Marina VLARAmarina.vlara@college-de-france.fr
Marina obtained her MSc in Integrative Chemistry & Innovation (ICI) at PSL Research University, developing an interdisciplinary profile. As of October 2022, she has been working as a PhD student towards the investigation of the mechanisms leading to the appearance of a knee-point in the lifetime of large format batteries for stationary storage applications, in operando, with the use optical sensors. You can contact her on Linkedin.
Clémence ALPHENclemence.alphen@college-de-france.fr
Clémence obtained her MSc in Chemistry and Physical Engineering from the Graduate School of Chemistry, Biology and Physics (ENSCBP) of Bordeaux, France and specialized in energy storage. She joined the sensing group in October 2022 and is currently working on monitoring the state of batteries during operation thanks to optical fibre Bragg grating sensors. You can contact her on Linkedin.
Conrad QUAZZAconrad.quazza@college-de-france.fr
Conrad obtained his MSc in Materials Science and Engineering from PSL University. He has been working on new oxide materials for battery and electrochromic applications since October 2023. You can connect with him on LinkedIn.
Horyung JIhoryung.ji@college-de-france.fr
Horyung obtained his MSc in Materials Chemistry from Sorbonne University. He joined the Solid-State team at CSE in October 2023. He has been working on the halide-electrolyte/anode interface in all-solid-state halide-based lithium metal batteries.You can connect with him on LinkedIn.
Elisabeth BAJARDelisabeth.bajard@college-de-france.fr
Elisabeth obtained her MSc in Integrative Chemistry & Innovation (ICI) at PSL-ChimieParisTech University. She joined the sensing group in October 2023 and is currently working on developing an optical fiber-based sensing system for alkaline electrolyzers. You can connect with her on LinkedIn.
Mariia PLATONOVAmariia.platonova@college-de-france.fr
In 2023, Mariia earned a double diploma in material science from the University of Rennes 1 and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. She joined the solid-state battery group for her master’s thesis, which concentrated on optimizing cathode composites for low-pressure all-solid-state batteries. Since October 2023, she has been studying all-solid-state batteries as a PhD student. You can connect with her on LinkedIn.
Clément MOREL
clement.morel@college-de-france.fr
Clément obtained his MSc degree in chemistry from Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay and Sorbonne University in 2023. After one year in the Rosseinsky group working on the synthesis of cathodes material, he joined the group and started his PhD in October 2024 on the synthesis of new ionic conductors. You can connect with him on LinkedIn.
Samuel FREWsamuel.frew@college-de-france.fr
Samuel obtained his engineering degree in Materials Science from Polytech Lyon and his MSc in Materials Science and Sustainable Development from Claude Bernard Lyon I university. Since November 2024, he has been working on the study of the electrode-electrolyte interface using the electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance. You can connect with him on LinkedIn.
Ion GHILESCUion.ghilescu@college-de-france.fr
Ion obtained his engineering degree in Materials Science from Polytech Sorbonne. He started his PhD in November 2024, and has been working since on designing hybrid materials for all-solid-state batteries. You can connect with him on LinkedIn.
Elouan GERARDelouan.gerard@college-de-france.fr
Elouan earned his Chemical Engineering degree from Chimie ParisTech. He began his PhD at the CSE Lab in October 2025, where he studies in operando IR spectroscopy of CO₂ and N₂ electrolysers. You can connect with him on LinkedIn.
Diego KNAUERdiego.knauer@college-de-france.fr
Diego obtained his MSc in Battery Technology from the University of Bayreuth in Germany. In August 2025, he joined the Sensing Group as a PhD student to study the electrolyte in Li- and Na-ion batteries. His research focuses on electrolyte quantification and optimization, as well as on the data-driven prediction of degradation behavior using fiber-based in operando IR-spectroscopy. You can connect with him on LinkedIn.
Adèle BARILLONadele.barillon@college-de-france.fr
Adèle obtained her MSc in Chemistry and Physical Engineering, specializing in energy storage, from the Graduate School of Materials, Food Science and Chemistry (ENSMAC, ex-ENSCBP) in Bordeaux. In October 2025, she joined the Na-ion battery group and is currently working on anode-free cells. You can connect with her on LinkedIn.
Elliot JACKSelliot.jacks@college-de-france.fr
Elliot completed his studies in Chemical Engineering at Chimie ParisTech and obtained an MSc in Energy from Mines Paris – PSL. In November 2025, he joined the Solid-State group and is currently working on optimizing electrode–electrolyte interfaces.You can connect with him on LinkedIn.