement, FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy), Adhesion characterization, Tensile tests, Shear tests, Peeling tests, Thermoplastic and silicone injection (molding and overmolding).
- Catia (V5R20), Comsol Multiphysics (5.2), Moldflow, Cadmould, Matlab, AutoCAD, SpecView, Mérimée (Diesel engine simulation), Hap, Borland C++, PhotoShop CS5.
- Word, Power Point, Excel (measurements’ treatment, solver, office management), Latex, EndNote (bibliography).
- “The kinetic behavior of Liquid Silicone Rubber: A comparison between thermal and rheological approaches based on gel point determination”, Reactive and Functional Polymers, 101 (2016) 20-27.
- “Thermo-kinetic analysis of Liquid Silicone Rubber”, Esaform 2013, Portugal, Key Engineering Materials, 554 (2013) 1634-1648.
- “Applications and processing of Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR): a Review”, Submitted.
- “Influence of the temperature on the composites’ fusion bonding quality”, Submitted.
- “Thermally controlled overmolding of Liquid Silicone Rubber: Design and validation of a device in laboratory scale”, in progress.
- “Fusion bonding of Polyamide composite: Influence of process parameters on the final adhesion”, in progress.
- Esaform international conferences: 2013 (Aveiro, Portugal) and 2017 (intended for April in Dublin, Ireland).
- GFP Ouest conferences: 2013 & 2014 (France).
- 2016 (6 months): Supervision of a Master’s intern
- 2013: Member of the organizing committee of the "GFP Ouest" conference.
- Steven LE CORRE: Supervisor of the postdoctoral project, university professor at Polytech' Nantes and head of the TTMI axis at the LTN laboratory. Tel: + 33 2 40 68 31 13, e-mail: steven.le-corre@univ-nantes.fr
- Rémi DETERRE: Thesis director, Professor at the University of Nantes and head of the OPERP team at the GEPEA laboratory. Tel: + 33 2 28 09 20 60, e-mail: remi.deterre@univ-nantes.fr
- Henri POLGE: Internship supervisor at Renault, Head of the "Powertrain Product Engineering" section at Renault-Nissan, India. Tel: + 91 99622 74197, e-mail: henri.polge@renault.com
- Adel HOUMANI: Internship supervisor at "Joun hydroelectric plant", General director of the National Office of Litani river, Lebanon. Tel: + 961 1 66 04 82, e-mail: ahoumani@litani.gov.lb
