Dr. Ilia Sinev

• Lab planning and equipment procurement. • Writing research papers and project proposals (DFG, BMBF, Horizon 2020). • Planning, proposing, leading and reporting synchrotron experiments. • Supervising students. • Synthesis of solid-state catalysts and their characterization: XPS, LEIS, XAFS, SEM, TEM, AFM. • Design of experimental setups for heterogeneously catalyzed and electrocatalytic processes. • Maintenance of UHV equipment.

• Studies of structure-activity relationship for heterogeneous catalysis. • Catalysts characterization with XRD, ICP, TEM. • In-situ and operando synchrotron methods: XAFS, XPS. • Synthesis of supported bimetallic catalysts - coprecipitation and polyol methods. • Preparation of mixed oxide catalysts with solid state synthesis. • Design and construction of a test stand for 3-way catalysis research. • Supervision of students.

Design and construction of catalytic setups for various processes: • n-alkane isomerization and alkane oxidative dehydrogenation with microwave activation. • ethane oxidative dehydrogenation with an upscaled catalyst loading. • ethane oxidative dehydrogenation in a periodic regime.

• Design and assembly of catalytic setup with microwave and conventional heating. • Gas chromatographic analysis. • Synthesis and testing of mixed oxide and precious metal catalysts. • Presentation at international conferences and project meetings. • Writing research papers, patent applications, and project proposals (FP7, ISTC, Russian Foundation for Basic Research).

Oscillation and wave physics, wave optics.