Jean-Marie Drezet

Jean-Marie Drezet is a Professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the Mechanical Engineering (ME) department. His research focuses on tribology and interfacial chemistry, with expertise in residual stress measurement, solidification processes, and finite element modeling. He teaches courses on fracture mechanics, materials science, and continuum mechanics. Drezet has directed and co-directed multiple PhD theses at EPFL, including work on residual stresses and hot tearing in aluminum alloys. His research has been published in several journals and conferences, and he is involved in various projects related to material behavior under thermomechanical loading.

Jean-Marie Drezet is a Professor at EPFL Lausanne specializing in materials science. His research focuses on the modeling and simulation of solidification processes in metallic alloys, particularly aluminum and nickel-based superalloys. He investigates phenomena such as hot tearing, microsegregation, and rheological behavior during solidification. Drezet's work also includes the development of constitutive models for semi-solid deformation and the application of inverse methods to determine thermophysical properties. His studies integrate experimental and numerical approaches to understand thermomechanical effects in casting processes. His research has significant implications for improving the quality and performance of metallic materials in industrial applications.