POM Frontiers 2026
We are delighted to confirm that a 'POM FRONTIERS’ thematic school will be held as part of the IRN Smart Molecular Oxides programme. It will take place in Versailles (near Paris) at the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines from Monday 6 July to Thursday 9 July 2026.The objective is to provide the POM community with a cutting edge knowledge, spanning from fundamentals – with specific courses delivered by experts – to the interdisciplinary boundaries and current applications of POMs. This school is primarily intended for doctoral students from your laboratories, but master's students and post-doctoral students are also welcome to participate.
The total number of participants will be limited (approximately 35).
Please do not hesitate to contact us (sciences-irnpom@listes.sorbonne-universite.fr) if you have any questions.
Fees:
The registration to the school is 100% free, and will cover all the lunches from Monday to Thursday, as well as the Cocktail on Monday. However, registration will not cover the reminder meals, neither the transportation and accommodation fees, which are your responsibility.
Program:
Here is a tentative version of the program. Please consider that sessions might slightly evolve.
Confirmed speakers:
- Carles Bo (ICIQ)- Cédric Boissière (Sorbonne Université)
- Valérie Briois (Synchrotron SOLEIL)
- Benoit Colasson (Université Paris Cité)
- Nadiia Gumerova (Universität Wien)
- Minh-Huong Ha Thi (Université Paris-Saclay)
- Mohamed Haouas (Université de Versailles)
- Pierre Mialane (Université de Versailles)
- Andrea Sartorel (Università di Padova)
- Cédric Tard (École Polytechnique)
- Florence Volatron (Sorbonne Université)
Registration
We invite you to complete the registration form below to secure your place in our Summer School program.Accommodation
There are no preferential fees for the hotels, so you are free to choose any hotel nearby. We recommend to book the hotel at your earliest convenience, as tourism in Versailles is already considerable in June. Here is a list of the suggested hotels close to the venue:1 – Ibis Versailles Château
4 Avenue du Général de Gaulle, 78000 Versailles, France
2 minutes on foot from Versailles-Château Rive Gauche station, 30 minutes on foot from the university
2 – Novotel Château de Versailles
4 Boulevard Saint Antoine, 78150 Le Chesnay, France
20 minutes on foot from Versailles Rive Droite station, 30 minutes on foot from the university
3 – Hôtel du Cheval Rouge
18 rue André Chénier, 78000 Versailles, France
20 minutes on foot from Versailles Chantiers station, 15 minutes on foot from Versailles-Château Rive Gauche station, 20 minutes on foot from the university
4 – Hôtel Mercure Versailles Château
19 rue Philippe de Dangeau, corner of rue Montbauron, 78000 Versailles, France
A bit more expensive:
5 – Hôtel Le Versailles
7 Rue Sainte Anne, 78000 Versailles, France
20 minutes on foot from Versailles Chantiers station / 15 minutes on foot from Versailles-Château Rive Gauche station, 30 minutes on foot from the university
6 – Hôtel Le Louis Versailles Château
2 Bis Avenue de Paris, 78000 Versailles, France
2 minutes on foot from Versailles-Château Rive Gauche station, 30 minutes on foot from the university
Venue
All the events of the Summer School will be held at the Campus of the Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. The full address is:
Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
45 avenue des États-Unis
78035 Versailles cedex
Depending if you are staying in Versailles or Paris, you have different ways to reach the venue
From Versailles:
- Bus 6201 or 6210 to the stop “Université”
From Paris:
- Line L Paris Saint Lazare/Versailles RiveDroite: stop at station « Montreuil » then take bus 6201 to the stop “Université”
- Line N Montparnasse/Versailles Chantiers or Line U La Défense/La Verrière: stop at station “Versailles Chantiers”, go to exit Hall 2 and take the bus 6201 to the stop “Université”
- Line RER C: stop at station “Versailles RiveGauche” and take the bus 6210 to the stop “Université”