Work Experience

2005-2008 Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Computational Chemistry

Place: University of Iceland

Supervisor: Professor Hannes Jonsson

Subject: Simulation of water and platinum for the production of hydrogen.

My task was to simulate the ordering of water near platinum. For this I used several tools some of which I programmed myself. Molecular Dynamics, Lanczos Algorithm, Novotny's Advanced Monte Carlo Algorithm.

Computing Skills

Programming: C++, Xcode, Boost, Python, Doxygen

These are the tools I use the most when programming:

l C++ for computationally expensive task,

l Xcode for debugging,

l Boost to manipulate files, and to export C++ to Python,

l Python for routines that needs frequent modification,

l Doxygen to document the code.

Bash, C, Caml, Fortran, Pascal, Tcl, Visual Basic

Operating System: MacOSX, Linux

My laptop is a Macintosh but intensive simulations run on Linux clusters. I normally interact with Linux only through the terminal.

Windows

I used to work on Windows machines at the University of Leeds.

Simulations: Material Studio and Discover, Tcl.

Software and tools that I used during my PhD in Leeds.

Others: Word, Excel, Latex

Education

2002-2005 PhD in Polymer Physics

Place: University of Leeds, England

Supervisor: Professor G. R. Davies

Dissertation: Simulation of Polymer Relaxations in the Glassy State. The Methoxy Group Rotation in PVME.

Abstract: The aim of my PhD was to predict dielectric relaxation of polymer PVME in the glassy state. The most demanding part of the simulations, the molecular dynamics simulations and minimisations of the structure were performed with Discover from Accelrys. I had to code parts of the work myself to complete the simulations and analyse the large amount of data produced; this was done in Visual Basic.

2000-2001 DEA Physique des Solides et Milieux Denses (Diploma in Solids Physics)

Place: University Paris Sud XI, Orsay, France

1998-2000 Licence and Ma”trise de Physique (MSc and BSc in Physics)

Place: University of Savoy, Le Bourget du Lac, Savoy, France

1996-1998 DEUG MIAS (Diploma in Mathematics and Computing)

Place: University of Savoy, Bourget du Lac, Savoy, France

1996 Baccalaureate in science and technology (Bac S)

Teaching and other research experiences

2002-2005 Teaching at the University of Leeds, England

Demonstrator in Visual Basic for three years (3 semesters).

Demonstrator in the Excel and Maple (one semester).

Tutor for foundation and first year students for one year (3 modules).

Marked students’ work in Condensed Matter (one semester).

Winter 2001 Research Assistant, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France

Study of the electrical and structural properties of Si/SiO₂ interfaces, effect of nitridation.

Spring 2000 Research Assistant, Laboratoire HyperfrŽquence et CaractŽrisation, Bourget du Lac, Savoy, France

Simulation of the response of the superconducting Josephson junction to a high frequency signal.

Other jobs

I did several temporary jobs during my university holiday or before I began my PhD. I have been a grape harvester. I worked for a bearing company in the annealing department. I have been a packer for an express transport company (TAT Express), twice a warehouse man in a supermarket.

Languages

English Fluent.

French Native language.

Icelandic I attended three classes but I still barely understand it.

Publications

J. C. Berthet, G. R. Davies, Simulation of Glassy State Relaxations in Polymers: Prediction of the Dielectric Loss Spectrum Due to Methoxy Group Rotation in Poly(vinyl methyl ether), Macromolecules, 2008, 41(6), 2278-2282

J. C. Berthet, C. Saelee, et al., Simulation of Glassy State Relaxations in Polymers: A Static Analysis of Methyl Group and Methoxy Group Rotation in Poly(vinyl methyl ether), Macromolecules, 2006, 39(23), 8186 -8192

P. Febvre, J. C. Berthet, et al., On-chip high-frequency diagnostic of RSFQ logic cells, IEEE transactions on Applied Superconductivity, March 2001, 11(1), 284-287

Conferences and Courses Attended

Sept. 2008 EU Hydrogen Network Meeting, Reykjavik (Iceland)

Talk: Water at Electrodes.

June 2008 International Symposium on Metal Hydrogen Systems, Reykjavik (Iceland)

June 2008 Summer School on Materials for the Hydrogen Society, Reykjavik (Iceland)

April 2008 Molecular Simulations in Biosystems and Material Science, SimBioMa, Konstanz (Germany)

Poster: Long Time Scale Simulations of Diffusion and Island formation on the Surface of Ice

April 2007 EU Hydrogen Network Meeting, Amsterdam (NL)

Talk: Sampling Molecular Configurations at the Water-Solid Interface.

Jan. 2007 A Feast of Polymer Physics, Leeds (UK)

Talk: Simulation of the Methoxy Group Rotation in PVME in the Glassy State.

June 2006 Summer School on Material for Hydrogen Society, Reykjavik (Iceland)

Sept. 2005 Biennial meeting of the Polymer Physics Group, Leeds (UK)

Sept. 2004 Research Council’s Graduate School, University of Cambridge (UK)

Sept. 2004 CCP5 annual meeting 2004, University of Sheffield (UK)

Poster: Simulation of PVME in the Glassy State.

Sept. 2003 Biennial meeting of the Polymer Physics Group, Reading (UK)

Poster: Simulation of PVME in the Glassy State.

May 2003 Young Material Modellers Forum, Daresbury (UK)

Talk: Simulation of PVME in the Glassy State.

Professional Membership

Associate member of the Institute of Physics (UK)

I attended the last biennial meeting of the polymer group in 2003 and 2005.