Ongoing

Sunkyu PARK

New electrodes for Na-ion Batteries

PhD ongoing, April 2019 - 

In collaboration with  J.N. CHOTARD, D. CARLIER, L. CROGUENNEC andI. MOOG

Supported by TIAMAT

Cedric BARCHA

Interfacial reactions in All Solid State Batteries

PhD ongoing, October 2018 - 

In collaboration with V. SEZNEC, V. VIALLET, M. MORCRETTE and R. DEDRYVERE

Supported by RENAULT

Ulas KUDU

New inorganic superionic conductors

PhD ongoing, May. 2017 -

In Collaboration with B. FLEUTOT (UPJV) 

Suported by SOLVAY

Long N'GUYEN

New transition metal phosphates for Na-ion batteries

PhD ongoing, Oct. 2016 -

In Collaboration with L. CROGUENNEC and D. CARLIER (ICMCB Bordeaux)

Funded by French RS2E

Theodosios FAMPRIKIS

New inorganic superionic conductors

PhD ongoing, Oct. 2016 -

In Collaboration with Pr. M. S. ISLAM (Univ. of Bath, UK)

Funded by ALISTORE ERI

Eun Jeong KIM

Hich voltage oxides for Li-ion batteries

PhD ongoing, Jan. 2016 -

In Collaboration with Dr. R. A. ARMSTRONG (St Andrews, UK) & Dr. L. CROGUENNEC (ICMCB Bordeaux)

Funded by ALISTORE ERI

Tatiana RENZI

Operando neutron diffraction of new battery materials and systems

PhD ongoing, Oct. 2015 -

In Collaboration with Dr. L. CROGUENNEC (ICMCB Bordeaux) & Dr. E. SUARD (ILL Grenoble)

Funded by the ILL Grenoble, FRANCE

Fan CHEN

Investigation of NASICON-based electrodes and ionic conductors for Li and Na batteries

PhD ongoing, Oct. 2015 -

Funded by the Chinese Research Council

Edouard BOIVIN (French)

Investigation of tavorite- and triplite-based positive electrodes for Li batteries

PhD Thesis, UPJV Amiens, FRANCE, defended Nov. 24^th 2017

In collaboration with Dr. Laurence CROGUENNEC (ICMCB Bordeaux) and Dr. J.N. CHOTARD (UPJV)

Funded by French RS2E and Coonseil Regional de Picardie.

Post-Doc at University of Oxford, UK (Group of P. BRUCE) 

Yue DENG (Chinese)

Solid Electrolytes for All Solid State Batteries: a combined modelling and experimental study

PhD Thesis, UPJV Amiens, FRANCE, defended Nov. 18^th 2016 -

Funded by ALISTORE ERI, in collaboration with Prof. Saïful ISLAM, Bath, UK and Dr. J. N. CHOTARD (UPJV)

Battery Research Engineer at BASF, Shanghaï, CHINA

Fabien LALERE (French)

All Solid State Batteries at high voltage and high temperature

PhD Thesis, UPJV Amiens, FRANCE, defended Nov. 9^th 2015

In collaboration with Dr. V. SEZNEC (UPJV)

Funded by Ministère de la Recherche et de l'Enseignement Supérieur, FRANCE

Post-Doc at Univ. Waterloo, CANADA (Group of L. NAZAR)

Mattéo BIANCHINI (Italian)

Development of In Situ diffraction techniques on battery materials

PhD Thesis, UPJV Amiens, FRANCE, defended, Oct. 23^rd, 2015

Funded by ILL Grenoble, in collaboration with Dr. Laurence CROGUENNEC (ICMCB Bordeaux) and Dr. E. SUARD (ILL)

Post-Doc at UC Berkeley, USA (Group of G. CEDER)

Robin AMISSE (French)

Highly defective LixMyPO4 positive electrodes

PhD Thesis, UPJV Amiens, FRANCE and Univ. Ljubljana, SLOVENIA, Nov. 2014

In Collaboraton with Dr R. DOMINKO (NIC Ljubljana)

