Infrared Spectroscopy Consultant: Research on Polymers and Crystals and Testing and Certification of Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Food and Cosmetics

Technical Consultant #693

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) Applications:

Spectroscopy testing and certification of pharmacological, food, and cosmetic raw materials, API, and products.
Investigations of polymer and crystal medical implants.
Spectroscopic investigations and certification of biocompatible polymer and crystalline implants.
Development of laser-spectroscopic methods of analysis of metalloproteins (systems metal ligand) in cells.
Spectroscopic studies and interpretation of mono layers of cells and tissue before and after laser influence by methods of vibrational spectroscopy.
Vibrational spectroscopy of nanostructures and nanomaterials.
Micro-Raman analysis of carbon and polymer fibers.
Investigations of new organic conjugated polymers by vibrational and femtosecond laser spectroscopy methods.
Exiton-phonon interactions in nonlinear organic materials.
Analysis of silicon-based thin films on the semiconductor and polymer surfaces for microelectronics.
Spectroscopy of phase transitions and mesomorphous phases in crystals, liquid crystals, ferro electrics, and polymers.
Symmetry and structure of crystals in the nearest vicinity of phase transitions.

Consultant, 1996,University of Nevada and University of Wisconsin

Senior Research Assistant, Institute of Spectroscopy Russian Academy of Sciences, Troitsk, Moscow Region, Russia, 1989 - 1996

Laboratory study of ultrafast processes and vibrational spectroscopy of molecules and biomolecules.
Phase transition studies and solid state physics of crystals, liquid crystals, polymers, implants and modification of their surfaces.
Studies of organic semiconductors, super hard materials, nanostructures, thin films and surface characteristics and modification.
Spectral biomedical diagnostics of tissue and biological fluids.

Research Assistant, Institute of Spectroscopy Academy of Sciences, Troitsk, Moscow Region, Russia, 1986 - 1989

Investigations of IR spectra and optical constants of polymer films; surface and guided polaritons in the polymer films.
Studies of polymer implants (artificial crystalline lenses, cardiac valves.)

Junior Research Assistant, Institute of Spectroscopy Academy of Sciences,

Troitsk, Moscow Region, Russia, 1976 - 1986

Application of FIR, Raman, Far IR and submillimeter spectroscopy to crystals, liquid crystals, semiconductors, polymers and phase transitions.
Investigation of the phenomena "order- disorder" in the liquid crystals and ferro electrics in the vicinity of phase transitions.

Senior Engineer, Institute of Spectroscopy Academy of Sciences,Troitsk, Moscow Region, Russia, 1969 - 1978

FTIR, low frequency RI (far IR) Raman spectroscopy of liquid crystals in the nearest vicinity of phase transitions in the internal of 1o.
Low and high temperature phase transitions and phonon spectroscopy in the far IR.
Investigations of symmetry and rebuilding of crystal lattice in the vicinity of the phase transitions. Studies of the crystallinity in the polymers in the far IR.

B. S., Physics, St. Petersburg State University
M. S., Physics, St. Petersburg State University
Ph.D., Physics/Mathematics Science, Institute Of Spectroscopy, Academy of Sciences USSR, Troitsk, Moscow Region