Prof RAS, 2016
D.Sc. (Chem.), A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 2011
Ph. D. (Chem.), A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1997.
M. Sc., Department of Chemistry, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1993.
2012 - present - Professor, Leading Researcher, A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences
2005 - 2012 - Senior Researcher, A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences
1999 - 2004 - Researcher, A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences
1998 - 1999 - Postdoctoral fellow, Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis (TN), USA
1997 - 1998 - Junior researcher, A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences
1993-1997 - Post-graduate student, A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences
Transition-metal complexes and hydrides, structure-reactivity relationships. Intermolecular interactions, hydrogen bonding and proton transfer. Reaction mechanisms. Molecular spectroscopy. Theoretical calculations.
Soros post-graduate student fellowships, 1995-1997.
Russian Federation State Young Scientist fellowship, 1996.
Yu. T. Struchkov Award, Annual Young Scientists' Competition at the A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1996.
Academia Europeae Award for young scientists from NIS, 1997.
1st prize at Annual Scientific Conference-Competition at the A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 2004.
Russian Science Support Foundation fellowships, 2004-2005.
70 papers in Russian and international scientific journals (an average 21.3 citations per paper, H index = 20) and ca. 200 presentations at international and national chemical meetings; chapters in “Recent Advances in Hydride Chemistry”, (Eds: M. Peruzzini, R. Poli), Elsevier, 2001, “Spectroscopic Properties of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds: Techniques, Materials and Applications”, (Eds: J. Yarwood, R. Douthwaite, S. Duckett), RSC, 2012, “Advances in Organometallic Chemistry: The Silver/Gold Jubilee International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry Celebratory Book”, First Edition. Ed.: A. J. L. Pombeiro. John Willey & Sons, Inc. 2014.
CURRENT WORK includes variable temperature spectroscopic and theoretical studies of
- mechanism of proton transfer to late transition metal hydrides,
- transition metal hydrides as proton donors in hydrogen bond as compared to CH, NH, OH donors
- bonding between two hydride complexes working as proton donor and proton acceptor
- non-specific (polarity) and specific (hydrogen bonding) solvent effects on these reactions
- Ir based catalytic hydrogenation/dehydrogenation aiming the understanding of mechanism and improving the catalyst performance.