Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences
Université catholique de Louvain
Molecule based magnetic materials  GARCIA LABORATORY

2023

Dec 18th 2023
Prof. Mario Ruben (Karlsruhe Inst. Techn., Germany and Univ. Strasbourg, France)
'Electrical and Optical Addressing of Nuclear Spin States for Molecule-based Quantum Computing'

April 14th 2023
Prof. Lutz H. Gade (Univ. Heidelberg, Germany)
'Active Species and Mechanistic Pathways in Reduction Catalysis with 3d Transition Metal Pincer Complexes'

2019
1. Sept. 12th 2019
Prof. Yoann Olivier (Univ. Namur, Belgium)
'Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF): A new paradigm for OLEDs ?!'

2. May 3rd 2019
Prof. Jean Marie Lehn (Univ. Strasbourg, France)
'Perspectives in Chemistry : From Supramolecular Chemistry towards Adaptive Chemistry'

2018
1. March 7th 2018
Frederico Martins (Univ. Lisbon, Portugal)
'The Effect of Halogen Substitution on the Physical Properties of Iron(III) Spin Crossover Compounds'

2. March 22nd 2018
Dr. Paulo N. Martinho (Univ. Lisbon, Portugal)
"First-row transition-metal-based molecular sensors and molecular switches"


2017

1. Dec 22nd 2017
Prof. Smail Radi (Univ. Mohammed 1st, Morocco)
'New hybrid materials based on PCs and Silica surface modification for biological and Environmental purposes'

2. March 8th 2017
Prof. Pedro Fardim (Abo Akademi University - Finland and KULeuven) 
'Polysaccharides : Structural diversity and functional versatility for advanced applications in health care'

2016

1. Oct 27th 2016 
Prof. Gerard Śliwiński (Szewalski Institute of Gdańsk, Poland)
‘Photonic functionalization at nanoscale’

2. April 14th  2016
Prof. Smail Radi (Univ. Mohammed 1st, Morocco)
'Heterocycles with branched Keto-enol group: Efficient and versatile moieties'

3. March 9th 2016
Dr. Ishtvan Boldog (KULeuven, Belgium)
'Two MOF-related stories: topological versality in 10-vertex carborane-based frameworks and a curious case of SCO@MOF confinement'

2015

1- Nov 5th 2015
Dr. Yunnan Guo (CRPP Pessac, France)
'Ligand functionalization of spin-crossover hybrid materials'

2- Oct 23th 2015 
Dr. Andrei Diaconu (Univ. of Suceava, Romania)
'Ultra-low temperature measurements of London penetration depth in iron selenide telluride superconductors'

3-Oct 23th 2015 
Dr. Aurelian Rotaru (Univ. of Suceava, Romania)
'FORC diagram method in the characterization of bistable systems. Let's FORC it !'

2013

1-July 10th 2013 
Prof. Sally Brooker (Univ. of Otago, Dunnedin, New Zealand)
'Spin crossover complexes and [M3Ln] macrocyclic single-molecule magnets'

2012

1-Nov 27th 2012 
Prof. Ayyappanpilla Ajayaghosh (NIIST, Trivandrum, India). 
'Diverse architectures and properties of self-assembled pi-gels'

2-Nov 16th 2012 
Prof. Jean–Marie Génin (Univ. de Lorraine, France).
'Rouilles vertes et chimie verte; les minéraux de zones humides et la dénitrification des eaux dans la lutte contre les algues vertes'

3-Nov. 16th 2012 
Prof. Roger Sheldon (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
'Green Chemistry & Benign by Design: Fundamental Concepts in Sustainability'

4-Jan 27th 2012 
Prof. Jean-Marie Génin (Univ. de Lorraine, France) 
'Les minéraux des zones humides qui réduisent les nitrates et la lutte contre les algues vertes '
Article of 'Libre Belgique' by Gilles Toussaint (journalist) and radio interview  NUWA (La première).

2011

1-Sept 15th 2011
Prof. Tao Zhang (DICP, Dalian, China).
'Design, preparation and characterization of supported metal catalysts - Catalysis from nanoparticles to single atoms'

2- Dec 14th 2011
Prof. Dr. Christoph Janiak (Univ. Düsseldorf, Germany)
'Azolate metal organic frameworks and catalysis'

2010

1-June 2nd 2010 
Dr. Aurelian Rotaru (Univ. New Orleans, USA)
'Application de la méthode du diagramme FORC dans la caractérisation des matériaux bistables'

2-April16th 2010
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Tremel (Univ. Mainz, Germany) 
'Synthesis of metal oxide and hetero-metal/metal oxide nanoparticles as well as intermetallic nanocrystals for sensing and thermoelectric applications'. 

2009

1-Oct 7th 2009 
Prof. Mir Wais Hosseini (Univ. Strasbourg, Institut Le Bel, France)
'Molecular tectonics: from simple building block to crystals of crystals'

2-March 6th 2009 
Prof. Gérard Férey (Inst. Lavoisier, Versailles, France)
'Present and perspectives of the porous hybrid solids'. 

2008

1- Feb 18th 2008
Dr. Florence Babonneau, Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris (France)
'Advanced solid state NMR techniques for the characterization of NMR materials'. 

2-June 11th 2008 
Prof. Jean-Claude Bünzli, EPFL Lausanne (Switzerland)
'Lanthanide luminescence for water-soluble triple-helical bio-probes'

3-Oct 16th 2008
Dr. Davy Loutete-Danguy, GeMAC-CNRS, Versailles, France
'Etude par ellipsométrie spectroscopique de transitions thermo-induites dans les solides bistables à transition de spin et analogues du bleu de Prusse'

2006

Nov. 15th 2006
Dr. René Lapouyade, CNRS Bordeaux (France) 
'Des sondes moléculaires aux systèmes supramoléculaires photoactifs'.

2004

1-Nov 18th  2004, 
Prof. Dr. Philipp Gütlich, Univ. Mainz (Germany)
'Mossbauer spectroscopy on Mars'

2- Nov 17th 2004,
Prof. Dr. Philipp Gütlich, Univ. Mainz (Germany) 
'Thermal, optical, and pressure-induced spin state switching in iron complexes – From molecular processes to possible applications'

2003

1- May 15th 2003 
Prof. Gary J. Long, Univ. Missouri-Rolla (USA)
'Observation of an unusual phase transition associated with a partial iron(II) spin-state crossover'

2. May 23rd 2003 
Prof.  Michel Verdaguer, Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris (France) 
'Magnetism and molecular electronics'



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