Raynald Giovine

Current Position

Raynald is currently a Solid-State NMR Specialist at University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Raynald comes from a small town in France and has spent almost 10 years in the northern part of France at the University of Lille. During his B.Sc. in Chemistry, Raynald was introduced to academic research and started working on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs). During his M.Sc., Raynald became interested in how MOFs can be used in the field of energy generation, with a particular focus on nuclear applications. This is when he began applying solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) methods to characterize MOFs. In 2015, Raynald started his Ph.D. on the study of MOFs using solid-state NMR under the supervision of Prof. Olivier Lafon, Prof. Christopher Volkringer and Dr. Frédérique Pourpoint. His hobbies include tinkering and cooking.

Research

While in our group, Raynald investigated short-range ordering in cation-disordered lithium transition metal oxide cathodes, using advanced solid-state NMR techniques.

Education

• 2019-2022 – Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Santa Barbara.
• 2015-2018 – Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Lille, France (Prof. O. Lafon, Prof. C. Volkringer and Dr. F. Pourpoint).
• 2014-2015 – M.Sc.in Chemistry, University of Lille, France (Prof. C. Volkringer and Dr. F. Pourpoint).
• 2011-2012 – B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Lille, France.