Dr Cosmina Dutan-Theodoulou
  • Lecturer and Course Coordinator for Paramedical programmes,
    Intercollege-Larnaca, Cyprus, 2009

Qualifications:

  • PhD es sciences - Free radicals. EPR spectroscopy and DFT/ab initio investigations
    University of Geneva, Switzerland, 2004
  • MSc in Astrophysics and spatial techniques,
    University of Paris VII, France, 1999
  • BSc in Physics. Specialization in Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Astrophysics
    University of Bucharest, Romania, 1998

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Experience:

  • Post-doctoral research associate in the computational biophysics/chemistry research program “Computational investigation of the salting-out effect using a new polarizable water model”, University of Cyprus, Dept. of Physics, 2006-2009
  • Scientific advisor in the Patents Dept. of the Law Offices of Dr. Christos A. Theodoulou, Larnaca, Cyprus, 2005 WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) Certificate in Intellectual Property, 2005-2006
  • Lecturer in Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 2000-2004

Selected Publications:

  • Cataldo L, Dutan C, Misra S, Loss S, Grutzmacher H, Geoffroy M; Using the diphosphanyl radical as a potential spin label: effect of motion on the EPR spectrum of an R1(R2)P-PR1 radical. Chemistry – A European Journal, 11 (11), 3463 (2005)
  • Choua S, Dutan C, Cataldo L, Berclaz T, Geoffroy M, Mézailles N, Moores A, Ricard L, Le Floch P;  Effect of conformational change on a one-electron reduction process: evidence of a one-electron P-P bond formation in a bis-phosphinine. Chemistry – A European Journal, 10 (16), 4080 (2004)
  • Brynda M, Bernardinelli G, Dutan C, Geoffroy M; Kinetic stabilization of the main group elements primary hydrides. The synthesis of an air-stable, crystalline arsine and silane. Inorganic Chemistry, 42 (21), 6586 (2003)
  • Dutan C, Shah S, Smith R C, Chou S, Berclaz T, Geoffroy M, Protasiewicz J; Sterically Encumbered Diphosphaalkenes and a Bis-diphosphene as Potential Multi-Redox Active Molecular Switches: EPR and DFT Investigations. Inorganic Chemistry, 42 (20), 6241 (2003)
  • Dutan C, Choua S, Berclaz T, Geoffroy M, Mezailles N, Moores A, Ricard L, Le Floch P;Electron transfer between two silyl-substituted phenylene rings: EPR/ENDOR spectra, DFT calculations, and crystal structure of the one-electron reduction compound of a di(m-silylphenylenedisiloxane). Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125 (5), 4487 (2003)
  • Brynda M, Dutan C, Berclaz T, Geoffroy M, Bernardelli G; Intramolecular motion in the triptycenegermanyl radical: single crystal EPR study at variable temperature and DFT calculations. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 64 (6), 939 (2003)
  • Brynda M, Dutan C, Berclaz T, Geoffroy M; Dynamic phenomena in barrelenephosphinyl radicals: a complementary approach by density matrix analysis of EPR spectra and DFT calculations. Current Topics in Biophysics, 26 (1), 35 (2002)