Hugo Ajrouche

Experienced Ph.D. Researcher with a background in nanotechnology, energetics, and mechanical & optical engineering, recently focusing on Hybrid Vehicle Powertrain Systems, fuels, and combustion engines prefer to work as a Scientific project manager or R&D engineer within the areas of process, optical diagnostics, energy, environment, or automotive industries. Adaptable from Worldwide Company to Startup environment. Strong capability to lead a multicultural Team in a challenging context. Hugo has particular expertise in model development, implementation, and use in various in-house codes and commercial software, both for Spark-Ignition and Compression-Ignition engines.

Dr Ajrouche embraced almost all phenomena occurring in the combustion chamber from liquid injection to combustion processes within various regimes (premixed, diffusion, partially premixed, auto-ignition). Hugo has worked on advanced combustion modes and novel combustion engines such as downsized and direct injection SI engines.

With a triple competence in energetics, chemistry, and nanophysics, Hugo has experience in performing and planning experiments, project management, simulation/modeling, teaching, and expertise in optical diagnostics applied to thermal process engineering.

Hugo graduated from the Engineering School of Bordeaux where he worked in collaboration with 2 laboratories (Inst NEEL & ICMCB) to develop a novel instrument to study the spectroscopic properties of polarized light by using an innovative laser. Additionally, he initiated Pump-Probe Time Domain Thermoreflectance technique, at LOMA Laboratory (CNRS, UMR 5798) to characterize & investigate acoustic and thermal properties of nanomaterials. 

Then, he made a Ph.D. in energetics at INSA Rouen (CORIA, UMR 6614). The subject was the Thermography & multi-species concentrations measurements by Laser diagnostics for turbulent combustion. During his post-doctorate at Polytech Orléans (GREMI Lab), he contributed towards the development of X-ray diagnostics of dodecane jet in spray A of Engine Combustion Network conditions.

 

Thus, Dr. Ajrouche has a proven track record of providing high levels of service in a wide range of engineering applications, including the design and specification of equipment in optical diagnostic and experimental setup for combustion research. Furthermore, he has experience working with Spontaneous Raman Scattering, Rayleigh Scattering, Schlieren, Mie scattering, Diffuse back-illumination (DBI), laser extinction (LE), Particle image velocimetry (PIV), 2-Tracer Laser-induced Fluorescence (2T-LIF), OH Planar Laser-induced Fluorescence (OH-PLIF), OH* Chemiluminescence, Laser-induced incandescence (LII) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

Currently, Hugo is working at PRISME Lab. & interested in further tasks: 
- Understand & define the modeling partners' needs & perform diagnostics experiments and related analysis for spray using advanced optical & laser diagnostics such as Raman scattering, PIV, LIF, DBI, and Schlieren.
- Reducing pollutant emissions(NOx, CO, soot) in combustion systems(ICE, industrial furnaces, automotive engines, turbines)
- Finding new fuels
- Define the integration constraints on experiments
- Write publication, project, the book of specifications
- Look & define possible technical solutions for problem-solving
- Multiple interactions with different Industrial & academic partners