The Institut des molécules et de la matière condensée de Lille - IMMCL Chevreul ( Institute for molecules and

condensed matter Condensed matter physics is the field of physics that deals with the macroscopic and microscopic physical properties of matter, especially the solid and liquid phases which arise from electromagnetic forces between atoms. More generally, the su ...

in Lille) is a physics and chemistry research institute. It is a member of the

University of Lille The University of Lille (french: Université de Lille, abbreviated as ULille, UDL or univ-lille) is a French public research university based in Lille, Hauts-de-France. It has its origins in the University of Douai (1559), and resulted from the m ...

Background history

Academic researches in chemistry in Lille started in the early days of the 19th century, with

Charles Frédéric Kuhlmann Charles Frédéric Kuhlmann (22 May 1803 – 27 January 1881) was a French chemist who patented the reaction for converting ammonia to nitric acid, which was later used in the Ostwald process.Note: * Frédéric Kuhlmann, "Pour la fabrication d ...

's innovations on sulfuric acid production and researches on using platinum catalysis for industrial production of nitric acid from ammonia (from 1823 to 1833). The faculty of sciences of Lille was however formally established in 1854 only, with a chemist as its first dean (

Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur (, ; 27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization, the latter of which was named afte ...

). Hence, academic and applied researches in chemistry, catalysis, and later molecular physics, were boosted from the 19th century onwards and further developed in the 20th and 21st centuries, both in fundamental research and applied research thanks to industry applications. (Source: History of chemistry education and research in Lille university)

Locations

* Cité Scientifique: IMMCL main site is located in

Science campus. The institute researchers and the different experimentation labs are hosted in several buildings on the campus, including ** own IMMCL buildings ** École nationale supérieure de chimie de Lille **

École centrale de Lille Located in the campus of Science and Technology (Cité Scientifique) of the University of Lille in Villeneuve-d'Ascq ( European Metropolis of Lille - Hauts-de-France); École Centrale de Lille is a renowned graduate engineering school, with roots ...

(catalysis labs and chemical engineering labs). * Other campus : Facilities for researchers experimentations are also available in the following remote sites ** Catalysis labs at campus Artois ** Condensed matter thermo-physics labs (LTPMC) at campus Littoral ** INSERMbr>unit 761
– Biostructures and Drug Discovery.

Research labs

IMMCL research laboratories are accredited as French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) laboratories. The different laboratories of the institute include : * Laboratory for structure and properties of solid state (LSPES), UMR CNRS 8008 * Laboratory for organic chemistry and macro-molecular chemistry (LCOM), UMR CNRS 8009 * Laboratory of catalysis of Lille (LCL)- UMR CNRS 8010 and Unit for catalysis and solid chemistry (UCCS) - UMR CNRS 8181 * Laboratory of crystal chemistry and physico-chemistry of solids (LCPS), UMR CNRS 8012 * Laboratory for dynamics and structural properties of molecular matters LDSMM, UMR CNRS 8024 * Laboratory for metallurgy and material science, UMR CNRS 8517.

Research area and doctoral college

IMMCL research roadmap include the following area: * Polymers and organic functional materials * Material oxides and catalysis * Complex molecular liquids * Organic and bio-organic synthesis * Metallurgy and materials for energy * Coerced and forced materials . They are integrated into the European Doctoral College Lille Nord de France and especially as part of its doctoral school science of materials, radiations and environment (SMRE) supported along with other research laboratories from the COMUE Lille Nord de France.

References and links

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