
Damien JACOB
Full professor
Bâtiment C6 - 216
Unité Matériaux et Transformations
Cité scientifique, Bât. C6
Université de Lille
59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq
France
Tel: +33 (0) 320 43 47 78
Fax: +33 (0) 320 43 65 91
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ORCID Identifier
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Unité Matériaux et Transformations
Cité scientifique, Bât. C6
Université de Lille
59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq
France
Tel: +33 (0) 320 43 47 78
Fax: +33 (0) 320 43 65 91

ORCID Identifier

Research team: Earth and Planetary Materials
Research
Microstructural characterization. Transmission Electron Microscopy. Electron diffraction using convergent beam methods and precession. Applications in mineral science.Teaching
General physics at the university : mechanics, physics for Earth science, computer science, thermodynamics. Teaching in specialized courses in TEM and its applications.Current PhD thesis
- Bahae Eddine MOULOUD, Nanoanalyse structurale d'astromatériaux par 4D-STEM . Thesis started in 2020.
Defended PhD thesis
- Estelle LEDOUX, Transformation and deformation microstructures in the Earth mantle: application to periclase and wadsleyite. Thesis defended in 2021. Other co-advisor: Sébastien MERKEL. Position: En post-doctorat, Department of Geology & Geophysics - The University of Utah, Etats-Unis.
- Yvan Georges Ngassa Tankeu, Structural analysis of mineralogical oxydes at the nanometric scale using quantitative electron diffraction. Thesis defended in 2018. Position: Analyste Programmeur chez IBM.
- Baptiste Stephan, A kinetic and microstructural study of order-disorder transformation in Ni2Cr alloys with low iron content. Thesis defended in 2018. Other co-advisor: Delabrouille Frédéric. Position: Ingénieur expert matériaux chez Vulcain Services.
- Priscille Cuvillier, Quantitative analysis of diffusion phenomena in meteorite samples. Transmission electron microscopy study. Thesis defended in 2014. Other co-advisor: Hugues LEROUX. Position: Ingénieure Microscopiste et Matériaux à EDF.
- Julien Stodolna, Transmission electron microscopy study of cometary samples from the Startdust mission. Thesis defended in 2010. Other co-advisor: Hugues LEROUX. Position: Research engineer at EDF R&D MMC Metallurgy.
Latest scientific contributions in LillOA (Lille Open Archive)
Publications
- E. Ledoux, F. Lin, L. Miyagi, A. Addad, A. Fadel, D. Jacob, f. béclin, S. Merkel, Deformation of Polycrystalline MgO Up to 8.3 GPa and 1270 K: Microstructures, Dominant Slip-Systems, and Transition to Grain Boundary Sliding, Frontiers in Earth Science 10, 849777 (2022), [doi: 10.3389/feart.2022.849777, LillOA]
- M. Marinova, H. Leroux, P. Cuvillier, A. Gloter, D. Jacob, STEM-EELS Investigation of Planar Defects in Olivine in the Allende Meteorite, Minerals 11;1, 35 (2021), [doi: 10.3390/min11010035, LillOA]
- D. Fougerouse, S. Reddy, A.-M. Seydoux-Guillaume, C. Kirkland, T. Erickson, D. Saxey, W. Rickard, D. Jacob, H. Leroux, C. Clark, Mechanical twinning of monazite expels radiogenic lead, Geology (2020), [doi: 10.1130/g48400.1, LillOA]
- J. Marin‐Carbonne, V. Busigny, J. Miot, C. Rollion‐Bard, E. Muller, N. Drabon, D. Jacob, S. Pont, M. Robyr, T.R.R. Bontognali, C. François, S. Reynaud, M. Van Zuilen, P. Philippot, In Situ Fe and S isotope analyses in pyrite from the 3.2 Ga Mendon Formation (Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa): Evidence for early microbial iron reduction, Geobiology 18;3, 306-325 (2020), [doi: 10.1111/gbi.12385, LillOA]
- B. Rondeau, B. Devouard, D. Jacob, P. Roussel, N. Stephant, C. Boulet, V. Molle, M. Corre, E. Fritsch, C. Ferraris, G.C. Parodi, Lasnierite, (ca,sr)(mg,fe)(2)al(po4)(3), a new phosphate accompanying lazulite from Mt. Ibity, Madagascar: an example of structural characterization from dynamical refinement of precession electron diffraction data on submicrometre sample, European Journal of Mineralogy 31, 379-388 (2019), [doi: 10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2852, LillOA]
