Uwe MEIERHENRICH

Emilie BELHASSEN

        Ph.D. specialized in Synthesis & Analysis of
        Odorant Compounds, University Nice Sophia Antipolis
        Tél : 04.92.07.61.36
      Emilie.Belhassen@unice.fr

Ph.D. Thesis in Chemistry
Ph.D.-thesis in Aroma & Perfume Chemistry, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France.
Title "Ciblage des composés d'impact olfactif dans les substances naturelles à odeur boisée".
BDO funding by CNRS. Ph.D.-Defence on September 29th, 2014, - très honorable -.

Publications
Lemière G., Cacciuttolo B., Belhassen E., Duñach E.: Bi(OTf)₃-Catalysed Cycloisomerization of Aryl-Allenes. Org. Lett. 14 (2012), 2750-2753.

Filippi J.-J., Belhassen E., Baldovini N., Brevard H., Meierhenrich U. J.: Qualitative and quantitative analysis of vetiver essential oils by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography and comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. J. Chrom. A 1288 (2013), 127-148.

Belhassen E., Filippi J.-J., Brevard H., Meierhenrich U. J., Baldovini N., Flavor and Fragrance Journal (2014), in press.

Belhassen E., Baldovini N., Brevard H., Meierhenrich U. J., Filippi J.-J., Unravelling the scent of vetiver: Identification of character-impact compounds, Chemistry and Biodiversity 11 (2014), 1821-1842.

3 Patents submitted with Robertet SA (B130027-FR, B120375-FR, B130026-FR)

Conferences
Filippi JJ, Belhassen E, Baldovini N, Brevard H, Meierhenrich UJ: Qualitative and quantitative analysis of vetiver oils by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography. 43rd ISEO, Lisbon, Portugal, 5-8 September 2012.

Belhassen E.: The Secret of Vetiver Scent: Determination of Character Impact Constituents, 44th ISEO, Budapest, Hungary, 2013.

Belhassen E.: The Secret of Vetiver Scent: Determination of Character Impact Constituents, Flavors & Fragrances, Leipzig, Germany, 2013.

Belhassen E.: Key Odorants of Vetiver and Atlas Cedarwood: Analytical Studies and Structure Odor Relationships, 45th ISEO, Istanbul, Turkey, 2014.

Competences
Organic Chemistry
Synthesis and cyclisations catalysed by Lewis superacids
Chemical Kinetics of catalysed reactions
Synthesis of boronic acid esters via the Grignard reaction

Analytical Chemistry
Mono and bidimensional NMR techniques
Structural elucidation by mass spectrometry
Gas chromatographic separations including olfactory detectors
Microextraction techniques (SPME)
Statistical data treatment
Clevenger steam distillation for aroma & perfume compounds
Olfactif training with the "Champ des Odeurs" of Jean-Noël Jaubert

Previous Projects & Activities
Tutorats in Organic Chemistry L3 (2009) and Teaching of Organic Chemistry PCEM (2009)
Monitorat in Organic Chemistry and thermodynamics L1, L3 (2013)

Undergraduate Education
Master-2 degree in chemistry, VEM, University of Nice, France (2011).
Master-1 degree in chemistry, University of Nice, France (2010).
Bachelor (Licence) degree in chemistry, University of Nice, France (2009).
Baccalauréat (high school degree), Lycée Renoir, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France (2005).

Language and Computers
Languages - French: Mother tongue, English, Spanish
Informatics - Microsoft Office, Chemstation, GC-Image, MestReNova, ChemDraw, GaussView, Photoshop, QuarkXPress, C

Last modified 16 October 2014