European Society of Rheology (ESR)
The European Society of Rheology is open for everyone interested in rheology in all countries of Europe. Rheology is defined as the science of the deformation and flow of matter which means that rheology in some form enters almost every study of material properties. The ESR involves rheologists engaged in both industrial and academic research and development and is therefore a common meeting ground for engineers, physicists, chemists and biologists with a common interest in rheology
Michel’s research focuses on the relation between the dynamic
microstructure and rheological properties of soft matter systems. He is
particularly known for the advances he made on understanding the effect
of flow on the structure and macroscopic behavior of colloidal glasses,
pastes and emulsions, physical gels, binary associative polymers, and
various polymers with complex architectures. Important applications
studied in collaboration with industrial partners include liquid‐liquid
encapsulation, enhanced oil recovery and the development of
hydrocolloids for water‐borne formulations. He teaches undergraduate and
graduate courses on soft matter, molecular rheology, and material
design. Michel was a coauthor of papers that have won the 2005 and 2014
SOR Publication Awards and the 2019 Rheologica Acta Publication Award.
He also received the Maurice Couette Prize from the French Society of
Rheology in 2010.
