Chemistry Department Ruprecht-Karls Heidelberg University Heidelberg, Germany Phone: (6221)548451 E-mail: [email protected]

Experience: 1995-February, 1999: Graduate student at Kiev State University (Ukraine): Synthesis of polymetal aminoacid and aminoalcohol complexes with Cu(II)/(I) and Pb(II). Their spectral and structural characterization. March, 1999 - the present: Post-doctoral Research Associate in Prof. Dr. R.Krämer's laboratory in the Chemistry Department of Ruprecht-Karls Heidelberg University in Germany Practical skills: Synthesis of inorganic and coordination compounds. Coordination compounds include both transition and main group metal complexes. Experienced with single crystal growth and selection for X-ray single crystal structure analysis. Physical methods and instrumentation: Proficient in spectral analysis of the following methods: IR, UV-visible spectroscopy, EPR spectroscopy. Education: 1995-February, 1999: Doctoral studies with Dr. V.N. Kokozay in the Chemistry Department of Kiev State University, Kiev, Ukraine. June, 1995: Graduation with M.Sc. degree, Kiev State University, Kiev, Ukraine; Major: chemistry, teaching. Awards: 1995-1997: Two grants for conducting of doctoral research from the International Science Foundation (Soros Foundation). 1996-1998: Several grants for attending scientific meetings. Publications: 8 full papers and 16 poster presentations on scientific meetings. (The list of papers citation is available here)