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Name: Alain HILBERER

 

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EXPERIENCE

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)

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EDUCATION

 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

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PUBLICATIONS


  1. 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)

  2. 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)

  3. 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)

  4. Towards high susceptibilities in soluble polyacetylenes for nonlinear optics
    J. Le Moigne, A. Hilberer, C. Strazielle
    Polymer Preprints 32 (3), 96-97 (1991)

  5. Poly(phenylacetylene) derivatives for nonlinear optics
    J. Le Moigne, A. Hilberer, C. Strazielle
    Macromolecules 25 (24), 6705-6710 (1992)

  6. Substituted polyacetylenes at the air-water interface
    R. C. Advincula, R. S.Duran, J. Le Moigne, A. Hilberer
    Polymer Preprints 33, 272-273 (1992)

  7. Substituted polyacetylenes at the air-water interface
    R. C. Advincula, R. S. Duran, J. Le Moigne, A. Hilberer
    Macromolecules 26 (15), 3895-3903 (1993)

  8. 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)

  9. 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)

  10. 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)

  11. Conjugated block copolymers for light-emitting diodes
    A. Hilberer, J. Wildeman, H.-J. Brouwer, F. Garten, G. Hadziioannou
    SPIE Proceedings 2528, 74-80 (1995)

  12. Efficient synthesis of p-vinyl-trans-stilbene
    P. Bezou, A. Hilberer, G. Hadziioannou
    Synthesis 4, 449-451 (1996)

  13. 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)

  14. 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)

  15. 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)

  16. 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)

  17. 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)

  18. 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)

  19. 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)

  20. 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)
  21. 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)

  22. LEDs based on conjugated PPV block copolymers
    H. J. Brouwer, A. Hilberer, M. Werts, J. Wildeman, G. Hadziioannou
    SPIE Proceedings (1997)

  23. 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)

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