Grégoire Muller

My PhD project, supervised by Pr. Luc Averous (ICPEES) and Dr Antoine Duval (SOPREMA) aims to develop new insulating materials as an alternative to rigid polyurethane foams, which are the main solution in the building industry for thermal insulation. Conventional polyurethane foams are synthesized from isocyanates, molecules that can have severe health impacts on the people working with (asthma, lesions). Moreover, polyurethane foams are industrially produced from fossil feedstocks and are hard to recycle at large scales. Therefore, these new materials are developed with a more sustainable and healthier approach by using non-isocyanate biobased chemicals to create a porous thermosetting network with enhanced recyclability and a high insulating power.

• Since 2024: PhD Student in partnership with SOPREMA at University of Strasbourg, France
• April 2023 – September 2023: End of study internship in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, focusing on the determination of the persistence length of PAMAs by fluorescence.
• 2020 – 2023: Engineering studies in Chemistry and Physical genius, specialized in engineering of polymers and formulation, ENSMAC Bordeaux INP, Pessac, France

1. Lulic, K.; Muller, G.; Gutierrez, R.; Little, H.; Duhamel, J. Flexibility of Poly(alkyl methacrylate)s Characterized by Their Persistence Length Determined through Pyrene Excimer Formation. Polymers 2024, 16, 2126. doi.org/10.3390/polym16152126

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