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Introduction
Since my Master's degree in Physics and my PhD thesis in Sciences completed at the University of Namur, Belgium, I have studied the physical origins of visual effects developed by natural organisms.
Currently, I am a Postdoctoral Researcher funded by the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FRS-FNRS). I am carrying out my research at the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences of the University of Exeter, UK and the Department of Physics of the University of Namur, Belgium. I investigate the optical response of living organisms such as butterflies and beetles to ultraviolet light.
Beside my interest in scientific research, I also enjoy the contact with students through teaching or outreaching activities.
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Areas of expertise
- Expertise in interferential colourations in living organisms, photonic crystals, diffusion and propagation of electromagnetic waves in a uni, bi or three-dimensional structured environments
- Spectrophotometry, microspectrophotometry, colorimetry, ellipsometry, ellipsoporosimetry, optical, fluorescence and electron microscopies, contact angle measurements, optical modelling, fieldwork and collection of insects
External responsibilities
- Honorary Lecturer at the University of Namur
- Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, UK
- Visiting Academic at The University of Queensland, Australia (01/07-01/10/2018)
- Scientific Consultant at TheGreatestMinds
- Delivering of lectures (substitution) in “Natural photonics and colours” (SPHY M111), 2018-2019
Diplomas
- PhD thesis in Sciences (2015)
- Master's Degree in Physics (2011)
- Bachelor's Degree in Physics (2009)
Awards
- Grant of the Agathon De Potter Fund - Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium, 2018
- 2018 Biomimetics Travel Award, 2018
https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/3/2/10/htm - Image of the Week - Optics & Photonics News, 13/03/2017
- Image of the Week - Optics & Photonics News, 09/01/2017
- Best 250-word abstract with most frequent 1000 words in English - Early Career Research Network, University of Exeter, 2016
- Honorable Mention - Optics & Photonics News Photo Contest, 2016
Brazilian beetle Entimus imperialis, showing iridescent scales - Runner-up - 2016 JOEL SEM/TEM/EPMA Image Contest, 2016
Photonic crystals in the Brazilian beetle Entimus imperialis' scales - Best microscopy image from Belgium & European Finalist - European Science Photo Competition 2015
Brazilian beetle Entimus imperialis, dispalying iridescent scales - Grant of the Agathon De Potter Fund - Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium, 2016
- Honorable Mention - 2013 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition
Brazilian beetle Entimus imperialis, displaying iridescence at the junction of its two elytra
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Science, University of Namur
1 Oct 2011 → 29 Sep 2015
Award Date: 29 Sep 2015
Master of Science, University of Namur
15 Sep 2009 → 30 Jun 2011
Award Date: 30 Jun 2011
Bachelor of Science, University of Namur
15 Sep 2006 → 30 Jun 2009
Award Date: 30 Jun 2009
External positions
Visiting Academic, Queensland University of Technology
1 Jul 2018 → 1 Oct 2018
Scientific Consultant, TheGreatestMinds
2017 → …
Honorary Research Fellow, School of Physics
Sep 2015 → Sep 2020
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Enhanced light absorption within natural photonic structures
Lobet, M., Mouchet, S. & Deparis, O.
1/09/19 → 31/08/25
Project: PHD
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Understanding the importance of the interaction between ultraviolet radiation and natural photonic structures
1/10/17 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Fluorescence emission changes in photonic structures of living organisms induced by contact with fluids
1/10/15 → 30/09/17
Project: Research
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Revealing natural fluorescence in transparent insect wings by linear and nonlinear optical techniques
Mouchet, S. R., Verstraete, C., Bokic, B., Mara, D., Dellieu, L., Orr, A. G., Deparis, O., Van Deun, R., Verbiest, T., Vukusic, P. & Kolaric, B., Feb 2023, In: Journal of Luminescence. 254, 119490.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tuning and transferring slow photons from TiO 2 photonic crystals to BiVO 4 nanoparticles for unprecedented visible light photocatalysis
Madanu, T. L., Mouchet, S. R., Deparis, O., Liu, J., Li, Y. & Su, B-L., 15 Mar 2023, In: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 634, p. 290-299 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inverse opal TiO2-based heterocomposite photonic structures for slow photon-assisted visible light photocatalysis
Madanu, T. L., Mouchet, S. R., Deparis, O. & Su, B. L., 2022, Proceedings of SPIE: Photonics for Solar Energy Systems IX. Sprafke, A. N., Goldschmidt, J. C. & Mazzarella, L. (eds.). SPIE, Vol. 12150. 1215004. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 12150).Research output: Contribution in Book/Catalog/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Let "Matildas" get the place in science classes they deserve
Ballesteros Ferraz, L., Mouchet, S. & Muolo, R., Nov 2022Research output: Other contribution
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Revealing the Wonder of Natural Photonics by Nonlinear Optics
Mara, D., Bokic, B., Verbiest, T., Mouchet, S. R. & Kolaric, B., 5 Oct 2022, In: Biomimetics. 7, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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CCDC 1827939: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CARLETTA, A. (Contributor), Colaço, M. O. (Contributor), Mouchet, S. (Contributor), PLAS, A. (Contributor), Tumanov, N. (Contributor), Fusaro, L. (Contributor), CHAMPAGNE, B. (Contributor), Lanners, S. (Contributor) & Wouters, J. (Contributor), University of Namur, 24 May 2018
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1zc3s7, http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1zc3s7&sid=DataCite
