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Camille Petit is a Professor of Materials Engineering at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London. She leads the Petit Group, focusing on designing multifunctional porous materials for environmental and energy sustainability challenges. Her research integrates materials synthesis, characterization, and testing to address molecular separations and solar energy conversion. Key affiliations include the Centre for Processable Electronics, the Institute for Digital Molecular Design and Fabrication (DigiFAB), and the Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering.
Education:
- BSc in Physics and Chemistry (2002-2005), Lycée Massena, Nice, France
- MSc in Chemistry and Diplôme d'ingénieur (2005-2007), Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier, France
- PhD in Chemistry (2007-2011), The Graduate Center of The City University of New York, USA
Research Interests: Her group develops porous materials like boron nitride, carbon nitride, metal-organic frameworks, and composites for CO₂ capture, photocatalytic applications, and energy-efficient processes. They emphasize multifunctional materials that combine sorption and catalytic properties to reduce energy consumption. Recent work includes enhancing hydrolytic stability of porous materials and scaling-up graphene production via fluidic exfoliation.
Advancing Materials Innovation: Petit’s lab employs molecular engineering approaches to accelerate materials development, combining simulation, synthesis, and process modeling to bypass traditional trial-and-error methods. This approach targets faster innovation in sustainable technologies like DAC systems and photocatalytic reactors.
Labs & Teams: The Petit Group operates within the Department of Chemical Engineering, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across Imperial College’s institutes and centers. Their work bridges nanoscale material design with macro-scale industrial applications.
