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Tribute to Jean Massardier

Our former colleague Jean Massardier passed away on 20 July 2024 at the age of 88. Jean Massardier was born on 11 December 1936 in the Loire. After studying preparatory classes at the Lycée Claude...

FCCAT 2025

The 4th FCCAT will take place in Ronce-les-Bains from May 19 to 23, 2025. The FCCAT is an international congress which covers all areas of catalysis, without predefined themes. You can already find the most...

Tribute to Pr Akim Kaddouri

Our colleague Akim (Abdel Hakim) Kaddouri sadly passed away on September 16, 2024 at the age of 65 after a short illness. Akim Kaddouri was full professor at the University Claude Bernard of Lyon since...

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...

Tribute to Jean-Marc Millet

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of our colleague Jean-Marc Millet on 22 August in his 67th year.Jean Marc joined the laboratory in 1987 and retired last October. He was...

The ICC 2024 is coming!

The French catalysis community is honored to host the 18th International Congress on Catalysis, which will be held in Lyon on July 14-19, 2024. The 1st world congress on catalysis, with more than 2,000 participants...

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...

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...

Chaire de Professeur Junior offer

The CNRS opens a “Chaire de Professeur Junior” on the subject “Materials and processes for the capture and transformation of small molecules” (M/F). Given climate change, the capture and valorization of small molecules and the...

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...

Best wishes for 2024!

The whole laboratory wishes you all the best for 2024. The year 2023 was a rich one: recruitment, the launch of a number of projects, particularly at European level, remarkable and innovative results, scientific events,...

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...

GECat 2024 Congress

The next GECat congress will take place in Hendaye (Pays Basque) from 14 to 17 May 2024. Please note that the deadline for submissions is Friday 22 December 2023. Find out more about the scientific programme for...

ICL Scientific Day

L’institut de Chimie de Lyon (ICL) is organising a science day on 9 November 2023. Find out more about the programme here. Registration is free but compulsory and must be completed by 25 October at...

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...

Start of the European project UnLOHCked!

The kick-off meeting of the European research project UnLOHCked (2023-2026) took place on July 17 and 18, 2023 in Bilbao.This project aims to develop an innovative CO2-free technology to convert LOHC into hydrogen to generate...

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...

INL-IRCELYON seminar

INL and IRCELYON organized on June 15, 2023 an exchange seminar between the 2 laboratories with a view to future collaborations. A friendly moment of presentations of our respective research activities and joint brainstorming. Thank...

EASVOLEE project is recruiting

The European EASVOLEE project is recruiting doctoral and post-doctoral students!Find the offers in our section Intership/Jobs offersTo follow the project 👉 http://www.easvolee.eu and https://www.linkedin.com/company/easvolee-project/

Elobio : produce green hydrogen

Producing hydrogen without fossil fuels?This is the idea of ​​the European research project ELOBIO (2023-2026), coordinated by Ircelyon, which aims to produce carbon-free hydrogen by electrolysis of biomass. This project, which benefits from a budget...

Women chemists and the environment

The CNRS Institute of Chemistry (INC) highlights 6 portraits of women scientists who work sustainably for the environment. Among these portraits, that of Alessandra Quadrelli, director of research at Ircelyon (Catalyst and Process Engineering team)....

Best Wishes 2023

The Ircelyon laboratory wishes you an excellent year 2023 rich in innovative scientific projects in accordance with the objectives of sustainable development!

Nuno Rocha Batalha, new CNRS recruit

Nuno Rocha Batalha join the “Ingénierie, du matériau au réacteur” (ING) team of our laboratory as “Chargé de Recherche”. Nuno had previously completed a post-doctorate at Ircelyon in the “Catalyse Hétérogène pour la Transition Énergétique”...

A new life for our machine tools

Do you know reuse?In this spirit of non-waste and respect for the environment, our mechanical workshop donated its old machine tools to make way for its machining center and CNC lathe. These machine tools therefore...

Tribute to Bernard Bigot

The Maison de la Chimie is organizing a symposium day in tribute to Bernard Bigot on October 18, 2022 titled “the facets of the life of a great man”. A professional life marked by excellence,...

