Fred's CV

Frédéric Denonne

Objective: Research in Organic Chemistry
Domains of Expertise: Organic Synthesis, NMR Spectroscopy, Computer Network Management, English - French Translation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1998

Research Associate. Supervisor of 3 Ph D students in organic chemistry with Prof. Ghosez.
Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie Bordeaux (France)

1995

Training Master. Supervisor for the research project of 3 Bachelor Students and 2 technical students.
Université Catholique de Louvain Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)

01/95 to 09/98

Teaching Assistant. Training and supervision of 40 1st year students in chemistry.
Université Catholique de Louvain Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)

07 to 09 92 & 93

Trainee. Synthesis of organic compounds.
Pierre Fabre Castres (France) & Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Paris (France)

EDUCATION

05/2002 - 05/2003

Post-doctoral stay with Prof. Diederich.
Eidgnenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (Switzerland)

09/1994 - 03/2002

PhD Thesis in Organic Chemistry with Prof. Ghosez. (FNRS (B) & Ecole Polytechnique (Fr) fellowships).
Université Catholique de Louvain Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)

April - June 1996

DEA Multinational de Chimie Moléculaire (Masters in Chemistry). Rank: 2/37.
Université Catholique de Louvain - Ecole Polytechnique de Palaiseau - Université de Lausanne Ecole Polytechnique (Palaiseau - France)

1990 - 1994

Chemistry Degree (obtained with Summa Cum Laude, 1st of promotion).
Université Catholique de Louvain Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)

OTHER ACTIVITIES

1999 - 2001

Animation of scientific experiments at Science festivals.
Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie Bordeaux (France)

1995 - 1998

Delegate for scientific staff at the chemistry department and science faculty.
Université Catholique de Louvain Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)

1995 - 1998

Network and System Administrator. In charge of 30 computers running Mac OS, Windows NT and Linux.
Université Catholique de Louvain Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) & Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie Bordeaux (France)

From 1994

Webmaster - Setup and administration of ORSY's web server & IECB's web servers.

1994 - 1995

Member responsible for cultural affairs. Organisation of cultural events.
Chemistry Circle of the UCL - Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)

1990 - 1991

Class Representative. Responsible for the liaison between students and the teaching staff.
Université Catholique de Louvain Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)

OTHER INFORMATION

Languages

French, English (good level)
German (Zertifikat Deutsch to be obtained by April 2003)
Dutch (written)
Spanish (smattering)

Hobbies

Sports (Squash, Badminton, Cycling, Basket ball)
Photography
English to French Translation

Publications

"Studies of Palladium-Catalysed Coupling Reactions for Preparation of Hindered 3-Arylpyrroles Relevant to (-)-Rhazinilam and its Analogues" Léon Ghosez, Cécile Franc, Frédéric Denonne, Claire Cuisinier and Roland Touillaux, Can. J. Chem. 2001, 79, 1827-1839.
"La chimie aujourd'hui et demain.", de Boeck & Larcier, Bruxelles, 2001 ISBN : 2-8041-3745-7 French translation from "Chemistry Today and Tomorrow." by R. Breslow, Jones & Bartlett, 1997
"A General Synthesis of 2-Formyl-3-Arylpyrroles" Cécile Franc, Frédéric Denonne, Claire Cuisinier and Léon Ghosez, Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 4555-4558.
"Preparation of 2-(b-Oxo)-2-oxazolines and Thiazolines by Reaction of Enamines with 2-Chloroethyl Iso(thio)cyanates" Florence Castan, Frédéric Denonne, Dennis, C.H. Bigg, Synthesis, 1993, 1081-1083.

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