Associate Professor Nicolas Francois

Department	Materials Physics
Research group	X-ray tomography and applications group
Email
Office	Cockcroft 4 61
Publication list	Francois publication list (24KB PDF)

Publications

Journal article

Zhang Y, Francois N, Henley R, Knuefing L, Turner M, Saadatfar M, Brink F, Knackstedt M
In-situ study of texture-breakage coupling in a copper ore using X-ray micro-CT
Minerals Engineering 205, 108464(2024)

Davoodianidalik M, Kellay H, Francois N
A hydrodynamic analog of the Casimir effect in wave-driven turbulent flows
Fluids 7, 5(2022)

Davoodianidalik M, Punzmann H, Xia H, Shats M, Francois N, Kellay H
Fluctuation-Induced Interaction in Turbulent Flows
Physical Review Letters 128, 2(2022)

Francois N, Cruikshank R, Herring A, Kingston A, Webster S, Knackstedt M, Saadatfar M
A versatile microtomography system to study in situ the failure and fragmentation in geomaterials
Review of Scientific Instruments 93, 8(2022)

Gorce J, Bliokh K, Xia H, Francois N, Punzmann H, Shats M
Rolling spinners on the water surface
Science Advances 7, 16(2021) 1-5

Francois N, Xia H, Punzmann H, Shats M
Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics of Turbulence-Driven Rotors
Physical Review Letters 124, 25(2020)

Hong S, Gorce J, Punzmann H, Francois N, Shats M, Xia H
Surface waves control bacterial attachment and formation of biofilms in thin layers
Science Advances 6, 22(2020)

Xia H, Francois N, Punzmann H, Shats M
Experimental observation of a single Lagrangian scale of particle dispersion in developed two-dimensional turbulence
Revue VIH/SIDA, Droit et Politiques 4(2020) 1-8

Gorce J, Xia H, Francois N, Punzmann H, Falkovich G, Shats M
"Confinement of surface spinners in liquid metamaterials"
PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 116 , 51 (2019) 25424-25429

Xia H, Francois N, Faber B, Punzmann H, Shats M
Local anisotropy of laboratory two-dimensional turbulence affects pair dispersion
Physics of Fluids 31, 2(2019)

Xia H, Francois N, Gorce J, Punzmann H, Shats M
Generation of vortex lattices at the liquid-gas interface using rotating surface waves
Fluids 4, 2(2019)

Xia H, Francois N, Punzmann H, Shats M
Tunable diffusion in wave-driven two-dimensional turbulence
Journal of Fluid Mechanics 865(2019) 811-830

Yang J, Davoodianidalik M, Xia H, Punzmann H, Shats M, Francois N
Passive propulsion in turbulent flows
Physical Review Fluids 4, 10(2019) 1-13

Yang J, Francois N, Punzmann H, Shats M, Xia H
Diffusion of ellipsoids in laboratory two-dimensional turbulent flow
Physics of Fluids 31, 8(2019)

Francois N, Xia H, Punzmann H, Shats M
Rectification of chaotic fluid motion in two-dimensional turbulence
Physical Review Fluids 3, 12(2018) 1-10

Xia H, Francois N, Punzmann H, Szewc K, Shats M
Extreme concentration fluctuations due to local reversibility of mixing in turbulent flows
Modern Physics Letters B 32, 12&13(2018) 1-5

Francois N, Xia H, Punzmann H, Fontana P, Shats M
Wave-based liquid-interface metamaterials
Nature Communications 8, 14325(2017) 14325-14325

Saadatfar M, Takeuchi H, Robins V, Francois N, Hiraoka Y
Pore configuration landscape of granular crystallization
Nature Communications 8(2017) 15082-15082

Xia H, Francois N
Two-dimensional turbulence in three-dimensional flows
Physics of Fluids 29, 11(2017) 111107 13

Francois N, Xia H, Punzmann H, Combriat T, Shats M
Inhibition of wave-driven two-dimensional turbulence by viscoelastic films of proteins
Physical Review E-Statistical, Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics 92, 2(2015) 1-6

