Brief description of my research carrier:

I completed all my studies in Chemistry and Material Science at the University of Lille (France). In 2015, I obtained a joint PhD between the UCCS (Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide - Lille, France) and the University of Siegen (Germany). During my doctoral research, I focused on investigating the relationship between the structure, composition and optical properties of bismuth-based materials. This allowed me to develop excellent skills in various synthesis methods, structural characterization, and optical spectroscopy.

Believing that optimizing material performance involves designing the material itself, including its composition, particle size and morphology, porosity, I decided to pursue post-doctoral research in Siegen (Germany) and Geneva (Switzerland) in this field. During this time, I focused on developing new low-temperature ionothermal synthesis methods for inorganic nanomaterials and gaining a comprehensive understanding of the role of ionic liquids in the synthesis mechanisms.

In 2017, I joined the "Energy: Material and Batteries" group at ICMCB, where my research primarily revolves around the controlled synthesis of positive electrodes for Na-ion/Li-ion batteries and metal-ion/hybrid supercapacitors. My work involves discovering new materials, optimizing existing ones, and studying the reaction mechanisms both during their synthesis and cycling in electrochemical cells.

More recently, I have actively collaborated with colleagues from ICMCB on the direct recycling of Li-ion batteries assisted by supercritical fluids.

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Since Oct 2017 :

CNRS permanent researcher, ICMCB: Team Energy, Materials and Batteries, France

Synthesis and characterization of positive electrode materials for Li-ion/Na-ion batteries and supercapacitors

Investigations of materials evolution during cycling (structural evolution, redox mechanisms, stability ...)
Development of novel approaches for direct recycling of LIBs.

Strong scientific interaction with colleagues from ICMCB, Laurence Croguennec, Liliane Guerlou-Demourgues, Dany Carlier, François Weill, Emmanuel Petit, Gilles Philippot.

 

Aug 2016 – Sept 2017 :

Postdoctoral researcher, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Development of nanomaterials for lightening applications and study properties of persistent phosphors.
Supervisors: Prof. H. Hagemann and Prof. A. Hauser

 

Dec 2015 – Jul 2016 : 

Postdoctoral researcher, University of Siegen, Germany

Development and understanding of the low temperature ionothermal approach for nanomaterials synthesis (in the frame of DFG - SPP 1708 project)

Supervisor: Prof. C. Wickleder

 

Oct 2012 - Nov 2015 : 

Doctoral student, University of Lille, UCCS, France / University of Siegen, Germany

PhD: “Structural versus optical properties in selected Bismuth based oxo-salts and compounds”
Supervisors: Dr. O. Mentré, Dr. M. Colmont and Prof. C. Wickleder

 

EDUCATION

  2015            PhD in Material Science (Very honorable mention)
                                 Common PhD between University of Lille, France / University of Siegen, Germany

  2012            Master in Chemistry, Energy and Environment

                                 University of Lille, France

  2010            Bachelor in Physical Chemistry

                                 University of Lille, France

 

SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• 53 peer-reviewed publications, 14 as first author and 20 as corresponding author 
• 4 patents ( 3 french / 1 european)
• 18 oral presentations, 7 invited talks, 8 seminars and 10 poster presentations
  
  
• Scientific leader of ANR project NANO-INSPIRE (2021-2025) and scientific co-leader on battery recycling research domain at ICMCB.
  
  
• Involved in severals research programs 
                     International programs: - AUFRANDE Australia-France Network of Doctoral Excellence
                                                                - Core to core (Japan/France network on Mixed Anions)   
                     European programs: - H2020 NAIMA project on Na-ion Batteries
                                                          - Marie Sklodowska-Curie COFUND PhD Program “DESTINY”

                         National projects: - ANR “DESTINa-ion OPERANDO” led by Arnaud Demortière (LRCS)
                                                         - ANR “H-BAT” led by Judith Monnier (ICMPE) (2022-2026)

                                                         - ANR “REGENERATE” led by Gilles Philippot (ICMCB) (2022-2026)
                        Regional projects: Univ. Bordeaux “Post petroleum Materials”, Région Nouvelle Aquitaine (2022-2023)

• Co-responsible of the professional Bachelor “Recycling and Material Valorization” at Univ. Bordeaux
• Supervision of postdoctoral scientists and PhD students (currently 8) since 2017, supervision of Master and Bachelor students since 2014
• Jury member for PhD, Master and Bachelor thesis defense
• 24h per year of Inorganic Chemistry teaching at ENSMAC and 24h per year at University of Bordeaux
• Involved in popularization of science events (Fête de la Science)
• Involved in conference organization of GFECI 2023 (https://gfeci2023.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/1)

 

AWARDS, HONORS, GRANT AND FELLOWSHIPS

• ANR Young Researcher – Nano-INSPIRE (French Grant) – (2021 – 2025) - 235 000 €
• Grant - Fondation Roi Baudouin - Solvay (Bordeaux, Chaire Auto-assemblage, FR) (2020) – 5000 €
• Mobility scholarship from Région Haut de France (2015) – 2000 €
• Best poster price – Summer school Lanthanide-based photonic materials and structures/ breakthrough applications and cutting edge systems (IKSS16) (2014), Krutyn, Poland
• Member of: RS2E (French research network on electrochemical energy storage), Alistore (European research network on electrochemical energy storage) and SCF (Société Chimique de France)
• Journal referee (Nature Communications, Energy Storage Materials, ACS Energy Letters, Nanoscale, Inorganic chemistry, Journal of Power Sources …)

SKILLS AND MAIN COMPETENCE

• Synthesis (solid-state, sol-gel, precipitation, solvothermal, ionothermal, molten salt), particle size and morphology design, surface modification/coating
• Structural and morphological characterizations (X-ray diffraction (Rietveld refinement), Raman, Infrared, UV-vis and X-ray absorption spectroscopies, SEM imaging, gas adsorption)
• Electrochemistry and evaluation of energy storage performance of an electrode material