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PERSONAL DETAILS

Name: Daniela A. Wilson (neé Apreutesei)

DOB: 27.03.1978 Comanesti, Romania

EDUCATION

Ph.D in ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, “Gh. Asachi “ University, Iasi, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, Romania – Summa Cum Laude Distinction -2007

Thesis Title “Relationship between structure and properties in mesogenic systems”

MSc (Hons) in ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY (English courses), “Al.I.Cuza” University of Iasi, Faculty of Chemistry – first in the class - 2001-2003 (GPA: 10 out of 10)

Dissertation Title “Determination of heavy metals from natural and waste waters”

BSc (Hons) in CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS, “Al.I.Cuza” University of Iasi, Romania, Faculty of Chemistry – first in the year -1997-2001 (GPA: 9.97 out of 10). Teaching degree in chemistry and physics.

CAREER HISTORY

Assistant Professor, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Nijmegen 2012- present

Research Associate, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Nijmegen, - 2010-2012

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, research group of Prof. dr. Virgil Percec –2007 – 2010

Visiting Academic, University of Hull, UK, Department of Chemistry, Advanced Organic Materials group, research group of Dr. Georg Mehl - 2006 – 2007

Assistant Professor, “Gh. Asachi” University of Iasi, Romania, Department of Organic Chemistry - 2005 – Present (honorary position)

European Union Marie Curie Fellow, University of Hull, UK, Department of Chemistry, Advanced Organic Materials group, supervisor Dr. Georg Mehl - 2004-2005

Exchange PhD Student, Himeji Institute of Technology, Japan, Department of Material Science, supervisor Prof. Shin’ichi Nakatsuji - 2003-2004

PhD Student, “Gh. Asachi” University of Iasi, Romania, Department of Organic Chemistry, supervisor Prof. Dan Scutaru - 2001-2006

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • 2014 – present Radboud University Nijmegen, IMM – teaching the course in Panorama: Science for Innovation and Society for Science students (class of 40 students - 6EC)
  • 2012 – present Radboud University Nijmegen, IMM – teaching the course in Bio-nanotechnology for ML science students (class of 40 students – 6EC).
  • 2012 – present Radboud University Nijmegen - I am the supervisor of 4 PhD students (Roger Rikken, Loai Abdelmohsen, Fei Peng, Yingfeng Tu), 8 bachelor students, 7 master students and three post-doctoral researchers under the ERC starting grant I received in 2012.
  • 2007-2010 - University of Pennsylvania - supervision and mentoring of 5 PhD students 2001-2006- Gh. Asachi Technical University Iasi - 4 classes of 25 students (Organic Chemistry I, II, Biochemistry) over 5 years both as Assistant Professor and PhD student including tutorial, labs and prepared exams in organic chemistry and bio-organic chemistry with second and third year students
  • 2006-2007 – University of Hull – responsible for supervision 4 undergraduate project students.
  • 2006-2007 – University of Hull - teaching of one semester of Organic Chemistry labs for IIIrd year students.

FUNDING ID

  • ERC Starting grant Sept 2012 – call (FP7/2007-20012)/ERC-StG 307679 “StomaMotors” 1.5 mil Euros funding
  • EuroMagNet II, call 214 “Measuring the diffusion rates of magnetically aligned polymeric nanostructures“EU contract number 228043 –rated “A” – 80h magnet time AND “Magnetic alignment and deformation of polymeric vesicles“ EU contract number 228043 –rated B – 60h magnet time
  • EuroMagNet II, call 212 “Supramolecular Reversible Magnetic Valves Responsive in High Magnetic Fields” EU contract number 228043 – rated “A” – 80h magnet time AND “Assembly of Stomatocyte Nanomotors in External Fields” EU contract number 228043 – rated “A-“ – 80h magnet time.
  • 2006-2007 – PI Young Investigator Competition, The Ministry of Teaching and Research of Romania Value $60000
  • 2004 – 2005 – PI. Young Investigator Competition (PhD level), Value $5000

