Dr. Aurélie Gentils is currently a research scientist at the CNRS, French National Centre for Scientific Research, assigned to Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab. Her main research interests are related to nuclear materials, using ion beams either for synthesis, modification (implantation/irradiation) or microstructural characterizations of ceramics and metallic alloys. She is the scientific leader of the ion beam MOSAIC facility that includes the in situ JANNuS-Orsay dual beam Transmission Electron Microscope. She has written over 60 peer-reviewed publications, a book chapter, and has supervised numerous PhD theses and internships. In 2023 she received the Mid-Career Award at the Radiation Effects in Insulators (REI) international conference.