EDUCATION
2008 PhD in Chemistry and Physics of Materials
Sorbonne Universités-Université Pierre and Marie Curie (UPMC), FR
Thesis: Soft chemistry synthesis of nanostructured manganese oxides for Li-battery nanomaterials
2005 Master of Science, major in Inorganic Materials and Molecules
Sorbonne Universités-UPMC, FR
2004 “Agrégation” of chemistry (highest competitive examination for chemistry teachers)
École Normale Supérieure de Paris, FR
2003 Bachelor of Science, with honours
École Normale Supérieure de Paris and Sorbonne Universités-UPMC, FR
2001 Fellow of the École Normale Supérieure de Paris
Sorbonne Universités-Université Pierre and Marie Curie (UPMC), FR
Thesis: Soft chemistry synthesis of nanostructured manganese oxides for Li-battery nanomaterials
2005 Master of Science, major in Inorganic Materials and Molecules
Sorbonne Universités-UPMC, FR
2004 “Agrégation” of chemistry (highest competitive examination for chemistry teachers)
École Normale Supérieure de Paris, FR
2003 Bachelor of Science, with honours
École Normale Supérieure de Paris and Sorbonne Universités-UPMC, FR
2001 Fellow of the École Normale Supérieure de Paris
CURRENT POSITION
2010- Permanent Research Scientist (since Oct. 2010) (chargé de recherche CR1)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France
Lab. Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Universités-UPMC, Paris
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France
Lab. Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Sorbonne Universités-UPMC, Paris
PREVIOUS POSITION
2008-2010 Post-doctoral Fellow at Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, DE, with M. Antonietti
FELLOWSHIPS
2013 Participant of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
2008-2010 Laureate of the Excellence Max Planck Society – CNRS Program for Nanomaterials senior postdoctoral fellowship
Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, DE
2005-2008 PhD fellowship from the École Normale Supérieure de Paris and the Ministère de la Recherche
2001-2005 4 years fellowship from the French government at École Normale Supérieure de Paris
2008-2010 Laureate of the Excellence Max Planck Society – CNRS Program for Nanomaterials senior postdoctoral fellowship
Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, DE
2005-2008 PhD fellowship from the École Normale Supérieure de Paris and the Ministère de la Recherche
2001-2005 4 years fellowship from the French government at École Normale Supérieure de Paris
SUPERVISION ACTIVITIES
All PhD students and postdocs who left the team (see the SUPERVISED PEOPLE section) are currently postdocs or permanent staff in the industry or academia.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2014- Teaching graduate classes – Nanoparticles synthesis, Sorbonne Universités-UPMC, FR
2005-2008 Teaching undergraduate classes – Inorganic chemistry, Sorbonne Universités-UPMC, FR
2005-2008 Teaching undergraduate classes – Inorganic chemistry, Sorbonne Universités-UPMC, FR
ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
2017- Scientific board member of the International Symposium of Boron, Borides and related compounds
2011- International summer school on nanosciences of DIM Nano-K
2011- International summer school on nanosciences of DIM Nano-K
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2017- Member of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Chemistry of University Pierre et Marie Curie
2009- Board member of MATISSE Laboratory of Excellence (LABEX MATISSE), topic "Materials under extreme conditions"
2014- Board member of DIM Nano-K, regional consortium of labs funding nanosciences research, topic "Nanochemistry"
2013- Board member of the Lab. LCMCP, Sorbonne Universités-UPMC, Paris
2009- Board member of MATISSE Laboratory of Excellence (LABEX MATISSE), topic "Materials under extreme conditions"
2014- Board member of DIM Nano-K, regional consortium of labs funding nanosciences research, topic "Nanochemistry"
2013- Board member of the Lab. LCMCP, Sorbonne Universités-UPMC, Paris
COMMISSIONS OF TRUSTS
2014- Examinator of 5 PhD and 1 HDR defenses: UPMC, Tours, Strasbourg, Madrid*2, Ljubljana
2012 Review panel member for the nomination of an assistant professor on high pressure material synthesis,
Sorbonne Universités-UPMC, FR
2010- Reviewer for grants: about 10 grants a year, for the French National Research Agency,
US-french postgraduate workshop, national and regional grants
2008- Reviewer of articles: J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Nano Today… about 15/year
2012 Review panel member for the nomination of an assistant professor on high pressure material synthesis,
Sorbonne Universités-UPMC, FR
2010- Reviewer for grants: about 10 grants a year, for the French National Research Agency,
US-french postgraduate workshop, national and regional grants
2008- Reviewer of articles: J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Nano Today… about 15/year
MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
2016- Member of the International Sol-Gel Society
2014- Member of the French Chemical Society
2014- Member of the French Chemical Society
POPULARIZATION OF SCIENCE
2015 Award for the scientific image from the region Île-de-France
TRACK RECORD
I have published more than 47 peer-reviewed articles, 2 book chapters and produced 5 patents (3 granted, 2 applied).
Most papers are high-profile, with more than 32 citations/articles over more than 1200 citations in total (excl. self-citations, ISI Web of Knowledge)
More than 15 papers published in very high impact journals (impact factor (IF)>7.5), about 31 in high impact journals (IF>4)
16 invited keynotes and lectures at conferences
11 invited seminars in materials research departments
Most papers are high-profile, with more than 32 citations/articles over more than 1200 citations in total (excl. self-citations, ISI Web of Knowledge)
More than 15 papers published in very high impact journals (impact factor (IF)>7.5), about 31 in high impact journals (IF>4)
16 invited keynotes and lectures at conferences
11 invited seminars in materials research departments
SELECTED INVITED KEYNOTES AND LECTURES AT CONFERENCES
- International Symposium on Boron, Borides and related materials, Freiburg (keynote lecture), 2017
- 2 times at EuCheMS, Istanbul (invited keynote lecture) and Sevilla (selected keynote), 2014 and 2016
- Faraday Discussions, Glasgow, UK, 2016
- 2 times at NanoApp conference, Slovenia, keynote lectures, 2015 and 2017
- French Chemical Society-Highlights in Chemistry, Lilles, FR, 2015
SELECTED INVITED SEMINARS IN MAERIALS RESEARCH DEPARTMENT
- S. Bernard group, European Institute for Membranes, Montpellier, FR, 2015
- A. Roig group, Institute de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona, ES, 2014
- E. Duguet group, University of Bordeaux, FR, 2014
- Y. Grin group, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, DE, 2010