Employment :
01/2017-present : Coordonateur laboratoire resonance magnetique
Université de Montréal
Regional Magnetic Resonance Centre - Chemistry
7 spectrometers for liquids, solids, micro-imaging and difussion
12/2012-12/2016 : Experimental Officer - NMR
University of York (UK)
Magnetic Resonance Centre - Chemistry/Biology
High-field Bio-NMR, Pump-Probe time-resolved NMR, Solid-state NMR
10/2011-07/2012, Research Associate, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Project: Investigations of Optically Excited Triplet States by NMR Spectroscopy
EDUCATION :
11/2007-02/2011: Post-doctoral Fellow
Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (Mentor: Dr. Dimitris Sakellariou)
09/2002-05/2007: Ph.D. Chemistry
University of Manitoba (Mentor: Prof. Scott Kroeker)
09/1998-05/2002: B.Sc. Chemistry
University of Manitoba
Teaching and Community Outreach :
2017-present, Co-Organiser of the Annual Montreal Region “NMR is Fun” NMR workshops.
Co-organised with Dr. Robin Stein (McGill University) & Dr. Alexandre Arnold (Université de Quebéc à Montréal)
2019, Added separete bienniel workshop focussed on solid-state NMR
2018, Expanded from single day to multi-day workshop
2015, Lecturer at “7th International Summer school: Solid-State NMR for Liquid-State NMR Spectroscopists”, Linz, Austria 23-26 September 2015
2015-2016, Lectures and Workshop on “Introduction to Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy”
1st year post- graduates in the Innovative Doctoral Training in Chemistry (iDTC) Program, University of York (taught jointly with Dr. Angelika Sebald)
2014-2016, Lecture and Workshop on “Practical Aspects of NMR” as part of “Introduction to NMR Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry”
1st year post-graduates in the Innovative Doctoral Training in Chemistry (iDTC) Program, University of York (taught jointly with a team of NMR/MS experts)
• 2014, Supervision of Work-experience student. Project: “Quantitative Cross-Polarization Magic-Angle Spinning NMR”
• 2012, Invited lecture “Solid-State NMR: Background and Case Studies”, Modern Methods of Structure Elucidation Course, Instituto Superior Técnico-Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
2003-2006: Laboratory Teaching Assistant, University of Manitoba, Physical Chemistry (CHEM2290)
2002-2005: Laboratory Teaching Assistant, University of Manitoba, Inorganic Chemistry of the Transition Metals (CHEM3370)
2002-2005: Program Chair, Chemical Institute of Canada: Manitoba Local Section
2004: Co-organizer of Periodic Table Mural Project: Department of Chemistry Centennial Celebrations - see News Brief from Canadian Chemical News
2002-2004: Co-organized and presented "Chemistry Magic Shows"
2001-2002: Secretary, Chemical Institute of Canada: Manitoba Local Section