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Education
| Ph. D., Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) | 2003 |
| Major: Chemistry | |
| B. S., Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, FL) | 1999 |
| Major: Engineering Physics | |
| A. A., St. Petersburg Junior College (St. Petersburg, FL) | 1995 |
| Major: General Science |
Current Employment
| Post-Doctoral Researcher, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL |
2003 |
Experience and Skills
| Research Area | Non-linear Dynamics in Chemical Systems (Corrosion and Precipitation Reactions) |
| Computer Programming | IDL, ADA, Fortran 77, C used for data and image analysis as well as some computer simulations |
| Computer Proficiency | Microsoft products (Word, Excel), LaTeX, HTML |
| Languages | French (native) Spanish and German (basic) |
Honors and Awards
| 2002-2003 Dissertation Research Grant Office of Graduate Studies, FSU |
2002 |
| Travel Grant for the "Dynamics Days" Conference, Baltimore Office of Naval Research |
2002 |
| 2001 AIC Graduate Student Award (American Institute of Chemists Foundation) |
1999 |
| B.S. with Honors (Magna cum Laude) | 1999 |
| 1997-1998 AIAA Student Engineering Design Competition, 3rd place (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) |
1998 |
| A. A. with Honors (cum Laude) | 1995 |
| Best Tutor Award (St. Petersburg Junior College) | 1994 |
Teaching Experience
| General Chemistry Laboratory (Teaching Assistant) Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL |
1999-2001 |
Other Experience
| NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunity, Team selected to fly rheological experiment onboard of the KC-135A airplane. |
1998-1999 |
Publications
| 1. | S. Thouvenel-Romans and O. Steinbock, "Oscillatory Growth of Silica Tubes in Chemical Gardens", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125, 4338-4341, 2003 (see also "Perspectives" Article by M. Gross in Chemistry in Britain 39, 16, August 2003). pdf |
| 2. | S. Thouvenel-Romans, K. Agladze, and O. Steinbock, "Traveling Fronts of Copper Deposition", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 124,10292-10293, 2002. pdf
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| 3. | K. Agladze, S. Thouvenel-Romans, and O. Steinbock, "Electrochemical Waves on Patterned Surfaces: Propagation through Narrow Gaps and Channels", J. Phys. Chem. A105, 7356-7363, 2001. pdf |
| 4. | K. Agladze, S. Thouvenel-Romans, and O. Steinbock, "The Initiation of Traveling Pulses from Self-Organized Oscillations in the Iron-Nitric Acid System", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 3, 1326-1330, 2001. pdf |
Seminar Presentations
| 1. | "Chemical Garden" Physical Chemistry divisional seminar, Florida State University, 2003 (Tallahassee, FL). |
| 2. | "The Dynamics of Localized Corrosion: Electrodissolution Waves and Filiforms" Physical Chemistry divisional seminar, Florida State University, 2002 (Tallahassee, FL).
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Poster Presentations
| 1. | S. Thouvenel-Romans and O. Steinbock, "Oscillatory Growth of Silica Tubes" Workshop: Trends in Pattern Formation from Amplitude Equations to Applications, 2003 (Dresden, Germany). |
| 2. | S. Thouvenel-Romans, K. Agladze, and O. Steinbock, "Constant-Speed and Accelerating Fronts of Copper Deposition on Passivated Steel" Workshop: Interface Dynamics in Pattern Formation Processes, 2002 (Stolberg, Germany).
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| 3. | S. Thouvenel-Romans, K. Agladze, and O. Steinbock, "Constant-Speed and Accelerating Fronts of Copper Deposition on Passivated Steel" 223rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), 2002 (Orlando, FL). |
| 4. | S. Thouvenel-Romans, K. Agladze, and O. Steinbock, "The Propagation of Metal-Dissolution Waves on the Surface of Corroding Steel: Effects of Boundary Conditions" Dynamics Days, 2002 (Baltimore, MD).
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| 5. | S. Thouvenel-Romans, K. Agladze, and O. Steinbock, "The Propagation of Metal-Dissolution Waves on the Surface of Corroding Steel: Effects of Boundary Conditions" FAME 2001 – 77th Meeting of the Florida Sections of the American Chemical Society, 2001 (Orlando, FL).
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References
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