Thierry Dufour

Thierry Dufour is an Associate Professor at Sorbonne Université and heads research at the Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas (LPP). He specializes in cold plasma applications across life sciences, including cancer treatment, agricultural seed optimization, and evolutionary biology. His work bridges fundamental plasma physics with biomedical and agronomic engineering. He holds 6 patents and has an H-index of 23 (Google Scholar).

Education & Career: PhD in Plasma Physics from University of Orléans (2009), postdoctoral research at University of Brussels (2010), appointed as Associate Professor at Sorbonne Université (2015) with HDR accreditation (2016).

Research Interests: Cold plasma in cancerology (cholangiocarcinoma treatment), plasma agriculture (seed decontamination, crop enhancement), plasma-material interactions (polymers, CO₂ valorization), and evolutionary biology (halite microorganisms). His lab explores guided streamers, self-organization phenomena, and plasma-liquid interfaces.

Affiliations: Co-head of Sorbonne Université's 'Initiative Physique des Infinis' program, member of GDR Happybio (CNRS), and co-founder of Auxoway SAS. Collaborates with institutions like CRSA/Inserm, École Polytechnique, and Universities of Yaoundé/Dschang.

Grants & Recognition: Over 150 conference presentations, 47 peer-reviewed articles, and 12 conference proceedings. Active in committees including LPP Council and Plas@Par Steering Committee.