Stéphane Sanchi
I received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) in 1998.
My first professional experience was in the FAST2000 challenge (First Swiss America's Cup Team 2000) for the America's Cup held in New Zealand in the year 2000. I was part of the team responsible for the choice of the hull of the sail boat. I traveled to Auckland to watch the 30th America's Cup regattas.
My next work experience was closely related the marine field as well. At Rolla SP Propellers SA I was in charge of the research department and responsible for analyzing and improving performance of yachts for some major shipyards.
Most recently I worked at CFS Engineering, a consultancy company, as senior research scientist. We mainly collaborated with major aeronautical companies, but were also active in the space sector, as well as in high-speed train related applications. We continuously focused on improving vehicle's efficiency and were interested in heat flux problems. I worked closely with our clients to better understand their engineering problems using numerical flow simulations, with the goal of improving their product design. Numerical simulation tools contributed substantially to this process, as it is faster and cheaper than experimental model testing. Through my research work I have gained experience and developed my problem solving abilities. I was involved in European funded projects as well. I worked as part of an international team and had to ensure that projects were delivered on time and within budget. During progress meetings I participated in oral presentations wherein I presented and explained my work.
Begining 2014 I did a 5-months internship at CADFEM (Suisse) AG and worked for applications related to the watchmaking industry. This professional stage was done in close collaboration with a Swiss family-owned watch manufacturer. I passed the course "Workshop - calcul de pilces horlogères avec ANSYS Workbench" and earned a Certificate.
From June to August 2014, Patek Philippe SA hired me as engineer in numerical simulations. I worked on two projects relative to movement and external watch parts:
- Study of shocks transmission inside a watch (from glass to movement parts).
- Fluid flow analysis relative to watch industry problems.
Publications
- Janiga, Gabor et al. The Computational Fluid Dynamics Rupture Challenge 2013 - Phase II: Variability of Hemodynamic Simulations in Two Intracranial Aneurysms. Journal of Biomechanics Engineering, December, 2015.
- G. Janiga, P. Berg, S. Sugiyama, K. Kono, and D.A. Steinman. The Computational Fluid Dynamics Rupture Challenge 2013 - Phase I: Prediction of Rupture Status in Intracranial Aneurysms. American Journal of Neuroradiology, December 11, 2014.
- SANCHI, Stéphane et al. Coupling adaptive-fidelity CFD with S&C analysis to predict flying qualities. 27th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, San Antonio, Texas, June 22-25, 2009, AIAA-2009-3630.
- SANCHI, Stéphane et al. IXV CFD Simulations for Wind Tunnel Rebuilding and Extrapolation to Flight. ESA Publications, ESA Publication Journal SP-318. 2008.
- SANCHI, Stéphane et al. America's Cup Yacht Design using Advanced Numerical Flow Simulations. EPFL SUPERCOMPUTING REVIEW, no 10 - novembre 1998, p. 24-28.
Conferences, exhibits, courses and other papers
- MOOC "A Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations", Course Certificate, Cornell Technology, July 18, 2016.
- MOOC "Sports and Building Aerodynamics", Course Certificate, Eindhoven University of Technology, February 18, 2016.
- MOOC "Introduction to Programming with MATLAB", Statement of Accomplishment, Vanderbilt University, December 16, 2015.
- IPMA Level D Certificate (Certified Project Management Associate), June 12, 2015.
- Initiation aux principes fondamentaux de la gestion de projets, March 23, 2015.
- ANSYS Conference & 11ème Forum CADFEM, September 10, 2014.
- Workshop, calcul de pièces horlogères avec ANSYS Workbench, Certificat, March 26-27, 2014.
- Calculation of watch mechanisms, information day, Crissier, March 6, 2014.
- MOOC "Initiation à la programmation en C++", Statement of Accomplishment, EPFL, December, 2013.
- MOOC "Principles of Project Management", Certificate of Achievement, Open Universities Australia, November, 2013.
- Computational Fluid Dynamics Challenge for rupture-prediction in intracranial aneurysms, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany, August-September, 2013.
- "Coupling adaptive-fidelity CFD with S&C analysis to predict flying qualities". 27th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference. San Antonio, Texas, June 22-25, 2009.
- 4th AIAA CFD Drag Prediction Workshop. 2-Day Workshop Preceding the 27th APA Conference. San Antonio, Texas, June 20-21, 2009.
- 3 days CFD with OpenFOAM by HSLU + ETHZ. Hochschule Luzern, February 11-13, 2009.
- SCHMIDT Sébastien. Simulation des écoulements aéro- et hydrodynamiques autour d'un voilier de type Class America. Ingénieurs et architectes suisses (IAS), no 08, 19 avril 2000.
