Alexander Markov

Tech skills

Python

GNU/Linux and Free Software

HTML/CSS · git · Jupyter · SQL

Research skills and areas of interests

Computational chemistry of molecular inorganic systems

• Density functional theory
• Quantum theory of atoms in molecules
• Transition state theory
• Models in quantum chemistry
• Software in molecular sciences

Scientific writing

Work Experience

Researcher, Senior Researcher

1. Studied catalytic reactions and bonding in molecular systems with quantum chemical methods.
2. Authored or co-authored over 20 scientific publications, covering topics in quantum chemical modeling, physical inorganic chemistry, and catalysis. Reported main results at international conferences.
3. Led grant projects and supervised students.
4. Built multi-user computational cluster running quantum chemical codes 24/7 (TORQUE/Maui services ran on Debian hosts and linked with NFS and OpenVPN servers).
5. Maintained heterogeneous network of legacy computers and scientific instruments (Windows, OS/2 Warp, GNU/Linux).

Education

Candidate of Sciences in the field of Physical Chemistry

Dissertation: ”Vanadium(V) complexes in catalyzed hydroperoxide oxidation: quantum-chemical modeling”, April 2010.

Supervisor: Prof. Alexander Gekhman, Corresponding Member of RAS.

Disciplines: Quantum chemistry, Chemical thermodynamics and kinetics.

Diploma in Physics

Majors in Atomic, molecular, and optical physics.

• Linear algebra
• Probability theory and statistics
• Thermodynamics
• Statistical physics
• Quantum theory

Self study

The Feynman Lectures on Physics

Atoms in Molecules - A Quantum Theory by Richard Bader

Writing in the Sciences

Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science by John M. Zelle