Alexandre started to pursue a Master’s Degree at WPI after finishing 2 of the 3 years at ENSIC Nancy (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques). The MS degree at WPI is like a third year in France. If Alexandre succeeds at WPI, he would graduate both at WPI and as an ingénieur at ENSIC, in France. Alexandre was a Teaching Assistant in the Chemical Engineering department at WPI during his first year and is now a Research Assistant with the Heat and Mass Transfer group. His work deals with the heat transfer, diffusion and reaction in catalyst particles in the near wall region of low tube-to-particle-diameter-ratio packed beds. Alexandre studies catalyst particle phenomena using CFD as a simulation tool and will also participate in experimental studies.