Laboratoire MAPIEM (UR 4323)

PhD thesis defense of Abel BARRE

FI — 2026-01-07T10:43:15Z

Abel BARRE, PhD student at MAPIEM lab, under the supervision of: BRIAND Jean-François, BOUCHOUCHA Marc (Cadre de recherche, IFREMER)
has defended his PhD thesis in, specialty "Marine Microbial Ecology" , on the topic: Marine biofilms: bioindicators of chemical quality in coastal environments? Dynamics of diatom communities and bioaccumulation of organic and metallic contaminants
on December 12, 2025, at 9:00AM, the Amphitheatre of Building A, IUT, University of Toulon.
The jury was (…)

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Lucie Dewyspelaere won the Best Speaker Award at the SPECMA2025 workshop.

IM — 2025-12-05T09:21:12Z

Lucie DEWYSPELAERE, PHD student, at the MAPIEM laboratory was awarded the Best Speaker Award for her presentation in SpecMa2025 workshop (Spectrocopie et microscopie du milieu Marin, environnement et interfaces - December 1-3 2025 in Nantes) on her research topic : Raman Spectroscopy : Luminescence removal and evalution of plastic additive concentration.
This presentation was the result of collaboration with Dr Alexandre MERLEN (thesis supervisor), Dr Lenaïk BELEC & Dr Olivia GUERIGNY (…)

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PhD thesis defense of Elliot GOURLAOUEN

IM — 2025-07-03T13:39:24Z

Elliot GOURLAOUEN, PhD student at MAPIEM lab, under the supervision of: Pr. Christine BRESSY, Pr. André MARGAILLAN, Dr. Marlène NOBLET ,
has defended his PhD thesis in, specialty "Chemistry and Polymers Physico-Chemistry", on the topic: Tin-free PDMS/PLGA-based amphiphilic degradable polymer networks for marine antifouling coatings
on July 1st, 2024, at 9:00AM, the Amphitheatre of Building M, Seatech, University of Toulon.
The jury was composed of: M. Pierre Yves LE GAC, Ingénieur (…)

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Seminar of Research Director Cédric Lorthioir - "Correlation between local structure of cross-linked polymers and mechanical behavior: solid NMR approach"

IM — 2025-06-25T07:26:04Z

Dr. Cédric Lorthioir is CNRS Research Director at Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, specializing in polymer chemistry, sustainable materials, and biopolymers. He will present a seminar entitled " Correlation between local structure of cross-linked polymers and mechanical behavior: solid NMR approach " on Monday 30th June 2025, at 15:00 in the Salle du Conseil, Building X.
Abstract: The understanding of the macroscopic behavior of cross-linked elastomers, in particular (…)

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Conference of Dr Laurent Remy « Photo-induced microspheres: from photoenols to tetrazoles »

IM — 2025-06-20T08:02:29Z

Dr. Laurent Remy is a materials chemist and post-doctoral fellow at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), specializing in polymer chemistry, sustainable materials, and biopolymers. He earned his Ph.D. in materials chemistry from INSA Lyon at IMP laboratories, focusing on chemical modifications of polysaccharides by multicomponent reactions and hydrogels synthesis. His current work explores solar-driven nanoparticle synthesis for eco-friendly material development. He will present a (…)

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Corrosion inhibition of WE43 Mg alloy by salicylic compounds: Influence of nitro substitution

IM — 2025-06-17T09:48:00Z

François-Xavier Perrin, Nadia Leibl, Lénaïk Belec, Armand Fahs, Nicolas Causse, Nadine Pebere Corrosion inhibition of WE43 Mg alloy by salicylic compounds: Influence of nitro substitution. Corrosion Science (2025) 242, 112558 Abstract :
The corrosion inhibition of WE43 Mg alloy by salicylic acid (SA) and 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid (DNSA) was
investigated in a 0.2 M NaCl solution using electrochemical techniques, pH measurements, inductive coupled
plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (…)

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Seminar of Pr Melissa Brown

IM — 2024-10-21T07:43:15Z

On Wednesday October 16th, 2024, Pr Melissa Brown from the College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Australia, has given a seminar about the Industry Transformation Training Centre (ITTC) for Biofilm Research & Innovation.
It took place in the room "Salle du Conseil", building X.

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Seminar of Pr Melissa Brown

IM — 2024-10-21T07:29:00Z

On Wednesday October 16th, 2024, Pr Melissa Brown from the College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Australia, has given a seminar about pathogenic bacteria and theirs used mechanisms to persist in the human host and the environment.
It took place in the room "Salle du Conseil", building X.

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"Raman spectroscopy investigation of magnesium oxide nanoparticles" article wins the Outstanding Student Paper Awards of 2023 in the Physical Chemistry category of Royal Society of Chemistry editor

IM — 2024-07-16T12:12:23Z

Congratulations to Dr Alexandre Merlen, Associate Professor (MCF-HDR), of the MAPIEM laboratory for co-authoring the publication "Raman spectroscopy investigation of magnesium oxide nanoparticles" which has been attributed an Outstanding Student Paper Award by the Royal Society of Chemistry in the Physical Chemistry category. The article may be found by following the link below:
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/ra/d3ra04492k
This scientific article is the result of (…)

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PhD thesis defense of Manar RAMRAM

IM — 2024-07-12T13:54:30Z

Manar RAMRAM, PhD student at MAPIEM lab, under the supervision of: Dr. Lénaïk Belec, Associate Professor, University of Toulon (MAPIEM) Pr. Jean-François Chailan, Professor, University of Toulon (MAPIEM) Pr. François-Xavier Perrin , Professor, University of Toulon (MAPIEM)
has defended his PhD thesis in, specialty "Physical Chemistry and Durability of Materials - Interfaces / Interphases: Ageing", on the topic:
"Aging of silicone elastomers in a water vapor environment for sealing (…)

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