Teaching staff members

Grégory NOCTON, CNRS research director, professeur

Head of the PhD track in chemistry.

Research: Rare earths, actinides, organometallic chemistry, photoreforming of waste, activation of small molecules, quantum technologies

Samir Messaoudi, CNRS research director, associate professor

Head of the Master II in Chemistry

Research: Glyco-chemistry, organometallic catalysis, dual photocatalysis, electrosynthesis, medicinal chemistry (antitumor, antiviral, and antibacterial agents)

Fouad Maroun, CNRS research director

Member of the Executive Committee

Research: Electrochemical growth, oxides for water decomposition, high-excitation infrared electrochemistry, operando measurements, magnetic thin films

Thierry GACOIN, CNRS research director, professeur

Head of the Master I program in Chemistry.

Research: active materials, functional coatings, nanocrystals, optical properties, microstructure engineering

Audrey AUFFRANT, CNRS research director, associate professor

Head of Chemistry Education, Year 1 of Bachelor's Degree

Research: Coordination Chemistry, Catalysis

Alexis Archambeau, CNRS research fellow, lecturer

Laboratory module supervisor, 2A

Research: organic chemistry, original cycloaddition reactions

Clémence Badie, assistant professor

Research: sequential layer-by-layer deposition

Grégory Danoun, CNRS fellow, lecturer

Laboratory Research Projects supervisor

Research: organometallic chemistry, cross-coupling, photochemistry, green hydrogen, lanthanides, and actinides

Simon Delacroix, assistant professor 

Head of 3A Chemistry and Sustainable Development Advisor

Research: nanomaterial synthesis, nanostructured functional surfaces, laser synthesis, luminescent oxides, covalent materials

Aleix GUELL, assistant professor

Head of Chemistry Education for Years 2 and 3 of the Bachelor's Degree

Research: Nanoelectrochemistry, carbon nanomaterials, physical chemistry and interfaces, scanning probe microscopy.

Covadonga Lucas-Torres, assistant professor

Scientific direction of the NMR Platform

Research: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, metabolomics, quantitative analysis

Bastien NAY, CNRS research director, associate professor

Head of the Master's program in Chemistry

Research: Total synthesis, synthesis strategies, natural substances, synthesis methodology, biological interfaces, pharmaceuticals, agriculture

Nathanaelle SCHNEIDER, CNRS research director, associate professor

Research: Surface Chemistry, Thin Films, Photovoltaics, Energy

Thomas Simler, CNRS research fellow, associate professor

Research: Rare earths, actinides, organometallic chemistry, activation of small molecules

Cédric Tard, CNRS research director, associate professor

Head of the Chemistry Department at the Doctoral School

Research: water electrolysis, utilization of aqueous CO₂, lignin depolymerization

David Touboul, CNRS research director, associate professor

Research: Mass spectrometry, Metabolomics, Quantitative analysis

Thibault Cantat, CEA research director, Chief Science Officer ANR, associate professor

Research: Catalysis, organometallic chemistry, organic chemistry, circular carbon economy, CO2 conversion, plastic depolymerization, biomass recovery

Guilhem Dezanneau, CNRS research director, associate professor

Head of the Master II program in Chemistry

Research: Fuel cells, functional oxides, conductivity, resonant ultrasonic spectroscopy, solid modeling, ionic conductors

Sami Lakhdar, CNRS director, associate professor

Research: organic physical chemistry, heterochemistry, organocatalysis, photochemistry, green chemistry

Riccardo Spezia, CNRS research director, associate professor

Research: computational chemistry, theoretical chemistry