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Pierre MARCOUX
French Nationality, 30 years old.
Born on 18/07/1975.
59 rue Saint Robert
F-38 120 Saint-Egrève
0033 476 47 36 76
0033 631 34 72 00
prmarcoux@free.fr
Research scientist in chemistry of materials
| 2004-2005 | Post-doctoral position at CEA, within the Laboratory of Physics of Synthetic Metals. I studied metallic nanoparticles designed for the magnetic storage. |
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Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Grenoble, France. |
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ð I improved the synthesis process of FePt magnetic nanoparticles. Through a wide panel of techniques (XPS, XRD, SQUID, TEM, IR) we highlighted the core-shell structure of these alloy nanoparticles.
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| 2002-2004 |
Post-doctoral position at EPFL, within the
Laboratory of Nanostructures and
Novel Electronic Materials : - research (synthesis and characterization of fullerol anticancer molecules ; synthesis of nanotubes made of polymer for the encapsulation of biomolecules) - teaching of physics in a microtechnician section at EPFL - position in the safety commission (in charge with chemical safety)
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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland. |
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ð Within a multidisciplinary and multicultural team, I installed an experimental room for chemistry. In the frame of a european contract, I initiated some research activity in the field of synthesis of nanostructures made of polymer. I also took part in defining and writing new safety rules.
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| 1999-2002 |
Thesis work at the
Institute of Materials Jean Rouxel : - After bibliography, I defined the initial project (the use of carbon nanotubes as a template for the synthesis of mesoporous oxides). - I chose the different techniques of characterization for the synthesised materials. |
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Institute of Materials, Nantes, France. |
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ð After studying the feasibility of the initial project, I got in touch with academic (Paris, Orsay, Rennes, Nantes, Angers) and industrial (Société Nationale des Poudres et Explosifs) laboratories that were useful for the progress of my research. In this way, I set up a research activity in a field that was completely new for my laboratory. I supervised a trainee student (IUT de Génie des Matériaux).
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| 1998-1999 | Traineeship (Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies) at the CIMM laboratory (Inorganic Chemistry of Molecular Materials) : research concerning the organometallic synthesis of molecular materials (functionalized polyoxometalates). |
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University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris. |
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| 1999-2002 |
Ph. D. thesis at the Institute of Materials, Nantes - specialization : Molecular and Inorganic Solid Chemistry - with distinction "très honorable avec félicitations du jury" |
| 1998-1999 |
DEA (Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies) at University Paris VI - specialization : Inorganic Chemistry, from molecules to materials - with distinction "assez bien", 4th upon 13 |
| 1995-1999 |
Diplôme d'Ingénieur Chimiste (chemist engineer) at
ESPCI (Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de Paris) |
| 1993-1995 |
Cycle Préparatoire Intégré at
ENSCL, 1st upon 21 (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille) |
| 1993 |
Baccalauréat C - specialization : mathematics and physics - with distinction "très bien" |
| Spectroscopy |
- vibrational spectroscopies (infrared, UV-visible, micro-Raman, surface
enhanced Raman scattering) - magnetic resonance spectroscopy (liquid-phase NMR) - X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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| Microscopy |
- transmission and scanning electronic microscopies - atomic force microscopy
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| Diffraction |
X-ray diffraction on powder
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| Synthesis |
basic techniques in organic and organometallic synthesis ; experience in sol-gel synthesis, in solvothermal synthesis ; experience in electrochemical synthesis
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| Chromatography | high-pressure liquid chromatography |
- French : mother language
- English : good oral and writing skills ; language read and spoken every
day ; I passed in 1998 the TOEFL exam (Test of English as a Foreign Language),
with a total score 620.
- Allemand : reading skills ; I passed in 1998 the ZDAF exam (Zertifikat
Deutsch als Fremdsprache), with distinction "gut".
- Science : Origin, Chem 3D Ultra, Isis Draw, Win IR, Casa XPS.
- Office automation : Word, Power Point, Excel.
- Graphic arts : Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Animation Shop.
- Website design : FrontPage, Mambo.
- triathlon: member of Fontanil
Triathlon club (webmaster of the club).
- running: marathon, trail
- moutain sports: snowboard, downhill skiing, cross-country
skiing, hiking ski.