Permanent position as Research Engineer at SOLVAY, Paris

TAO Liang (Chinese)

Borates et Borophosphates d’éléments de transitions : synthèse et propriétés électrochimiques

PhD Thesis, UPJV Amiens, defended, Nov. 2013

In collabortion and funded by UMICORE

Permanent position as Project Manager, BMW, Munich, GERMANY

ATEBA MBA Jean-Marcel (Camerounese)

Cristallochimie et propriétés électrochimiques de fluorophosphates de lithium et d’éléments de transition 

PhD Thesis, Université de Bordeaux 1, Oct. 2013

Pos-Doc, KIT, GERMANY & Post-Doc at NIC Ljubljana, SLOVENIA

SIRISOPANAPORN Chutchamon (Thaï)

Crystal Chemistry of Li₂MSiO₄ (M = Fe, Mn) transition metal silicates and electrochemical properties vs. lithium

PhD Thesis, UPJV Amiens and Ljubljana (Slovenia), Oct. 2011

Pos-Doc, CEA, FRANCE

HAMELET Stéphane (French)

Synthèses et caractérisations de phosphates Li_x(M,M’)_yPO₄ (avec M/M’ = Fe/Mn) pour accumulateurs à ions lithium 

PhD Thesis, UPJV Amiens, Nov. 2010

Scientist, SOLVAY, FRANCE

QUOIRIN Gérard (French)

Synthèse basse température et études spectroscopiques de phosphates et silicates d’éléments de transition

PhD Thesis, UPJV Amiens, Oct. 2007

Scientist, PEUGEOT, FRANCE

DELACOURT Charles (French)

Synthèse basse température de phosphates de fer et de manganèse : considérations thermodynamiques et études électrochimiques

PhD Thesis, UPJV Amiens, Oct. 2005

CNRS Chargé de Recherche, LRCS, Amiens, FRANCE

REALE Priscilla (Italian)

Phosphates de fer hydratés : préparation et propriétés électrochimiques

PhD Thesis, Universiy La Sapienza, Rome, Jan. 2004

Scientist, ENEA, ITALY

PATOUX Sébastien (French)

Propriétés structurales et électrochimiques de phosphates d’éléments de transition

PhD Thesis, UPJV Amiens, Oct. 2003

Scientist, CEA-Grenoble, FRANCE

WURM Calin (Romanian)

Nouvelles voies de préparation de phosphates d'éléments de transition pour accumulateurs au lithium

PhD Thesis, Univ. Paris XI Orsay, June 2002

Research Scientist, BOSCH, Germany

ROUSSE Gwenaelle (French)

Etudes structurales et physicochimiques de spinelles Li_1+xMn_2-xO₄ pour accumulateurs au lithium

PhD Thesis, Univ. Paris XI Orsay, Sept. 2000

Maitre de Conférences, Collège de France & UPMC, Paris, FRANCE

April 1, 2020 : Official start of our Bilateral ANR-NSG, i.e. France-Singapore, project on Na-containing solid electrolytes, with Pieremanuele CANEPA, Stefan ADAMS and Tony CHEETHAM as collaborators from NUS.

February 3, 2020 : The EU informs me that they accepted our 8 Million Euros Marie Curie COFUND project, DESTINY. 50 PhD projects to be granted to talented students witin the frames of the ALISTORE Network and the BATTERY 2030+ Initiative. 

February 6 & 7, 2020 : The National Committee on Materials Science (CNU, Section 33) gathers in Montpellier to examine the files of candidates for "Qualifications" for Assistant-Professor and Full Professor positions in France.  

January 8, 2020 : Congrats to Theodosios FAMPRIKIS, recipient of the Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarship Award from ICDD. 

December 12, 2019 : Long NGUYEN defended his PhD Thesis in Université de Bordeaux, FRANCE. Wonderful work. He will join Prof. Shirley MENG's group in UCSD, as a PDRA, starting March 2010. 

