Rénal Backov
University of Bordeaux, France
Biography
Rénal Backov obtained his PhD in 1997 at the University of Montpellier, France while being a post-doc fellow at the University of Florida, USA 2001. Full Professor since 2010 at the University of Bordeaux his research focuses on the rational design of advanced materials through combining physical chemistry of complex fluids and chemistry. He formalized the concept of Integrative Chemistry in 2006 and was Laureate of the French Chemical Society in 2013. With more than 140 articles and 300 contributed papers, his research encompasses the domains of energy conversion and storage, drug delivery, sensors, heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis, etc.