Damien Raynal

Damien Raynal

School of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Damien completed his PhD in Physics at Université Paris-Saclay, France, in 2023, under the supervision of Prof. Jean-Sébastien Lauret and Dr. Loïc Rondin. 


His doctoral research focused on optical tweezers, specifically on the controlled dynamics of a levitated nanoparticle within a tailored optical potential. He explored the non-equilibrium thermodynamics of nanoparticles in vacuum, emphasizing the importance of mastering the spatio-temporal evolution of trapping potentials to control the particle's probability density function. This led to the first implementation of protocols to shorten the equilibration time of a nanomechanical system in the underdamped regime, opening new avenues for understanding fundamental processes in nano-thermodynamics and advancing the emerging field of levitodynamics.

Damien joined the University of Adelaide in 2023 and is now working on the rotational dynamics of trapped particles in liquids, air, and vacuum.

 

A levitated silica microparticle

Levitated SiO2 microparticle

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    French Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    German Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2020 - 2023 University of Paris-Saclay France PhD
    2019 - 2020 University of Paris-Saclay France Master
    2018 - 2019 Sorbonne University France Master
    2012 - 2015 IMT Atlantique France Master

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2023 Raynal, D., De Guillebon, T., Guéry-Odelin, D., Trizac, E., Lauret, J. S., & Rondin, L. (2023). Shortcuts to Equilibrium with a Levitated Particle in the Underdamped Regime. Physical Review Letters, 131(8), 5 pages.
    DOI Scopus7 Europe PMC1
    2022 Rivière, F., de Guillebon, T., Raynal, D., Schmidt, M., Lauret, J. -S., Roch, J. -F., & Rondin, L. (2022). Hot Brownian Motion of Optically Levitated Nanodiamonds. ACS Photonics, 9(2), 420-425.
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