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Cédric CERNA
Physicist Engineer
Astroparticles, Particle Detectors, Instrumentation and System
@ the Centre d'Études Nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, member of the Neutrino research group
- Member of the JUNO neutrino observatory, SPMT sub-system manager
- Director of Particle Physics for the Radiation protection (P2R) joint laboratory
- Member of the SuperNEMO zero neutrino double beta decay collaboration
Area of Expertise :
► Detector characterization : design, implementation, calibration and characterization.
► Particle physics : Neutrinos, astroparticles, dark energy
► System engineering : specifications, performances, interfaces.
► Integration and tests of large instruments : integration and tests of large structures and detectors.

Professional Records
► Since 2017 : Member of the JUNO neutrino observatory collaboration
♦ Manager of the SPMT sub-system made of 25 600 photomultipliers to achieve the double calorimetry of the detector
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Since 2017 : Director of the Particle Physics for the Radiation protection joint laboratory with the Carmelec company
► Since 2011 : Member of the SuperNEMO collaboration
♦ Former Technical Coordinator of the collaboration
♦ Former Integration Coordinator for the calorimeter of the detector at the Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane (LSM)
♦ Expert in Radon metrology
► 2009-2012 : Infrared Detector Expert of the Euclid NISP focal plane.
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2004-2009 : Infrared Detector Expert and System Engineer of the
SNAP/JDEM integral field spectrograph
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2002-2004 : Responsible for the Instrumentation, Assembly and Integration of the endcaps of the
ATLAS electromagnetic calorimeter at
CERN.
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1997: Master Internship (5 months) at the Kurchatov Institute for Atomic Energy (
KIAE) in Moscow (Russia) on the Monte-Carlo simulation of the neutron diffusion in a neutrino detector near a military nuclear power plant in Krasnoyarsk (Russia).
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1996: Licence internship at the Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de l’Observatoire de Grenoble (
LAOG)
Education
2000 : Doctorat de Physique (PhD thesis on physics) of the Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble (France)
1998 : Master degree in Physics of the Joseph Fourier Universsity, Grenoble (France), with specialization in subatomic physics and astroparticles
1998 : Magistère* in Physics of the Joseph Fourier Universsity, Grenoble (France)
*high-level University degree combining academic coursework with work experience public reserach laboratories and in industry
Additional Informations
- French : mother tong
- English : fluent
- Spanish : fluent
- Italian : practical
- Russian : basis
Lectures and academic mentoring
► 2013 - 2016 co-mentoring of the PhD thesis of M.Karst at CENBG on the development of an beta-gamma radiation protection detector
► 2010 Lecture about particle and nuclear detectors in the Science faculty of the Lebanese University FANAR in Beirut (Lebanon)
► 2006-2009 Director of Apprenticeship M. T.Soilly, student in engineering school at CFAI84/CNAM
► 2006-2009 co-mentoring of the PhD thesis of M.Crouzet at CPPM on infrared array data analysis and cosmic impact in infrared arrays.
► 2004-2006 speacker in Physics Master 1 Physique at Luminy Physics department, lecture on statistical analysis for experimental physics.