Laurent Boiteau
Function : Associate Scientist (permanent staff)
Keywords : Amino acids , Epistemology of science , Origins of life , Outreach , Physical organic chemistry , Prebiotic chemistry , Protometablism , Systems chemistry
Team : D6 - Dynamics of Complex Biomolecular Systems
Employer : CNRS
Professional Email : laurent.boiteau[a]umontpellier.fr
Office No. : N3H16
Phone : 04 48 79 21 89
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Biography
Laurent Boiteau earned his engineer degree from the École Polytechnique (Paris-Saclay) where he later received his PhD in organic chemistry (1994, advisor: Dr. Samir Z. Zard). After post-doc positions in polymer chemistry in Strasbourg then in Groningen (NL), since 1998 he has been appointed CNRS Associate Scientist at the University of Montpellier, first at OMEMF/DSBC lab, a precursor group of the IBMM. Initially trained in organic synthesis, radical- and macromolecular chemistry, his current research is focused on physical organic chemistry, especially dedicated to Origins of Life studies (prebiotic chemistry and systems chemistry). He is also involved in the outreach of, and reflection about scientific knowledge.