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.
ICP News
PhD Defense of Théo Beguin
Théo BEGUIN from the CPSysBio group will defend his thesis on Thursday, November 27th. "Spectroscopic and molecular characterizations of photochemical reactions involved in the photobleaching of fluorescent proteins" This PhD...
Work by the ThéoSim group featured on the front cover of ChemPhysChem
Raphaël Vangheluwe, Carine Clavaguéra, Minh-Tue Truong, Dominik Domin, Nguyen-Thi Van-Oanh and their collaborators recently published their work combining machine learning and theoretical chemistry. This was the subject of an article...
Thomas Boukéké-Lesplulier winner of the prize for best oral presentation at RCP2025 !
Several ICP members attended the Rencontres de Chimie Physique (RCP2025) of the SCF/SFP Physical Chemistry Division, which took place in Aussois from September 15 to 17, 2025. Congratulations to Thomas...
Internships for teenagers
L’Institut de Chimie Physique (ICP) peut vous accueillir pour vos stages de troisième sur deux sessions du 15 au 19 décembre 2025 ou du 16 au 20 février 2026. Chaque...
ELYSE Workshop
The Institut de Chimie Physique (ICP) is hosting the ELYSE Workshop dedicated to radiation chemistry, supported by the IRP/CNRS. The event will take place on October 3, 2025, starting at...
PhD Defense of Julia Attard
Julia ATTARD from the ThéoSim group will defend her thesis on Tuesday, September the 16th. "Molecular simulation study of the photophysical properties of chlorophylls in the gas phase" under the...
PhD Defense of Nicolas Solem
Nicolas SOLEM from the CAPRI group will defend his thesis on Friday, July 11. "Ion-molecule reactions for astrochemistry: Isomeric effect on HCO+ and HOC+ cation reactivity and CN- and C3N- ...
Seminar by Jean-François Olivieri
On Thursday, July 3rd at 2:00 PM (Magat Room), the TEMiC group will host a seminar by Dr Jean-François Olivieri from the IUT of Orsay. He will present his work...
