Biography

Graduated: Lomonosov State University (Inorganic Chemistry), 1972, Moscow;
PhD, Lomonosov State University (Inorganic Chemistry), 1976, Moscow;
Postdoctoral work (1984-1985) with prof. G. Anderegg, Inorganic Chem. Department, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland.
Dr. Sci. Degree (Chemistry) at Kurnakov Institute of Inorganic and General Chemistry, Moscow, 1992.
Professor of Physical and Colloid Chemistry at Moscow University of Food Production, 1996, Moscow;

Senior Lecturer in coordination chemistry, Oulu University, 2008, Oulu, Finland.

1997-2001 Titular member of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), Analytical Chemistry Division, Commission V.6 (Chem. Equilibrium Data);
1999-2001 – Secretary of Commission V.6, IUPAC;
1994, 1996 Visiting professor at ISOTRON Co., New Orleans, USA; research and consulting on soil remediation from radionuclides within the frames of DOE Projects;
1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007: Visiting professor at Oulu University at the invitation of Acad. Sci. Finland, for the periods from 1 to 2 months;
Since 2011 member of ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies;
Awards:
1997 “Environment and Living” Award (Baden-Wuertemberg, Germany) for the research in chelating agents assisted soil remediation;
2002-2005 Awards: “Professor -2002”; “Professor -2004”; and “Professor -2005” in Chemistry, Moscow;
2006 Honor Award from Oulu University, Finland for mutual research achievements in chemical equilibria.
2011 Proctor & Gamble Award “Innovative Initiative” for the research in chelating agents assisted soil and concrete remediation, Moscow;
Invited speaker at: 1st International Conference on Demilitarization Ecology in Central & Eastern & Former Soviet Union” (DEMECO’97), Miscolc, Hungary, 1997; Biological and Medicinal Aspects of Metal Ion Speciation, Szeged, Hungary, 1998; 8th International Conference on Contaminated Soil, Gent, Belgium, 2003; 9th International Conference on Contaminated Soil, Bordeaux, France, 2005; International Symposium on Biogeochemistry of Chelating agents, New York, USA, 2005; International Conference “Complexing Agents between Science, Industry, Authorities and Users”, Ascona, Switzerland, 2007; First International Proficiency Testing Conference, Sinaja, Romania, 2007; Asian-Russia Workshop “Application of modern biotechnologies in Food Industry”, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2010;
International board member at First International Proficiency Testing Conference, Sinaja, Romania, 2007; and a Section Chairman at 1st International Conference on Demilitarization Ecology in Central & Eastern & Former Soviet Union” (DEMECO’97), Miscolc, Hungary, 1997;
Invited lecturer in Beijin, China (1993), Hohehenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany (1999), Umea University, Sweden (2001), Oulu University, Finland (2008), Grodno University, Belarus (2012);
Project Leader in the international Projects: IUPAC Project 2001-038-2-500, “Recommendations for NMR Measurements of high pK values and equilibrium constants in strongly basic solutions” (2002-2005); IUPAC Project 660/35/93, “Critical Evaluation of Stability Constants of Phosphonic Acids” (1994-2001); IUPAC Project 560/41/97, “Critical Evaluation and Prediction of Stability Constants of Metal Complexes of Complexones for Biomedical and Environmental Applications” (1997-2005). Project coordinator in TACIS Project 2005/099-720.v “Innovations and Strategy in the use of intellectual property” (Russia-Germany).
Recently: Project leader of Russian Grant on the development of the environmentally friendly scale inhibitors funded by Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Project ID RFMEFI58214X0007, 2014-2016.