News from Recent Group Members

March 20, 2026March 20, 2026moranlab

Lots of good news from recent group members.

Former PhD student Dr. Emilie Werner was awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship to work with Prof. Igor Larossa at the University of Manchester.

Former PhD student Dr. Cyprien Muller, now a postdoctoral fellow at ISTA with Prof. Rafal Klajn, was selected to attend the prestigious 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.

Former PhD student Dr. Maciej Piejko has received a Walter-Benjamin Postdoctoral Fellowship to work with Prof. Robert Mayer (also a group alumni) at TUM.

Former research associate (CR) Dr. David Leboeuf was promoted to Director of Research (DR) at the CNRS. He has led his own group at LIMA since 2024.

Keep up the great work, everyone!

New publication

July 3, 2025April 27, 2026moranlab

Cyprien’s paper on the kinetics of a Diels-Alder reaction under Vibrational Strong Coupling has appeared in Angewandte Chemie Internal Edition. The Diels-Alder reaction is proposed as a useful framework for future studies on how intramolecular vibrational redistribution can influence outcomes. Congrats to Cyprien, Maciej and Sinan!

New publication

August 21, 2024August 23, 2024moranlab

Cyprien’s paper on developing a method for measuring kinetics of chemical reactions under vibrational strong coupling was accepted for publication in Angewandte Chemie. Congrats!

Cyprien wins ISTA Postdoc Fellowship Award

July 26, 2024April 6, 2025moranlab

Recent PhD graduate, Cyprien Muller, has been selected as a 2024 ISTA-Fellow. The fellowship is given to 10 outstanding recent PhD graduates per year who wish to carry out their postdoctoral research at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria. Cyprien will hold his award in the laboratory of Prof. Rafal Klajn. Congrats, Cyprien!

Dr. Cyprien Muller

April 15, 2024May 8, 2024moranlab

Congrats to Cyprien Muller on successfully defending his thesis! He is the fourteenth PhD student to graduate from the group. Special thanks to jury members Prof. Véronique Michelet (Nice), Dr. Laurence Grimaud (ENS Paris), and Dr. Sami Lahkdar (Toulouse) for being part of the jury.

New publication

August 20, 2023September 1, 2023moranlab

Valentyn and Cyprien’s review of new synthetic methods to prepare β-arylethylamines has been accepted for publication in Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Congrats!

New publication

February 13, 2023March 1, 2023moranlab

Cypriens’s paper on isochroman synthesis starting from epoxides in HFIP has been accepted for publication in Chemical Science. Congrats!

10-year Lab Anniversary

September 16, 2022September 19, 2022moranlab

The Moran Lab celebrates 10 great years! Several former group members from around Europe were able to attend the celebration and shared short presentations about their jobs and life since leaving the lab. A day to remember!

New publication

September 28, 2021September 29, 2021moranlab

Our article on expanding the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling to aryl sulfonyl fluorides has been accepted for publication in Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Special thanks to Maryam Bahadori and Chris Rowley (Carleton University) for the DFT calculations. Congrats to Paul and the rest of the team!

Abhijit thanks the EU for a H2020 Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellowship (project 792101)!

Cyprien, Emilie and Joris join as PhD students

October 1, 2020February 1, 2024moranlab

The seventh incoming class of PhD students joins the group. Cyprien, funded by the CSC Graduate School, will work on Vibrational Strong Coupling. Emilie, funded by a ENS scholarship, and Joris, funded by an MRT fellowship, will both work on proto-metabolism. A warm welcome to all three!