SMOLAB International Research Project

The Small Molecule Laboratory (Smolab) is an International Research Project (IRP) inaugurated in October 2018.This collaborative work between the Institute of Integrated Cellular Materials Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University and 2 CNRS laboratories including Ircelyon (UMR5256...

Next SCF Rhône-Alpes day

The next day of the Rhône-Alpes section of the SCF (Société Chimique de France) will be organized face-to-face on June 16, 2022, at the Savoie Mont Blanc University, at the Bourget du Lac campus. Programm:...

FCCAT 2022 Conference

GECAT (Groupe d’Etude en Catalyse) and DivCat (Divisions Catalyse) are pleased to invite you to the third edition of FCCat, “French Conference on Catalysis”. Continuing the legacy of Sabatier and Chauvin, this event will be...

ICEC2022 Conference

The 12th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis (ICEC2022) will be held during July 30 – August 2, 2022 in Osaka, Japan.the submission of abstract to ICEC2022 is already opened by March 31th. Please visit web...

Where is the COVID-AIR project?

Find below a video on the COVID-Air clinical study which evaluates a method to detect Covid-19 by characterizing the molecules present in exhaled air. This video was produced within the framework of European regional development...

Tomorrow, but better!

See you on February 12 and 13, 2022 at Eurexpo Lyon for a 200% immersive exhibition that is full of optimism!The CNRS will present inspiring research projects, at the heart of the new world entirely...

2022 greeting card and new logo

The Ircelyon laboratory is pleased to send you its best wishes for the year 2022 and to present its new logo!Site changes are underway and will be effective very quickly.Ircelyon wishes everyone a collaborative year...

In the “skin” of the ocean

On the occasion of the #OneOceanScience event (re) discover the Oceans dossier of Pop’Sciences mag to which Christian George (CARE team) contributed last year: The #OneOceanScience campaign is organized by IFREMER, under the supervision of...

#OneOceanScience

On October 25, 2021, the international ocean science community connects around a unique digital event: the global #OneOceanScience campaign.The aim is to explain why ocean science is essential to better protect the ocean.More info on:...

CNRS talent ceremony 2021

The CNRS Talents ceremony 2021 in Rhône Auvergne will take place on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 from 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. You can follow it live on https://webcast.in2p3.fr/ The video portrait of Noémie PERRET,...

Launch of the book “Étonnante chimie”

On September 29, 2021 will be the launch of the book “Étonnante Chimie” published last April by CNRS Editions, in the presence of Antoine Petit, président-directeur général of CNRS, Jacques Maddaluno, directeur of Institut de...

Collaboration with Avantium

The Avantium company is developing a new system for high throughput testing of the adsorption material used in the filters of respiratory masks for IRCELYON. The system is equipped with sensors for measuring volatile organic...

Photoelectron spectroscopy webinar

The Photoemission Spectroscopy Research Federation offers a series of webinars on scientific challenges within the federation. The first seminar entitled “Photoelectron spectroscopy: a powerful tool to probe the sample-environment interaction” will be focused on environmental...

GECat Thursdays: awards ceremony

the next “GECat Thursdays” meeting will take place on July 8 from 2 p.m. and will be devoted to the GECat awards ceremony. It can be followed using the Zoom link: https://univ-littoral-fr.zoom.us/j/86505858407?pwd=TVFwS1d6V3FaU0JSL1JTb2JoN2V4QT09 On this occasion,...

SCF21 catalysis Congress

The Catalysis Division of the Société Chimique de France (SCF) organize a webconference of the Catalysis session on June 29 and 30, 2021.The detailed program and the registration link are available on https://scf21-catalysis.sciencesconf.org/.Participation is free...

DivCat thesis prize 2021

Congratulations to Yorck Mohr, who completed his thesis in the Engineering group and will receive the DivCat-Total 2021 thesis prize during Gecat 2021. This prize rewards his work on the development of new molecular systems...

Expert opinion on CO2

Or how this molecule playing a major role in global warming can become an ideal molecule for storing renewable energies.Find here the expert opinion of Alessandra Quadrelli (CNRS Research Director in the ING team and...

