Date of Birth: 3/May/1958, region of Odessa, Ukraine, USSR

Citizenship: Ukraine.

Communication: Laboratoire de Chimie Physiques, E.C.P.M.

                  1 rue Blaise Pascal

                  67000, Strasbourg CEDEX, France.

E-mail: Vetrogon@chimie.u-strasbg.fr

        Vetrogon@cybercable.tm.fr

RESEARCH INTEREST:

• Thermodynamics properties of the macrocyclic compounds (complexation, extraction, transport)
• Computer modelling of chemical equilibrium, carrier-mediated transport.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduated from Odessa State University, Theoretical Physics, Odessa, Ukraine, 1983.

Ph.D. 1991, Organic Chemistry, A.V.Bogatsky Physico-Chemical Institute of Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Odessa, Ukraine ( Advisor: Prof. N.G.Lukyanenko)

1990 Advanced Study in programming, Odessa State University,

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

• Post-doctoral Fellow: 1997-1998, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, E.C.P.M., Université Lois Pasteur, Strasbourg, France.
• Senior Scientific Researcher, 1996, Laboratory of bioorganic chemistry of the A.V.Bogatsky Physico-Chemical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Odessa, Ukraine.
• Scientific Researcher, 1994, Laboratory of bioorganic chemistry of the A.V.Bogatsky Physico-Chemical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Odessa, Ukraine.
• Post-doctoral Fellow: 1993-1994, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, E.H.I.C.S, Université Lois Pasteur, Strasbourg, France.
• Scientific Researcher, 1991, Laboratory of bioorganic chemistry of the Physico-Chemical Institute of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Odessa, Ukraine.
• Junior Scientific Researcher, 1989, Laboratory of bioorganic chemistry of the Physico-Chemical Institute of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Odessa, Ukraine.
• Engineer: 1983, Laboratory of bioorganic chemistry of the Physico-Chemical Institute of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Odessa, Ukraine.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCES:

• Familiar experimental technic for thermodynamic, spectrophotometric (UV-VIS, CD) and potentiometric measurements.
• Experience in programming:

ACADEMIC HONOURS

• 1989. A.D.Zelinsky Scientist Award from Physico-Chemical Institute of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences for the work: " Complexing and transport properties of crown-ethers and cryptands".
• 1989. Honor List from D.I.Mendeleev Soviet Chemical Society for work: "Cryptands and dihydroxycryptands with increased cavity: stability and selectivity of complexation".
• 1993. Post-doctoral Fellow; Government of France
• 1996. Post-doctoral Fellow; Government of France

PUBLICATIONS (In English)

• 1. N.G.Lukyanenko, N.Yu.Nazarova, A.V.Lobach, A.S.Reder, V.I.Vetrogon. Synthesis and complexing properties of chiral crown ethers and cryptands. // VI International Conference on Organic Synthesis, Moscow, August 10-15, 1986. Abstracts. P.173
• 2. N.G.Lukyanenko, A.S.Reder, N.Yu.Nazarova, V.I.Vetrogon, N.I.Vetrogon. Synthesis and Complexing Properties of Hydroxycryptands. // The 12th International Symposium on Macrocyclic Chemistry, Hiroshima, Japan, July 20-23, 1987.Abstracts, 20P-6.,. 51
• 3. N.G.Lukyanenko, N.Yu.Nazarova, V.I.Vetrogon, H-J.Holdt, J.Aurich, G.Kuntosch. Macroheterocycles. 46. Complexing Properties of Bis(benzo-15- crown-5) with Acylhydrazide Fragments in the Linking Chain // Inorganica Chimica Acta. - 1989. - 155, P.35-37
• 4. N.G.Lukyanenko, N.Yu.Nazarova, V.I.Vetrogon, N.I.Vetrogon, A.S.Reder. Macroheterocycles - 56. Complex formation of the cryptands containing two propylene fragments in one of the bridges with alkali and alkaline-earth cations. // Polyhedron. - 1990 9,P.1369-1374.
• 5.T.I.Kirichenko, N.G.Lukyanenko, N.Yu.Nazarova, V.I.Vetrogon, N.I.Vetrogon, S.V.Scherbakov. Synthesis and complexing ability of the cryptands with thiourea fragments. // XV International Symposium on Macrocyclic Chemistry, Odessa, 1990. Abstracts. P. 247
• 6. N.G.Lukyanenko, A.S.Reder, V.I.Vetrogon. Synthesis and complex formation of the cryptands containing two propylene or 2-hydroxypropylene fragments in one of bridges. // XV International Symposium on Macrocyclic Chemistry, Odessa, 1990.Abstracts. P. 252
• 7. V.N.Pastushok, N.G.Lukyanenko, A.V.Bordunov, V.I.Vetrogon, N.I.Vetrogon. Synthesis and complexing abilities of azacrown ethers bearing the phenolic Groups. // XVI International Symposium on Macrocyclic Chemistry, Sheffield, 1991. Abstracts. P. 164
• 8. V.I.Vetrogon, N.G.Lukyanenko, M.-J.Schwing-Weill, F.Arnaud-Neu. A PC computer program for the calculation of equilibrium constants by the simultaneous processing of different sets of experimental results. Talanta, 1994, Vol.41, No. 12, p.2105-2112.
• 9. Nikolay G.Lukyanenko, Victor N.Pastuchok, Andrei V.Bordunov, Victor I.Vetrogon, Natali I. Vetrogon and Jerald S.Bradshow. "New Phenol-containing Bis(azacrown-ether)s: Synthesis and Complexing Properties. J.Chem.Soc.Perkin Trans.1. 1994 p.1489-1493.
• 10. F.Arnaud-Neu, G.Barret, S.Fanni, D.Marrs, W.McGregor, M.A.McKervey, M.J.Schwing-Weil, V.Vetrogon, S.Wechsler. Extraction and solution thermodynamics of complexation of alkali and alkaline-earth cations by calix[4]amides. J.Chem.Society, Perkin trans.2. 1995, p.453-461.
• 11. F.Arnaud-Neu, P.Schwinté, M.J.Schwing-Weill, V.Vetrogon et al, to be published.
• I also have 9 publications in Russian.

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