Pierre MARCOUX French Nationality, 30 years-old. Born on 18th July, 1975. 59 rue Saint Robert F-38 120 Saint-Egrève 04 76 47 36 76 06 31 34 72 00 e-mail: [email protected] personal web site: http://prmarcoux.free.fr

Research Scientist in Chemistry of Materials EXPERIENCE Post-doctoral position at CEA, within the Laboratory of Physics of Synthetic Metals. I studied nanoparticles designed for the magnetic storage of data.

2004-2005 DRFMC, CEA Grenoble.

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. 2002-2004 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.

Post-doctoral position at EPFL, within the Laboratory of Nanostructures and Novel Electronic Materials : - research (synthesis and characterization of 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)

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. 1999-2002 Institute of Materials, Nantes, France.

Thesis work at the Institute of Materials Jean Rouxel : - After studying 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. - After writing thesis (and making a CD-Rom version), I presented my results in several labs in Europe (Dublin, Karlsruhe, Lausanne) and at confererences in France and Belgium.

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). 1998-1999 University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris.

Traineeship (Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies) at the CIMM laboratory (Inorganic Chemistry of Molecular Materials) : research concerning the organometallic synthesis of molecular materials (functionalized polyoxometalates).

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 1999-2002

Ph. D. thesis at the Institute of Materials, Nantes wspecialization : Molecular and Inorganic Solid Chemistry wwith distinction "très honorable avec félicitations du jury"

1998-1999

DEA (Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies) at University Paris VI wspecialization : Inorganic Chemistry, from molecules to materials wwith 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 wspecialization : mathematics and physics wwith distinction "très bien"

TECHNIQUES Spectroscopy

- vibrational spectroscopies (infrared, UV-visible, micro-Raman, surface enhanced Raman scattering) - resonance magnetic spectroscopy (liquid-phase NMR) - X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Microscopy

- transmission and scanning electronic microscopies - atomic force microscopy

Diffraction

X-ray diffraction on powder

Synthesis

basic techniques in organic and organometallic synthesis ; experience in sol-gel synthesis, in solvothermal synthesis ; experience in electrochemical synthesis

Chromatography

high-pressure liquid chromatography

SOFTWARE -

Science : Origin, Isis Draw, Chem3D Ultra, Win IR, Casa XPS. Office automation : Word, Power Point, Excel. Graphic arts : Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Illustrator. Website design : FrontPage, Mambo.

LANGUAGES - French : mother language - English : good oral and writing skills ; language read and written 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".

LEISURE - Triathlon : member of Fontanil Triathlon Club, webmaster of the club website. - Athletics : marathon, ultra-marathon. - Mountain sports : snowboard, downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, hiking ski.

PUBLICATIONS - Spectroscopic and photophysical properties of a highly derivatised C60 fullerol, B. Vileno*, P. R. Marcoux, M. Lekka, A. Sienkiewicz, T. Feher, L. Forró, to be published soon in Advanced Functional Materials. - Singlet oxygen-mediated oxidation of cellular and subcellular components: ESR and AFM assays, B. Vileno*, M. Lekka, A. Sienkiewicz, P. R. Marcoux, A. J. Kulik, S. Kasas, S. Catsicas, A. Graczyk, L. Forró, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 2005, 17, 1-12. - Electrochemical synthesis of an array of aligned polypyrrole nanotubes, P. R. Marcoux*, L. Forró, AIP Conference Proceedings, XVIII International Euroconference on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials, 2005, Springer-Verlag. - Electrochemical functionalization of nanotube films : growth of aryl chains on single-walled carbon nanotubes, P. R. Marcoux*, P. Hapiot, P. Batail, J. Pinson, New Journal of Chemistry, 2004, 28, 302-307. - Synthesis and manipulation of carbon nanotubes, J. W. Seo*, E. Couteau, P. Umek, K. Hernadi, P. R. Marcoux, B. Lukic, Cs. Mikó, M. Milas, R. Gaál, L. Forró, New Journal of Physics, 2003, 5, 120.1-120.22. - Developing remote metal binding sites in heteropolymolybdates, P. R. Marcoux, B. Hasenknopf*, J. Vaissermann, P. Gouzerh, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2003, 2406-2412 - A spectroscopic study of the fluorination and defluorination reactions on single-walled carbon nanotubes, P. R. Marcoux*, J. Schreiber, P. Batail, S. Lefrant, J. Renouard, G. Jacob, D. Albertini, Jean-Yves Mevellec, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2002, 4, 2278-2285. - Surface enhanced Raman scattering on fluorinated single-wall carbon nanotubes, J. Schreiber*, P. R. Marcoux, D. Albertini, O. Chauvet, S. Lefrant, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2002, vol. 633, Melville, New-York.

CONFERENCES - Solution synthesis of FePt alloy nanoparticles (talk), P. R. Marcoux*, M. Delalande, P. Reiss, Y. Samson, Colloque Nanohybrides 2, Autrans (France), June 2005. - Electrochemical synthesis of an array of aligned polypyrrole nanotubes (poster), P. R. Marcoux*, L. Forró, XVIIth International Winterschool on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials, Kirchberg (Autriche), March 2002. - Characterization through AFM of fluorinated single-walled carbon nanotubes (talk), P. R. Marcoux*, D. Albertini, P. Batail, J. Renouard, G. Jacob, Symposium about Scanning Probe Microscopy, Spa (Belgium), March 2002. - Raman and SERS studies of single-walled carbon nanotubes (poster), J. Schreiber*, P. R. Marcoux, D. Albertini, J. P. Buisson, O. Chauvet, S. Lefrant, XVIIth International Winterschool on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials, Kirchberg (Autriche), March 2002. - Use of some single-walled carbon nanotubes as a structural directing agent in the synthesis of porous oxides (talk), P. R. Marcoux*, P. Batail, G. Jacob, J. Renouard, J. Schreiber, S. Lefrant, C. Marhic, D. Albertini, J.-Y. Mevellec, Nanotubes 2001 : workshop of the French research group n°1752, Batz-sur-Mer (France), October 2001. - From functionalised polyoxometalates towards supramolecular assemblies (poster), B. Hasenknopf*, P. R. Marcoux, F. Peyrot, R. Delmont, P. Gouzerh, Polyoxometalates : from topology to industrial applications, Bielefeld (Germany), October 1999.