Curriculum Vitae of Frank De Proft
Personalia
Name : Frank De Proft
Place and Date of birth : Brussels, November 2, 1969
Marital Status : Married, two sons (Robbe, 23/06/1999 ; Thomas, 18/09/2001)
Address : Eenheid Algemene Chemie (ALGC)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Faculteit Wetenschappen
Pleinlaan 2
1050 Brussels
Belgium
E-mail : fdeprof@vub.ac.be
www-home page : http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~fdeprof
Education
- July 1989 : Candidate in Chemistry at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Magna Cum Laude (met grote onderscheiding).
- July 1991 : Licentiate in Chemistry at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Magna Cum Laude (met grote onderscheiding).
- February 1995 : Ph. D in Chemistry at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Summa Cum Laude (met de grootste onderscheiding).
Past and present positions
- 1/10/1991-31/09/1995: Research Assistant (``Aspirant'') for the Belgian National Fund
for Scientific Research (NFWO).
- 01/10/1995-30/11/1999: Postdoctoral researcher (``Postdoctoraal Onderzoeker'') for the Belgian National Fund
for Scientific Research (NFWO).
- 01/12/1999-present : Assistant Professor ("Docent") at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Scientific Prizes
- Second Prize in the DSM contest for Chemistry and Technology, Vaals, The Netherlands, 1995.
- Fulbright award for Research and Lecturing, 1996
- NATO research fellowship, 1996.
- NATO research fellowship, 1998.
Teaching activities
- Exercises and Laboratory sessions for the General Chemistry course at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
for the first year students of mathematics, physics, biology, geology, chemistry, biotechnology, medecine,
pharmacy, dentistry and biomedical sciences.
- Explanatory sessions (1 hour a week during the academic year) for the general chemistry course.
Professional memberships
- American Chemical Society
Languages
Dutch (Mothertongue)
English (90 %), French (75 %), German (60 %)
Computer skills
- Scientific typesetting using LaTeX
- (Very basic !!) knowledge of Unix
- Programming languages : Fortran, Pascal
- Quantum chemical programs : Gaussian 8x and 9x, GAMESS, Unichem, MOPAC.
Scientific publications
Around 20 publications in international
scientific Journals (click here
for my publication list).