Lehigh-in-Bordeaux Research Symposium
Monday, July 20, 2026
LOMA, Bordeaux, France
Chair: Dr. Marion Mathelié-Guinlet (CNRS, CBMN)
9:30 – 9:45 Opening Remarks – Dr. Cheryl Matherly,
Vice President of International Affairs, Lehigh University
9:45 – 9:57 Emily Esteves, Gaëlle Audéoud, Baptiste Lacombe, Marc Lagoin, Harshit Joshi, Yacine Amarouchene, Thomas Salez, LOMA
Characterizing Macromolecular Diffusivity via Oscillatory Taylor Dispersion Analysis
9:57 – 10:09 Owen Holst, Marion Mathelié-Guinlet, CBMN
The Impact of Phenol-Soluble Modulins (PSMs) on Staphylococcus Epidermidis Mechanics, Viability, and Growth
10:09 – 10:21 Charlie Butler, Alexis Bernatets, Pierre Nassoy, LP2N
Construction of a Modular Selective Plane Illumination Microscope for Monitoring Organoids in Microfluidic Chips
10:21-10:33 Kaitlyn Highduch, Etienne Harté, Dr. Pierre Nassoy, LP2N
Observing the Core of Hollow Alginate Spinners
10:33 – 10:45 Shaila Kolomatskaia, Sarah Marquestaut, Ahmad Badr, Antoine Allard, LOMA
Development and Optimization of a Fluorescence Imaging System for Studying Growth and Photosynthesis in Microalgae
10:45 – 10:57 Suman Bhandari, Guirec De Tournemire, Yacine Amarouchene, Thomas Salez, LOMA, Quinn Reed, Aurelia Honerkamp Smith, Lehigh University
Brownian Motion in confinement near a soft interface
11:00 – 11:15 Group Photos, in front of LOMA
12:00 – 13:30 Luncheon: L’Alcala, Place Alcala de Henares, 33400 Talence
Organizers:
Marion Mathelié-Guinlet (CNRS, CBMN)
Pierre Nassoy (CNRS, LP2N)
Thomas Salez (CNRS, LOMA)
Aurelia Honerkamp-Smith, H. Daniel Ou-Yang (Department of Physics, Lehigh University)
Support from the following organizations is greatly appreciated.
CBMN, LOMA, LP2N, CNRS Laboratories in Bordeaux, France
Office of the International Affairs, Talence Campus, University of Bordeaux
Iacocca International Internships Program, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA
US National Science Foundation, International Research Experience for Students (IRES) Program