Souad HARMAND

Souad HARMAND is a Professor of Energy at the University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambresis, teaching at the School of Engineering and conducting research at the LAMIH UMR CNRS 8201 laboratory. She currently serves as Vice-President of the University's Board of Directors, a position held since 2016.

Her educational background includes:

• Engineering degree, Ecole des Mines de Douai, 1987
• PhD, University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambresis, 1990
• Habilitation to direct research, University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambresis, 1999 (topic: heat and mass transfer in complex systems)

Professor HARMAND's research focuses on thermal management systems for electric vehicles, heat and mass transfer in complex systems, and fluid dynamics. She led the Fluid Dynamics and Thermal Transfer research team at LAMIH laboratory, producing over 300 publications and 6 patents that bridge fundamental thermal engineering with industrial energy applications.

She has supervised more than 30 doctoral students throughout her career. Her administrative leadership includes serving as Head of Communications (2004-2008), Deputy Director of ENSIAME (2004-2008), and Vice-President of Education and Student Life (2012-2016) before assuming her current board role.

At LAMIH laboratory, she developed critical thermal management solutions for electric vehicle engines, establishing interdisciplinary collaborations between mechanical engineering, energy systems, and industrial partners to advance sustainable mobility technologies.