Francois Nicot is a graduate from " Centrale de Lyon "school. He joined Cemagref (now IRSTEA) in 2000, where he currently works as Research Director.
He has been Editor-in-Chief of the international journal "European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering" since 2009, and co-directs the GDRI (international research group) GeoMech since 2008.
Author of more than 150 international publications, his research focuses on the geomechanics and behavior of granular materials.