Arnaud TRAVERT

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PROFESSOR, University of Caen Normandy RESEARCH =========================================== Investigation of surface properties using infrared (IR) spectroscopy and chemometrics, applied to metal oxides, sulfides, and microporous materials for applications in energy and environmental technologies. TEACHING =========================================== General chemistry and chemical thermodynamics (Undergraduate Year 1) ; Theoretical chemistry and spectroscopy (Undergraduate Year 3) ; Statistical thermodynamics (Graduate Year 3) ; Kinetics and heterogeneous catalysis (Graduate Year 1) ; Introduction to Life Cycle Analysis (Graduate Year 2) CAREER and MOBILITY =========================================== - 2022: Visiting Scientist, Group of Prof. E. Gaigneaux, UC Louvain, Belgium - 2017: Full Professor, University of Caen Normandy, France - 2009: Visiting Scientist, W.R. Grace, Columbia (MD), USA - 2001: Associate Professor, University of Caen Normandy, France - 2000: Postdoctoral Researcher with Prof. R.A. van Santen, TU Eindhoven, NL - 1999: Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, University of Caen Normandy, France SELECTED PAPERS =========================================== - "Study of the Diffusion Properties of Zeolite Mixtures by Combined Gravimetric Analysis, IR Spectroscopy and Inversion Methods (IRIS)"; Ait Blal et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023. DOI: 10.1039/D3CP01585H - "In Situ FTIR Investigation of CO2 Adsorption over MgO–Impregnated NaY Zeolites"; Bekhti et al., Vibrational Spectroscopy, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.vibspec.2021.103313. - "A highly selective FER-based catalyst to produce n-butenes from isobutanol"; Van Daele et al., Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.119699 - "Unraveling the Diffusion Properties of Zeolite-Based Multicomponent Catalyst by Combined Gravimetric Analysis and IR Spectroscopy (AGIR)"; Peng et al. ACS Catalysis, 2020. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c01021 - "Impact of Zeolite Structure on Entropic–Enthalpic Contributions to Alkane Monomolecular Cracking: An IR Operando Study"; Kadam et al., Chem. Eur. J., 2018. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201800793 SOFTWARE =========================================== - SpectroChemPy: Processing, analyzing and modeling spectroscopic data ; Travert, A.; Fernandez, C., 2014–2025. Website: https://www.spectrochempy.fr AWARDS =========================================== - 2019: Schlumberger Museum Foundation award - 2016: Distinguished Junior Member of the French Chemical Society - 2012: Award of the Catalysis division of the French Chemical Society