Current Projects

My dissertation examines the political economy of the French developmental state during the Second Empire by advancing a novel contextualist reading of the regime's official economist: Michel Cheva

In a context of escalating environmental pressures, a growing body of work has put forward paradigms and measures where economic growth is deprioritized, arguing that the relentless pursuit of grow

Dr. Chloe Summers Edmondson specializes in the literature and history of early modern France. She holds the position of Acting Assistant Professor of French at Stanford University.

Spacecraft electric propulsion (EP) is a technique to maneuver satellites in space by energizing propellant using electric power.

Microwave and terahertz frequency radiation are useful for making measurements and identifying the presence of specific materials, but these frequencies are difficult to control over long distances

Autoinflammatory diseases are rare conditions in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks its own tissues and organs.

“The feminist revolution will be international, or it won’t be,” wrote the renowned Senegalese anthropologist and feminist Awa Thiam in her seminal 1978 book La parole aux négresses.

Many photosynthetic organisms receive nitrogen by forming symbiotic relationships with bacteria that transform inert nitrogen gas into natural  fertilizer.

Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a rare inherited disorder characterized by failure of the bone marrow to produce sufficient red blood cells.

Within IHU reConnect in Paris, we are studying a puzzling form of tinnitus (ringing in the ear without any external source).

Solid tumors are composed not only of cancer cells but also of a dynamic microenvironment that includes cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs)—cells that support tumor growth, s

Many photosynthetic organisms receive nitrogen by forming symbiotic relationships with bacteria that transform inert nitrogen gas into bioavailable nitrogen.

My research focuses on how galaxies grow and evolve over time.

Magnetic reconnection is the process by which magnetic fields pointing in opposite directions interact, annihilate and transmit their energy.

Nanoparticles produced during combustion — in engines, heating systems, or industrial processes — are thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand, yet they play a major role in both health and

Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are two neurodegenerative disorders resulting from environmental and genetic factors.

Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) does not cease being a geometer. He does not end up leaving science definitively for religion, as often thought.

My project, which I will conduct at École Normale Supérieure in Paris, explores historical questions at the intersection of environmental history and Indig

My research focuses on how ideas and information shape politics.

Social media platforms are increasingly used by random people to report an act and denounce it as a “violence” they have been subjected to.

The transmission of microwaves and terahertz waves in the atmosphere is essential for astronomy, remote sensing, and telecommunications.

Plasma Wakefield Acceleration (PWFA) is a promising technology aimed at producing compact and cost-efficient particle accelerators for high energy physics as well as medicine, material science, nuc