Curriculum Vitae
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Name: Alain HILBERER |
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| Since 04/00 |
Developpement Chemist, Dow Corning
SA, Seneffe, Belgium Science & Technology Division , Foam Control Technology Platform F Developpement of anti-foam compounds based on silicones and organic materials. Main applications : Home & industrial detergents, Pulp & paper industry. |
| 1997- 04/00 |
R&D Chemist, DSM Research, Geleen, The Netherlands Sector Performance Materials, Section Engineering Plastics F Process optimisation in the synthesis of thermoplastic polyesters and development of new thermoplastic materials - catalysis in the synthesis of aromatic polyesters (PET, PBT) - new copolyetherester-based elastomers - improvement of elasticity in thermoplastic elastomers - synthesis of biodegradable polyesteramides |
| 1993 - 1997 |
Post-doc positions
(EEC fellowship, Human Capital and Mobility program / contract
with the Dutch Foundation for Scientific Research - NWO); Department
of Polymer Chemistry (Prof.
G. Hadziioannou), University
of Groningen, The Netherlands F Development of new organic materials for light emission applications (LED's, lasing) - synthesis of new monomers and model compounds - polymerisations of conjugated block copolymers - chemical and physical characterisation |
| 1988 - 1993 |
Promotion research;
Institut
de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg
(France); Organic
Materials Group (Supervisor: Dr. J. Le Moigne) F Synthesis and characterisation of substituted, soluble polyacetylene derivatives for non-linear optics |
| 1992 |
Compulsory military term completed as a Chemist;
Laboratoire
de pharmacochimie moléculaire (Prof. C.G. Wermuth),
Neurochemistry center, Strasbourg, France F Synthesis of agonists and antagonists of the neuro-transmitter, g-hydroxy butyric acid (GHB) |
| 1993 |
Ph.D. in macromolecular Physics & Chemistry Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg (France) Thesis : "Soluble conjugated polymers for non-linear optics: synthesis and characterisation of substituted polyacetylene derivatives". |
| 1989 | Post graduate degree in Physical Chemistry (DEA) U.L.P. Strasbourg |
| 1988 | MS degree in Physical Sciences U.L.P. Strasbourg |
- French: mother
tongue
- English, German and Dutch fluent
- Polymer Chemistry: design, synthesis and characterisation of macromolecules
- Polymer Physics:
spectroscopy; optical, thermal and mechanical properties
- Organic Chemistry: multi-step synthesis, purification, structure
determination
- Analytical techniques: RMN, IR, UV-Vis, fluorescence, HPLC, GPC, DSC,
ATG, optical microscopy
- Computers:
major systems (PC, Macintosh, Unix) and software (word processors,
spreadsheet, presentations, graphics)
- Molecular Modeling
- Reading
(science, fantasy, thrillers, history)
- Music
(keyboards, pop-rock, symphonic rock)
- Multimedia, Internet, digital audio and graphics
- Towards ordered conjugated
polymers for non-linear optics: acetylenic and diacetylenic liquid
crystalline derivatives, side-chain polyacetylenes
J. Le Moigne, B. François, D. Guillon, A. Hilberer, A. Skoulios, A. Soldera, F. Kajzar
Inst. Phys. Conf. Ser. 103, 209-214 (1989)
- Oriented conjugated polymers
for non linear optics, properties of a liquid crystalline polyacetylene,
epitaxial growth of a polydiacetylene pDCH
