Nicolas Kaeffer

Dr. Nicolas Kaeffer is a CNRS Junior Professor at the University of Strasbourg, leading the Molecular Electrocatalysis for Synthesis and Energy (MeCSE) team within the Laboratoire d'innovation moléculaire et applications (LIMA). Previously, he was a Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research (MPI CEC) since 2020. His research focuses on sustainable electrocatalytic methods using renewable electricity and abundant feedstocks for organic synthesis and energy storage. He holds a PhD from Université Grenoble Alpes (2016), a postdoc at ETH Zurich (2016–2020), and a Master’s from Paris Centre (2012). He has received awards including the 2022 Junior Researcher Prize from the French Chemical Society and multiple fellowships. His work spans molecular catalyst design, electrochemical mechanisms, and interdisciplinary approaches combining spectroscopy and computational modeling.

• Education:
  • PhD in Chemistry, Université Grenoble Alpes, 2012–2016
  • M.Sc., Paris Centre, 2011–2012
  • Engineering Diploma, Chimie ParisTech, 2009–2012
• Research Interests: Electrocatalytic conversions of CO₂, H₂O, and NₓOᵧ; sustainable organic synthesis via molecular transition-metal complexes; electrochemical mechanisms and catalyst design.
• Awards:
  • 2022 Junior Researcher Prize, SCF
  • 2017 Career Seed Grant, ETH Zurich
  • 2017 Marie Curie COFUND Fellowship
• Labs/Teams: MeCSE at LIMA, University of Strasbourg.