1   PERSONAL DATA

First Name:                                         Jean Claude

Name:                                                 RAYEZ

Birth Date:                                           1944, October 27th

Birth Site:                                            Paris 20ème (France)

Home Adress:                                     3 rue du Prieuré – 33170 GRADIGNAN (France)

Work address:                                     Institute of Molecular Sciences (ISM) UMR 5255 CNRS – University of Bordeaux1, 33405 TALENCE Cedex (France)

Phone number:                                     +33 5 40 00 66 08

E-mail address:                                    jc.rayez@ism.u-bordeaux1.fr  and  jc_rayez@yahoo.fr

Graduation:                                          1966 Graduate in Chemical Physics, University of Bordeaux

                                                           1967 Engineer Diploma from the National Superior School of Chemistry of Bordeaux

Ph.D. dissertation:                                1974 University of Bordeaux

Current position:                                  Full Professor in Theoretical Chemistry, University of Bordeaux since 1981 – “Emeritus” Professor since November 2009

Other:                                                  Head of the laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry (LPTC – URA 5003/CNRS) from Jan. 1985 until Dec. 1996 (12 years)

                                                           Head of the laboratory of Molecular Physical Chemistry (LPCM – UMR 5803/CNRS) from Jan. 1997 until Dec. 2006 (10 years)

 

2   ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH FORMATION

-         Ph. D. in Theoretical Chemistry; thesis supervised by Prof. J. Hoarau, University of Bordeaux (1974)

-         Postdoctoral theoretical work in the laboratory of Theoretical Physical-Organic Chemistry of Prof. J. J. Dannenberg at Hunter College, CUNY – New York 1976-1977, 1979, 1981, 1984

-         More than 20 Scientific Visits and Collaborations in laboratories of Chemistry in France, Europe, USA, Canada, Cuba, Japan, Australia, North and South Africa, Philippines.

 

3          AWARDS

Scientific Expert at the Ministry of National Education and in CNRS from 1985 until 2004.

Member or President of various committees for the evaluation of the labs and the researchers.

Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Molecular Structure (THEOCHEM) 2004-2010

President of the Physical Chemistry Division of the Chemical Society of France (SCF)

Cuban Physical Society Award (Habana, February 2006)

“Chevalier des Palmes Académiques” (“Knight of Academic Palms”) in 2006 for services at the National Superior School of Chemistry and Physics of Bordeaux (ENSCPB) - National award attributed by Ministry of Higher Education and Research.

 

4   MAIN LINES OF RESEARCH

Theoretical Chemistry in general. More specifically: mainly potential energy surface determinations, electronic structure analysis, reaction mechanisms and dynamical, kinetic and statistical approaches of molecular reactivity.

 

An important domain of research is the development of new statistical approaches capable to predict the dynamics of processes like unimolecular and bimolecular reactions in gas phase and also in heterogeneous media like molecular dissociative adsorption and recombinative desorption from metal surfaces. A promising application of these models concerns the chemical behaviour of the material constituting the protection shields of spatial vehicles.

 

Besides this application, I am also involved in atmospheric chemistry, working on the oxidation of volatile organic compounds in the troposphere and Upper Troposphere-Lower Stratosphere (UT-LS) in gaseous phase and heterogeneous media. This research is the general theme of a subgroup of the laboratory. This group is particularly interested in the search of reaction mechanisms, establishing Structure-Activity Relationships (SAR) in collaboration with experimentalists of Bordeaux and out of Bordeaux (Lille, Orléans, Paris). Another fruitful domain of research concerns the reaction mechanisms of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon adsorbed on grains and soot and more generally on the physical chemistry of soot particles like, for instance, their hydrophilicity (in collaboration with Besançon). All these studies are current domains for atmospheric sustainability.

 

5     PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES, PhD THESES

Articles: More than 180 published with referring committee, 2 textbooks, more than 50 reports, lectures and proceedings.

Oral presentations : More than 60 invited conferences and oral communications in national and international meetings.

More than 20 Ph. D. Theses supervised.

