Antoine Goujon received his PhD in organic chemistry in 2016 from the University of Strasbourg (France) under the supervision of Prof. Nicolas Giuseppone. His thesis was focussed on the macroscopic amplification of collective motions of nanoscopic molecular machines. In 2017 he joined the group of Prof. Stefan Matile in Geneva (Switzerland) where he worked on the development of mechanosensitive fluorescent probes for cell membrane tension sensing and imaging. This work has led to the co-invention of three organelle-selective probes now commercially available. He was appointed Maître de Conferences (Associate Professor) in 2019 at the University of Angers in the MOLTECH-Anjou laboratory (PulSAr Team) to develop new n-type organic semiconductors. He was distinguished as “Rising Star” by the Région Pays-de-la-Loire in 2021 and was awarded an ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche) JCJC funding the same year. He was awarded the Marc Julia “Emergent Scientist” 2023 price from the Organic Chemistry Division of the French Chemical Society. Antoine now develops dynamic light-driven synthetic methodologies to control the growth of semiconducting conjugated polymers and n-type nanographenes and nanoribbons.

Thomas is a PhD student at the University of Angers in the PulSar team since October 2024. He was born in the east of France, in Reims (1999). After obtaining an Advanced Technician Diploma in 2019 in Mulhouse, he earned his bachelor’s degree in general chemistry in 2022. In the same year, he decided to continue his studies in the LUMOMAT Master’s program at the University of Rennes (1st year) and Angers (2nd year). During his first year, he worked on Organic Redox Flow Batteries (oRFB) with CNRS Dr. Florence GENESTE and Associate Professor Didier FLONER, in collaboration with the KEMIWATT French startup. The aim of this internship was to further the company’s work by finding an organic synthetic solution to increase the solubility of the electroactive species. In the second year of his master’s program, Thomas began an internship focused on polymer-based batteries with Charles COUGNON to deepen his knowledge about batteries. The goal was to fully characterize a formed polymer and test the first materials made from this TEMPO polymer. After this electrochemistry period, Thomas decided to return to work in an organic chemistry lab. He obtained his master’s degree in 2024 after completing his internship under the supervision of Associate Professor Antoine GOUJON, where he studied the light-frozen dynamic covalent synthesis of electron-deficient conjugated materials. Thomas is currently working on the synthesis of PDI Nanohoops structures using the same strategy he employed during his internship with Antoine GOUJON.

Fanny obtained her DUT in analytical and synthetic chemistry, her Bachelor's degree and her Master's degree in Molecular Chemistry at the University of Rennes (France) in 2024. She made her last internship to validate her Master's degree in the Organometallics Materials and Catalysis (OMC) and the Organic Chemistry and Interfaces (CORINT) teams, between the Rennes Institute of Chemical Sciences and the Rennes School of Chemistry (ENSCR), where she did the multi-step synthesis of complexes with surprising optoelectrochemical properties, under the supervision of Yann TROLEZ and Julien BOIXEL. Then she moved in Moltech Anjou to start her PhD, where she works on the multi-step synthesis and characterization of the optoelectronical properties of electron-deficient conjugated materials under the supervision of Antoine GOUJON.

Tapasi was born in West Bengal, India and received her B.Sc. degree from the Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University in 2015. In 2017, she received her M.Sc. degree from Visva-Bharati University. In 2023, she earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal), India under the guidance of Prof. Manmohan Kapur. Her Ph.D. research focused on transition metal-catalyzed site-selective C-H bond functionalization of perylene imides and 1,8-naphthalimides. Tapasi is currently a postdoctoral researcher working on the light frozen dynamic covalent synthesis of electron-deficient conjugated materials with Dr. Antoine Goujon.

Elarbi was born and raised in Ait Melloul, Morocco. In 2016, he earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Ibn Zohr University in Agadir (Morocco). He later moved to Grenoble, where he obtained another bachelor's degree in chemistry in 2017 and a master's degree in Organic Synthesis for Pharmaceutical and Agrochemical Industries in 2019 from Grenoble Alpes University.  In October 2019, he start his Ph.D. under the supervision of Dr. Saioa Cobo at the University of Grenoble Alpes. His research focuses on the development and study of photo and electro-switchable molecular materials based on dithienylethene derivatives. Elarbi is currently a postdoctoral researcher in PulSAr group and works on the visible light driven synthesis of semiconducting polymers with Antoine Goujon (ANR PhotoSynth).

Radhouan Maazaoui received his PhD in Molecular chemistry in 2017 from Sorbonne University (Paris, France) under the supervision of Professor Fabrice Chemla. His thesis was focused on the Domino reactions and semi-hydrogenation of alkynes; Imidates and amidines: synthesis and biological activity. He then carried out a postdoctoral stay in the group of Professor. Jean Rodriguez working on the design and regioselective synthesis of 2-pyridones from β-ketoamides by heterogeneous organocatalysis and homogeneous metal catalysis. He later moved to Orléans for a second postdoctoral position, where he joined the group of Professor Isabelle Gillaizeau to start a new project focused on the development of new methods for functionalizing C-H enamide bonds - Application to the synthesis of bioactive compounds. He then pursued a new postdoctoral position in the group of Professor Sébastien Tilloy working on the direct and BILIK-reaction catalytic stereo Isomerization of native β-Cyclodextrin. In the last postdoctoral position, he joined the group of Professor Sophie Fourmentin working on the synthesis of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and their applications to the encapsulation of essential oils. After that, he was recruited as a temporary teaching and research assistant (ATER) at Le Mans University. He worked on the development of new OH insertion reactions on α-diazo-β-vinyl esters- Application to the total synthesis of natural products and bioactive analogues by X-H insertion reactions: Example of Chaxalactins, with Dr. Anne-Caroline Chany. Radhouan is currently a Temporary Assistant Professor working on the synthesis of electron-deficient conjugated materials with Dr. Antoine Goujon. In addition, he actively teaches first, second and third-year bachelor's degree students.