Serge Alain Cosnier#
| Membership Number: | 3480 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CHEMICAL SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2013 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FRANCE |
| Homepage(s): | http://serv-web/site/site.php?type=spip&id_rubrique=1 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2016-2024 Scientific Director of the Institute Carnot POLYNAT
- 2012 - 2020 Director of the Department of Molecular Chemistry UMR CNRS 5250
- 2019-2022 Coordinator of International Research Network IRN 0876 France-Chine on “New nanostructured materials and biomaterials for renewable electrical energy sources”
- 1999-2023 Leader of the team “Bioelectrochemistry for sensors, energy and nanomaterials”
- 2014-2016 Coordinator of the international programs for scientific cooperation PICS CNRS 06344 (France-Israel) «Discovery of quorum sensing inhibitors for antibacterial applications».
- 2001 - 2014 President of the French Group of Bioelectrochemistry
- 2007 - 2013 President of the Rhône-Alpes section of the Chemical Society of France
- 2012 - 2015 Member of the Administration Council of the Chemical Society of France
- 2012 - 2015 Director of the CNRS unit: GDR 3540 “Biofuel cells” gathering 11 laboratories
- 2013 - 2014 Vice-President of the Evaluation Committee of the Nanotechnologies and Nanosystems Program of the National Research Agency (ANR)
- 2009 - 2012 Coordinator of the international scientific coordination network France-China: (GDRI CNRS unit) "New approaches for water control and sustainable energy by electrochemical biosensors and biofuel cells”
- 1999 - ongoing Leader of the Electrochemical and Analytical Biosystems Laboratory
- 2003 - 2010 Director of the CNRS unit: GDR 2619 “Microbiosensors” gathering 10 laboratories
Fields of Scholarship
- Electrochemical and optical biosensors, immunosensors and DNA sensors
- Photosensitive films and electrochemiluminescence
- Electrochemical transduction of biological processes
- Bio-inspired and biomimetic electrode materials for sensing and energy conversion
- Inorganic composite materials and hybrid organic-inorganic materials for biosensors
- Molecular electrochemistry
- Electrogenerated conducting and redox polymers
- Carbon nanotubes (modification and characterization)
- Biofuel cells
- Modification of electrode surfaces
Honours and Awards
- 2022/2023 Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Presidential Fellowship Initiative (PIFI prize with US$10,000.00)
- 2021 Elected Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
- 2019 Elected member of the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc)
- 2019 Guest Professor of Southeast university, Nanjing (China) from 10/2019 to 10/2024
- 2018 Distinguished Researcher Award of the 5th edition of French Brazilian Meeting on Polymers (Brazil).
- 2018 Costin D. Nenitescu Medal awarded by the Romanian Chemical Society.
- 2016 Doctor Honoris Causa of the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania.
- 2016 China-France Chemistry Award awarded by the Chinese Chemical Society and the Chemical Society of France.
- 2016 Laureate of the Åsgard scientific exchange program, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development, French Embassy in Norway.
- 2015 Nominated High-end Foreign Expert of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs in China (2015-2018).
- 2015 Special Contribution Expert Award of Beijing Conference and Exhibition on Instrumental Analysis to Analytical Chemistry in China.
- 2015 CNRS award of Scientific Excellence
- 2015 Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences : CAS President’s international fellowship initiative to distinguished scientists (PIFI).
- 2015 Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2015 Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honor in France
- 2015 Grand Prix Joseph-Achille Le Bel : Prize awarded by the Chemical Society of France.
- 2014 Nominated as a Finalist for the European Inventor Award 2014 in the category Research by the European Patent Office.
- 2013 Distinguished Visiting Professor of the Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China.
- 2012 Distinguished Visiting Professor of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- 2011 CNRS award of Scientific Excellence
- 2010 Fellow of the International Society of Electrochemistry.
- 2009 Katsumi Niki Prize for Bioelectrochemistry awarded by the International Society of Electrochemistry
- 2008 Honorary professor of the College of Chemical and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University
- 2006 National “ CMC2 ” Prize awarded by the French National Club Chemical Microsensors
- 2004 Award of the Chemical Society of France Rhône-Alpes section
- 1996 Prize of the Grenoble Town "Technology and Matter, Life sciences"
- 1993 National “ CMC2 ” Prize awarded by the French National Club Chemical Microsensors
- 1989 Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt foundation.
