Congratulations to our new Ph.D. graduate, Antonin Homassel, on successfully defending his dissertation!

Congratulations to our new Ph.D. graduate, Antonin Homassel, on successfully defending his dissertation!

Antonin completed his dissertation in the group under the supervision of Emmanuel Nicolas and Thibault Cantat, and successfully defended his dissertation on Friday, October 9.

Entitled “C₁-Building Blocks Derived from CO₂ for Synthesis of High Added-value Chemicals,” Antonin developed new carbonylation reactions during his dissertation.

Congratulations, Antonin! And a big thank you to the members of the jury—Marine Desage-El Murr, Mathieu Sauthier, Marc Petit, and Christophe Thomas—for their insightful and detailed discussions.