Recently appointed as a conference lecturer at Ircelyon, Essyllt Louarn brings her expertise in mass spectrometry to the laboratory’s teams. With an unconventional academic background, diverse scientific projects, and a passion for Breton culture, she...
Professor at Ircelyon, Florent Perret brings his expertise in supramolecular chemistry and organic synthesis to the laboratory’s teams. His goal is to bridge macrocycles and MOFs for environmental applications. Career, projects, and discoveries: interview with...
The Energy Division of the Société Chimique de France (SCF) has awarded its “Confirmed Researcher” Prize to Georgeta Postole, Associate Professor at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and member of Ircelyon (ATARI team). This prestigious...
The Société Chimique de France (SCF) has awarded the Grand Prix Pierre Süe 2026 to David Farrusseng, a researcher from our Ircelyon Institute (CNRS/Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1). This prestigious recognition celebrates his internationally acclaimed...
Innovative Learning Through Gaming At the heart of catalysis research, Ircelyon has taken on an original challenge: to train and raise awareness about catalysis through an online game. Developed by the team of Professor Bert...
The 2nd FEZA Young Researcher Award was awarded to Ibrahim Khalil for his innovative research on zeolites, during the 10th FEZA Conference in Naples, Italy. Zeolites, microporous materials with diverse applications (catalysis, gas separation, etc.),...
At Ircelyon, we train the researchers of tomorrow, and today we take it further by giving our PhD students a voice through a brand-new program: the Ircelyon Ambassadors! This initiative aims to highlight their work,...
Our annual Ircelyon Day took place on June 18, 2026 at the amphitheater of the University of Lyon. An opportunity to get together outside the lab for a day, but also to discover what colleagues...
On May 28, 2026, we had the pleasure of co-organizing at our facilities an Adsorption Day with our partner Microtrac. Ircelyon as a Reference Site for Microtrac Ircelyon is a reference site for Microtrac in...
We recently spoke to you about the May 2026 edition of The Laboratory Gazette, which highlights our expertise in high-resolution mass spectrometry. This same edition also features a page on the Institut de Chimie de...
A pioneering approach to examining the impacts of research The Interdisciplinary Mission of Ircelyon (MIDI) is a cross-cutting initiative launched in March 2024, in response to the call from the CNRS Ethics Committee (COMETS, Opinion...
Discover our expertise in Gazette du Laboratoire’s May 2026 feature on high-resolution mass spectrometry. This article highlights Ircelyon’s high-resolution mass spectrometry pole, specializing in atmospheric chemistry (CARE team). Cutting-edge technologyOur team employs mobile Orbitrap (Thermo...
We are recruiting a position of Study Engineer in Electron Microscopy through internal mobility via the NOEMI campaign. DutiesThe study engineer in materials science/material characterization will be responsible for experimentation and characterization of materials, particularly...
The Catalysis Division of the French Chemical Society (DivCat SCF) has announced the winners of its 2026 Awards, which annually highlight outstanding achievements in catalysis.IRCELYON is proud to include a researcher and a PhD student...
Anton Paar and IRCELYON are pleased to invite you to a technical day dedicated to advanced material characterization methods, on the Tuesday, April 28th at IRCELYON – DR7 Amphitheatre (Villeurbanne). This event will bring together...
Ircelyon welcomes young students every year in celebration of the International Womens Day and the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This event offers women from the institute, whether they hold scientific or...
On October 8, 2025, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for groundbreaking work on MOFs (Metal-Organic Frameworks) or porous coordination polymers. A field in which our laboratory, Ircelyon, has been a leader for many...
Léa Vilcocq (from the CARE team) has recently published an article titled \”Catalytic Valorization of Black Liquor for the Chemical Industry\”. This article appears in the January issue of Actualité Chimique, the journal of the...
The Year of Engineering runs from September 2025 to June 2026. The goal of this initiative is to bring together schools, research, businesses, and the general public. It highlights scientific and technological professions and knowledge...
The entire Ircelyon laboratory team wishes you a wonderful 2026! Thank you for your commitment alongside us. Together, let’s continue to innovate for a sustainable future. Discover our retrospective and relive the highlights of 2025:...
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We are delighted to welcome Léa Vilcocq, a CNRS Research Scientist, who joined our team on October 1, 2025.Having joined the CNRS in 2016, Léa previously contributed to the work of the LGPC and then...
GDR Or-nano (Research Group)is organising its thematic school from 13 to 17 April 2026 in Cargèse, Corsica. This school is one of the highlights celebrating Or-nano’s 20th anniversary in 2026! Interdisciplinaire, l’école réunira environ 70...
As part of the CNRS internal mobility campaign (FSEP), the IRCELYON laboratory is recruiting a Research Engineer in electron microscopy. We are looking for a motivated individual to join our Ircatech characterisation platform, supporting our...
Ircelyon is pleased to present its brand new brochure. Find out about the latest highlights from the laboratory. And to find out more about our current projects, feel free to take a look at the...
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been in the spotlight since the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi. Several of our researchers have also been working on these...
Would you like to learn more about hydrogen and the energy transition? Ircelyon once again took part in the CNRS’s ‘Échappées inattendues’ event on 30 June 2025 at the Vaulx-en-Velin Planetarium as part of Hydrogen...
In 2025, Ircelyon committed to obtaining ‘Pro Vélo’ certification. This included participating in ‘Mai à Vélo’ (May by Bike) and maintenance workshops in June and September. What is the Pro-Vélo label? The Pro-Vélo Employer label...
The GECat 2026 conference will take place from May 18th to 21st, 2026, at the Azureva Centre in La-Londe-les-Maures (Côte d’Azur, France).The Catalysis Study Group, a committee of DivCat, brings together the entire French-speaking community in this...
Mathieu Prévot, Mickaele Bonneau, Aude Demessence and David Farrusseng contributed to the work that was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. During his postdoctoral research in Professor Omar Yaghi’s laboratory (UC Berkeley), Mathieu Prévot...
This year, we welcomed two new researchers: – Dr Ibrahim khalil, new CNRS recruit who joined in February and works within the CATREN team on the development of bifunctional catalysts for the bio-based and selective...
The GDR Thermobio is organising the VALOTHERBIO thematic school from 6 to 10 October 2025 at the Villa Clythia in Fréjus. For its second edition on the Thermochemical Valorisation of Biomass and Waste: Characterisation, Processes...
The Ircelyon Science Day took place on 1 July 2025. It was an opportunity to get together for oral presentations, coffee breaks and an outdoor buffet in the sunshine. For this event, 2 speakers have...
Thanks to the work of researchers who reproduce atmospheric chemistry in the laboratory, we are gradually learning more about cloud formation and climate. A joint study by scientists from Ircelyon (CARE team) and the University...
The IRCELYON laboratory is recognised as an institute of excellence in the field of heterogeneous catalysis, an essential area of expertise for the development of new energies. It is in this context that our colleagues...
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Herve Lenaick ~ De la nanocatalyse à la catalyse hétérogène : compréhension mécanistique et développement de systèmes catalytiques innovants pour la production de FDCA à partir du HMF
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