Team – CiTOS

Meet the team

Jean-Christophe, born in Brussels, Belgium, studied chemistry at the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, where he received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry. In 2008, he started a postdoc at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering of the Ghent University, Belgium, where he was later appointed as a postdoctoral associate of the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO). In 2010, he was awarded a Belgian American Educational Foundation fellowship that triggered his relocation to the USA. He joined the Center for Heterocyclic Compounds at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. In 2012, he was appointed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA. In 2013, he came back to Belgium and settled at the University of Liège. Jean-Christophe created the Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis (CiTOS), where he is currently developing new methods for organic synthesis using micro- and mesofluidic reactors.

Curriculum vitæ

Permanent Staff

Michaël Schmitz

Bachelor in chemistry, Institut Paul Lambin, 2017
Research: Methodology, Preparation of active pharmaceutical ingredients, Flow chemistry, Automation, 3D Printing, Arduino

Diana Silva

Scientific Manager FloW4all platform
PhD in Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, 2020
Master in chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, 2012

Postdoctoral Research Assistants

Yuesu Chen

FNRS Research Fellowship (Chargé de Recherches)
PhD in Chemistry, University of Graz, Austria, 2020
Master in chemistry, Fudan University, China, 2015
Research : Dinitrogen Trioxide, Nitrosation, Continuous-Flow Synthesis, Sensors, PAT

Carlotta Campalani

PhD in Chemistry, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, 2023
Master in chemistry and Sustainable Technologies, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, 2018
Research : Nanomaterials, Quantum dots, Photocatalysis

Hubert Hellwig

PhD in Chemistry, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, 2022
Master in chemistry, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, 2017
Research : Continuous Flow Processes, Upgrading of Biobased Materials, Automation, Organic Synthesis

François Mazars

PhD in Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis, University of Liège, Belgium, 2023
Master in green chemistry, University of Toulouse, France, 2018
Research : Oxidation, Neutralisation of chemical warfare agents

Graduate Students

Guillaume Petit

Master in chemical engineering, Meurice Institute, 2018
Bachelor in chemistry, Paul Lambin Institute, 2015
Research: Microfluidics, Quantum dots, Methodology, Bioconjugaison

Loïc Bovy

Master in chemistry, University of Liège, 2021
Research: Bio-based molecules upgrading, Continuous flow, automation

Michele Desiante

Master in medicinal chemistry and technologies,
University of Bari Aldo Moro, 2022
Research: Continuous flow, Photocatalysis, Upgrading of biobased polyols

Sébastien
Renson

Master in chemistry, University of Liège, 2023
Research:
Computational chemistry, Methodology, Microfluidics, Nitroso chemistry

Florian Barbaz

Master in molecular and supramolecular chemistry, University of Strasbourg, France, 2023
Research: Continuous flow strategies for the carbonatation of bio-based polyols

Jingxing Cheng

Master in engineering, industrial catalysis
Sichuan University, China, 2019
Research: Computational Chemistry, Methodology, Nitroso chemistry

Réjane Gradelet

Master in chemical engineering and organic chemistry,
University of Strasbourg, France and Autonomous University of Madrid, 2022
Research: Microfluidics, Nitroso chemistry, API

Mathilde Croissant

Master in chemical engineering and artificial intelligence,
University of Strasbourg, France, 2024
Research: Computational Chemistry, Machine Learning, Methodology

Louise Privat-Camblor

Master in chemical engineering and organic chemistry,
ENSCL – Centrale Lille, France and Complutense University of Madrid, 2024
Research: Flow chemistry, Automation, In-line analysis

Sophie Bianchi

Graduated from Law School, Uliège 2020
Currently: PhD program with the European Studies Unit

Cassian Desmons

Master in chemistry, University of Liège, 2025
Research: TBA

Nicolas Leclercq

Master in chemistry, University of Liège, 2025
Research: Microfluidics, Photochemistry, Nitroso chemistry

Matteo Lorenzon

Research: Master in chemistry and Sustainable Technologies, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, 2020
Research: Polymers, Polyesters from renewable sources, synthesis of cyclic carbonates

Undergraduate students

Arthur Coudijzer

Bachelor in chemistry, University of Liège, 2023
Research: Microfluidics, Nitration chemistry

Brecht Schmitz

Bachelor in chemistry, University of Liège, 2024
Research: TBA

Aurore Quitin

Bachelor in chemistry, University of Liège, 2024
Research: TBA

Soulaimane Oulad Mansour

Bachelor in chemistry, University of Liège, 2024
Research: TBA

Industrial Researchers

Scientific Collaborator

Elyse Macors

FloW4all Research Chemist
Collaboration with Industrial partners
Master in Chemistry, University of Liège, 2023
Research: Methodology, Preparation of active pharmaceutical ingredients, Flow Chemistry

Pauline Bianchi

PhD, University of Liège, 2020-2024
Master in chemistry, University of Liège, 2020
Research (F.R.S.-FNRS PhD Fellow): Computational chemistry, Methodology, Microfluidics, Nitroso chemistry

Luca Di Marino

Visiting Researcher
Università di Salerno

Davide Gariboldi

Visiting Researcher
Università degli Studi di Milano