Prof. Pierre Pichat as "Directeur de Recherche" with the CNRS (National Center
for Scientific Research, France), has been active in heterogeneous photocatalysis
for many years and has founded in Lyon, France, a laboratory principally based on
this field.
His research activity has concerned both basic investigations and
applications regarding not only the photocatalytic treatment of water,
but also self-cleaning materials and the purification of indoor air.