Olivier MAURY
50 years old, (born 25/01/1970 at Phalsbourg (France),
married, four childrens
Current professional situation
CNRS Senior scientist (Research director 1st class),
Laboratoire de chimie, Chemistry for optics team
UMR CNRS - Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon n°5182
46 Allée d’Italie, 69364 Lyon cedex 07; 04 72 72 86 72; olivier.maury@ens-lyon.fr
Training and career path
2019 Promotion to the rank of CNRS Director of Research (1st class)
2016 Co-founder of the start-up Polyvalan.
2012-2016 Appointment to the National Council of the CNRS (section 14).
2011-present Responsible of the Functional Photonic Materials axis (12 permanent staff members), sitting on the board of directors of the laboratory.
2010 Promotion to the rank of CNRS Director of Research (2nd class)
2004 Mobility to ENS Lyon, in the "Chemistry for Optics" team
2004 Habilitation to Direct Research in Chemistry and Chemistry-Physics (University of Rennes)
1999-2004 CNRS Research associate in the "Molecular Organometallic Materials" team led by Dr H. Le Bozec. (UMR 6509 CNRS-University of Rennes 1).
1997-1999 Post doctoral internship in the laboratory of Organometallic Surface Chemistry of Pr. J.-M. Basset in Villeurbanne. Funding: British Petroleum Company
1997 Doctorate in Chemistry from the University Pierre and Marie Curie (Paris VI), under the direction of Dr. M. Ephritikhine (CEA - Saclay)
1994 National service.
1993 Engineering degree from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, master in Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Paris VI.
Current research themes and selected publications.
* Coordination chemistry of lanthanides
- Theoretical and fundamental aspects concerning f-electron polarisability and studies of ligand field effects (JACS, 2008, 130, 2180; Chem Eur. J. 2020,26, 4389)
- Photophysical properties. New sensitization mechanisms (Inorg. Chem., 2008, 47, 10258)
- Second and third-order nonlinear optical properties (JACS 2005, 127, 13474).
- Application to biological imaging by nonlinear microscopy (JACS 2008, 130, 1532, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 6622; JACS 2020, 142, 10184)
- Design of a theranostic probe combining MRI and PDT (Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 9026)
- Design of ultra-bright nanomaterials (Chem. Mater. 2014, 26, 1062)
- Design of anomalous diffusers for the resolution of protein structures and fundamental studies of supramolecular interactions with amino acids and peptides (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 3388, Chem. Science. 2017, 8, 5909). Application to real systems (PNAS 2018, 115, 3380)
- Design of multifunctional complexes combining magnetism & luminescence (in collaboration with ICRennes, Acc. Chem. Res. 2015, 48, 2834) or luminescence switching properties (in collaboration with the group of S. Rigaut JACS 2019, 141, 20026).
- Organometallic and luminescence (in collaboration with G. Nocton, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 4266)
* Design of dyes for the near infrared, cyanine-bodipy.
-Fundamental aspects - notion of cyanine limit (JACS 2010, 132, 4328)
- Application to the optical limitation at telecommunications frequencies (1500 nm) (Adv. Mater., 2009, 21, 1151).
- Application in biological imaging (Chem. Science 2017, 8, 381)
- Study of inter-system crossing and triplet state stabilization. (PCCP 2020, 22, 12373)
* Spectroscopy platform (absorption, emission) specialized in the solid state and near infra-red
Spectroscopic studies in collaborations (M. Ephrithikine, S. Rigaut, G. Pilet, A. D'Aléo, L. Viau, C. Picard, B. Andrioletti, G. Nocton, D. Luneau, C. Coperet (Switzerland), C. Janiak (Ger.), G. Aromi (Esp), H. Takalo (Fin), D. Parker (UK), P. Comba (Ger.), J. Bendix (Denmark), K. Wong (Hong Kong). Reception of many students from these different laboratories for short internships (1 to 3 weeks).
Bibliography metrics.
Co-author 181 publications among which 2 Acc. Chem. Res., 14 J. Am. Chem. Soc., 8 Angew. Chem., 1 PNAS, 1 Nat. Chem. Biol., 13 Chem. Eur. J., 2 Adv. Mater., 4 Chem. Sci., 5 Inorg. Chem. Front., 16 Inorg. Chem. and 3 review articles, 13 patents (3 with license), 3 book chapters et 9 proceeding.
Participation in about 60 congresses (14 invited lectures, 11 oral communications, 24 invited seminars including 5 abroad and 35 posters).
Facteur H fev 2020 = 47 (Web of Science)
ORCID 0000-0002-4639-643X ; Scopus Author ID 6701642607 ; publons.com/a/1361507/)
Member of the following scientific associations
Société Chimique de France, Association Française de Cristallographie, Science for Science.
Editeur associé de Chem2.
(Co-) supervision of 12 associate researchers, 18 PhD students, 8 M2 trainees and 12 short-term trainees. Currently the team is composed of F. Riobé (CNRS research associate), S. Denis-Quanquin (PhD student 3A), S. David (PhD student 3A), I. N'Dala Louika (PhD student 2A), M. Hojorat (PhD student 2A), M. Roux (PhD student 1A), A. Roux (post-doc), L. Abad Galan (post-doc), J. Shaya (Post-doc).
Awards and Distinctions
2014. Distinguished Junior Member of the French Chemical Society (1st graduating class)
2013-2016. Scientific Excellence Award
2017-2021. Scientific Excellence Award