Prof. Dr. Christophe Copéret

Vita

Prof. Christophe Copéret (CCH) was trained in chemistry and chemical engineering in CPE Lyon (France) and then undertook a PhD in chemistry at Purdue University (USA), where he studied the development of highly efficient synthesis of complex molecules via Pd-catalyzed carbonylation reactions in the group of external pageProf. E. Negishicall_made (1991-1996). After a postdoctoral stay at the Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, USA) in the group of external pageProf. K.B. Sharplesscall_made (1996-1997), where he developed oxidation reactions, CCH was offered in 1998 a permanent research position in CNRS in C2P2 (at the time LCOMS, directed by Dr. Jean-Marie Basset), a laboratory devoted to catalysis, chemistry of surfaces and polymers, and was promoted CNRS Research Director in 2008. Since Nov, 1st 2010, CCH is Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences at ETH Zürich. His scientific interest lies at the frontiers of molecular, material and surface chemistry, with the aims to design functional materials with applications in catalysis (sustainable chemistry and energy), molecular recognition, imaging and microelectronics. CCH is a member of the external pageNCCR Catalysiscall_made and co-Chair of SwissCat+, a data-driven High-throughput Experimental Infrastructure of the ETH Domain.

CCH is Associate Editor of the external pageJournal of the American Chemical Societycall_made.

Besides scientific activities, CCH enjoys literature, history, cooking and wine tasting, probably a reminiscence of his childhood spent in the vineyards in external pageFleuriecall_made, one of the famous crû of Beaujolais (La reine) just 50 km North of Lyon.