Francois N, Xia H, Punzmann H, Shats M
Wave-particle interaction in the Faraday waves
European Physical Journal E 38, 10(2015) 106-106

Francois N, Xia H, Punzmann H, Faber B, Shats M
Braid Entropy of Two-Dimensional Turbulence
Scientific Reports 5(2015) 18564-18564

Hanifpour M, Francois N, Robins V, Kingston A, Allaei M, Saadatfar M
Structural and mechanical features of the order-disorder transition in experimental hard-sphere packings
Physical Review E-Statistical, Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics 91, 6(2015)

Francois N, Arnoux T, Garcia L, Hyde S, Robins V, Saadatfar M, Saba M, Senden T
Experimental investigation of the mechanical stiffness of periodic framework-patterned elastomers
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Series A 372, 2008(2014) 20120035-20120035

Francois N, Xia H, Punzmann H, Ramsden S, Shats M
Three-Dimensional Fluid Motion in Faraday Waves: Creation of Vorticity and Generation of Two-Dimensional Turbulence
Physical Review X 4, 2(2014) 021021

Hanifpour M, Francois N, Allaei M, Senden T, Saadatfar M
Mechanical characterization of partially crystallized sphere packings
Physical Review Letters 113, 14(2014)

Punzmann H, Francois N, Xia H, Falkovich G, Shats M
Generation and reversal of surface flows by propagating waves
Nature Physics 10, 9(2014) 658-663

Sheppard A, Latham S, Middleton J, Kingston A, Myers G, Varslot T, Fogden A, Sawkins T, Cruikshank R, Saadatfar M, Francois N, Arns C, Senden T
Techniques in helical scanning, dynamic imaging and image segmentation for improved quantitative analysis with X-ray micro-CT
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research: Section B 324(2014) 49-56

Xia H, Francois N, Punzmann H, Shats M
Taylor Particle Dispersion during Transition to Fully developed Two-Dimensional Turbulence
Physical Review Letters 112, 10(2014) 104501

Xu H, Alain P, Falkovich G, Bodenschatz E, Shats M, Xia H, Francois N, Boffetta G
Flight-crash events in turbulence
PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 111, 21(2014) 7558-7563

Francois N, Saadatfar M, Cruikshank R, Sheppard A
Geometrical Frustration in Amorphous and Partially Crystallized Packings of Spheres
Physical Review Letters 111, 14(2013) 148001-05

Francois N, Saadatfar M, Hanifpour M, Cruikshank R, Sheppard A
Crystallisation in a granular material
AIP Conference Proceedings 1542(2013) 369-372

Francois N, Xia H, Punzmann H, Shats M
Inverse energy cascade and emergence of large coherent vortices in turbulence driven by Faraday waves
Physical Review Letters 110, 19(2013) 1-5

Hanifpour M, Francois N, Allaei M, Saadatfar M
DEM simulation of experimental dense granular packing
AIP Conference Proceedings 1542, 337(2013) 337-340

Saadatfar M, Francois N, Arad A, Madadi M, Sheppard A, Senden T, Knackstedt M
Grain-based characterisation and acoustic wave propagation in a sand packing subject to triaxial compression
AIP Conference Proceedings 1542, 571(2013) 571-574

Xia H, Francois N, Punzmann H, Shats M
Lagrangian scale of particle dispersion in turbulence
Nature Communications 4(2013)

Feali M, Pinczewski W, Cinar Y, Arns C, Arns J, Turner M, Senden T, Francois N, Knackstedt M
Qualitative and quantitative analyses of the three-phase distribution of oil, water, and gas in bentheimer sandstone by use of micro-ct imaging
SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering 15, 6(2012) 706-711

Francois N, Amarouchene Y, Lounis B, Kellay H
Polymer conformations and hysteretic stresses in nonstationary flows of polymer solutions
Europhysics Letters 86, 3(2009)

Francois N
Characterisation and correction of signal fluctuations in successive acquisitions of microarray images
BMC Bioinformatics 10(2009)

Francois N, Lasne D, Amarouchene Y, Lounis B, Kellay H
Drag enhancement with polymers
Physical Review Letters 100, 1(2008)

