Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
UCBL is the 2nd biggest French scientific cluster. UCBL gathers 168 public laboratories more than 110.000 students, 6800 researchers/professors, 17 doctoral Schools, 5400 PhDs, 900 PhDs defenses each year.
The Polymer Materials Engineering Laboratory (IMP, UMR5223) involves 28 permanent researchers and ca. 150 students/postdocs (15 PhDs/year). IMP research activities are highly interdisciplinary (polymer chemistry and physics, rheology, processing, interface with life science).
The Laboratory of Chemistry, Catalysis, Polymer and Processes (CP2M, UMR5265) involves 15 permanent researchers working on the design and synthesis of catalysts, polymers and complex colloids. CP2M hosts 50 students/postdocs. IMP and CP2M have a long-lasting tradition of combining fundamental research with applicative projects through long-term collaborations with industries.
SCIENTIFIC TEAM
Eric DROCKENMULLER (Project Coordinator, IMP)

Damien MONTARNAL (CP2M)

Dr. Damien Montarnal obtained his PhD from ESPCI ParisTech, France in 2011, where he worked on supramolecular self-healing materials and initiated the concept of vitrimers under the supervision of Prof. L. Leibler and Dr. F. Tournilhac. He subsequently moved to UC Santa Barbara as a postdoctoral researcher with Profs C. J. Hawker, E. J. Kramer and G. H. Fredrickson, working on block copolymer self-assembly. Damien is a CNRS research scientist since 2015, in the CP2M laboratory at the University of Lyon 1. His research interests encompass all polymer materials in which reversible chemistry can modulate the structure, dynamics or physical properties.
Valerio PRISCO (DC01)

Valerio Prisco is an Italian PhD student in the RIDERS research and training programme. His research focuses on the synthesis of enhanceds polymer electrolytes for future battery technologies. He holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree cum laude in Industrial Chemistry from Sapienza University of Rome, where he developed a strong interest in materials chemistry. In 2022, during his Bachelor’s thesis internship, he joined the research group of the Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology for Industrial Applications, at Sapienza University of Rome. During this experience, he worked on the enzymatic production of biodiesel using graphene oxide as a solid support for enzymes. In 2023-2024, for his Master’s thesis internship, he joined ENEA Research Centre (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development), collaborating with the research group of the Technologies and Materials for Additive Manufacturing laboratory, in Rome-Casaccia. During this experience, he focused on the preparation and characterization of a MOF/polymer composite material with applications for improving the energy efficiency of industrial drying processes.
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 – Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères
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