Background
Turrell, Sylvia Jones was born on October 10, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Earle and Sylvia Carroll Jones.
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Sylvia Jones Turrell
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Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts, Howard University, Washington, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Faculté des Science, University Bordeaux, France, 1970.
Career
Assistant professor University du Zaire, Kisangani et Kinshasa, Republic of the Congo, 1970—1972. Contractuelle de research University de Quebec à Montreal, Canada, 1972—1974, University Laval, Quebec, Canada, 1975—1980. Assistant professor University de Limoges, France, 1980—1982.
Visiting professor Polytechnic de Lille, France, 1982—1987. Associate professor chemistry University Lille 1, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France, 1995—2005, professor chemistry, since 2005, coordinator photonic glasses, chemistry France, since 1988. Member preparation construction plans new buildings University Zaire, Kisangani, 1970—1972.
Designer undergraduate chemistry laboratories University de Dunkerque, France, 1988—1990. Designer spectroscopy research labs CERLA University Science Technol de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, 1994—1996. Chairperson European Congress Molecular Spectroscopy, Villeneuve d'Ascq, 2000—2002.
Achievements
Membership
President National Junior Red Cross, Washington, 1957—1960. Sunday school teacher and youth organiser Peoples Community church, 1958—1966. President Jeune Ensemble Harmonique, Villeneuve d'Ascq, 1990—2002.
Treasurer Orchestre de Chambre, 1990—1996. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Française de Chimie.
Interests
Connections
Married George Charles Turrell, September 5, 1970 (divorced June 12, 1997). Children: Yvonne Turrell Delevoye, Marc Daniel.
Education
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Awards
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Recipient Grand Prix Leonard Danel award, Industrial Society North France Collaboration with Local Industries, 2004. Contract supervise research grant, French National Research Body, since 1994, Research grant, French Alzheimer Association, 1994-1996, grant, European Research Council, 1996-1998.Recipient Grand Prix Leonard Danel award, Industrial Society North France Collaboration with Local Industries, 2004. Contract supervise research grant, French National Research Body, since 1994, Research grant, French Alzheimer Association, 1994-1996, grant, European Research Council, 1996-1998.