A student influencer at Ircelyon
Ircelyon has welcomed to its CARE team, Clara Inés Alcolado Olivares, a PhD student known in Spain for sharing science videos on social networks. Sharing science with society is one of our missions, and meeting...
Research teams
Ultradispersed sulfide catalysts: how many atoms for an active site?
The thesis work of Daria Ryaboshapka (CATREN team) for which she was awarded the thesis prize of the Catalysis Division of the Société Chimique de France (SCF DivCat), are also the subject of an article...
Participation in the “Échappées inattendues”
The échappées inattendues are ‘events and get-togethers open to all to debate, experiment, explore and exchange ideas with scientists’. The Ircelyon laboratory took part in 2 of these events at the end of 2024: An...
Art in la Doua exhibition
“The art of science: revealing the hidden beauty of knowledge” The first edition of Art in la Doua, a scientific and artistic exhibition, is currently being held at the Marie Curie Library at INSA Lyon,...
Alessandra Quadrelli and David Farrusseng, distinguished members of the SCF
Congratulations to the distinguished members of the Société Chimique de France (SCF) 2024 edition and in particular to our colleagues Alessandra Quadrelli and David Farrusseng (from the ING team).This distinction is awarded to members who...
FC2GChem 2024 conference: embassy prize for Nolwenn Daridon
The 5th Franco-Chinese Conference on Green Chemistry (FC2GChem 2024) took place in Wuhan and Shanghai in November. Nolwenn Daridon (CATREN team) was awarded the embassy prize for her thesis work. Congratulations to Nolwenn on her...
William de Rezende Locatel, “prix 2024 de la jeune recherche”
William de Rezende Locatel was awarded the “prix 2024 de la jeune recherche” of the Lyon metropolitan area, in the category “sciences exactes”. The aim of this prize is to highlight the integrity and social...
Fête de la Science 2024
This year’s Fête de la Science will take place from 4 to 14 October 2024 under the theme ‘Ocean of Knowledge’. There’s a packed programme of events in the Lyon and Rhône metropolitan areas. Our...
Immersive conference at the planetarium
The ‘Echappées inattendues’ series of immersive lectures is back at the Vaulx-en-Velin Planetarium for season 2! On Thursday 10 October at 7.30pm, Thierry Epicier, CNRS research director at IRCELYON (MEME team) will be hosting a...
The EASVOLEE project has the wind in its sails
Thanks to the communications team at the Université Claude Bernard Lyon1 for its report on the EASVOLEE European research project.Matthieu Martin and Eric le Roux highlighted the work of the scientists involved in this project,...
SCF election results
Congratulations to all those elected to the various SCF bodies. Below are the results that will be ratified at the next Annual General Meeting, scheduled for Thursday 26 June 2024.Mathieu Prevot is elected to the...
Interdisciplinarity facing environmental challenges
Should researchers in chemistry, history, sociology, economics, etc. join forces to find solutions to the ecological and energy challenges?Scientists from the CNRS and a number of universities have come together in a novel, interdisciplinary approach....
GECAT Congress: 4 prizes for our students!
Congratulations to our students for winning 4 prizes at the GECAT 2024 Congress, which took place from 14 to 17 May in Hendaye:
European EASVOLEE project: find out more
Air pollution and the impact of transport-related emissions remain major concerns for health and the environment.To gain a better understanding of the phenomena that occur in the atmosphere, the partners in the EASVOLEE project will...
Portrait of Catherine Pinel at the “Plurielles” exhibition
The Plurielles exhibition “Les femmes font Villeurbanne” highlights the place of women in the city until 30 September 2024. Through various portraits of women by artist Céleste Gangolphe, the exhibition invites visitors to reflect on...
Easvolee: launch of measurement campaigns
Watch the first moments of the launch of the pollutant measurement campaigns in real traffic conditions (ISC*, and RDE** cycle) in the video below.These campaigns are part of the EASVOLEE European project, bringing together 8...
Pauline Bredy, in her grandfather’s footsteps
Once upon a time, there was the story of Pauline Bredy and her grandfather Gérard Bredy, both doctoral students at the laboratory, 57 years apart!Pauline tells us about this wonderful adventure in an interview: Your...
Jean-Marc Millet in the spotlight
A special issue of Applied Catalysis A is dedicated to our colleague Jean-Marc Millet Jean-Marc joined the Institute in 1987 and has devoted over 35 years to the field of materials science and catalysis. He...
French MOF 2024 Conference
The Ircelyon and LMI laboratories are co-organising an open-access conference to bring together French and European researchers working on MOFS and other porous materials.The conference will take place on 10 and 11 June 2024 in...
MUOAA 2024
The Molecular-Level Understanding of Atmospheric Aerosols (MUOAA 2024) workshop and school will gather scientists involved in studying atmospherically relevant aerosols at a fundamental level in the laboratory, in the field and via advanced modeling techniques...
“Demain, mais en mieux !” 2024 edition
The CNRS and many other players in research and innovation will be present at the Yggdrasil Festival of Imaginary Worlds.On 3 and 4 February 2024, come and talk to scientists about projects for the future,...
CNRS 2023 medal ceremony
The CNRS 2023 Lyon Talents ceremony took place on Tuesday December 19.You can relive the ceremony thanks to the replay available online on the CNRS YouTube channel, and every 2 weeks find videos of 2...
Converting CO2 using microwaves!
Trapping carbon dioxide and then converting it to methane enables reducing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere and recycle CO2 into a sustainable fuel, provided renewable H2 is employed. Microwave-based reactors provide an efficient means...
Adrien Gandolfo, new recruit
Adrien Gandolfo join the CARE team of our laboratory as “maître de conférence” in environmental chemistry, specialising in multiphase chemistry and the study of soil-ground-atmosphere interactions.Adrien combines laboratory experiments and field measurements to carry out...
A sporting feat!
Congratulations to Buqin XU, a post-doctoral researcher in the C’Durable team, who has completed the Tor des Géants, TOR330, an endurance trail race in the Valle d’Aosta, covering a distance of 330 km with 24,000...
Heating without polluting. Thermal storage in road transport
Developing a system capable of capturing, storing and releasing the heat emitted by internal combustion engines, without emitting carbon?This is now a reality, thanks to the collaborative efforts of several research laboratories working towards a...
Rare and expensive, palladium adopts a sober approach
A rare metal more precious than gold, palladium is a cornerstone of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.As scientists look for alternatives, a promising avenue is emerging for considerably reducing its use.Find out more from Valérie...
Biorefinery. The gradual emergence of an alternative to oil
Making the most of lignocellulosic biomass is one of the key areas for research into greener chemistry for the future.What are the advances and difficulties involved in this research?Find out more from our colleague Franck...
Hugo DIAS, prize for the best presentation at the SCF2023 congress
Congratulations to Hugo Dias, C’Durable team, who received the award for the best presentation at the SCF2023 congress in Nantes, for his presentation “Structure-reactivity link of imidazole derivatives as catalysts for cycloaddition of CO2 to...
VALOTHERBIO Thematic school
The GDR Thermobio is pleased to announce the opening of registrations for the VALOTHERBIO school! This school on the Thermochemical Valorization of Biomass and Waste: Characterization, Processes and Sectors, will take place from October 2...
