Andrey Ivanov

Biography

Mr. Ivanov was born on 3 July 1980 in Irkutsk. In 2002, graduated from the Chemistry Department of Irkutsk State University. In 2004–2007, was a postgraduate student at A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Defended his candidate’s dissertation in 2007 and doctoral dissertation in 2011.

In 2007–2011, was a researcher at the Laboratory of Unsaturated Heteroatomic Compounds at A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry before serving as deputy director for research from 2011 to 2015.

In 2015–2016, was acting director of the Irkutsk Scientific Centre of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

From 2016 until present, has been director of the A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry Federal Research Centre of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Mr. Ivanov is a specialist in acetylene chemistry and heterocycle chemistry, a representative of the classical school of Academician Alexey Favorsky, and the author and co-author of more than 100 scientific papers in leading world publications.

Heads the Working Group on Low-Tonnage Chemistry of the Russian State Duma’s Expert Council for the Development of the Chemical Industry and is a member of the Expert Council on Chemistry of the Agency for Technological Development under the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade. In November 2024, was confirmed as chairman of the Public Expert Council of the ‘New Materials and Chemistry’ National Project for Ensuring Technological Leadership.

Has received numerous regional and industry awards.

Married with a son.

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