sebastien rochat

Senior lecturer in Data Science and Materials Discovery @BristolUni. Swiss in the UK, science, gin and sports enthusiast. Previously @epfl, @mit and @UniofBath.

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

🚨Last call🚨 for oral abstracts to present at the coming #UKPorMat conference in Bristol in June! Deadline is tomorrow, send us one if you work on anything porous!

We look forward to seeing you in Bristol in June ☀️

Visit https://t.co/MlKz6E8buN for info and details.

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

By popular demand, abstract submission deadlines have been extended - send us your porous materials abstracts, and come visit us in Bristol this June! Details at https://t.co/ppiIsxl8KB
@RSC_PorMat

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

By popular demand, abstract submission deadlines have been extended - send us your porous materials abstracts, and come visit us in Bristol this June! Details at https://t.co/ppiIsxl8KB
@RSC_PorMat

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

📢Just a few days to send your oral abstracts for #UKPorMat2026, deadline on the 31st January📢@snayak777 and I are looking forward to welcoming you in the beautiful city of Bristol🌉on the 9-10 June 2026 for what promises to be an excellent and fun porous materials conference.

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

We welcome contributions from researchers at any career stage, reporting research on any type of porous materials without fear or favour! 🧽The fabulous lineup of invited speakers, and information for abstract submission and registration are available on https://t.co/MRGJqp4jgd

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

📢Just a few days to send your oral abstracts for #UKPorMat2026, deadline on the 31st January📢@snayak777 and I are looking forward to welcoming you in the beautiful city of Bristol🌉on the 9-10 June 2026 for what promises to be an excellent and fun porous materials conference.

[Sanjit Nayak @snayak777]

🎄 Hello #Porous #Materials Community - Abstract submission is open now for @UKPorMat - 2026! 🎁 Website: https://t.co/WOy3i6LYkH
Looking forward to see you in Bristol in June (9th-10th) 2026! #MOF #COF #Zeolites #Nanocomposites #Conference

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

Looks like it's a good time to dig this one out... #NobelPrize #MOFs

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

CMPs, MOFs, COFs, zeolites

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

The fibres are "immersed" in a polymer matrix and the cracks typically appear at the polymer/fibre interface. I'm endlessly fascinated by the ability we have to see matter evolving at such a small scale - truly a microscopy tour de force.

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

Understanding how and why tiny cracks form in composite materials will help engineers improve cryogenic composite designs—making them safer and more reliable for future applications in cold environments, such as in the growing fields of sustainable aviation and hydrogen storage.

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

And this shows one of the timelapse images from the paper - can you see the tiny cracks forming as the temperature goes down? The circles on the image are cross-sections of carbon fibres, of diameter of around 5 micrometers - that's smaller than human hairs!

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

“Let’s raise our fondue forks in unity.” Is the best lyric tonight.

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

Best part of #Eurovision2025 is clearly the images of Swiss regions between songs. 🇨🇭

[EPoMM @EPoMM_UK]

Abstracts open for the 2nd conference on Engineering Porous Materials at Multiple Scales, 17-18 Sept 2025, in Bath. Covering a broad range of topics that reflect the different scales of study, use, and porosity in porous materials research.

https://t.co/PUogS5IdNh

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

@bp_plc That’s really shameful. “Too fast and too far” in sustainable technologies must be the stupidest argument for short term greed.

[Sanjit Nayak @snayak777]

Our just published work from @UoBrisComposite @BristolUni on emerging application for #MOF #composites. Truly collaborative work by @Bhomick15 @EvdokiyaHI01 @LilaAMahmoud @HuanDoanV Lui R Terry @JemmaRowlandson @ProfValeskaTing @sebrochat @MattAddicoat
https://t.co/oVunBc526j

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

This work led by talented PhD student Stella (Yuxing) Wang at @bristolchem shows that polymers of intrinsic microporosity, known for uses in separation processes or water purification, are also excellent at absorbing light, which will make them useful in many new applications.

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

🚨New paper alert!🚨 Check it out for a new applications of polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) in light harvesting! Very proud as this is one of the first projects I started when I joined @BristolChem and @BristolEngMaths a couple of years ago. https://t.co/DJQ114XGbc

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

@mariolinocarta @dam4co2 @UKRI_News Great job all, I think I’ve seen this somewhere already 😉

[sebastien rochat @sebrochat]

Really nice to see colleagues work on advanced composites highlighted - materials were just shipped to space for testing under extreme conditions!

[University of Bristol @BristolUni]

Space materials developed by our researchers have landed on the @Space_Station for testing 🛰️🔭

The "next generation" materials could be used to build future space bases or spacecraft 🚀

@BristolUniEng @UoBrisComposite @i_hamerton