Dr. Zakaria HALIME is a CNRS Research Director at Institute of Molecular and Material Chemistry of Orsay (ICMMO, Université Paris-Saclay). His expertise lies in artificial photosynthesis and catalysis for small molecules (CO₂, H₂O, O₂, H_2, CO, etc.) activation and transformation for sustainable chemistry and clean energy solutions, bridging fundamental research and practical applications. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (Fès, Morocco) in 2002, followed by a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Université de Rennes 1 (France) in 2006. He conducted postdoctoral research at Johns Hopkins University (USA) and Osaka University (Japan). His career includes roles as a scientific advisor at Wells Fargo (USA) and co-founder and CEO of Easy Chelators, a company focused on radiopharmaceuticals. He was appointed a CNRS Senior Researcher in 2016.