J. Le Moigne, A. Hilberer, F. Kajzar, A. Thierry
NATO ASI Series 194, 327-334 (1991)
- Polyacetylenes with cholesteryl
side-groups: synthesis, linear and non-linear optical properties
of soluble conjugated polymers
J. Le Moigne, A. Hilberer, F. Kajzar
Makromol. Chem. 192, 515-530 (1991)
- Towards high susceptibilities
in soluble polyacetylenes for nonlinear optics
J. Le Moigne, A. Hilberer, C. Strazielle
Polymer Preprints 32 (3), 96-97 (1991)
- Poly(phenylacetylene) derivatives
for nonlinear optics
J. Le Moigne, A. Hilberer, C. Strazielle
Macromolecules 25 (24), 6705-6710 (1992)
- Substituted polyacetylenes
at the air-water interface
R. C. Advincula, R. S.Duran, J. Le Moigne, A. Hilberer
Polymer Preprints 33, 272-273 (1992)
- Substituted polyacetylenes
at the air-water interface
R. C. Advincula, R. S. Duran, J. Le Moigne, A. Hilberer
Macromolecules 26 (15), 3895-3903 (1993)
- Copolymères conjugués
à blocs pour diodes électroluminescentes
A. Hilberer, R. E. Gill, J. K. Herrema, G. G. Malliaras, J. Wildeman, G. Hadziioannou
J. Chim. Phys. 92 (4), 931-934 (1995)
- Synthesis and characterization
of a new efficient blue-light-emitting copolymer
A. Hilberer, H.-J Brouwer, B.-J. van der Scheer, J. Wildeman, G. Hadziioannou
Macromolecules 18 (23), 4525-4529 (1995)
- A novel high efficiency copolymer
laser dye in the blue wavelength region
H.-J. Brouwer, V. V. Krasnikov, A. Hilberer, J. Wildeman, G. Hadziioannou
Appl. Phys. Lett. 66 (22), 3404-3406 (1995)
- Conjugated block copolymers
for light-emitting diodes
A. Hilberer, J. Wildeman, H.-J. Brouwer, F. Garten, G. Hadziioannou
SPIE Proceedings 2528, 74-80 (1995)
- Efficient synthesis of p-vinyl-trans-stilbene
P. Bezou, A. Hilberer, G. Hadziioannou
Synthesis 4, 449-451 (1996)
- Indium contamination from
the indium-tin-oxide electrode in polymer light-emitting diodes
A. R. Schlatmann, D. Wilms Floet, A. Hilberer, F. Garten, P. J. M. Smulders, T. M. Klapwijk, and G. Hadziioannou
Appl. Phys. Lett. 69 (12), 1764-1766 (1996)
- Synthesis of a functional
polymer with pendent luminescent phenylevinylene units through
nitroxide-mediated free-radical polymerization
M. Moroni, A. Hilberer, G. Hadziioannou
Macromol. Rapid Commun. 17 (10), 693-702 (1996)
- Blue superradiance from neat
semi-conducting alternating copolymer films
H.-J. Brouwer, V. V. Krasnikov, A. Hilberer, G. Hadziioannou
Adv. Mater. 8 (11), 935-937 (1996)
- Efficient blue LEDs from
a partially conjugated Si-containing PPV copolymer in a double-layer
configuration
F. Garten, A. Hilberer, F. Cacialli, E. Esselink, Y. van Dam, B. Schlatmann, R. H. Friend, T. M. Klapwijk, G. Hadziioannou
Adv. Mater. 9 (2), 127-131 (1997)
- Structural and optical studies
of PPV oligomers
R. E. Gill, P. F. Van Hutten, A. Hilberer, G. Berentschot, M. P. L. Werts, G. Hadziioannou
Synth. Met. 84, 637-638 (1997)
- LEDs based on conjugated
PPV block copolymers
H. J. Brouwer, A. Hilberer, V. V. Krasnikov, M. Werts, J. Wildeman, G. Hadziioannou
Synth. Met. 84, 881-882 (1997)
- Blue light emitting diodes
based on a partially conjugated Si-containing PPV-copolymer in
a multilayer configuration
F. Garten, A. Hilberer, F. Cacialli, E. Esselink, Y. van Dam, A. R. Schlatmann, R. H. Friend, T. M. Klapwijk, G. Hadziioannou
Synth. Met. 85, 1253-1254 (1997)
- Soluble polymers with laterally
attached oligophenyl units for potential use as blue luminescent
LEDs
