Laboratory news
Orélia Cerlati, PhD student at Softmat, defended her thesis on peptides involved in Alzheimer’s disease
Orélia carried out her research in the BIBAC and IDeAS teams at the Softmat laboratory. On 16th of December, she defended her thesis entitled: “Oxidative interactions of peptides involved in...
Bérénice Duret, PhD student at Softmat, defended her thesis on the development of aqueous dispersions of gelled oil particles
Bérénice carried out her research in the SMODD team at the Softmat laboratory in close collaboration with the URCOM laboratory in Le Havre. This thesis aimed to develop eco-responsible cosmetic...
Nancy de Viguerie, faculty staff at Softmat, is heavily involved in the project “Chimie Verte Academy”, winner of the call “Compétences et Métiers d’Avenir”
On the initiative of 5 French universities, including the University of Toulouse, this project also brings together competitiveness clusters, industrial federations, and the French Chemical Society,...
Marc Guerre, researcher at Softmat, received the GFP Young Researcher Award 2024
At the end of November 2024, during the annual national symposium, the GFP Young Researcher 2024 Prize was awarded to Marc Guerre, a researcher in the P3R team. The Groupe Français d'Études et...
Solène Guggari, PhD student at Softmat, defended her thesis on biobased disulfide vitrimers for industrial applications
Solène carried out her research in the P3R team at the Softmat laboratory, in close collaboration with Specific Polymers company. On 22nd of November, she defended her thesis entitled: "Synthesis...
Faniry Andriamiseza, PhD student at Softmat, defended her thesis on shaping supramolecular gels in an aqueous medium
Faniry carried out her research in the IDeAS team at the Softmat laboratory. On 18th of November, she defended her thesis entitled: “Shaping supramolecular gels of N-alkyl-D-galactonamides in...
Franklin-Lavoisier honorary prize awarded to Armand Lattes, professor emeritus at Softmat
Following the recommendations of an international jury in July 2024, Armand Lattes, Professor Emeritus in the SMODD team, was awarded an honorary Franklin-Lavoisier prize by the Fondation...
Main roles for 2 Softmat researchers in “Qui cherche… cherche” videos
The "Qui cherche... cherche" series features short video portraits with a slightly humorous tone. They were produced as part of the Sciences avec et pour la société (SAPS) project run by the CNRS...
SMODD team paper honored by Green Chemistry journal
The SMODD team has just received special attention from the journal Green Chemistry, which has selected one of their articles for inclusion in the « Hot Green Chemistry » series. Indeed, the journal...
Ukrainian delegation visited Softmat lab
Dymytrii Grytsyshen, vice-rector, and Anna Polianska, Erasmus + coordinator at Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University, were welcomed to Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University on 18 June 2024. They...
Welcome to Daniel R. Talham at Softmat, as an Ambassador for Chemical Sciences in 2024
The laboratory is delighted to welcome Professor Daniel R. Talham from the University of Florida. At the suggestion of our lab, he has been appointed Ambassador for Chemical Sciences by CNRS Chimie...
Softmat collaborates with Expleo on a new carbon fibers recycling method
Carbon fiber is an integral part of many leading industries (aerospace, automotive, wind power). This structural material is renowned for its mechanical performance and unrivalled lightness. But...