Biography
Dr. Geraud Dubois is a native of Sète, a French harbor located on the Mediterranean shore. He pursued his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Montpellier II, completing his B.Sc. in organic chemistry in 1994 and M.Sc. in heterochemistry, polymers and catalysis in 1995, both with distinction. In 1999, he obtained his Ph.D. degree summa cum laude from the same University under the supervision of Professor Robert Corriu for work on the synthesis and study of organic-inorganic hybrid materials incorporating chelates and their application for dioxygen binding. From 1999 to 2000, Dr. Dubois was a postdoctoral fellow in the group of Professor Roger Guilard at the University of Burgundy, where he discovered new carbon monoxide single molecular complex captors. In 2000, Dr. Dubois moved to the United States and a postdoctoral position in the group of Professor Daniel Stack at Stanford University, developing bio-inspired catalysts for the selective epoxidation of terminal alkenes. In November 2002, Dr. Dubois joined the IBM Research Division at their Almaden Research Center in California. He has been the project leader for the development and implementation of new spin-on low-k materials for the last 10 years. Dr. Dubois was appointed a permanent research staff member in the advanced organic materials group in July 2006, and the manager of the hybrid polymeric materials group in January 2011. He has also been a Consulting Associate Professor in the department of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University since 2009. He is the current president of the International Sol-Gel Society.
His research interests focus on the synthesis and characterization of porous silicates thin-films with superior mechanical properties, the development of new processes for the damage free integration of ULK materials and the preparation of organic membranes for sea water desalination and waste water purification.
