Collaborators
Mhylab has a staff that is highly qualified in hydraulic machinery and small facilities. It is composed of:
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Vincent Denis
Director, Mechanical engineer EPFL, MSc in Energy
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After graduating at the LMH (Hydraulic Machines Laboratory) in EPFL, Vincent Denis worked for SGI Ingénierie SA, on various hydroelectric projects in Switzerland and India, as well as on “water and sanitation” projects in Morocco, all the while completing his education in energy at EPFL. He is active in Mhylab since 1996, of which he is Director. His activities cover laboratory R&D, engineering and counseling both in Switzerland and internationally. For the past ten years, he has been lecturer for various postgraduate courses, especially at EPFL and the HES-SO. He is a member of the European association for small hydro, in Brussels (ESHA) and officiates regularly as assessor of research and development framework programs of the European Union (5th, 6th and 7th PCRD).
On a personal capacity, Vincent Denis is, since 1994, member of his commune’s Municipality, of which he is mayor since 2011.
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Aline Choulot
Project leader, Energy Engineer INSA (National institute of Applied Sciences) in Lyon (France), MSc in Energy, EPFL
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After getting her degree at INSA, Aline Choulot works for the Finnish environmental Institute in Helsinki, where she treats problems of pollution in paper mills. She then joins an international company where she deals with energy auditing and risk, and pollution analyses. She joins Mhylab in 2004 where she takes an active part in the laboratory development of low and medium head turbines. Her training and experience enable her to moreover carry out numerous projects and studies for third parties. In charge of numerous site and plant studies, she also headed the project for the establishment of a hydroelectric registry, for the state of Vaud (CH). Aline Choulot is also head of the French-speaking branch of the Swiss Confederation “Infoénergie” program for small hydro plants.
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Cédric Cottin
R&D engineer, Mechanical engineer specialized in fluid mechanics and aeronautics (ESTACA France, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden)
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After obtaining his MSc, Cédric Cottin works for the Catholic University of Louvain, doing digital and experimental analyses of wake vortices, in the field of aviation. He next joins ONERA, where he takes part in a research project on the active control of flows, using fluid actuators. He joins Mhylab in September 2009, where he takes responsibility for the laboratory tests of a range of diagonal turbines intended for medium heads. In parallel with his laboratory work, he is active in sizing hydraulic turbines, as well as in feasibility studies, and turbine-plant draft projects.
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Stéphanie Béboux
Administration
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Employed half-time by Mhylab since July 2008, Stéphanie Béboux is pursuing her studies in Company economy, at the “Haute École d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du canton de Vaud”, in Yverdon-les-Bains. At Mhylab, she takes care of billing, secretariat, organization of exhibitions, and updating the internet site, among other tasks.