Prof. Dr. Pierre BRODARD
Professor of Physical Chemistry
Head of the Chemistry department at HEIA-FR
Haute
école d’ingénierie et d’architecture
Institute of Chemical Technology
University of Applied Sciences Western
Switzerland
Boulevard de Perolles 80
CH-1700 Fribourg - SWITZERLAND
+41 26 429 67 19
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MSc Chem |
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Uni Geneva |
Tohoku |
EPFL |
EMPA |
HEIA-FR |
HEIA-FR |
articles
= 40, h-index = 12, citations > 450, conference contributions > 60
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
1999 - 2004:
PhD - Physical Chemistry
University of Geneva - Switzerland
1994 - 1999:
MSc - Chemistry
University of Fribourg - Switzerland
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
2016 - now:
Professor / Head of Chemistry - Fribourg (Switzerland)
HESSO University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland &
University of Fribourg
Professor of Physical Chemistry and Head of the Chemistry department at
HESSO. Research activities based on chemical imaging and thermal analysis for
chemical and pharma industry, polymer science, nanotechnology and archeology.
Lecturer at Uni Fribourg.
2012 - 2016:
Professor - Fribourg (Switzerland)
HESSO University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland &
University of Fribourg
Professor of Physical Chemistry at HESSO and Lecturer at Uni Fribourg.
Research activities based on Raman/SEM/EDX chemical imaging and thermal
analysis for chemical and pharma industry, polymer science, nanotechnology and
archeology.
2008 - 2012:
Scientist - Thun (Switzerland)
EMPA Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Head of Raman spectroscopy activities in the Laboratory for Mechanics of
Materials and Nanostructures (Dr. Johann Michler). Research projects in
nanoscience and applied projects with industrial partners.
2005 - 2008:
Postdoc - Lausanne
(Switzerland)
EPFL Ecole
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Laboratory of Physics at Surfaces (Prof. Wolf-Dieter Schneider).
Development of a UHV Raman spectrometer combined with a scanning tunneling
microscope for the study of self-assembled nanostructures.
2004 - 2005:
Postdoc - Sendai (Japan)
Tohoku University
JSPS fellow, Organic Physical Chemistry Lab (Prof. Hiroshi Fukumura). Raman
spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy of organic monolayers.
1999 - 2004:
PhD - Geneva (Switzerland)
University of Geneva
PhD thesis in ultrafast laser spectroscopy applied to liquid interfaces
in the Physical Chemistry Department (Prof. Eric Vauthey).
LANGUAGES
French: mother tongue
German: fluent B2
English: fluent C1
RESEARCH INTERESTS
non-destructive materials characterization (Raman/IR/fluo)
micro-/nanoscale chemical imaging (SEM-EDX)
thermal analysis & thermal safety assessment (DSC/TGA)
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Bachelor
quantum mechanics, optical spectroscopy, PhysChem labworks
Master
thermal safety, nanoscale & polymers characterization, Raman & DSC
ACADEMIC SOCIETIES
STK
President
Swiss Society for Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
SAOG
Executive Committee
Swiss Working Group for Surface and Interface Science
PCS
Member
Photochemistry Section of the Swiss Chemical Society
http://www.swiss-chem-soc.ch/photochemistry
SCS
Member
Swiss Chemical Society