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND AWARDS

  • Nanoscience Award 2015 by Publishing Division of Cognizure for innovative and outstanding research in the area of nanomaterials
  • Nominated in the top 3 female chemistry researchers in the Netherlands for the Athena Award 2015
  • Ad Astra Awards 2014, best Romanian chemistry researcher acting abroad
  • Invited and nominated by ERC for participation to the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, June 2013
  • NATURE award for best poster of the ERC Grantees Conference 2012 Strasbourg, November 2012
  • ERC STARTING GRANT recipient Sept 2012, highest European scientific career award to be obtained in competition
  • Summa Cum Laude Distinction for PhD Thesis, 2007
  • Member of American Chemical Society, since 2008
  • European Union Award to participate to DENSOM Conference Strasbourg, 2006
  • Member: British Liquid Crystal Society since 2004
  • University of Hyogo Scholarship as Exchange PhD Student, Japan, 2003
  • European Union Marie Curie Fellowship, 2004
  • Elected to the Faculty of Chemistry Council, Al. I. Cuza University, Iasi as emeritus undergraduate student participating at the administrative and student curricular decisions 2000
  • Dean’s list for outstanding performance as BSc and MSc student 1997-2001and 2002-2003

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Membership of editorial board

Associate Editor of Science Letters Journal since 2014

Referee

  • Referee for Nature Chemistry since 2013, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Polymer Science Part. A: Polymer Chemistry, since 2008, for Polymer Bulletin, since 2009, European Polymer Journal, since 2010, Central European Journal of Chemistry, since 2011, Soft Matter, and Nanoscale, since 2012 and Plasma Processes and Polymers, since 2013. Chairing conference sessions
  • EUROMAT 2015, Warsaw September 2015
  • Dutch Polymers Days, Veldhoven, March 2012.
  • ERC Grantee Conference, Strasbourg, November 2012

Invited speaker to 37 international conferences/workshop

Mentoring

I participated in the recruitment, mentoring and interviewing process of 20 dedicated high school students from disfavoured backgrounds, project SEED at Penn and sponsored by American Chemical Society and University of Pennsylvania. At University of Penssylvania I had under supervision 3 bachelor students acting as an adviser in their career path. At Radboud University I am the mentor of 6 first year bachelor students since 2014.

Committee member & Doctoral Examination Board Member

  • 12 june 2015 – manuscript committee PhD thesis defense of M.C.M. van Oers 'Asymmetric catalysis in polymersome '
  • 19 june 2015 – PhD thesis defense of P. G. van Rhee - examination board member 'Magnetic Manipulation of Nanostructures'
  • since 2015 – member of the IMM sIMMposium committee
  • 8 January 2014 - PhD thesis defense of J.S. Willemsen, “Compartmentalized Catalysis” – examination board member
  • 4 august 2014 - advisory committee for tenure track position of Wim Noorduin.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLABORATION

  • Prof. Jan van Hest, Prof. Roeland Nolte, Prof. Wilhem Huck (Radboud University) Prof. Alfons van Blaaderen (University of Utrecht) Prof. Peter Christianen, Prof. Jan C. Mann (High Field Magnet Laboratory, FOM & Radboud), Prof. Jack Schalken dr. Mangala Srinivas (RIMLS, Radboud UMC).
  • Collaboration with Prof. Dan Hammer, Prof. Paul Heiney and Prof. Virgil Percec (University of Pennsylvania, USA), Prof. Prof. Frank Bates (University of Minnesota, USA), Prof. Mike Klein, Dr. Russell DeVane & Giacomo Fiorin (Temple University, USA), Prof. Goran Ungar (University of Sheffield, UK), Dr. Georg Mehl (University of Hull, UK), Prof. Schin’ichi Nakatsuji (Hyogo University, Japan), dr. Sharon Loverde (New York University).OUTREACH2014
  • Research in the media
  • Polymersomes magneto-valves (Nature Commun, 2014) featured on PhysOrg, Science Daily, Pubfacts

2013

  • ERC research program featured on Radboud Magazine
  • ERC participation to the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting featured by ERC news alert
  • Lindau Nobel Laureate invitation to participate featured on the RU website

2012

INNOVATION, SME & TECHNOLOGY INPUT

Scientific Adviser for Noviosense B.V. since 2012

PATENTS

  • Processes for the preparation of biphenyl compounds. US Patent pending Appl. No. 61/096,991.
  • Amphiphilic Janus-Dendrimers. US Patent pending Appl. No. 61/231,840.
  • Disassembly via an Environmental Friendly and Efficient Fluorous Phase Constructed with Dendritic Architectures. US Patent pending Appl. No. 61/479,188.
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