J. K. Kallitsis, K. G. Gravalos, A. Hilberer, G. Hadziioannou
Macromolecules 30 (10), 2989-2996 (1997)
- Poly(phenylenevinylene)-type
conjugated alternating copolymers: synthesis and optical properties
in solution
A. Hilberer, P. F. van Hutten, J. Wildeman, G. Hadziioannou
Macromol. Chem. Phys. 198 (7), 2211-2235 (1997)
- LEDs based on conjugated
PPV block copolymers
H. J. Brouwer, A. Hilberer, M. Werts, J. Wildeman, G. Hadziioannou
SPIE Proceedings (1997)
- Photonic materials for electroluminescent,
laser and photovoltaic devices
A. Hilberer, M. Moroni, R. E. Gill, H. J. Brouwer, V. V. Krasnikov, T. A. Pham, G. G Malliaras, S. Veenstra, M. P. L. Werts, P. F. Van Hutten, G. Hadziioannou
Macromolecular Symposia 125, 99-109 (1998)
- Chemistry Meeting Strasbourg-Stuttgart,
Strasbourg (France), September 1989
Organic Materials for third order Non linear Optics, J. Le Moigne, A. Hilberer
Poster communication
- Journées de la Matière
Condensée, Montpellier (France), 4-6 September 1990
Nouveaux polymères conjugués pour l'optique non linéaire: polyacétylènes à pendentifs latéraux mésogènes, J. Le Moigne, A. Hilberer
Poster communication
- Annual meeting of the Dutch
Foundation for Chemical Research (SON), Session on Macromolecules,
Lunteren (The Netherlands), 9-10 February 1994
Conjugated block copolymers for light-emitting diodes, A. Hilberer, R. Gill, J. Wildeman, G. Hadziioannou
Poster communication
- Journées des Polymères
Conducteurs 94, Strasbourg (France), 19-23 September 1994
Copolymères conjugués à blocs pour diodes électroluminescentes, A. Hilberer, R. Gill, J. K. Herrema, G. G. Malliaras, J. Wildeman, G. Hadziioannou
Poster communication
- Worshop on luminescence, organised
by Prof. G. Hadziioannou and Prof. T. Klapwijk, University of
Groningen (The Netherlands), 13 January 1995
Conjugated block copolymers for light-emitting diodes, A. Hilberer
Oral communication
- Annual meeting of the Dutch
Foundation for Chemical Research (SON), Session on Macromolecules,
Lunteren (The Netherlands), 13-14 February 1995
Conjugated block copolymers for light-emitting diodes, A. Hilberer, J. Wildeman, B. J. van der Scheer, G. Berentschot, H.-J. Brouwer, G. Hadziioannou
Poster communication
- International Symposium on Optical
Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation (Session on Optical
and Photonic Applications of Electroactive and Conducting Polymers)
San Diego (U.S.A.), 9-14 July 1995
Conjugated block copolymers for light-emitting diodes, A. Hilberer, J. Wildeman, H.-J. Brouwer, F. Garten, G. Hadziioannou
Oral communication
- IVth International Conference
on Advanced Materials (Symposium on Optoelectronic Materials
and Conjugated Polymers) Cancun (Mexico), 26 August-2 September
1995.
Conjugated block copolymers for light-emitting diodes, A. Hilberer, J. Wildeman, H.-J. Brouwer, G. Hadziioannou
Oral communication
- Seminar from the Groupe des
Matériaux Organiques, Institut de Physique et Chimie des
Matériaux de Strasbourg (France), Invitation by Dr.D.
Guillon, November 20, 1995
Copolymères conjugués à blocs: des matériaux de choix pour des applications d'émission de lumière, A. Hilberer
Oral communication
- Symposium "The Power of
Colour", University of Groningen, The Netherlands, February
8, 1996
Light emission and colour tuning in polymers, A. Hilberer
Oral communication
- Several internal seminars at DSM Research