Filipa Alexandra GERALDES TEIXEIRA completed two internships under the supervision of Dr. Véronique HUBSCHER studying the binding properties of homooxacalixarenes pyridyl and urea derivatives. During her internships, she used UV-visible absorption spectrophotometry to characterize the complexes formed and determine stoichiometry and stability constants. The results led to one submitted article and two poster communications. Dr. HUBSCHER recommends Filipa for her dynamism, autonomy, initiative, and gaining of experience and skills in thermodynamic study of complexation during the internships.

1. Dr. Véronique HUBSCHER
Institut Pluridisciplinaire
Hubert Curien
Department of Analytical Sciences
Research team “Molecular
Recognition and Separation
Processes”
25, rue Becquerel
F-67087 Strasbourg cedex 2
Tél. : +33 (0)3 68.85.27.51
Fax : +33 (0)3.68.85.27.47
veronique.hubscher@unistra .fr
Strasbourg, October 15th
, 2012
Letter of recommendation
Filipa Alexandra GERALDES TEIXEIRA
Miss Filipa A. GERALDES TEIXEIRA, Master student at the University
of Lisbon, performed under my supervision two internships (from 6th
September to 17th
December 2010 and from 29th
August to 22nd
December
2011) in the research team “Molecular Recognition and Separation
Processes” of the Department of Analytical Sciences of the Institut
Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Strasbourg.
During her stay in our laboratory, she studied the binding properties of
homooxacalixarenes pyridyl and urea derivatives she synthesized in the
“Faculdade de Ciencias” from the University of Lisbon. She used mainly UV-
visible absorption spectrophotometry to characterize the complexes formed
(stoichiometry and stability constants) with lanthanides for the pyridyl
derivatives and with anions for the urea derivatives. The results she obtained
in our group led to one submitted article and two poster communications.
Miss Filipa A. GERALDES TEIXEIRA carried out these studies with
dynamism and autonomy, showed initiative and thus gained experience and
skills in thermodynamic study of the complexation.
Dr Véronique HUBSCHER-BRUDER
Assistant Professor at the University of Strasbourg