After three years of research at STLO, Margot Grostete will defend her thesis on November 4 at the Camille Moule amphitheater at the Institut Agro Rennes-Angers.

Under the supervision of Luca Lanotte (STLO, PSF team), and co-supervision of Maude Jimenez and Romain Jeantet, Margot focused on the mechanisms involved in the formation of protein deposits that form on contact with hot surfaces during heat treatment operations on milk or whey, particularly vacuum evaporation. These deposits impair process performance by increasing energy and cleaning costs and reducing product quality. In her project, Margot developed new methodological approaches to observe these mechanisms at the molecular level. Come and discover what happens in a factory... under a microscope lens!

Microscope setup for microfluidics analysis   
1 – Microfluidic device bonded to glass chamber, 2 – Solution tube, 3 - Microfluidic flow controller, 4 – Residual solution, 5 – Solution holder.

Composition of the jury: 

• Ian Wilson, Professeur, Département de Génie Chimique et Biotechnologie, Université de Cambridge, Angleterre - Rapporteur 
• Sylvie Marchesseau, Professeure, UMR IATE, Université de Montpellier, France - Rapportrice
• Giovanna Tomaiuolo, Professeure, DICMAPI, Université de Naples, Italie - Examinatrice
• Clément De Loubens, Chargé de recherche ; LPR, Université de Grenoble, France -Examinateur 
• Thomas Croguennec, Professeur, STLO, L’Institut Agro Rennes, France - Examinateur
• Luca Lanotte, Chargé de recherche, STLO, INRAE, France - Directeur de thèse 
• Maude Jimenez, Professeure, UMET, Université de Lille, France - Co-Directrice de thèse
• Romain Jeantet, Professeur, STLO, L’Institut Agro Rennes-Angers, France - Co-Encadrant de thèse