Degree	University	Country	Year
Licence - chimie	Université Libanaise	Liban	2008
Master - Chimie analytique	Université Libanaise	Liban	2010
Doctorat - chimie	Université de Bourgogne	France	2013

1- International patent Elias Bou-Maroun, Manal Bitar, Philippe Cayot. Université de Bourgogne, Agrosup Dijon, CNRS libanais. Use of a molecularly imprinted polymer for trapping iprodione in an aqueous medium. Patent number: WO2015067908A1. 4 2- French patent Elias Bou-Maroun, Manal Bitar, Philippe Cayot (2013). Université de Bourgogne, Agrosup Dijon, CNRS libanais. Utilisation d’un polymère à empreintes moléculaires pour piéger l’iprodione en milieu aqueux. Patent number: U29-B-34115FR. Peer reviewed publications 1. Celine Lafarge, Manal Bitar, Leina Hosry, Philippe Cayot, Elias Bou-Maroun. DOI:10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.101157 (2020) Comparison of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP) and sol-gel molecularly imprinted silica (MIS)for fungicide in hydro alcoholic solution 2. Manal Bitar, Celine Lafarge, Nicolas Sok, Philippe Cayot, Elias Bou-Maroun. DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.04.108 (2019) Molecularly imprinted sol-gel polymersfor the analysis of iprodione fungicide in wine: Synthesis in green solvent 3. Manal Bitar, Gaëlle Roudaut, Jacqueline Maalouly, Régis Gougon, Elias Bou-Maroun, Philippe Cayot. DOI:10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2017.02.012 (2017) Water sorption isotherms of molecularly imprinted polymers. Relation between water binding and iprodione binding capacity of MIP 4. Elias Bou-Maroun , Jérôme Rossignol , Manal Bitar , Adrien Lerbret , Didier Stuerga, Naïm Ouaini , Philippe Cayot . Analyse de traces de fongicides dans l'eau et dans le vin à l'aide de polymères à empreintes moléculaires Lebanese association of the advancement of Science LAAS 22- Beyrouth, 15 april 2016 5. Manal Bitar, Jacqueline Maalouly, Hanna Chebib, Adrien Lerbret, Philippe Cayot, Elias Bou-Maroun DOI:10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2015.07.002 (2015). Experimental design approach in the synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymers specific for iprodione fungicide. 6. Manal Bitar, Elias Bou-Maroun, Adrien Lerbret, Naim Ouaini, Philippe Cayot DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201500543 (2015). "Binding characteristics of fungicides molecularly imprinted polymer in hydroalcoholic media" 7. Manal Bitar, Philippe Cayot, Elias Bou-Maroun DOI: 10.1039/C4AY00619D (2014). Molecularly imprinted polymers solid phase extraction of fungicides from wine samples.