Dr. Martin Drobek obtained his MSc. degree in 2004 at University of Chemistry and Technology (UCT) in Prague, Czech Republic, graduating in the field of stereoselective hydrogenation on chiral complexes applied in homogeneous phases or heterogenized in various inorganic matrixes. In 2008, he was awarded a doctorate degree in chemistry and chemical technology at the UCT in Prague and the Research Centre of Organic Syntheses in Pardubice, Czech Republic. After his Ph.D. studies, Drobek obtained a post-doctoral research position at the Institut Européen des Membranes (IEM-Montpellier, France) to work on numerous subjects in the field of membrane science, including ceramic or mixed-matrix-membrane synthesis, as well as their surface modification for oil/water separation, the ultrafiltration of seawater, VOC capture, and gas separation and pervaporation. In 2013, he was appointed as a permanent research scientist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) France, and in 2022, he obtained his habilitation at the University of Montpellier. His principal research activities cover a large variety of ceramic, composite and hybrid membrane materials, including amorphous metal oxides, non-oxides, carbons, perovskites, zeolites, metals and polymers. His current research is mainly focused on the development of MOF-based membrane materials for gas separation and detection.
Dr. Anne Julbe obtained her PhD in 1989 for the development of sol–gel-derived SiC and SiO2 membranes and materials. In 1989, she received a tenure researcher position at the CNRS in the group of Prof. Louis Cot. She initiated a study on the use of ceramic membranes for gas separation and catalytic reactors, using nanophase oxides and zeolites. In 2002, she defended her habilitation thesis on the “Contribution of Material Science to the development of Membrane reactors”, and she advanced to the position of CNRS-Directeur de Recherche in 2004. She led a research department on the “Design of Membrane Materials and Multifunctional systems” in the period 2010–2014, and she now leads a research team in the area of “Molecules, colloids and porous materials” at the Institut Européen des Membranes in Montpellier. Her current interests include the design and online characterization of original nanostructured multifunctional membranes for applications in gas separation, catalytic reactors, sensors and electrochemical systems.