- A. Addad, P. Carrez, P. Cordier, D. Jacob, S. Karato, A. Mohiuddin, A. Mussi, B.C. NZOGANG, P. Roussel, A. Tommasi, Anhydrous Phase B: Transmission Electron Microscope Characterization and Elastic Properties, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 20;8, 4059-4072 (2019), [doi: 10.1029/2019gc008429, LillOA]
- B. Rondeau, B. Devouard, D. Jacob, P. Roussel, N. Stephant, C. Boulet, V. Mollé, M. Corre, E. Fritsch, C. Ferraris, G.C. Parodi, Lasnierite, (Ca,Sr)(Mg,Fe)2Al(PO4)3, a new phosphate accompanying lazulite from Mt. Ibity, Madagascar: an example of structural characterization from dynamical refinement of precession electron diffraction data on submicrometre sample, European Journal of Mineralogy 31, 379-388 (2019), [doi: 10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2817, LillOA]
- B. Rondeau, B. Devouard, D. Jacob, P. Roussel, N. Stephant, C. Boulet, V. Mollé, M. Corre, E. Fritsch, C. Ferraris, G.C. Parodi, Lasnierite, (Ca,Sr)(Mg,Fe)2Al(PO4)3, a new phosphate accompanying lazulite from Mt. Ibity, Madagascar: an example of structural characterization from dynamical refinement of precession electron diffraction data on submicrometre sample, European Journal of Mineralogy 31;2, 379-388 (2019), [doi: 10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2817, LillOA]
- P. Cuvillier, N. Chaumard, H. Leroux, B. Zanda, R.H. Hewins, D. Jacob, B. Devouard, A TEM study of exsolution in Ca-rich pyroxenes from the Paris and Renazzo chondrites: Determination of type I chondrule cooling rates, Meteoritics and Planetary Science 53, 482-492 (2018), [doi: 10.1111/maps.13032, LillOA]
- H. Leroux, D. Jacob, M. Marinova, R.H. Hewins, B. Zanda, S. Pont, J.-P. Lorand, M. Humayun, Exsolution and shock microstructures of igneous pyroxene clasts in the Northwest Africa 7533 Martian meteorite, Meteoritics & Planetary Science 51, 932-945 (2016), [doi: 10.1111/maps.12637, LillOA]
- D. Jacob, P. Roussel, L. Palatinus, Y.N. Tankeu, C. Domeneghetti, F. Cámara, Nanoscale structure refinement of pyroxenes using precession electron diffraction tomography, Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances 71, s304-s305 (2015), [doi: 10.1107/S2053273315095418, LillOA]
- L. Palatinus, C.A. Correa, P. Boullay, G. Steciuk, M. Gemmi, D. Jacob, M. Klementová, P. Roussel, Accurate structure refinement from electron diffraction tomography data, Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances 71, s53-s53 (2015), [doi: 10.1107/S2053273315099192, LillOA]
- L. Palatinus, C.A. Corrêa, G. Steciuk, D. Jacob, P. Roussel, P. Boullay, M. Klementová, M. Gemmi, J. Kopeček, C. Domeneghetti, F. Cámara, V. Petříček, Structure refinement using precession electron diffraction tomography and dynamical diffraction: tests on experimental data, Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials 71, 740-751 (2015), [doi: 10.1107/S2052520615017023, LillOA]
- J.-P. Lorand, R.H. Hewins, L. Remusat, B. Zanda, S. Pont, H. Leroux, M. Marinova, D. Jacob, M. Humayun, A. Nemchin, M. Grange, A. Kennedy, C. Göpel, Nickeliferous pyrite tracks pervasive hydrothermal alteration in Martian regolith breccia: A study in NWA 7533, Meteoritics & Planetary Science 2099-2120 (2015), [doi: 10.1111/maps.12565, LillOA]
- L. Palatinus, C.A. Corrêa, G. Steciuk, D. Jacob, P. Roussel, P. Boullay, M. Klementová, M. Gemmi, J. Kopeček, M.C. Domeneghetti, F. Cámara, V. Petříček, Structure refinement using precession electron diffraction tomography and dynamical diffraction: tests on experimental data, Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials 71, 740-751 (2015), [doi: 10.1107/S2052520615017023, LillOA]
- P. Cuvillier, H. Leroux, D. Jacob, P. Hirel, Fe-Mg interdiffusion profiles in rimmed forsterite grains in the Allende matrix: Time-temperature constraints for the parent body metamorphism, Meteoritics and Planetary Science 50, 1529-1545 (2015), [doi: 10.1111/maps.12493, LillOA]
- L. Patout, D. Jacob, M. Arab, C. Pereira De Souza, C. Leroux, Monoclinic superstructure in orthorhombic Ce10W22O81 from transmission electron microscopy, Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials 70, 268-274 (2014), [doi: 10.1107/S2052520613034252, LillOA]
- H. Leroux, D. Jacob, Fine-grained material encased in microtracks of Stardust samples, Meteoritics and Planetary Science 48, 1607-1617 (2013), [doi: 10.1111/maps.12185, LillOA]
