Dr. Philippe Spaetig

Biography

Philippe Spaetig is currently an Adjunct Professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in the School of Basic Sciences, specifically within the Laboratory of Reactor Physics Systems Behaviours. He obtained his Engineer Physicist diploma from EPFL in 1991 and completed his PhD in 1995 focusing on the role of thermal activation in plasticity of intermetallic compounds such as Ni3Al. From 1995 to 1997, he conducted postdoctoral research at the Materials Group of the Center for Research in Plasma Physics at EPFL, where he studied the effects of high-energy proton irradiation on alloys and pure metals. He later joined the University of California, Santa Barbara, and worked under Professor G.R. Odette on fracture mechanics of ferritic structural steels. In 2000, he rejoined the Materials Group at EPFL, where he remained until 2012. His research initiatives have centered on the irradiation hardening and embrittlement of steels and the development of oxide dispersion strengthened steels. In 2013, he became part of the Laboratory for Nuclear Materials at the Paul Scherrer Institute, related to the Laboratory of Reactor Physics System Behaviours at EPFL, focusing primarily on environmentally-assisted fatigue and fracture of austenitic pressure vessel steels, as well as studying the mechanical properties under light water reactor environments.

Research Interests