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Dr. François Guillard is a Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Sydney's School of Civil Engineering. He holds a PhD from Aix-Marseille University (France) and leads the Particles and Grains Laboratory. His research focuses on granular materials and brittle porous media, exploring their behavior under mechanical and chemical stresses. Key areas include granular flow dynamics, compaction patterns, and X-ray imaging techniques for material analysis. Guillard’s work bridges fundamental physics with industrial applications in construction, mining, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals.
Education: PhD in Engineering from Aix-Marseille University (France).
Research Interests: Granular materials (sand, snow, cereals), porous media behavior under load/chemical degradation, X-ray radiography for real-time material analysis, and development of advanced experimental techniques. Notable contributions include studies on ricequake phenomena in soaked porous media and fracture patterns in cemented grains.
Publications (selected): Over 30 peer-reviewed articles, including work on froth flotation dynamics (Minerals Engineering, 2025), granular flow transitions (Granular Matter, 2022), and ricequake mechanics (Science Advances, 2018). His research emphasizes bridging microstructural insights with macroscopic behavior.
Grants: Australian Research Council-funded projects on granular stress sensors (2024), chemo-mechanical modeling (2022), and porous media collapsibility (2019).
Advising: Supervises PhD students on topics like robotic soil navigation (Anas Abushaker) and clay compaction (Viet Khuyen Bui).
Labs/Teams: Leads the Particles and Grains Lab, collaborating on X-ray rheography and granular dynamics. Active in interdisciplinary networks like SciGEM and ANAGRAM.
