Vladimir G Petrov

Born: 10 February 1985, Chkalovsk, USSR (Tadjikistan)

Degrees:

1992-2002: Sosensky Municipal Secondary School 2, Kaluga area;

2002-2007: Chemist (with honors) (title of the diploma "Research of solubility of U3O8 samples and their sorption behavior towards Np(V)"), Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU);

2007-2011: PhD (title of the thesis “Solubility and sorption behavior of Np(V) in high saline solutions”), Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU).

Working experience and present positions:

2002 – 2003: work in laboratory of thermochemistry, physical chemistry division (title of research work "Synthesis and characterization of nanophases of C60 fullerene"),

2003 – 2004: work in laboratory of pre-concentration processes, analytical chemistry division (title of research work “Study of temperature influence on supercritical fluid extraction of alcohols from aqueous solutions”),

2004 – 2005: work in laboratory of petrochemistry, oil chemistry and organic catalysis division (title of research work "Synthesis of pyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde”),

2005 – till now: work in the laboratory of dosimetry and environmental radioactivity

2009 – 2010: work at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (KIT-INE) in the group of Dr. Marcus Altmaier (main theme: “Solubility and phase transformations of Np(V) hydroxide in NaCl solutions of different ionic strengths”)

2010-2012: Engineer, Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU);

2012-2013: Researcher, Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU);

2013 – till now (present position): Associate Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Dosimetry and Environmental Radioactivity, Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU).

Teaching:

3rd year students of Department of Chemistry MSU: Common course “Introduction to radiochemistry and radioecology” (lectures, seminars, practical work)

4th year students of Department of Chemistry MSU: Special course “Introduction to specialty” (lectures, seminars)

5th year students of Department of Chemistry MSU: Special course “Methods of separation, concentration and determination of radionuclides” (lectures, seminars)

5th year students of Department of Chemistry MSU: Special course “Chemistry of actinides” (lectures, seminars)

6th year students of Department of Chemistry MSU: Special course “Nuclear fuel cycle” (lectures, seminars)

Research interest:

Aqueous chemistry of actinides, actinide speciation in the environment, sorption of actinides onto colloids, mineral surfaces and other materials, disposal of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste management.

Awards:

• Acad. I.P. Alimarin award for successful scientific work (2009).

• DAAD scholarship August 2009 – July 2010.

• President’s Stipendium for young scientists 2015-2017

• MSU Stipendium for young scientists 2015

• MSU Award for Young Professors and Scientists 2018