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Data from: Controlled fluorescence in a beetle's photonic structure and its sensitivity to environmentally induced changes
Deparis, O. (Contributor), Kaczmarek, A. M. (Contributor), Kolaric, B. (Contributor), Lobet, M. (Contributor), Mouchet, S. (Contributor), Van Deun, R. (Contributor), Van Hooijdonk, E. (Contributor) & Vukusic, P. (Contributor), Dryad Digital Repository, 18 Nov 2016
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.sm72f, https://datadryad.org/resource/doi:10.5061/dryad.sm72f and one more link, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.sm72f/1 (show fewer)
Dataset
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CCDC 1827941: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CARLETTA, A. (Contributor), Colaço, M. O. (Contributor), Mouchet, S. (Contributor), PLAS, A. (Contributor), Tumanov, N. (Contributor), Fusaro, L. (Contributor), CHAMPAGNE, B. (Contributor), Lanners, S. (Contributor) & Wouters, J. (Contributor), University of Namur, 24 May 2018
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1zc3v9, http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1zc3v9&sid=DataCite
Dataset
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Supplementary material from "Nonlinear optical spectroscopy and two-photon excited fluorescence spectroscopy reveal the excited states of fluorophores embedded in a beetle’s elytra"
Mouchet, S. (Contributor), Verstraete, C. (Creator), Mara, D. (Creator), Cleuvenbergen, S. V. (Creator), Finlayson, E. D. (Creator), Deun, R. V. (Creator), Deparis, O. (Contributor), Verbiest, T. (Creator), Maes, B. (Creator), Vukusic, P. (Creator) & Kolaric, B. (Contributor), University of Namur, 6 Feb 2019
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4302665.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_Nonlinear_optical_spectroscopy_and_two-photon_excited_fluorescence_spectroscopy_reveal_the_excited_states_of_fluorophores_embedded_in_a_beetle_s_elytra_/4302665/1
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CCDC 1827942: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CARLETTA, A. (Contributor), Colaço, M. O. (Contributor), Mouchet, S. (Contributor), PLAS, A. (Contributor), Tumanov, N. (Contributor), Fusaro, L. (Contributor), CHAMPAGNE, B. (Contributor), Lanners, S. (Contributor) & Wouters, J. (Contributor), University of Namur, 24 May 2018
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1zc3wb, http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1zc3wb&sid=DataCite
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Prizes
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2018 Biomimetics Travel Award
Mouchet, Sébastien (Recipient), 2018
Prize: National/international honour
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Best 250-word abstract with most frequent 1000 words in English
Mouchet, Sébastien (Recipient), Dec 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best microscopy image from Belgium & European Finalist
Mouchet, Sébastien (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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FRS-FNRS Research Fellowship
Mouchet, Sébastien (Recipient), 1 Oct 2011
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Grant of the Agathon De Potter Fund
Mouchet, Sébastien (Recipient), Mar 2018
Prize: National/international honour
Activities
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Women and Girls in Science
Lorena Ballesteros Ferraz (Organiser), Manel Barkallah (Organiser), Charlotte Bouquiaux (Organiser), Aishwarya Saxena (Organiser), Sebastien Mouchet (Organiser) & Matteo Romano (Organiser)
27 Apr 2022 → 28 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation to a Symposium, a study Day
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BE-HSSIP Post-Internship Event
Cedric Vanhoolandt (Organiser), Jean-Pierre Grootaerd (Organiser), Jim Plumat (Organiser), Laurent Houssiau (Speaker), Sebastien Mouchet (Speaker), Ewine Van Dishoeck (Speaker), Dirk Ryckbosch (Speaker), François Briard (Speaker) & Margherita Boselli (Speaker)
26 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Women In Science 2022
Lorena Ballesteros Ferraz (Organiser), Aishwarya Saxena (Organiser), Sebastien Mouchet (Organiser), Riccardo Muolo (Organiser) & Matteo Romano (Organiser)
11 Feb 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Research Institutes Day
Sebastien Mouchet (Poster), Michael Lobet (Poster), Taras Hanulia (Poster), Olivier DEPARIS (Contributor), Yves Caudano (Contributor) & Francesca Cecchet (Contributor)
5 Oct 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation to a Symposium, a study Day
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The University of Queensland
Sébastien Mouchet (Visiting researcher)
4 Jul 2018 → 4 Sep 2018Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Research/Teaching in a external institution
Thesis
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Étude de couleurs structurales : influence de la dimensionnalité sur la diffusion de la lumière dans des cristaux photoniques naturels
Author: Mouchet, S., 2011Supervisor: Colomer, J. (Supervisor), Vandenbem, C. (Co-Supervisor), Houssiau, L. (Jury) & Frising, F. (Jury)
Student thesis: Master types › Master in Physics
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Mécanismes fondamentaux de la coloration structurale : addiction et induction de couleurs
Author: Mouchet, S., 29 Sep 2015Supervisor: Deparis, O. (Supervisor), Su, B. L. (Jury), Lepere, M. (President), Vukusic, P. (External person) (Jury), Berthier, S. (External person) (Jury) & Voué, M. (External person) (Jury)
Student thesis: Doc types › Doctor of Sciences
Press / Media
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Not junk: Negative results in research present an opportunity to learn
Sebastien Mouchet, Priyanka Dey, Michele Gintoli, Jayakrupakar Nallala & Bob-Dan Lechner
1/09/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Physique optique : des coléoptères aident à la recherche fondamentale
Sébastien Mouchet & Jean-Pol Vigneron
19/03/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Le Printemps des sciences - Passer par toutes les couleurs
19/03/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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