Biography

Born: April 4, 1962, Kharkiv.

Graduated from M. Gorky Kharkiv State University (1984), at the University since 1987. PhD (1987), DSc (2000). Senior researcher, Research Institute of Chemistry, (1987-1991), Associate Professor, Technical Chemistry Dept. (1991-2000), Head, Materials Chemistry Dept. (since 2001).

Expert in Surface Physical Chemistry and Chemometrics.

Research interests: Physical Chemistry of hybrid silica/organic materials, quantitative description and prognostication of protolytic and complexing properties of organic ligands, imparted on silica surfaces.

Member of Scientific Councils on Inorganic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), Senior Doctorate Expert Examining Board, Expert Council of Ukraine Supreme Attestation Commission on Chemistry. Head of the Jury Committee of All-Ukrainian Chemistry Olympiads (since 2001), All-Ukrainian Students’ Chemistry Olympiads (1998-2001), Scientific supervisor of Ukrainian team at International Chemistry Olympiads (since 2002), Chief Editor of the UNIVERSITATES. Nauka i Prosvita (UNIVERSITATES. Science and Education) Journal, member of the Metody I Ob’ekty Khimicheskogo Analiza(Methods and Objects of Chemical Analysis) Journal Editorial Board, member of the Khimiya (Chemistry) Bulletin and Visnyk (Bulletin) of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (Chemistry Series) Editorial Board.

Author of over 200 scientific publications, including 3 monographs, 100 articles, 12 textbooks.

Merited Educator of Ukraine (1994, 1998, 2002)