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Institut de Chimie Physique - UMR8000

The Institut de Chimie Physique (Institute for Physical Chemistry) is a joined research unit of the CNRS and the Université Paris-Saclay, located on the Orsay campus. Its research activities are anchored in Chemistry, including interdisciplinary projects at the interface of Physics and Life Sciences. Its 140 members, including permanent staff, PhD students, post-doc researchers and interns lead a research activities encompassing several topics: method developments in analytical chemistry, modelling and time-resolved spectro-imaging, chemistry under ionizing radiation, spectroscopy and photo-induced processes, nano-objects : synthesis, characterization, applications, redox biology and biological analysis. Our research work finds applications in multiple fields such as the production and storage of green energy, sustainable growth through photocatalyzed waste treatment, as well as biomedical diagnostics, imaging and nano-medicine.

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HDR Defense of Fabien Cailliez

Fabien CAILLIEZ, from the ThéoSim group, successfully defended today, Monday, January 12, 2026, his "Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches" (HDR). Title of the presentation: “Some contributions of molecular simulation to...

PhD Defense of Masa Johar

Masa JOHAR from the TEMiC group will defend her thesis on Wednesday, December 17th. "Synthesis of Chiral Nematic Photoactive Microspheres Under Confined Self-Assembly and Their Application in Photocatalysis" This PhD was...

PhD Defense of Viet Dung Duong

Viet Dung Duong from the TEMiC group will defend his thesis on Tuesday, December 16th. "Conjugated Polymer Nanostructures for Application in Water Oxidation and Water Treatment" This PhD was realized under...

PhD Defense of Anaïs Abrousse

Anaïs ABROUSSE from the TEMiC group will defend his thesis on Thursday, December 11th. "New Polyoxometalates and Polyoxometalates-Biochar Hybrids: from Design to Electrocatalytic Applications" This PhD was realized under the direction...

PhD Defense of Baptiste Etcheverry

Baptiste ETCHEVERRY from the ThéoSim group will defend his thesis on Wednesday, December 10th. "Molecular dynamics study of superoxide production by NADPH oxidases (NOX)" This PhD was realized under the...

PhD Defense of Pinnan Li

Pinnan Li from the TEMiC group will defend his thesis on Tuesday, December 2nd. "High entropy oxides with selective substitution of cationic sites and their performance in water oxidation and photocatalysis"...

Inauguration Day of the MUSIICS Facility

Friday, December, 19th 2025 ICP, Bâtiment 349, Salle Magat Free but mandatory registration: https://musiics.sciencesconf.org   Program:  Welcome 9h30, coffee 10h Opening remarks (Bat 349 - Salle Magat) - Introduction (Alexandre...