Marie Romedenne

Bio

Extensive expertise in structural and functional materials compatibility under extreme conditions (T > 500 °C), including exposure to liquid metals (Na, Li, PbLi, FLiBe, Bi, Sn), high-temperature gases (H₂, O₂, H₂O mixtures), irradiation, and mechanical stress. Focused on improving safety, extending service life, and enhancing the efficiency of advanced fission and fusion reactors, as well as conventional and low-carbon fuel combustion engines and turbines.

• Extensive knowledge of cast, wrought, and additively manufactured steels, Ni-based, NiFe-based, Fe-based superalloys, Zr-based materials, SiC, and high temperature corrosion-resistant coatings.
• In-depth understanding of the interplay between aggressive environments and mechanical behavior (tensile, creep, corrosion-induced cracking).
• Expertise in thermodynamic and lifetime modeling, incorporating AI/ML tools for predictive analytics of material behavior and degradation in complex systems.
• Advanced characterization experience using SEM, TEM, and APT to analyze microstructural evolution, phase stability, and damage mechanisms at multiple length scales.
• Proven ability to link experimental insights with computational models for accelerated materials development.

Professional Experience

• Joint Faculty Assistant Professor
  Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education
  November 2024 – Present
• Research and Development Staff
  Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
  April 2024 – Present
• Research and Development Associate
  Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
  May 2021 – April 2024
• Post-doctoral Research Associate
  Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
  January 2019 – May 2021
• Teaching Assistant – Undergraduate Materials Laboratory
  University Paris-Saclay
  October 2015 – October 2018
• Research Assistant – Composite Materials
  McGill University
  Summer 2014

Awards

• Best Poster Award, Gordon Research Conference – High Temperature Corrosion Conference, 2023
• Best Ph.D. Award, Prix Léopold Escande, 2018
• Best Poster Award, Gordon Research Seminar – High Temperature Corrosion Conference, 2017

Education

• Ph.D. in Materials Science
  Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse / CEA-Saclay, France
  2018
• M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering
  INP ENSIACET, France
  2015

Professional Service

• Peer Reviewer for Corrosion Science, Oxidation of Metals, Materials at High Temperatures, Materials and Corrosion, Metallurgical Research and Technology, Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Professional Affiliations

• Member, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS International)
• Committee Member, Corrosion and Environmentally Effects Committee (CEEC), TMS

Publications

Other Publications