 

Recent publications from 2005 to 2011 (there are 140 publications before 2005)

 

2005

141 – C. Reese, T. Stoecklin, A. Voronin and J. C. Rayez

Rotational excitation and de-excitation of HF molecules by He atoms

Astronomy and Astrophysics 430 (2005) 1139

142 – B. Collignon, P.N.M. Hoang, S. Picaud and J. C. Rayez

Ab initio study of the water adsorption on hydroxylated graphite surfaces

Chem. Phys. Lett. 406 (2005) 430

143 – N. Pineau, H. F. Busnengo, J. C. Rayez and A. Salin

Relaxation of hot atoms following H2 dissociation on a Pd(111) surface

J. Chem. Phys. 122 (2005) 214705

144 – A. Perrier, L. Bonnet, D. Liotard and J. C. Rayez

On the dynamics of H2 desorbing from a Pt(111) surface

Surface Science 581 (2005) 189

145 – L. Bonnet, P. Larrégaray and J. C. Rayez

On the statistico – dynamical approach of the final state distributions in simple bond fissions

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 7 (2005) 3540

146 – B. Collignon, P.N.M. Hoang, S. Picaud and J.C. Rayez

Clustering of water molecules on model soot particles : an ab initio study

Computing Letters 1 (2005) 277

147 – N. Perron, N. Pineau, E. Arquis, J.C. Rayez and A. Salin

Adsorption of atomic oxygen on the Cu(100) surface

Surface Science 599 (2005) 160

148 – L. Bonnet and J.C. Rayez

On Gaussian weighted trajectories in Semiclassical and other methods for understanding molecular collisions and chemical reactions Edited by D. Sokolovski, J.N.L. Connor and S. Sen

CCP6 (2005) Daresbury 139

 

2006

149 – S. Picaud, B. Collignon, P. N. M. Hoang and J. C. Rayez

Molecular Dynamics simulation study of water adsorption on hydroxylated graphite surfaces

J. Phys. Chem. B 110 (2006) 8398

150 – B. Collignon, P.N.M. Hoang, S. Picaud, D. Liotard, M.T. Rayez and J. C. Rayez

A semi-empirical potential model for calculating interactions between large aromatic molecules and graphite surfaces

J. Mol. Structure THEOCHEM 272 (2006) 1

151 – A. Perrier, L. Bonnet and J.C. Rayez

Statisticodynamical approach of final state distributions in associative desorptions

J. Chem. Phys. 124 (2006) 194701

152 – A. Perrier, L. Bonnet and J.C. Rayez

Dynamical study of H2 and D2 desorbing from a Cu(111) surface

J. Phys. Chem A 110 (2006) 1608

153 – P. Larrégaray, L. Bonnet and J. C. Rayez

Validity of phase space theory for atom-diatom insertion reactions

J. Phys. Chem A 110 (2006) 1552

154 – L. Bonnet and J. C. Rayez

On the key factors of angular correlations in complex-forming elementary reactions

Eur. Phys. J. D 38 (2006) 65

155 – L. Bonnet, P. Larregaray, J.C. Rayez and T. Gonzalez-Lezana

Parity conservation and polarization of differential cross sections in complex-forming chemical reactions

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8 (2006) 3951

156 – B. Van Ootegem, D. Conte, Ph. Tran, P. Vervisch, D. Studer, Ph. Regnier, C. Crespos, J.C. Rayez and L. Martin

Improvements on catalycity determination by numerical and experimental cross checking

European Spatial Agency (Special Publication) ESA SP 631 (2006)

157 – N. Carrasco, M.T. Rayez, J.C. Rayez and J. F. Doussin

Experimental and theoretical study of the reaction of OH radical with sabinene

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8 (2006) 3211

158 – J.P. Le Crane, M.T. Rayez, J.C. Rayez and E. Villenave

A reinvestigation of the kinetics and the mechanism of the CH3C(O)O2 + HO2 reaction using both experimental and theoretical approaches

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 8 (2006) 2163

 

2007

159 – M.L. Gonzalez-Martinez, L. Bonnet, P. Larregaray and J.C. Rayez

Classical treatment of molecular collisions: striking improvement of the description of recoil enrgy distributions using Gaussian weighed trajectories

