The 5th edition of the summer school “Physical Chemistry and Contemporary Societal Challenges” organized by the Paris-Saclay Physical Chemistry Federation (CPPS) will take place from June 29 to July 3 on the campus of Université Paris-Saclay. This summer school is primarily intended for undergraduate and graduate students (from second-year undergraduate to Master’s level) who wish...

Marine de Person, from the CAPRI group, successfully defended last week, Tuesday, May 5th of 2026, her "Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches" (HDR). Title of the presentation: “Analysis of Lipids and Related Compounds by Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS)" Congratulations Marine!

A press release from the scientific news of the CNRS Institute of Chemistry highlights the work of B. L. Pham, Dr. A. Ranjbari, Dr. A. Tadjeddine, and Dr. C. Humbert, along with their collaborators from the IUT of Orsay and LOMA (University of Bordeaux), published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. The researchers...

Looking ahead, the next FEF-AI4SD international conference (https://fefai4sd.com/) will be held in Paris from 29 June to 3 July 2026 at FIAP Jean Monnet - 30 Rue Cabanis - 75014 Paris. The event will bring together experts, policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and innovators to discuss and develop AI-driven solutions for sustainable development, with particular focus on...

Philippe Hiberty (groupe Theosim) has just published a book entitled “A Chemist’s Guide to Valence Bond Theory, 2nd Edition“. This books is primarily aimed at chemists, be they experimentalists, theoreticians and teachers. It explains how to use valence bond (VB) theory to think concisely and rigorously in chemical and photochemical applications and how to use...

A three-day mini-conference was held at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana, as part of the France–Ghana bilateral programme under the Fonds d’Expertise et de Formation – Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development (FEF-AI4SD) initiative. The FEF programme supports collaboration in higher education, research, and innovation between institutions in Ghana and...

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 the study of complex systems: methodological developments and applications.” Congratulations Fabien!

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 realized under the direction and supervision of Dr. Mohamed Nawfal GHAZZAL. The defense will take place at 2 p.m. in Salle Magat (Bât 349 Rue...

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 the direction and supervision of Dr. Hynd REMITA (ICP) and Pr. Ally AUKAULOO (ICMMO). The defense will take place at 2 p.m. in Salle Magat...