Francois N
Expression ratio evaluation in two-colour microarray experiments is significantly improved by correcting image misalignment
Bioinformatics 23, 20(2007) 2686-2691

(41 publications)

Conference paper

Zhang Y, Francois N, Henley R, Knuefing L, Turner M, Knackstedt M
"3D quantification of microcracks and porosity withrespect to brittle failure"
US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium ?, ?(2021)

Francois N, Xia H, Punzmann H, Shats M
Faraday surface ripple forced 2D turbulence
14th EUROMECH European Turbulence Conference, ETC 13 (2020)

Francois N, Zhang Y, Henley R, Knuefing L, Cruikshank R, Turner M, Beeching L, Limaye A, Kingston A, Saadatfar M, Knackstedt M
In-situ study of mineral liberation at the onset of fragmentation of a copper ore using X-ray micro-computed tomography
International Mining Processing Congress (IMPC) Asia-Pacific Conference 2022 , 26 Jun 2022(2018)

Saadatfar M, Takeuchi H, Hanifpour M, Robins V, Francois N, Hiraoka Y
Granular compaction and the topology of pore deformation
8th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, Powders and Grains 2017 ?, ?(2017)

Shats M, Punzmann H, Francois N, Xia H
WAVE-GENERATED FLOWS ON THE WATER SURFACE
6th International Symposium on Physics of Fluids (ISPF6) ?, ?(2016) 1-9

Shats M, Francois N, Xia H, Punzmann H
Turbulence driven by Faraday surface waves
5th International Symposium on Physics of Fluids (ISPF5) ?, ?(2014) 12

Alizadeh S, Francois N, Middleton J, Latham S, Limaye A, Senden T, Arns C
Small Scale Permeability Measurements at Evelated Pressures: Analysis and Correction of Experimental Error using Micro Xray-CT
International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts 2013 ?, ?(2013) SCA2013-032-1-12

Sheppard A, Kingston A, Myers G, Varslot T, Knackstedt M, Fogden A, Sawkins T, Cruikshank R, Saadatfar M, Francois N, Arns C, Senden T
New Methods in Helical Scanning, Dynamic Imaging and Image Segmentation for Improved Quantitative Analysis in Micro-CT
International Conference on Tomography of Materials and Structures (ICTMS 2013) ?, ?(2013) 119-122

Feali M, Pinczewski W, Cinar Y, Arns C, Arns J, Francois N, Turner M, Senden T, Knackstedt M
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of three-phase distributions of oil, water and gas in Bentheimer sandstone using micro-CT imaging
SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference (LACPEC 2012) 1(2012) 154-161

Qajar J, Francois N, Arns C
Micro-tomographic characterization of dissolution-induced local porosity changes including fines migration in carbonate rock
SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West Asia - EOR: Building Towards Sustainable Growth 2012 18, 3(2012) 117-134

Saadatfar M, Francois N, Arad A, Madadi M, Cruikshank R, Seyed Alizadeh S, Sheppard A, Kingston A, Limaye A, Senden T, Knackstedt M
3D mapping of deformation in an uncosolidated sand: a Micro mechanical study
Society of Exploration Geophysicists Annual Meeting (SEG 2012) ?, ?(2012) 1-6

Jouvray C, Chartier G, Francois N, Ripoll I, Masmano M, Crespo A
Enforcing trust in control automotive platforms
1st Workshop on Critical Automotive Applications: Robustness and Safety, CARS 2010 ?, ?(2010) 43-46

(12 publications)

Conference written presentation

Shats M, Xia H, Francois N, Punzmann H
Turbulent coherent structures driven in parametrically excited surface ripples
14th EUROMECH European Turbulence Conference, ETC 13 (2020)

Xia H, Francois N, Punzmann H, Byrne D, Shats M
SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATION OF ENERGY AND ENSTROPHY CASCADES IN THIN-LAYER TURBULENCE
6th International Symposium on Physics of Fluids (ISPF6) ?, ?(2016) 1-9

(2 publications)