December 10-11, 2019 : The 27th ALISTORE ERI Meeting was held in Barcelona, hosted by M.R. PALACIN. A special tribute to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was given by Mike THACKERAY. 

November 21, 2019 : Mathieu MORCRETTE, the head of LRCS, receives the "Médaille de Cristal" of the CNRS, a prestigious recognition for his achievements in Amiens

October 30, 2019 : The Crystal structure of a new polymorph of Na3PS4, discovered by Theo FAMPRIKIS, is published in ACS Materials Letters.

October 15-17, 2019 :  Around 120 people gather in Amiens for the RS2E Meeting. Lots of excellent science on many fronts of advanced battery and supercapacitor research.

Sept. 26, 2019 : Submission of the DESTINY project under the Marie Curie COFUND Scheme : 40 partners from 12 countries, 50 PhD thesis to be funded.... Results in February 2020 !!

June 19-20, 2019 : 28th Meeting of the ALISTORE-ERI in Vitoria (SPAIN) in the premises of our Partner CIC-Energigune

March 25-27, 2019 : Meeting of the MESC+ Consortium in Toulouse, FRANCE, to select 20 students for EMJMD Scholarships, among many applicants (>250).

March 19-20, 2019 : Bi-annual Meeting of the RS2E Network, Lille, FRANCE.

March 4-8, 2019 : IBA International Meeting in UCSD, La Jolla, USA. Organized by Prof. Shirley MENG

October 17-18, 2018 :  RS2E bi-annual Meeting (120 participants) in ICG Montpellier

October 1^st, 2018 :  Ulas KUDU's review paper on Li₂S-P₂S₅  Solid Electrolytes accepted in J. Power Sources 

September 27^th, 2018 : Big proposal submitted for the Marie Curie COFUND action; DESTINY gathers 40 european partners for 53 PhD thesis proposed.

July 26^th, 2018 : Fan CHEN's first paper accepted in SMALL Methods, on Na4MnV(PO4)3

July 24^th, 2018 : Thibaut BROUX's paper accepted in SMALL Methods, on high rate Na3V2(PO4)2F3

June 26^th, 2018 : MESC+ is granted as an EMJMD ERASMUS MUNDUS Master Course for 5 more years, with partners in Spain, Slovenia, Poland, France, USA and Australia

April 25^th, 2018: Attending the 34^th PSI Electrochemical Symposium in Villigen, SWITZERLAND. Talk on operando investigations of Li and Na battery materials.

April 24^th 2018: Mattéo BIANCHINI's paper accepted in J. Mater Chem. A. on Na⁺ - Ag⁺ ion exchange in Na₃V₂(PO₄)₂F₃ 

Jan. 19^th, 2018: Simon MALIFARGE defends his PhD Thesis in UPJV Amiens

Dec. 12^th, 2017: ALISTORE Meeting in Amiens, FRANCE. New Direction elected with P. JOHANSSON, R. DOMINKO and myself as Directors. Thanks A LOT to R. PALACIN and P. SIMON for their leadership during the previous term.

Dec. 11^th, 2017: Thibault BROUX's paper accepted in Chem. Mater. on transpot properties of Na3V2(PO4)2F3

Nov. 29^th, 2017: Attending the 4th International Na-ion Battery Conference in Tokyo, JAPAN. 

Nov. 24^th, 2017: Edouard BOIVIN defends hs PhD thesis in UPJV Amiens

Sept. 28^th, 2017: Application for a COFUND Programme (Marie Curie Action)

May 30^th, 2017: Attending the 8th ICE Conference in Nagoya, JAPAN 

February 15^th, 2017: New Application of MESC Consortium for ERASMUS + EMJMD.

February 5^th, 2017: the LRCS moves to its new building, the HUB of the RS2E French Network on Electrochemical Energy Storage.

