Rate My Professor Anne BERGERET

Professor Anne Bergeret is a Professor and Director of the Centre des Matériaux des Mines d’Alès (C2MA) at IMT Mines Alès since 2021. She obtained her Chemical Engineering Diploma from the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Toulouse (ENSCT, now ENSIACET) and a PhD in Polymer and Composite Materials from the Université de Savoie. Her professional career began as an engineer at Saint-Gobain Vetrotex International, focusing on glass fiber sizing treatments. In 1995, she joined IMT Mines Alès, where she has progressed through leadership roles, including head of the MaCoBio team from 1999 to 2009, director of the MPA research pole from 2009 to 2019, and head of the Advanced Polymer Materials Research Department. As a lecturer-researcher with HDR qualification, she engages in teaching materials science and supervises PhD students.

Anne Bergeret's research centers on polymer composite materials, particularly biocomposites reinforced with natural fibers such as hemp, flax, rice husks, wheat husks, and wood fibers. Her expertise encompasses surface and interface engineering via chemical treatments to optimize mechanical performance, hygrothermal durability, fire retardancy, and recyclability of eco-materials. She has contributed to the development of sustainable thermal insulation biocomposites and studies on fiber retting processes for improved fiber quality. Key outputs include co-authoring the book Surfaces and Interfaces in Natural Fibre Reinforced Composites (Springer, 2018) and over 170 publications. Among her most cited works are "Micron-sized main-chain liquid crystalline elastomer actuators with ultralarge amplitude contractions" (Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2009, 351 citations), "Sustainable thermal insulation biocomposites from rice husk, wheat husk, wood fibers and textile waste fibers: Elaboration and performances evaluation" (Industrial Crops and Products, 2019, 342 citations), and "Rice and Einkorn wheat husks reinforced poly(lactic acid) (PLA) biocomposites" (Industrial Crops and Products, 2014, 211 citations). With nearly 5,000 citations, her research influences sustainable material innovations for building, transportation, energy, and environmental applications. She fosters collaborations with industry partners like Saint-Gobain and Naval Group, and participates in European networks such as ENMAT and EPNOE.