J. Chem. Phys. 126 (2007) 041102

160 – L. Bonnet, P. Larregaray, B. Duguay, J.C. Rayez, D. C. Che and T. Kasai

Stereoselectivity as a probe of unexpected reaction pathways

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan  80 (2007) 707

161 – L. Bonnet, P. Larregaray and J.C. Rayez

On the theory of complex-forming chemical reactions: Effect of parity conservation on the polarization of differential cross sections

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 9 (2007) 3228

162A. Zanchet, P. Halvick, J.C. Rayez, B. Bussery-Honvault, P. Honvault

Cross sections and rate constants for the C(3P) + OH(X2Π) →CO(X1Σg+) + H(2S) reaction using a quasiclassical trajectory method

J. Chem. Phys. 126 (2007) 184308.1-6

163 – P. Bargueño, T. González-Lezana, P. Larregaray, L. Bonnet and J.C. Rayez

Time-dependent wave packet and statistical calculations on the H + O2 reaction

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 9 (2007) 1127

164 – P. Larregaray, L. Bonnet and J.C. Rayez

Mean potential phase space theory of chemical reactions

J. Chem. Phys. 127 (2007) 084308

 

2008

165 – F. Dayou, P. Larrégaray, L. Bonnet, J.C. Rayez, P.N. Arenas, T. Gonzalez-Lezana

A comparative study of the Si+O2 reaction dynamics from quasi-classical trajectory and statistical methods

J. Chem. Phys. 128 (2008) 174307

166 P. Bargueño, T. González-Lezana, P. Larregaray, L. Bonnet, J.C. Rayez, M. Hankel, S.C. Smith and A.J.H. Meier

Study of the H + O2 reaction by means of quantum mechanical and statistical approaches : The dynamics on two different potential energy surfaces

J. Chem. Phys. 128 (2008) 244308

167 – M.L. Gonzalez-Martinez, W. Arbelo-Gonzalez, J. Rubayo-Soneira, , L. Bonnet, J.C. Rayez

Vibrational predissociation of van der Waals complexes : Quasi-classical results with Gaussian-weighted trajectories

Chem. Phys. Lett. 463 (2008) 65

168 – O. Roncero, M.P. de Lara-Castells, G. Delgado-Barrio, P. Villareal, T. Stoecklin, A. Voronin and J.C. Rayez

Exact, Born-Oppenheimer, and quantum-chemistry-like calculations in helium clusters doped with light molecules : The He2N2(X) system

J. Chem. Phys. 128 (2008) 164313

169 – S. Picaud, B. Collignon, P.N.M. Hoang and J.C. Rayez

Adsorption of water molecules on partially oxidized graphite surfaces: a molecular dynamics study of the competition between OH and COOH sites

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 10 (2008) 6998

170 – J.C. Araujo de Silva, J.P. Pillot, M. Birot, J.P. Desvergne, D. Liotard, J.C. Rayez and M.T. Rayez

The Si-B chromophore: a joint experimental and theoretical investigation

J. Organometal. Chem. 693 (2008) 2592

 

2009

171 – J.C. Rayez, L. Bonnet, P. Larrégaray and A. Perrier

Transition State Theory : A reaction dynamics tool applied to gas-surface reactions

Mol. Sci. 3 (2009) A0029

172 – F. Dayou, P. Larrégaray, L. Bonnet, J.C. Rayez, P.N. Arenas, T. Gonzalez-Lezana

Erratum in : A comparative study of the Si+O2 reaction dynamics from quasi-classical trajectory and statistical methods [J. Chem. Phys. 128 (2008) 174307]

J. Chem. Phys. 130 (2009) 049901

173 – L. Martin-Gondre, C. Crespos, P. Larregaray, J.C. Rayez, B. van Ootegem and D. Comte

Is the LEPS potential accurate enough to investigate the dissociation of diatomic molecules on surfaces?

