Thierry OLLEVIER

Professeur titulaire
Full Professor

Département de Chimie
Pavillon Alexandre-Vachon
1045, avenue de la Médecine
Université Laval
Québec (Québec), G1V 0A6 (Canada)
Tel.: (418) 656-5034, Fax: (418) 656-7916
E-mail: thierry.ollevier@chm.ulaval.ca
Web site: http://www.chm.ulaval.ca/tollevier

Education

1997: Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry (University of Namur, Belgium)
1991: B.Sc. in Chemistry (University of Namur, Belgium)

Research Experience

2010–: Full Professor in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Université Laval, Québec (Canada)

2006–2010: Associate Professor in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Université Laval, Québec (Canada)

2001–2006: Assistant Professor in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Université Laval, Québec (Canada)

2000–2001: Post-Doctoral Research in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of a-Amino Acid Cyclopropanes
Supervisor: Prof. A. B. Charette, Université de Montréal, Montréal (Canada)
Université de Montréal - Charette Group

1998–2000: Post-Doctoral Research in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of a-Alkylated a-Amino Acids
Palladium-Catalysed Allylic Alkylation of Oxazolones
Supervisor: Prof. B.M. Trost, Stanford University, California (USA)
Stanford University - Trost Group

1997: Research Assistant (4 months) in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Preparation and Synthetic Utility of 2-Methylselenomethyl Allyl Methyl Selenide, Precursor to 2-Silylmethylallyllithiums
Supervisor: Prof. I. E. Markó, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)
Université catholique de Louvain - Markó Group

1991–1997: Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry
New Enantio- and Stereoselective Syntheses of Precursors of Chrysanthemic Acid and Analogues
Supervisor: Prof. A. Krief, Université de Namur (Belgium)
Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix - Krief Group

1989–1991: B.Sc. in Chemistry
Réductions de b-dicétones et de cétones a-hétérosubstituées par le réactif de Luche (NaBH₄-CeCl₃-MeOH)
Advisor: Prof. A. Krief, Université de Namur (Belgium)
Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix - Krief Group

Awards and Fellowships

Professeur Etoile (2003–2004)
NSERC Grant (2004–2011)
FQRNT Grant (2003–2006)
CFI Grant (2003)
Ichikizaki Fund (2003)
NATO Fellowship (1998–2000)
Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Université catholique de Louvain (1998)
Belgian American Educational Foundation Fellowship (1997)
Prix Stas of the Belgian Royal Academy of Sciences (1997)
IRSIA-FRIA Doctoral Fellowships (1991-1995)

Teaching Experience

Lecturing 'Chimie organique II' (2002–2011 winter sessions, undergraduate course)
Lecturing 'Synthèse organique par voie organométallique' (2005–2011 winter sessions, undergraduate + graduate course)
Lecturing 'Chimie verte' (2009 fall session, graduate course)
Lecturing 'Synthèse stéréosélective' (2002 fall session, graduate course)

Research Interests

Synthetic organic chemistry, homogeneous catalysis
Catalytic asymmetric synthesis, total synthesis
Novel methodologies involving main metal chemistry, organocatalysis

Professional Memberships

Canadian Society of Chemistry, American Chemical Society (Organic Division), European Chemical Society

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Last Update: February 6, 2011