Ali Khalil

Experience

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  Université de Rennes 1

  Oct 2014 - Jul 2015

  Master Student

  -Preparation of benzyl malolactonate (MLABe)-Homopolymerization of MLABe and its copolymerization with trimethylene carbonate. -Characterization of the different (co)polymers-Chemical modification of the corresponding block copolymers-Preparation of amphiphilic copolymer-based nanoparticles

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  Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR)

  Oct 2015 - Nov 2018

  PHD Student

  -Preparation of different α,α′,β‐trisubstituted‐β‐lactones -Chemical modification of polymers-Preparation and characterization of polymer-based nanoparticles-Cytotoxicity and cellular uptake of nanoparticles by HepaRG cell line

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  UMONS

  Feb 2016 - Nov 2018

  PHD Student

  -Preparation of different α,α′,β‐trisubstituted‐β‐lactones -Exploiting new organic catalytic systems for polymerization reactions-Preparation, characterization and chemical modification of poly(dimethylmalic acid) based (co)polymers

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  ENSIC

  Apr 2019 - Jan 2021

  Postdoctoral Researcher

  -Preparation of novel vinylic monomers based on an antioxidant molecule-Preparation and characterization of novel polymers by RAFT polymerization-Studying of antioxidant activity of polymers after chemical modifications-Supervision of master II student

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  Centre national de la recherche scientifique

  Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

  Research Engineer
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  Allnex

  Sept 2022 - now

  Senior Research Chemist

  - Initiating and conducting research projects to develop waterborne acrylics products- Working with operations to scale up new products from lab trials to pilot and commercial production- Assisting customers in troubleshooting issues when using the company’s technologies and products.- Designing experiments, setting up laboratory equipment, analyzing results and drawing conclusions- Interpreting and communicating test results to cross-functional global teams and providing monthly and quarterly reports- Following scientific and patent literature related to the field Show less