B.Sc., M.Sc. Moscow State University (1984) Ph.D. USSR Academy of Sciences (1988)

Physics and Chemistry of Water. Advanced Oxidation Processes. GEN IV Supercritical Water-Cooled Nuclear Reactor Chemistry. Parallel Computing. Molecular Dynamics Simulations.

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