Born on May 24, 1966 in Bendery (Moldova)

Education

• 1983-1988 Studied Mechanics and Mathematics at the Odessa State University, Ukraine
1988: Diploma Mathematician
• 1995-1999 Studied Mechanical Engineering at the Dresden University of Technology
• 1996-1999 Associate member of the DFG Graduate College "Mechanics of continua of inelastic solids" at the Institute of Solid Mechanics, Dresden University of Technology
• 1998 Max Buchner Foundation Fellow "Physical modelling of adhesion phenomena"
• 2000 Ph.D. thesis "Surface forces and their contribution to adhesion and adherence in glass fibre-reinforced polymer composites" at the Institute of Material Science at the Dresden University of Technology

Research Experience

• 1994-2009 Scientific co-worker at the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden
• 1997 Guest scientist in Prof. Nikolai Churaev´s group at the Institute of Physical Chemistry Moscow, Russia
• 2002 Guest scientist in Prof. Victor Starov´s group at the University of Loughborough, Department of Chemical Engineering, UK
• 2008 Guest scientist in Prof. Boryan Radoev's group at the Sofia University, Department of Physical Chemistry
• 2009 Guest scientist in Theodoris Karapantsios's group (COST P21) at the University Thessaloniki, Department of Chemistry, Division Chemical Technology
• 2009 Guest scientist in Prof. Danièle Clausse's group (COST D43) at the Compiègne University of Technology, Département Génie Chimique, Génie des procédés industriels
• 2010 Associate Professor at the University of Twente (The Netherlands)

Fields of Work

Research activities are focused on a mechanistic understanding of manifold interfacial phenomena involving surface active agents. The main research field ‘Interfacial Engineering’ is related to fundamental material research having strong links with industry.   

• Adhesion phenomena
• Surface topography and roughness analysis
• Wetting and interfacial dynamics
• Spreading of aqueous surfactant solutions
• Pickering emulsions
• Inverse gas chromatography
• Wettability of particles
• Detergency of fabrics
• Human hair analytics