Dr. ALEXANDER ORLOV

(B.E./M.S.E., M.S.E., M.Phil., Ph.D.) MRSC


Research, teaching and consulting interests Current and previous academic positions Current public and honorary appointments Reviewer and expert Education     Degrees     Diplomas and certificates Awards and Fellowships Fellowships and scholarships
Postdoctoral
Graduate
Conference awards, grants and scholarships Grant Proposals Teaching experience University Committees
  1. Member of the Undergraduate Committee, SUNY, Stony Brook, 2008 - onwards.
  2. Member of the Cambridge University Committee for Russian and Eastern European Studies (CamCREES), University of Cambridge, UK, 2005-2008.
  3. Member of King's College (University of Cambridge)  Building and Safety Committee, Unviersity of Cambridge, UK, 2005-2008
Policy and media related experience
  1. Member of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Policy Task Force, Chaired by Hon. Ian Taylor, UK, 2006-2007
  2. Consultant to the First Deputy Minister, Ministry for Environmental Protection , Ukraine, 2000-2001
  3. Fellowship, sponsored by the University of Michigan: US House of Representatives, Office of Hon. Lynn Rivers, 1998
  4. Internship: the US House of Representatives, Office of Hon. David Bonior, Democratic Whip of Congress, 1997
  5. Media experience: opinions and interviews published/broadcasted in NatureBBC, Daily Telegraph  and Cambridge Evening News
Memberships
  1. Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and American Chemical Society
  2. Member, Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) 
  3. Who's Who in the World (since 2005), Who is Who in Higher Education (since 2008)
Recent journal publications 2008 - onwards
  1. Colmenares-Angulo, J., Zhao, S., Young, C., Orlov, A. "The effects of thermal spray technique and post-deposition treatment on the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 coatings",Surf. Coat. Tech., 204(4), 423-427, 2009.
  2. In, S., Kean, A.H., Orlov, A., Tikhov, M. S., Lambert, R. M. "Versatile new method for synthesis and deposition of doped, visible light-activated TiO2 thin films on any kind of solid surface", Energy and Environment, 2009, in press.
  3. Orlov, A., Klinowski, J.K. "Oxidation of VOCs by SBA-15 mesoporous molecular sieves modified with manganese", Chemosphere, 74, 344-348,  2009.
2004-2007
  1. In, S., Orlov, A., Berg, R., García, F., Pedrosa, S.J., Tikhov, M., Wright, D.S. ,  Lambert, R. M.  "Effective visible light-active B-doped and B,N-codoped TiO2 photocatalysts ", Journal of American Chemical Society, 129, 13790-13791, 2007.
  2. Orlov, A., Watson, D., Williams, F., Tihov, M., Lambert, R. M. "Interactions of 4-chlorophenol with TiO2 polycrystalline surfaces: study of environmental interfaces by NEXAFS, XPS and UPS", Langmuir, 23, 9551-9554, 2007.
  3. Orlov, A., Jefferson, D., Tikhov, M., Lambert, R. M. “Enhancement of MTBE photocatalytic degradation by modification of TiO2 with gold nanoparticles”, Catalysis Communications, 8, 821-824, 2007.
  4. Gustafsson, R. J., Orlov, A., Griffiths, P. T., Cox, R.A., Lambert, R. M.  "Reduction of NO2 to nitrous acid on illuminated titanium dioxide aerosol surfaces: implications for photocatalysis and atmospheric chemistry", Chemical Communications, 37, 3936-3938, 2006.
  5. In, S., Orlov, A., García, F.,  Tikhov, M., Wright, D., Lambert, RM. "Efficient visible light-active N-doped TiO2 photocatalysts by a reproducible and controllable synthetic route", Chemical Communications, 40, 4236–4238, 2006.
  6. Orlov, A., Zhai, Q.Z., Klinowski, J. “ Photocatalytic properties of the SBA-15 mesoporous silica molecular sieve modified with titanium”, Journal of Material Science, 41, 2187-2193, 2006.
  7. Orlov, A., Tikhov, M., Lambert, R " Application of surface science techniques in the study of environmental photocatalysis: nitrogen doped TiO2", Comptes Rendus Chimie, 9 (5-6), 2794-2799, 2006.
  8. Orlov, A., Chan, M., Jefferson, D.A., Zhou, D., Lynch, R.J., Lambert, R.M. “Photocatalytic degradation of water-soluble organic pollutants on TiO2 modified with gold nanoparticles”, Environmental Technology, 27(7), 747-752, 2006.   
  9. Gustafsson, R. J., Orlov, A., Griffiths, P. T., Cox, R.A., Lambert, R. M. “A comprehensive evaluation of water uptake on atmospherically relevant mineral surfaces: a DRIFTS, thermogravimetric analysis and DMA study”, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 5, 3415-3421, 2005.
  10. Lin, Z. S., Orlov, A., Lambert, R.M., Payne M. C. “New insights into the origin of visible light photocatalytic activity of nitrogen doped and oxygen deficient anatase TiO2”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 109 (44), 2005.
  11. Orlov, A., Jefferson, D., Lambert, R. "Effect of noble metal nanoparticles on photocatalytic activity of TiO2", Transactions of the Material Research Society of Japan, 29, 2004.   
  12. Orlov, A., Jefferson, D., Macleod, N., Lambert, R. " Enhancement of photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol on titania modified with gold nanoparticles", Catalysis Letters, 92(1-2), 2004.
Contribution to Books
  1. Bringing Groundwater Quality Research to the Watershed Scale. Edited by N. R. Thompson. IAHS Publ. 297, 2005
Recent conferences
  1. American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington DC, USA, 2009
  2. 13th IACIS International Conference, New York City, 2009
  3. American Chemical Society National Meeting, Pennsylvania, USA, 2008
  4. International Conference on Photochemistry, Germany, 2007
  5. International Conference on Semiconductor Photochemistry, UK, 2007
  6. International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, Singapore, 2007
  7. Royal Society: Science and the Environment: Solutions for mitigating pollution, UK, 2006
  8. House of Commons: Annual Presentation by Britain's Top Young Scientists, London, UK, 2006
  9. Royal Society of Chemistry Conference, Runcorn, UK, 2006
  10. Pacifichem, Honolulu, USA, 2005
  11. American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, USA, 2005
  12. International Conference on Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy, Paris, France, 2004
  13. American Chemical Society National Meeting, New York, USA, 2003
  14. International Union of Material Research Societies Symposium, Yokohama, Japan, 2003
  15. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Austin, USA, 2003

Languages

English, Ukrainian, Russian