Basics of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Students should have a background in basic chemistry, including: (i) the atoms, the elements and the periodic table; (ii) the structure of organic molecules (functional groups, stereochemistry); as well as in basic physics, including some knowledge about the spectroscopy (energy levels, photon, frequency) and the magnetism.

Olivier Lafon
Olivier Lafon is professor at the University of Lille and junior member of Institut Universitaire de France (IUF). The focus of his research is to push the frontiers of solid-state NMR spectroscopy in order to gain unique insights into the structure-property relationships of materials used in the field of bio-economy, energy and health.

Cedric Lion
Cedric Lion is associate professor at the University of Lille since 2008, specializing in bioorganic chemistry and chemical biology. After receiving his M.Sc. at the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées of Rouen (France) in 2001, he carried out his Ph.D. at the Cancer Research Laboratories (Pharmacy department, University of Nottingham, UK, 2001-2005), and then a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Biomolecular Sciences (University of Nottingham, UK, 2005-2007), followed by a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Institut de Recherche en Chimie Organique Fine (UMR CNRS 6014 – COBRA, Rouen, France, 2007-2008).