Dr. Evgeny Smirnov

- Researching enhanced Raman and fluorescent spectroscopy, including implementation of my previous experience & results. - Participating in 2 projects of RSСF, 1 - RFBR, and 2 - along with industrial partners (Rusal and EFKO). - Began transferring the developed lab technology to an industrial scale in partnership with EFKO. - Supervised 2 theses and 7 term papers in 2020/2021 academic year. - Introducing Scrum & Agile practices to the laboratory management based on ClickUp.

- Through working on new 3D UV-cured composites, proposed a strategy to screen mineral fillers for novel composite materials (from requirements to lab tests & formulations) that decreased screening time 5 times. - Set up research laboratory facilities (including designing, planning & ordering necessary equipment & materials) with organized safe & productive workflow. - Participated in NPI (new product introduction to the market) – grasped vital features of the material & proposed 2 novel applications.

- Proposed a new technical route to inkjet print materials for solar cells, which was 2 times cheaper & 10 times faster than conventional technologies. - Established a fruitful collaboration with an external research laboratory on inkjet printing & sintering of materials that reduced prototyping cost by 10 times.

• Currently coordinating synthesis & characterization of Li-based materials for redox flow batteries. • Strong technical expertise - built lab-setups, solved technical problems, installed various equipment, developed 3 analytical method. • Lab subject matter expert - operated SEM, TEM, AFM, Raman, DLS, spectroscopic, laser & electrochemical equipment, coached & supported lab scientists. • Teamwork & collaboration skills - established connection & worked with 10+ internal & 2 external collaborators.

• Initiated & developed projects on novel methods to self-assemble gold nanoparticles at liquid-liquid interfaces for electrocatalysis, nanoplasmonic sensors & electrovariable optics. • Leadership & management skills - proposed, drafted & led 8+ research projects. • Result-oriented mind-set - transformed research projects into 15+ publications & 1 book. • Developed communication skills both oral & written - presented at 15+ international conferences, drafted research proposals.

• Developed client-facing & negotiating skills - presented to clients (academia & industry), negotiated contract details. • Field expertise - used my knowledge in analytical equipment to provide scientific & technical expertise (mainly, Thermo Fisher Scientific). • Planning & organisational skills - prepared tender documentation & won 15+ tenders worth of 4M $. • Business acumen - recognized an opportunity to sell SEM equipment, established contacts with an external company, sold 2 SEM worth of 1M $.

• Knowledge of scientific equipment landscape - gained broad & hands-on experience by executing a full cycle of sample preparation & data acquisition for SEM, EDX, TEM, XRD, DLS, AFM, FTIR, TGA, analyzed data & presented results. • Technical expertise & creative problem solving to maintain the equipment. • Organisational skills - prepared & executed equipment demonstration (~50 visits). • Received experience in failure analysis of semiconductors.

Taken advanced courses: Nonlinear optics; Electron microscopy techniques; Emerging nanopatterning methods; Mathematica programming; Biomimetic membrane systems; Scientific writing; CTI Business Concepts; X-ray diffraction; MOOC in project management; LabView

- GPA: 5.00/5.00, cum laude. - Participant of academic exchange at Duisburg-Essen University, Group of Prof. Dr. Mathias Ulbricht (link)