Damien TEXIER is presently CNRS Researcher in the Materials and Mechanical Engineering Department at the Institut Clement Ader (ICA) - UMR CNRS 5312. Research interests include the micromechanical behavior of heterogeneous materials, including Ni-based superalloys, Ti-alloys and coatings, subjected to severe atmospheric conditions and temperatures. Recent research has focused on the development of specific mechanical test rigs to investigate deformation mechanisms at the microstructure scale.