Anne BOUTIN

Anne BOUTIN is a Research Director at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Professor at the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in Paris, France. She leads the Department of Chemistry at ENS, focusing on the thermodynamics of confined fluids and molecular simulations of porous materials like metal-organic frameworks (MIL-53, ZIF-8) and zeolites.

• Education: Habilitation (1999), PhD in Chemical Physics (1992), Graduate of École Normale Supérieure (1992), MSc (1990) – all from University of Paris XI, Orsay.
• Positions: CNRS Research Fellow (1994–2009, University of Paris XI; 2009–present, ENS), Visiting Scientist at UC Santa Barbara (1999), Postdoctoral at Imperial College London (1993–1994).

Research spans thermodynamic modeling of adsorption-induced structural transitions, polarizable force fields for charged materials, fluid dynamics in nanopores, and stability analysis of flexible frameworks. Google Scholar highlights recent work on electrolyte intrusion (2023) and defect impacts in zeolites (2023).

Publications emphasize computational approaches to water confinement, gas separation, and material flexibility. Her 41+ peer-reviewed articles reflect expertise in Monte Carlo, molecular dynamics, and force field development.

• Awards:
  • Nathalie Demassieux PhD Award (1993)
  • CNRS Bronze Medal (1999)
  • Legion of Honor (2017)
• Teaching: Statistical thermodynamics.
• Students: Supervised 17 PhD/postdoc directions.