Yurii Gun'ko (Russian: Юрий Гунько), born in USSR, is a Belarusian scientist, professor of Inorganic Chemistry at School of Chemistry of Trinity College Dublin[1] (Dublin, Ireland), and head of the International Research and Education Centre for Physics of Nanostructures.
Yurii Gun'ko | |
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Born | |
Citizenship | Belarus |
Alma mater | Moscow State University |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | Trinity College Dublin |
Education
editYurii Gun'ko graduated from Moscow State University in 1987. In 1990 he received Ph.D in Inorganic Chemistry degree from Moscow State University.[citation needed]
Career
editYear | Position/Research area | Affiliation |
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1993-1994 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Royal Society Award): research on organolanthanides with professor M.F. Lappert[2] | University of Sussex (UK) |
1994-1995 | Senior Lecturer in Chemistry and Materials for Electronics | Belarusian National Technical University |
1995-1996 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Alexander von Humboldt Award): research on organosilicon compounds | University of Magdeburg (Germany) |
1996-1998 | Postdoctoral Researcher: research on organolanthanides (EPSRC) | University of Sussex |
1999-2007 | Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry | Trinity College Dublin |
2007–present | Professor of Inorganic Chemistry | Trinity College Dublin |
2011–present | Head of Inorganic and Synthetic Materials Chemistry | Trinity College Dublin |
2014–present | Head of the laboratory | International research and education center for physics of nanostructures[3] of ITMO University |
Publications
editYurii Gun'ko has over 268 publications in peer reviewed journals and 10 patents.[4] His h-index is 51.[5]
Awards
editDate | Award |
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1993 | Royal Society Fellowship Award |
1995 | Alexander von Humboldt Award |
2008 | Enterprise Ireland Industrial Technologies Commercialisation Award |
2019 | Member of the Royal Irish Academy[6] |
Research areas
editGun'ko has expertise in the areas of inorganic chemistry, science of materials and nanotechnology. His main research interests and activities include magnetic nanoparticles and magnetic fluids for MRI applications; metallasiloxanes; functionalisation of carbon nanotubes; and quantum dots for biomedical applications. The research focuses on the synthesis and characterisation of functional materials and nano-materials.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Trinity College Dublin School of Chemistry Staff".
- ^ "AMBER Foundation: People".
- ^ "International research and education center for physics of nanostructures".
- ^ "Prof. Yurii Gun'ko Research Group Website".
- ^ "Google Scholar".
- ^ "27 New Members elected to the Academy". Royal Irish Academy. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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