Alexandre MANGEOT, M.Eng., PhD. +33 682 218 318 [email protected]

WORK EXPERIENCES current

University of Orléans (France): Post-doctoral position HYBRID ROCKET NUMERICAL STUDY (sequel of PhD work)

2013 - 1.5 yrs

Expliseat (France): Lightweight mechanisms designer DEVELOPMENT OF THE TITANIUM SEAT (worldwide lightest aircraft seat) – Mechanical design of accessories and parts of the structure – From multidisciplinary specifications (functions, norms, shaping process, industrialization, ergonomic, etc.) – Customizable CAD models, drawings and tolerancing, assembly drawings – Proposition of innovative ideas, patent pending – Numerical simulation and sizing (FEM, volume and shell modeling) – Analysis of the structure behavior under dynamic (airplane crash condition) and static loads – Diagnosis and conclusions including proposition of technical solutions or model alternatives – Model and sizing of the accessories assembly – Redaction of test protocols, specifications, technical notes – Set up new tools for project management, teaching to new employees

2009 - 3 yrs

CNES (France): Research grant PHD RESEARCH WORK (detached at lab. PRISME) – Development of a new CFD code (FDM, unsteady, compressible, chemistry, radiative transfer) – Validation under various academic cases (chock tube, boundary layer, etc.) – Numerical simulations of the test bench firings conditions – Post treatment and data analysis – Hybrid rocket test bench firings (Roxel company) – Active contribution to the test bench design, sizing and technical solutions – Analysis of data acquired during firings (regression rate, combustor averaged temperature, flame height, etc.) – Characterization of polyethylene and study of its thermal decomposition – Optical and chemical characterization (FTIR and SEM data analysis) – Thermal decomposition (DSC, DTG, FPy/GC/MS-FID data analysis) – Management of interns (Master level), presentations, meetings and minutes, publications i

Field experiences Sept.14 - current

MDRS (USA): Executive Officer of crew #143 MARS ARCTIC 365 FINAL SELECTION – Executive officer of an international crew of 6 – Contribution to the 2 weeks mission planning – Partners relationship (remote team), help in crewmembers' preparation prior the mission – Contribution to various scientific and technical programs (from crewmate or external projects) – Principal Investigator for Soil Sampling Learning Program – Various suggestions of MDRS improvements (based on safety, operational and comfort issues) – Coordinator for Habitability Debriefing (PI: Dr. Irene Schlacht, Politecnico di Milano / Technische Universitaet Berlin) – Civil engineering (building a pressurized corridor wearing spacesuit and plans for ATV garage partially pressurized) – Final mission report and publications ii

Sept.14 - 3 mths

V-ERAS (Italy): Commander of crew #1 MANNED MARS MISSION (simulation in virtual environment) – Acting as the commanding officer of an international crew of 4 – Improvements of the virtual environment 1/4

– Inside habitat design suggestions based on safety issue and previous MDRS experiences – Graphical enhancement of the Martian terrain (Blender Game Engine) – 3D display improvements for Oculus Rift experience (Blender camera settings and recoding plug-ins)

Nov.11 - 10 mths

ILEWG/MDRS (Netherlands/USA): Commander of crew #113 MANNED MARS MISSION (simulation in analogous environment) – Commanding officer of an international crew of 6 – 2 weeks mission planning, daily briefing and debriefing with crew – Partners relationship (science/technical teams) – Crew safety management – Contribution to various scientific programs (from crewmate or external projects) – Human / human - robots - habitat interactions study in a remote environment (Utah desert, Mars analogue) – Documentation of geological sites, preparation and attempts of soil sampling in simulated spacesuits – Participation to the habitability (PI: Dr. I. Schlacht, Italy) and nutrition studies (PI: Dr. J. Hunter, USA) – Final mission report (with Univ. of Amsterdam) and publications iii

SKILLS and KNOWLEDGES Language

French: Native English: Good (international teamwork, scientific redactions, TOEIC: 875 in 2009)

CAD/3D

SolidWorks (2000 to 2013 versions): excellent handling (+1 year of intensive use) CATIA (V5R17): academic use of the basic tools Blender (2.4 to 2.7 versions): good handling of the modeling tools (personal use)

Simulation

PAM Crash: good handling of mesh, model and visualization tools (+1 year of intensive use) CFD-ACE: beginner

Programming

Matlab (versions 2007 to 2012): excellent handling (+3 years of intensive use) Visual Basic (VBA, VB6, VB.Net): good handling (personal/professional use) C++ (IDE: Visual C++ 2010): moderate HTML/CSS: moderate (personal website)

Office

MS Office (2003 to 2013 versions), Latex, Mendeley

Energetic Chemistry Mechanical Other

Thermal transfer, fluid dynamic, heating and cooling equipments Principles of combustion and pyrolysis, detailed kinetics Mechanical design, aeronautical structures, flight principles, manufacturing process Electronics, computer hardware and programming