Chem. Phys. Lett. 471 (2009) 136

174 – M.L. Gonzalez-Martinez, , L. Bonnet, P. Larregaray , J.C. Rayez and J. Rubayo-Soneira

The transformation from angle-action to Cartesian coordinates for polyatomic reactions

J. Chem. Phys. 130 (2009) 114103

175 – S. Picaud, G. Hantal, B. Collignon, P.N.M. Hoang, J.C. Rayez and M.T. Rayez

A new semi-empirical model for the oxidation of PAHs physisorbed on soot. I Application to the reaction C6H6 + OH.

Molecular Simulation 35 (2009) 1130

176 – N. Butkovskaya, M.T. Rayez, J.C. Rayez, A. Kukui and G. Lebras

Water vapour effect on the HNO3 formation in HO2 + NO reaction : Experimental and theoretical evidences

J. Phys. Chem. A 113 (2009) 11327

177 – A. Perrier, L. Bonnet et J.C. Rayez

La théorie de l’état de transition : un outil de dynamique réactionnelle appliqué à des réactions gaz-surface

L’actualité Chimique 332 (2009) 27

178 – J. Hoarau et J.C. Rayez

Du diamagnétisme à la chimie théorique

L’actualité Chimique 336 (2009) 41

 

2010

179 – L. Bonnet and J.C. Rayez

Eyring formula and the second order kinetic law

Int. J. Quantum Chem. 110 (2010) 2335

180 – M. Oubal, S. Picaud, M.T. Rayez and J.C. Rayez

A theoretical characterization of the interaction of water with oxidized carbonaceous clusters

Carbon 48 (2010) 1570

181 – L. Martin-Gondre, C. Crespos, P. Larregaray, J.C. Rayez, B. Van Ootegem. D. Conte

Dynamics simulation of N2 scattering onto W(100, 110) surfaces : A stringent test for the recently developed flexible periodic London-Eyring-Polanyi-Sato potential energy surface

J. Chem. Phys. 132 (2010) 204501

182 – M. Oubal,  S. Picaud, M.T. Rayez, J.C. Rayez

Interaction of water molecules with defective carbonaceous clusters : an ab initio study

Surf. Sci. 604 (2010) 1666

183 – M.L. Gonzalez-Martinez, , L. Bonnet, P. Larregaray , J.C. Rayez

Quasi-classical statistico-dynamical description of polyatomic photo-dissociations : State-resolved distributions

Phys.Chem.Chem.Phys.  12  (2010) 115

184 – L. Martin-Gondre, C. Crespos, P. Larrégaray, J.C. Rayez, D. Conte, B. van Ootegem

Detailed description of the flexible periodic London-Eyring-Polanyi-Sato potential energy function

Chem. Phys. 367 (2010) 136

185 – M. Oubal, S. Picaud, M.T. Rayez, and  J.C. Rayez

Water adsorption on oxidized single atomic vacancies present at the surface of small carbonaceous nanoparticles modeling soot.

Chem. Phys. Chem 11 (2010) 4088

186 – E.Quintas-Sanchez, L. Martin-Gondre, P. Larregaray, C. Crespos, J. Rubayo-Soneira, J.C. Rayez

Dinámica Eley-Rideal versus átomos-calientes en la recombinación de Nitrógeno sobre W(100)

Revista Cubuna de Fisica 27 (2010) 244

 

2011

187 - M. Oubal, G. Hantal, S. Picaud, P.N.M. Hoang,, D. Liotard,, M.T. Rayez, J.C. Rayez, E. Villenave

A new semi-empirical model for the oxidation of PAHs physisorbed on soot. II. Application to the reaction PAH + OH for a series of large PAH molecules.

Comp. and Theroret. Chem. 965 (2011) 259

188 – M.T. Rayez, J.C. Rayez and E. Villenave

Theoretical approach of the mechanism of the reactions of chlorine atoms with aliphatic aldehydes

Comp. and Theroret. Chem. 965 (2011) 321

189L. Bonnet, W. Arbelo Gonzalez, P. Larregaray, J.C Rayez and J. Rubayo-Soneira

Classical photo-dissociation dynamics with Bohr quantization: application to the fragmentation of a van der Waals cluster

J. Chem. Phys. In Press

 

                                                                                                           

Jean Claude Rayez,

                                                                                                            Bordeaux, December 2011