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A. Smulik, S. T. Diver, and T. Lett, 70 Biographical sketches Steven P. Nolan received his B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of West Florida and his Ph.D. from the University 75 of Miami where he worked under the supervision of Professor Carl D. Hoff. After a postdoctoral stay with Professor Tobin J, pp.171-174, 1990.

. Andrews-to-continue, . Work, and . Prof, Nolan as a senior researcher and in His scientific interests include catalysis and new synthetic methodologies, he was appointed Chargé de Recherche (CNRS) at the Université Paul Cézanne, 2009.