Current position
Since 2014 CNRS researcher, CRCN / LPCNO, INSA, CNRS, Université de Toulouse
Academics
2019 HDR / Université de Toulouse (in preparation – defense scheduled in October)
2009 PhD in chemistry / Université Paris-Sud
2006 Master degree in inorganic chemistry / Université Paris-Sud
2005 Agrégation in physical sciences, chemistry option
2004 Bachelor degree in physical chemistry / Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Research interests / Laboratory experience
Since 2014 Interactions between nanoparticles (metallic, semiconductor, coordination) and molecules, self-assembly and study of optical, magnetic, conductive and catalytic properties
2012-2014 Postdoctorate 3 / Metallic nanoparticles for catalysis / LPCNO, Nano-structures and Organometallic Chemistry Team, INSA, UPS, CNRS, Toulouse, dir. B. Chaudret
2011-2012 Postdoctorate 2 / Spin crossover coordination network nano-, micro- and macro-objects / LCC, Switchable Molecular Materials Team, CNRS, Toulouse, dir. A. Bousseksou
2009-2011 Postdoctorate 1 / Mechanical Agitation - Molecular Junctions - Magnetic Levitation - Electrets / G. M. Whitesides group, Harvard University, Cambridge
2006-2009 PhD / Grafting on inorganic surfaces of magnetic nano-objects of cyanide bridged coordination networks : sequential growth and deposit in solution / ICMMO, Inorganic Chemistry Team, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, dir. J.J. Girerd / supervisor : T. Mallah
Scientific records (September 2019)
Publications 44 articles published (5 Angew. Chem., 1 Nat. Commun., 1 Adv. Mater., 1 Chem. Sci., 1 Mater. Horiz., 1 PNAS, 1 Chem. Commun., 3 Soft Matter, 5 Dalton Trans., 3 J. Phys. Chem. C, etc.)
Patent 1 patent (US and international)
Grants Labex NEXT 2016, Université de Toulouse 2017, ANR JCJC 2018, PRIME|80 CNRS 2019
Administrative responsibilities
Since 2019 Member of the CNRS national commission for the monitoring of the handicap plan
Since 2017 Handicap correspondent of LPCNO
Since 2016 Coordinator of the “Handicap at CNRS” think tank of the CoNRS SSC meetings
Since 2016 Elected member and scientific secretary of section 14 of the CNRS national committee
Since 2016 Elected member of the LPCNO laboratory council
Since 2015 In charge of the seminars of LPCNO
Since 2015 Communication correspondent of LPCNO
Prizes
2018 Young Investigator Award of ICT (Toulouse Chemistry Institute)
Pedagogic experience
Since 2018 Instructor in ethics and scientific integrity (PhD) / Université de Toulouse
Since 2018 Supervision of multidisciplinary projects (M1) / INSA Toulouse
Vulgarization activities
Since 2015 Scientific animations with high school students at LPCNO ( 3-5 times per year)
2018 Intervention in the Science in the City Festival, ESOF, Toulouse European city of Sciences
2015-2018 Participation to the European Researchers’ Nights (every year)
2006-2009, 2018 Participation to the “Fêtes de la science”
Research supervising
2016-2022 4 PhD directions and co directions
Since 2008 19 undergrad students with levels from 1st year to M2
Since 2011 10 visiting PhD students in collaborations
Major collaborations
International
Zhao Jihua / Lanzhou University, China / Prussian blue analogs, electrochemistry
Michael Grünwald / University of Utah, USA / self-assembly modelization
Maria Bernechea / Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain / quantum dots
National – France
Florence Volatron / Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris / polyoxometallates
Colin Bonduelle / LCPO Bordeaux / peptidic polymers
Thomas Fernique / Université Paris XIII / supercrystals
Dominique Armspach / Université de Strasbourg / cyclodextrins
Local – Toulouse, France
Azzedine Bousseksou, Lionel Salmon, Gabor Molnar / LCC / spin crossover
Philippe Demont / CIRIMAT / charge transport
Kevin Roger, Yannick Hallez, Martine Meireles / LGC / SAXS, NP synthesis
