Curriculum Vitae

Médéric Argentina
Professor of Physics, Université Côte d’Azur
Director of the Graduate School SPECTRUM

Education

2019–present — Director, Graduate School SPECTRUM, Université Côte d’Azur
2017–2019 — Deputy Director, Institut de Physique de Nice
2016–2019 — Co-leader, Academy of Complex Systems, Université Côte d’Azur
2014–present — Full Professor, Université Côte d’Azur
2013–2018 — Junior Fellow, Institut Universitaire de France
2005–2014 — Associate Professor (Maître de conférences), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis
2004–2005 — Associate Professor, Université Paris 7 Denis Diderot
2003–2004 — Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard University, USA
2002–2003 — Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cambridge, UK
2001–2002 — Postdoctoral Researcher, Universidad de Chile, Chile
2000–2001 — Scientific Cooperation, Universidad de Chile, Chile
1999 — Postdoctoral Researcher, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

2021 — Principal Investigator, ANR project IJET
2020 — Member, ANR project DrainFlow
2020 — HYBRID project, funded by IDEX UCA
2014 — Member, ANR project NANOGANUV
2013 — Funded by Canceropole PACA
2012 — PEPS (as PI)
2012 — PI team leader, INSERM “Physicancer” project: Space-time dynamics of protons and mechanical constraints in tumor cells
2010 — Member, ANR project CAVISOFT
2006 — Member, ANR project LOCOMELEGANS & NEMAFLU
2002 — Marie Curie Fellowship

S. Israilov (2020–2024). Learning mechanisms in swimming
J. Sanchez (2018–2021). Mechanisms of undulatory underwater locomotion
D. Gross (2015–2018). Underwater swimming generated by curvature feedback loops with muscle modeling, funded 100% by industrial partner K-Epsilon
G. Schifani (2015–2018). Shape and dynamics of strained quantum boxes (with T. Frisch)
A. ElAmri (2014–2017). Propagation of a cavitation wave in confined media (with Y. Bouret)
C. Llorens (2010–2014). Biomechanics of fast movements in plants
N. Rojas (2007–2010). Dynamics of thin fluid layers