- J. Stodolna, Z. Gainsforth, H. Leroux, A.L. Butterworth, T. Tyliszczak, D. Jacob, A.J. Westphal, Iron valence state of fine-grained material from the Jupiter family comet 81P/Wild 2 - A coordinated TEM / STEM EDS / STXM study, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 122, 1-16 (2013), [doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.08.006, LillOA]
- J. Marin-Carbonne, F. Faure, M. Chaussidon, D. Jacob, F. Robert, A petrographic and isotopic criterion of the state of preservation of Precambrian cherts based on the characterization of the quartz veins, Precambrian Research 231, 290-300 (2013), [doi: 10.1016/j.precamres.2013.03.019, LillOA]
- D. Jacob, L. Palatinus, P. Cuvillier, H. Leroux, C. Domeneghetti, F. Cámara, Ordering state in orthopyroxene as determined by precession electron diffraction, American Mineralogist 98, 1526-1534 (2013), [doi: 10.2138/am.2013.4296, LillOA]
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Communications
- P. Roussel, M. Colmont, M. Declomesnil, Y.-G. Ngassa Tankeu, D. Jacob, La cristallographie aux électrons ou comment résoudre des structures de composés nanométriques, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, Matériaux 2018, Strasbourg, France, Nov 2018 [LillOA]
- P. Roussel, M. Colmont, M. Declomesnil, Y.-G. Ngassa Tankeu, D. Jacob, Electron crystallography or how to solve structures of nanometric compounds: a state of the art, Conférence invitée, 7th Annual Conference of AnalytiX-2019 (AnalytiX-2019), Singapore, Singapour, Apr 2019 [LillOA]
- E. Ledoux, J.-P. Gay, M. Krug, O. Castelnau, J. Chantel, M. Saki, C. Sanchez-Valle, C. Thomas, S. Speziale, D. Jacob, S. Merkel, Dislocation Slip In Wadsleyite And Its Implications For The Seismic Anisotropy In The Mantle Transition Zone, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, American Geophysical Union fall meeting, New Orleans, LA, Etats-Unis d'Amérique, Dec 2021 [LillOA]
- E. Ledoux, F. Lin, L.M. Miyagi, A. Addad, A. Fadel, S. Merkel, D. Jacob, Post-mortem electron microsopy study of plastic deformation in MgO periclase, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, Colloque de la Société Française des Microscopies (SFµ) junior, Online, France, Nov 2020 [LillOA]
- E. Ledoux, J.-P. Gay, K. Matthias, J. Chantel, M. Saki, O. Castelnau, D. Jacob, C. Sanchez-Valle, C. Thomas, S. Speziale, S. Merkel, Olivine to Wadsleyite Transformation in (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 and the 410 km Depth Discontinuity : Experiments and Models, Poster, AGU Fall Meeting 2020, Online event, France, Dec 2020 [LillOA]
- D. Jacob, P. Roussel, B. Rondeau, B. Devouard, A new mineral as solved and refined from dynamical treatment of precession electron diffraction only, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, 16eme colloque de la Société Française des Microscopies (SFmu16), Poitiers, France, Jul 2019 [LillOA]
- Y.G. Ngassa Tankeu, D. Jacob, P. Roussel, M. Roskos, G. Andreozzi, Détermination du taux d’inversion dans les spinelles de type MgFe2O4 et FeAl2O4 par tomographie de la diffraction électronique en précession, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, Congrès de l’Association Française de Cristallographie - AFC2016, Marseille, France, Jul 2016 [LillOA]
- D. Jacob, L. Palatinus, P. Roussel, Y.G. Ngassa Tankeu, C. Domeneghetti, F. Cámara, Nanoscale structure refinement of pyroxenes using precession electron diffraction tomography, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, 29th European Crystallography Meeting (ECM29), Rovinj, Croatie, Aug 2015 [LillOA]
- Y.-G. Ngassa Tankeu, D. Jacob, P. Roussel, M. Roskosz, G. Andreozzi, Cations distribution in synthetic (MgFe2O4 and FeAl2O4) spinels by precession electron diffraction tomography, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, 16th European Microscopy Congress (EMC2016), Lyon, France, Aug 2016 [LillOA]
- Y.G. Ngassa Tankeu, D. Jacob, P. Roussel, Temperature dependence of cation ordering in synthetic spinels (MgFe2O4 and FeAl2O4): A precession electron diffraction tomography study, Communication dans un congrès sans actes, First Pan African Conference on Crystallography (PCCr1), Dshang, Cameroun, Oct 2016 [LillOA]
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