1991 MSc in Chemistry; Novosibirsk State University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
1995 PhD in Inorganic Chemistry; Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk

• Supramolecular materials: design, structure and function
Synthesis of inclusion compounds, porous solids, co-crystals; soft nanostructured materials based on peptides and metal complexes; novel host molecules
• Crystals: crystal engineering, molecular crystals and XRD analysis
Crystal structure analysis of supramolecular and porous solids; cavity space in crystals; weak interactions and molecular self-assembly
• Inorganic and physical chemistry
Metal complexes, coordination polymers: synthesis, structure, properties; thermal analysis and thermodynamics of molecular solids; sorption, heterogeneous equilibria, phase diagrams

– CCDC National Affiliated Centre, Canada:  Representative for Canada <link>
– Canadian Thermal Analysis Society:  Facility Councillor <link>
– Department/College/University Committees:
– X-Ray Diffraction Facility:  Manager
– Nano Curriculum Committee:  Member
– Chemistry Safety Committee:  Member

American Crystallographic Association
Canadian Thermal Analysis Society
All-Russian Mendeleev's Chemical Society

Mail address: Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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