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Nicolas Fintzi
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News 28 November 2025

2025 Yves Chauvin Prize: interview with the winner, Nicolas Fintzi

Nicolas Fintzi, winner of the 2025 Yves Chauvin prize, received his award at a ceremony held at IFPEN’s Rueil-Malmaison site on 27 November. The award was in recognition of Nicolas’ research focusing on gaining a better understanding of the buoyancy-driven droplet flows found in many chemical engineering processes, such as gravity separators and liquid-liquid extractors. Interview with the winner.

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Philippe BÉARD

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Dr, PhD in Fluid Mechanics
PhD in Fluid Mechanics at ISAE-SUPAERO, Toulouse, France in 1994. Research engineer in the Systems Simulation and Modelling Department from 1996 to 2008. Since 2008, research engineer in the Chemical
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