February 5^th, 2017: Paper #2 of Thibault BROUX, on VIV disproportionation in NVPF upon charge, accepted in ACS J. Phys. Chem. C

February 1^st, 2017: Paper #2 of Yue DENG, on mixed anion effect in solid electrolytes, accepted in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

October 24th, 2016 : Paper #2 of Edouard BOIVIN, on LiVPO₄(F,O) accepted in J. Phys. Chem. C.

October 6th, 2016 : Paper #1 of Thibault BROUX on Na₃V₂(PO₄)₂F₃ accepted in Chem. Mater.

October 5th, 2016 : The Nobel Prize for Chesmistry is attributed to Jean-Pierre SAUVAGE from Strasbourg.

June 28-29, 2016 : ERAMUS + Meeting in Brussels on "Mastering Joint Excellence under ERASMUS MUNDUS" 

June 14-18, 2016 : IMLB 2016 in Chicago, 1800 attendees......

April 12-15, 2016 : Proposals Subcommittees and Scientific Council at ILL, Grenoble, FRANCE

March. 22, 2016 : Talk at IBA Conference, Nantes, France

Feb. 18, 2016 : Application of M.E.S.C. for ERASMUS + re-accreditation ......

Dec. 5, 2015 : Interview of Mathieu MORCRETTE, Director of LRCS, in "Agir en Picardie".

Interview

Nov. 23-25, 2015 :CNRS-sponsored ANF Chimie du Solide, organized in Caen, France.

Nov. 9, 2015 : PhD Defense of Fabien LALERE in UPJV Amiens 

Oct. 23, 2015 : PhD Defense of Matteo BIANCHINI in UPJV Amiens 

Sept. 15, 2015 : Graduation Ceremony in Amiens of Class#10 of M.E.S.C. Master Course.

Sept. 2, 2015 : invited Talk at European Conference on Neutron Scattering, Zaragoza, Spain

August 7, 2015 : New Crystal Structure of Na3V2(PO4)3 published in Chem. Mater.

July 1, 2015 : Yue DENG's first paper on Li4SiO4-Li3PO4 is published in JACS.

July 1, 2015 : Invited talk at ICMAT Singapore on highly defective LiFePO4 powders.

June 16, 2015 : Fabien LALERE gives a talk in SSI Conference, Keyston, USA

June 4, 2015 : Matteo BIANCHINI is the ECS Battery Student Award winner for 2015

June 1, 2015 : Robin AMISSE's paper on highly defective LiFePO4 accepted in Chemistry of Materials 

Nov 24, 2014 : the www site 

http://www.docteurs-chimie.fr/ is launched. There is in particular a very convenient Job section.

July 23, 2014 : Visit the www site of Nature related to CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, MILESTONES

July 11, 2014 : HDR Defense of Joël GAUBICHER, IMN Nantes, France

June 15-18 : EPDIC Conference in Aarhus, Denmark.

June 7-12, 2014 : IMLB conference, Como, Italy

May 6, 2014 : Comité de Sélection, Poste 33MCF0269, Amiens

April 16th, 2014 : Conseil Académique à l'UPJV Amiens.

April 2-4, 2014 : Power our Future at CIC Energigune, SPAIN

March 18 & 19, 2014 : ILL Subcommittees for experiments, Grenoble, FRANCE 

March 3-7, 2014 : IBA Meeting in Brisbane, Australia

Feb. 24-25, 2014 : Meeting of the French RS2E in Lyon, FRANCE.

Feb. 11-13, 2014 : Meeting of the MESC Consortium in Marseille for the Selection of CLass#11 (2014-2016)

February 7, 2014 : All Solid State Battery Meeting of the RS2E.

February 7, 2014 : Na-ion Group Meeting of the RS2E

January 24, 2014 : Li-Ion Group Meeting of the RS2E in Collège de France, Paris

January  23, 2014 : Prof. J.M. TARASCON gives his Inaugural Lecture at College de France, Paris