University Pierre & Marie Curie
Laboratoire des Matériaux Mésoscopiques et Nanométriques
BP 52, 4 Place Jussieu 75005 Paris- France
mobile 33. 6 83 02 82 06, Ph. 33 1 44 27 25 16. Fax. 33 1 44 27 25 15.
e-mail: marie-paule.pileni@upmc.fr

 

TOPICS OF RESEARCH

Organization of nanomaterials in mesoscopic scale : collective properties
Nanomaterials : synthesis, characterisation and physical properties
Chemical modification of enzymes
Physical chemistry in condensed matter
Colloids sciences
Solar energy
Photophysic and photobiology
Photochemistry in gas phase

 

ACADEMIC APPOINTEMENT

2005-2010: Chair of Institut Universitaire de France
2004: ------Adjunct Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the School of
---....------.Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, USA
2002: ------Distinguished Professor first class, University P. & M. Curie
1999: ------Member of Institut Universitaire de France
1997-2002: Distinguished Professor second class, University P. & M. Curie
1990-1997: Full Professor, University P. & M. Curie
1983-1990: Associate Professor, University P. & M. Curie
1969-1983: Assistant Professor, University P. & M. Curie

 

AWARD and HONOR

2010: European Research Council, ERC Advanced Grant Award
2009: Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
2008: Officier dans l'ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur
2006: Officier dans l’ordre National du mérite.
----....Emilia Valori Award from French Academy of Sciences.
2005: Blaise Pascal Medal in engineering and material sciences, European
------ Academy of Science.
2004: Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.
2004: Descartes-Huygens Prize, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and
------ Sciences.
2003: Research Award of the Alexender von Humboldt Foundation (Germany).
2003: Member of European Academy of Science.
2002: Doctor Honoris Causa, Chalmers University, Göteberg, Sweden.
2001: Lecture award of Japanese Chemical Society, Division of Colloids and
---.....Surface Science.
2001: French citation laureate, Institute of Scientific Information.
------ Award for most quoted French scientist between 1981 and 1998.
2000: Langmuir award. American Chemical Society. Division of Colloids and
------ Surface Science.
1999: Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur.

 

OTHER ACTIVITIES

2009- ------Member of the presidium of the European Academy of Sciences.
2006-2009: Chair of a scientific committee of the enginering and material.
------......... sciences division of the European academy of sciences.
2006-2008: Vice-Chair of the committee for professional equality between
------------ woman and man in academia and research.
2001-2004: Member of the board of “Institut Universitaire de France”.
1991-1999: Member of the Education National Comity.
1991-1992: Member of the “Institut des Hautes Etudes de Sécurité
------------ Intérieure” (IHESI).
1990-1992: Chairperson on workshops related to the French Defense
------------ research.
1989-1992: Consultant at the Minister of Recherche concerning the National
------------ Defense 1989: Member of the “Institut des Hautes Etudes de
------------ Défense Européenne”.
1987-1988: Member of the “Institut des Hautes Etudes de Défense
------------ Nationale” (IHEDN).
1984-1986: Member of National Exam in Chemistry.

 

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP

2009-..........Journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, PCCP, Royal
-------------Society of Chemistry
-------------International Journal of Photoenergy, Hindawi Publishing Corp.
2008- ------Advanced in Physical Chemistry, Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2006:------.Accounts of Chemical Research, American Chemical Society.
-------------Journal of experimental nanosciences, Publisher Taylor & Francis.
2002: --.-..-Journal of Physical Chemistry, Board member, American Chemical
-----------. Society.
1996-2007: Langmuir, Board member, American Chemical Society.
1988-1996: Journal Chimie-Physique, Board member, French Chemical
------------ Society.

 

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

1985-2001: Nuclear Center, C.E.A. D.S.M, Saclay, France.
1995:------ Procter & Gamble, Cincinnatti, USA.
1990-1994: Société Nationale des Poudres et Explosifs, SNPE, France.
1990: ------Toyota (Japan), Aventis (France), EADS (France).

 

LABORATORY MANAGEMENT

2001-2008: Laboratoire des Matériaux mésoscopiques et Nanométriques (LM2N).
1992-2000: Structure et Réactivité des systèmes Interfaciaux (SRI).

 

RESEARCH PUBLICATION

H factor: 56
Journals: 376 (13 feature articles, 286 peers international journals, 13 publications in international refereed conference proceedings, 14 monographies, 38 book chapters, 2 special issues, 1 patent, 10 popular journals)
Editor -Structure and reactivity in reverse micelles, Elsevier, 1990 / Nanocrystals forming Mesoscopic Structures, Wiley, 2005