ACADEMIC BACKGROUNDS and DIPLOMAS 2009 - 2012

PhD thesis at the University of Orléans (France), discipline Energetic EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND NUMERICAL DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL PHENOMENA MODEL IN A HYBRID ROCKET MOTOR (CNES/Roxel/PRISME)

– Numerical methods applied to the Computational Fluid Dynamic (FDM, RK4, upwind et centered scheme) – Computation of detailed chemical kinetic for polyethylene pyrolysis and combustion

Aug. 09 - 1 mth Summer school of Ariane Cities Community (Germany) – Space engineering courses (astrodynamic, vehicles, environment, project management, etc.) – Ariane 5 adaptation to human space flights (team of 6 European students, prizewinning project) 2006 - 2009 Arts et Métiers ParisTech engineering master (France) – Aerospace engineering specialization (aerospace materials, flight mechanics, propulsion, etc.) – Design of cryogenic tank and booster case for hybrid rocket – Generalist training (mechanical and industrial engineering, project management) 2/4

May 08 - 4 mths University of Sherbrooke (Canada) – Aeronautical engineering courses (propulsion, plane structure, flight mechanics and performances) – R&D project: programming of a performance analysis tool of customizable turbojets Student internships Feb.09 - 5 mths SNECMA Propulsion Solide (France): Master final year internship – Performances evaluation of a hybrid rocket motor (LOx/Wax) for ground tests preparation – Static tests preparation of nozzles and hybrid rocket cases (protocols, measurements plans, etc.) – Relationship with students teams and companies involved in ground tests Feb.08 - 3 mths

Eurocopter/NH90 & Tigre (France): Internship

Jul.07 - 2 mths ST Microelectronics (France): Summer job – Work and maintenance in clean room – Education to chemical and electric risks

REFERENCES – – – –

Dr. Vincent Tejedor - [email protected], Chief Technological Officer at Expliseat Shannon Rupert - [email protected], Director of the Mars Desert Research Station Prof. Nicolas Gascoin - [email protected], Principal Supervisor during PhD thesis Prof. Philippe Gillard - [email protected], PhD thesis Director

INTERESTS Mars Exploration MarsSociety member, 11th convention (USA) and ECM 11&13 (Switzerland & France), The Case For Mars by Zubrin, Mars Trilogy by Robinson, MDRS Crew 113&143 (as MA365 finalist) Trips Hobbies Sports

Canada, USA, Germany, Spain, Italy, Hawaii, French Guyana, UK, Switzerland Graphical arts (drawings, computer graphics, 3D) Open air (paragliding: level 1/3 license, hiking, skiing, sailing)

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PhD related publications: – Micro and full-scale experiments on hybrid rocket fuel and prelude to hybrid rocket combustor simulations - 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference (2013) - Mangeot et al. – Methodologies for detailed chemistry computation, application to hybrid rocket combustion chamber simulations - 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference (2013) - Mangeot et al. – Flash pyrolysis of high density polyethylene - 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference (2013) Gascoin et al. – Firing tests of hybrid engine with varying oxidizer nature and operating conditions - Journal of Aerospace Engineering (2013) - Gascoin et al. – Experimental flash pyrolysis of high density polyethylene under hybrid propulsion conditions - Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis (2013) - Gascoin et al. – Detailed kinetic computations and experiments for the choice of a fuel-oxidiser couple for hybrid propulsion Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis (2012) - Gascoin et al. – Kinetic modeling of high density polyethylene pyrolysis: Part 1. Comparison of existing models - Polymer Degradation and Stability (2012) - Gascoin et al. – Literature survey for a first choice of a fuel-oxidizer couple for hybrid propulsion based on kinetic justifications Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis (2012) - Gascoin et al. – 2D transient numerical code for hybrid rocket simulations with detailed chemistry - 20th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamic Conference (2011) - Mangeot et al. ii

MDRS crew 143 mission related publications: – Alexandre, l'Avignonnais qui a marché sur Mars - La Provence 25 Février 2015 (French daily regional newspaper)

& Les gens du Sud Février 2015 (French monthly regional magazine) – On a marché sur Mars - ParisMatch (French weekly national magazine) – Crew 143 summary report (http://mdrs.marssociety.org/home/crew-143/final-mission-summary) iii

MDRS crew 113 mission related publications: – Practical Design Examples for Human Habitats in Space, Off-Grid, and in Low-Impact Communities - IAC 2014 Schlacht et al. – Human robotic partnerships and performance: lessons learned from ILEWG EuroMoonMars campaigns 2012 - IAC 2012 - Mangeot et al. – Field analogue geology and astrobiology in support of Mars Science Laboratory: correlation of organics with topographic units - IAC 2012 - Rammos et al. – Extreme Living Solutions: Selfsufficient habitat for extreme environments based on space technology - IAC 2012 Schlacht et al. – Objectif Mars - La Provence 13 Mars 2012 (French daily regional newspaper) – J'ai marché sur Mars - France Dimanche (French weekly national magazine) – Crew 113 summary report (http://mdrs2011.marssociety.org/home/field-reports/crew113/crew113summary)

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