I did both my MSc and PhD degrees at Moscow State University (Russia) before joining A.F. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute in St. Petersburg, as a Senior Scientist. In 1996, I moved to Cardiff University, UK. In 2005, I joined the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford as a Senior Departmental Research Officer and then, until 2018, I acted as a Supervisor and Manager of the Inorganic Chemistry Teaching Laboratory.

I’m currently a Stipendiary Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry at Brasenose College.

Since 2007 I have been teaching Inorganic Chemistry to Oxford undergraduates at several colleges. I cover all aspects of the Inorganic Chemistry undergraduate course at Oxford.

My main research interests include: synthesis and characterisation of functional materials (electronic oxides, materials for energy storage and energy conversion applications), transition pathways to the sustainable hydrogen economy, carbon dioxide conversion and utilisation, and new catalysts for petrochemical and energy applications.