GECAT 2021 Virtual congress

Due to the current health situation, the GECat’2021 congress will take place from Tuesday 01 June to Thursday 03 June exclusively as a web-conference.Free and without pre-registration. More info and the program on: http://gecat-2020.crihan.fr/gecat-2021/ Theme...

These new nano-porous materials

Our colleague David Farrusseng, winner of the CNRS silver medal and member of the “Catalyst and process engineering” team, was the guest of the program “Dis Pourquoi?” from November 3, 2020 on RCF Radio. Find...

Scale4MAT web conference

IFPEN and IRCELYON are pleased to invite you to follow the free web conference entitled Innovative materials : wich scale-up methodology? November 24 and 25, 2020. Catalysts are central to many industrial processes and have...

SCF Rhône-Alpes webinar

The next day of SCF Rhône-Alpes will take place in webinar mode on Wednesday January 27, 2021.Aude DEMESSENCE (Sustainable Chemistry team) will give a plenary conference on this occasion.Also on the program are 15-minute oral...

GECat 2021

The 2020 edition, which was to mark the 50th anniversary of the creation of the GECat, unfortunately had to be canceled due to the deterioration of sanitary conditions.The members of the new board therefore invite...

DivCat Awards 2020 Webinar

The presentation of the Thesis Prize and the Young Researcher Prizes awarded in 2020 will take place on Tuesday 3 November 2020 from 2 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Usually organized during the GECAT / FCCAT...

DivCat news

A new office for the DivCat, a new logo and now a Twitter account @DivCatScf to follow the news.Join the SFC and benefit from its many advantages: https://www.societechimiquedefrance.fr/Adherer-a-la-SCF-les-avantages

“Fête de la Science” 2020

The laboratory is participating in the “Fête de la Science” 2020 with an animation on the theme “hydrogen: the fuel of the future”.The whole program is online and registrations are open on: https://www.rhone-auvergne.cnrs.fr/fr/evenement/inventons-le-futur

Café de la Chimie

The Youth Network of the Société Chimique de France‐Rhône‐Alpes is pleased to invite you to its first popular science edition entitled: Cafés de la Chimie.For this premiere, we have chosen to tackle a very French...

Detecting Covid-19 by the expired air?

This idea from the CARE team resulted in collaboration with CIRI, ISA and doctors from the infectious disease and resuscitation departments of the Croix-Rousse hospital.A simple diagnostic method for COVID-19 has therefore been tested since...

Candidature ICC 2024

The full proposal of the French catalysis community to host the 18th International Congress on Catalysis at Lyon (France) from 14 to 19 July 2024 is now available on ICC-Lyon2024 website:http://www.icc-lyon2024.fr/

COVID-19 : chemistry lab actions

In a CNRS article, Jacques Maddaluno, Director of “Institut de chimie du CNRS”, takes stock of the actions of the CNRS chemistry laboratories and its partners, to help caregivers in the face of COVID-19 and...

DivCat 2020 Thesis Award

Congratulations to Clément MAHEU (ECI2D team) for the DivCat 2020 thesis prize awarded by the SCF (Société Chimique de France) for his thesis entitled « Study of titania supported transition metal sulfides for the photocatalytic...

Matthieu Riva winner ERC Starting Grant

MAARvEL project in atmospheric chemistry. Matthieu Riva is interested in the physico-chemical processes leading to the formation of new particles in the atmosphere. More specifically, MAARvEL aims to assess the role of the pressure inside...

Direct observation of the isomerization of aliphatic peroxy radicals

Article published in Angewandte Chemie (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907981) Organic peroxy radicals are short-lived chemical intermediates formed by the oxidation of organic compounds (combustion, atmospheric chemistry, metabolisms …) very difficult to observe directly. A mass spectrometry technique,...

IRCELYON : 60 years

In 2019, IRCELYON celebrates its 60 years of existence and research in catalysis. For the occasion, a scientific day was organized on July 4, 2019 in Lyon:IRCELYON 2019 – Past, Present and Future. innovative Catalysis...