CHOKOUADEU YOUMSSI David Vernon
 : 514-519-8874
chokouadeu_youmssi.david_vernon@courrier.uqam.ca
vyoumssy@yahoo.fr
Département de chimie
Université du Québec à Montréal
C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville
Montréal (Qc), H3C 3P8, CANADA
CHEMIST (French, English)
Competence: Composites - Biopolymers science – Biophysical Chemistry
Technical analysis
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X-ray diffraction (XRD)
Ultraviolet-Visible spectroscopy (UV)
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC)
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)*
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infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)
ICP-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)
Impedance Spectroscopy (IS)
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)*
Software
Full prof_suite
OMNIC; PARAM;
X’pert High Score;
Mestre-C; C++ *(notion)
Professional experience
Jan 2015: Fundamentals and general concepts of chemistry for teaching in high School- Teacher assistant
in Chemistry – CHI 1280; Objectives: Organize and provide practical chemistry course (concepts) at laboratory.
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM)
Dec 2014: Mechanical properties measurement
Objectives:1) Study mechanical properties of byssus fibers 2) Correlate the mechanical properties to some
specific metals. Supervisor: Pr Isabelle MARCOTTE- Marcotte’s Laboratory–Chemistry Department- UQAM
Sept 2014: Spectroscopy analysis- Teacher assistant in Chemistry– CHI 2130; Objectives: Organize and
provide practical chemistry course (concepts) at laboratory. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science,
University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM)
Fev-Avril 2014: Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Measurement
Objectives: 1) Define the dynamic profile of Limnoperna securis fibers 2) Correlate the mechanical properties of
the material and its structure. Supervisor: Pr Isabelle MARCOTTE- Chemistry Department- UQAM
March 2014: Applied quantitative analysis- Teacher assistant in Chemistry – CHI 2100; Objectives: Organize
and provide practical chemistry course at laboratory. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science (UQAM)
Fev 2013 - jul 2013: photocatalytic tungstates materials for environmental applications
Objectives: 1) Set up a protocol and synthesize nanocrystals 2) Explore the influence of size on the crystallinity
and photocatalytic activity 3) Characterise the nanocrystals. Supervisor: Pr Jean Raymond Gavarri, Provence
Institute for Microelectronics Materials Nanosciences - UMR CNRS 7334 - (USTV) – FRANCE
Jan- jul 2012 : Fabrication of nanocapsules for encapsulating and drug delivery
Objectives: 1) Prepare an hollow polymer nanocapsules from a heart of sacrificial silica. 2) Coat the sacrificial
heart with the stereoregular PMMA and mark with a heavy metal. 3) Characterization by infrared spectroscopy
and NMR. Supervisor: Pr Jean François Chailan & Dr Pascal Carriere, laboratory of MAPIEM-(ISITV)-FRANCE
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Education and academic qualification
Jan. 2014- in progress: Ph.D. in Chemistry,UNIVERSITÉ DE QUÉBEC À MONTREAL
2012-2013: Master II(M.sc) Sciences technology and health:(13,8/20)(3rd/15), (USTV) – FRANCE
2011-2012: Intership in the laboratory MAPIEM-ISITV- FRANCE
2007-2009: DEA (M.Sc II) in Chemistry (15,3/20)(1st/18) UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE I
2006-2007: Maitrise (M.Sc I) in Chemistry (12,4/20) UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE I
2005-2006: Licence (B.Sc) in Chemistry (13,7/20) UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE I