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Background and Career
Distinguished professor (PR CE2) of Physical Chemistry, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 2018– Distinguished professor (PR CE2) of Physical Chemistry, Université Clermont Auvergne, 2017–18 Visiting scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT, 2014–15 Distinguished professor (PR CE1) of Physical Chemistry, Université Blaise Pascal Clermont-Ferrand, 2014–17 Senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France, 2013–18 Full professor (PR 1C), Université Blaise Pascal, 2008–14 Invited professor, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, ITQB, Oeiras, 2008 Associate professor (PR 2C), Université Blaise Pascal, 2003–08 Habilitation thesis, Université Blaise Pascal, 2001 Assistant professor (MCF), Université Blaise Pascal, 1996–2003 Research associate, Dept. of Chem. Eng., Imperial College London, 1994–96 PhD in Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, 1990–94 Chemical Engineering diploma, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, 1989
Positions
Head of the Chemistry Department, ENS de Lyon, 2022–Co-director of studies, Master’s in Computational Physics and Chemistry , 2019– Director of admissions (Chemistry), ENS de Lyon, 2020–22 Boards: LABEX iMUST , program in physics, chemistry and engineering, 2019–AXELERA , competitiveness cluster in sustainable chemistry, 2019–Axel’One , industry-academia innovation platform in chemistry, 2019–GDR LIPS , CNRS network, 2013–22GDR Thermodynamique , CNRS network, 2012–2020 Director, Thermodynamics and Molecular Interactions Laboratory, joint research unit of the CNRS and the Université Blaise Pascal, 2006–11; part of the Institute of Chemistry of Clermont-Ferrand , 2012–16 Coordinator, CNRS network on Molecular and Engineering Thermodynamics , 2012–14 Director of studies, Batchelor’s (Licence) in Chemistry, Université Blaise Pascal, 2003–05
Editorial Roles and Evaluation of Research
Elected to the Conseil National des Universités , evaluation council for careers in higher education, Section 31: physical, theoretical and analytical Chemistry, 2015– Scientific advisor, TotalEnergies, 2014– Editor, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics , 2005–19 Member or president of visiting committees, Hcéres , evaluation agency for science and higher education, France, 2013, 2016, 2018 (2), 2021, 2022 Committee member, Solid-state Chemistry, Colloids, Physical Chemistry, Agence Nationale de la Recherche , France, 2012–13 Committee member, Priority Program on Ionic liquids SPP 1191 , DFG, Germany, 2006–11
Awards and Honours