Helene Provendier

Helene Provendier serves as a Teacher-researcher (Maître de Conférences) at Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, affiliated with the Institut de recherches sur la catalyse et l'environnement de Lyon (Ircelyon). Her research bridges fundamental chemistry with environmental applications through advanced catalytic processes.

Her primary expertise lies in heterogeneous catalysis for energy transition, specializing in CO₂/CH₄ conversion, biomass valorization, and pollutant recovery. She pioneers in situ and operando characterization techniques (ESEM/ETEM, microcalorimetry, spectroscopies) to study material reactivity under real-world conditions, with significant contributions to atmospheric chemistry including nocturnal oxidation mechanisms. Her work integrates sustainable chemistry principles across air/water pollution control and molecular materials design.

Dr. Provendier actively shapes the scientific community through leadership in the GDR Thermobio network and organization of major events like the VALOTHERBIO thematic school (October 2025) on thermochemical biomass valorization. She utilizes the IRCATECH platform for multi-modal characterization of catalytic systems, focusing on translating fundamental discoveries into environmental solutions for the energy transition.