Marie-Emmanuelle Boulon

Currently R&D Engineer @ IMEC

EDUCATION

- 2011 PhD in Chemistry

University of Rennes 1 (France)

Thesis title: Bistability of molecular materials, from structure to photo-switch

- 2007 Master degree in Physics of Materials

University of Rouen (France)

-  2005 Bachelor degree in Physics

University of Rouen (France)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2017 – present

Post-doc position

Laboratory of Molecular Magnetism (LaMM), Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence, Italy. 

Project: New molecular systems with hight spin coherence.

2014 – 2017

Post-doc position

Group of Molecular Magnetism, The University of Manchester, UK.

Project: Spectroscopic and magnetic caracterisation of heterometallics complexes for quantum computing.

2011 – 2014

Post-doc position

Laboratory of Molecular Magnetism (LaMM), Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence, Italy. 

Project:  magnetic anisotropy in 3d and 4f -based single molecule magnets.

PARTICIPATION AT CONFERENCES AND SCHOOLS

Participation to 15 national and international conferences on Magnetism (JEMS 2012), Molecular Magnetism (ECMM 2015, ICMM 2012, GdR MCM2 2015-2016), Molecular Spintronics (ECMolS 2016). 8 poster contributions, 7 oral presentations (1 invited). 

OTHER INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES

2005 – 2006

Erasmus student at University of Minho (Portugal), Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics Research Group.

-  Scientific activities at synchrotron facilities:

2015

 Diamond Light Source (Synchrotron Facility) (UK), crystallography.

2012 – 2014

ESRF synchrotron (France), X-ray magnetic Dichroism.

TEACHING ACTIVITY

2011 - 2017

Tutor of 6 Master’s student Projects and 2 summer students at the University of Florence (Italy) and at The University of Manchester (UK)

Seminaries held at:

University of Toulouse (France) 2015.

University of Rennes 1 (France) 2015.

University of Manchester (UK) 2014.

Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, Grenoble (France) 2014.

2014 - 2015 - 2016

Teacher for the School of EPR (beginner and advanced levels) at the National EPR Facility, Manchester (UK) - Organisation, demonstration and teaching in the practical classes.

2009 - 2010

Teacher and examinator for practical classes of electronics, optics, and magnetostatics for 1^rst and 2^nd year students at the Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA), Rennes (France).

2009

Teacher for practical classes of crystallography for 2^nd year biology-geology students, Rennes 1 University (France).

2008 - 2009

Teacher for practical classes of atomistic chemistry for 3^nd year chemistry students, Rennes 1 University (France).

 OUTREACHING ACTIVITIES

2017: tutor for the project “1000girls, 1000 futures” mentoring young women in their STEM studies.

2016: Demonstration and explaination of physics experiments during the BlueDot festival in Manchester

2009: realisation of an exhibition about the CoRoT satellite and explaination with groups (scholars and adults)

LINGUISTIC PROFICIENCY

French (mother tongue)

English (Fluent)

Italian (B2)

Portuguese (B2)