International Scientific Visibility

Vincent Dusastre earned his first degree in physical chemistry from Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse), followed by a DEA/MSc Erasmus in materials science from University of Kent. His research interests during his PhD from University College London and postdoctoral fellowships at Imperial College were in the design and investigation of oxide materials for gas-sensing and fuel cell applications.

He joined Nature in 1999 as an Editor in charge of materials science and launched Nature Materials in 2002, the first Nature publication in the physical sciences. His editorial career allowed him to broaden his scientific knowledge, stay in close contact with the research community and influence the scientific, editorial, and publishing strategy of Nature. As the Chief Editor of Nature Materials, he was responsible for the multidisciplinary vision and performance of the journal while managing an international editorial team covering all aspects of materials research. On top of his outreaching activities, he was also in charge of submissions and contributions in the areas of electrochemistry and materials for renewable energy.

As well as leading and overseeing the ongoing editorial and outreaching activities of the Office of International Scientific Visibility, Vincent will interact closely with the research community of Université Côte d’Azur to enhance its international scientific profile and visibility. Building on his vast editorial experience, his role is to help Université Côte d'Azur researchers improve the quality and impact of their research by advising on their publication strategy and aiming to publish in highly selective international journals. Other activities will involve organizing scientific and editorial workshops, seminars and masterclasses on scientific writing, editing, and communication practices to graduate and postgraduate students and researchers.

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An American citizen raised in Belgium, Yvonne earned a bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College (USA) where she studied languages and literature, followed by a master’s degree in translation and interpreting (English, German and French) completed in Brussels. Throughout her career in a variety of jobs in publishing, corporate document management and technical translation, she gained extensive experience in project management, translation, editing and interpreting, working with different universities, publishing houses and major corporations. She joined the ISV in 2019, where she is contributing by translating and editing communication material, grant proposals and research articles in all fields, with a special emphasis on the humanities and social sciences.

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After completing her PhD in Astronomy & Astrophysics at the Australian National University, Catherine conducted experimental research in the US and Australia. She subsequently worked in administration for multi-institutional research organizations in physics and engineering. She also has experience as a freelance editor in the publishing industry. She joined ISV in 2019 and is responsible for editing research articles and funding applications in the physical sciences. Since joining ISV, she has acquired considerable experience in editing in a broad variety of scientific fields covered by the laboratories of Université Côte d’Azur, including economics, law and geology. In addition, she has completed Scopus and SciVal certification programs and is available to aid researchers in using these powerful databases.

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