Léonie BERTHONNAUD

2018 - 2022: Franco-Japanese double PhD in coordination chemistry 

Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier and Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)

2016 - 2018: Master Frontiers in Chemistry

Université Paris Descartes V – Bilingual Master, with honor.

2013 - 2016: Bachelor of Chemistry Degree

Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier – Special Bachelor oriented toward research.

December 2025 - today: Research engineer

Laboratoire de chimie de coordination (LCC) – Toulouse

Electrochemistry and photochemistry service (electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, electrochemical analysis, spectroelectrochemistry…)

February 2023 - July 2025: Postdoctoral position

Université Paris Cité and Sorbonne Université – Laboratoire d’Electrochimie Moléculaire (LEM) and Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM)

Supervision: Dr C. Fave and Dr E. Anxolabéhère-Mallart

“Greener oxygenations et halogenations by the O2 electrochemical activation”

Skills: Collaborative work, student mentoring, interpretation, presentation and synthesis of results, bibliographic research, coordination chemistry, catalysis, bio-inspired inorganic chemistry

Analytical and experimental techniques: Electrochemical methods (cyclic voltammetry, electrocatalysis, UV-Vis spectroelectrochemistry, etc.), GC/MS, LC/MS, UV-Visible, NMR, FTIR

February - June 2024:Teaching shifts

Université Paris Cité – Chemistry department

Supervision of practical class in general chemistry – 1st year of Bachelor (28 h)

Supervision of practical class in inorganic chemistry – 3rd year of Bachelor (12 h)

Skills: Teaching, adaptation to study level, team work

October 2018 - Mai 2022: Franco-Japanese double PhD 

Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier and Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) – Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination (LCC, France) and Functional Supramolecular Chemistry Laboratory (Japan)

Supervision: Dr C. Hureau, Dr C. Esmieu and Prof. S. Hirota

“Cu(I/II) complexes as model of the copper-(amyloid-β) in-between state responsible for oxidative stress in Alzheimer’s disease”

Skills: Multicultural inter-team relations, design and adaptation of experimental protocols, interpretation, presentation and synthesis of results, bibliographical research, coordination chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry

Analytical and experimental techniques: Cyclic voltammetry, EPR, NMR, UV-Visible, FTIR, experiments under inert, O2, air and CO atmospheres in organic and aqueous media

January - July 2018: 6 months Master 2 internship

Université Paris Descartes V – Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques (LCBPT, Chemistry) and Environmental Toxicity, Therapeutic Targets, Cellular Signalling and Biomarkers unit (T3S, biology)

Supervision: Dr S. Calvet-Vitale, Dr C. Gravier-Pelletier and Dr S. Lefebvre

“Synthesis and biological evaluation of innovative compounds for infantile spinal muscular atrophy study”

Skills: Multi-disciplinary inter-team relations (chemistry/biology), interpretation, presentation and synthesis of results, bibliographical research

Analytical and experimental techniques: Organic synthesis, cell biology, NMR

April - August 2017: 5 months Master 1 internship

Institut Català d’Investigaciò Quìmica (ICIQ) – Tarragona (Spain)

Supervision: Dr S. Grau et Prof. A. Llobet

“Cobalt catalyst anchored on carbon electrode for proton reduction catalysis”

Skills: International mobility, interpretation and presentation of results, integration, English-speaking environment

Analytical and experimental techniques: Organic and inorganic synthesis, cyclic voltammetry, experiments in glove-box

March - July 2016: 4 months 3rd year of Bachelor internship

University of New Orleans (UNO) – New-Orleans (USA)

Supervision: Dr M. A. Tarr

“Wavelength dependence of reactive transients in petroleum photochemistry”

Skills: International mobility, integration into an English-speaking environment

Analytical and experimental techniques: Photochemistry, HPLC, UV-Visible analysis