• Novel composite materials. Materials for environmental protection. Environmental nanotechnology. Environmental Engineering. Novel materials for sustainable energy applications.
• Physical and Environmental Chemistry, Chemical Engineering: heterogeneous catalysis and photocatalysis.
• Environmental Science and Technology: physicochemical methods in environmental engineering, sustainable engineering.
• Environmental Policy and Environmental Health

• Assistant Professor,  Materials Science and Engineering, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 2008 - onwards
• Assistant Professor, Consortium for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 2008 - onwards
• Affiliate Faculty, Chemistry Department, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 2009 - onwards
• Visiting Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2009 - 2011
• Guest Scientist, Department of Chemistry, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2008- onwards
• Research Associate, Chemistry Department, University of Cambridge, 2005 - 2008
• Research Fellow in Science and Engineering, King's College, University of Cambridge, 2005 - 2008

• Member, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Science Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances, UK, 2007 - 2013
• Member, The United Kingdom Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, 2010-onwards
• Lead Author, United Nations Environment Program, GEO report, 2010 - onwards
• International Academy of Finance and Investment, Ukraine, Visiting Professor, 2008 - 2010

• Reviewer / expert for the  EU 7th Framework Programme; UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK); NSF (USA); UNEP (Lead author), EPSRC (UK); NERC (UK), Le Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies (Canada), Norwegian Cooperation Programme in Higher Education (Norway), Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus), European Regional Development Fund (EU), INTAS.

Education   

 Degrees

• Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK.
• Doctoral  coursework/research/teaching, Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor , US.
• M.Phil., Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK.
• M.S., Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, US.
• B.E. and M.S. with highest honors, Engineering, National Technical University, Ukraine.

• Diploma for Graduates in Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK
• Certificate of postgraduate studies in Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK

• National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts CRUCIBLE Award, UK, 2005

Postdoctoral

• Research Fellowship in Science and Engineering, King's College, University of Cambridge, UK.
• Offered NIH/NIST Postdoctoral Fellowship (declined), National Academy of Science, USA.

Graduate

• Francois Fiessinger Scholarship, Environment Research and Education Foundation, USA.
• Doctoral Scholarship, Schlumberger Cambridge Research, U.K.
• Cambridge University Overseas Trust Doctoral Bursary, U.K.
• Trinity Hall Studentship, Cambridge University, U.K.
• Eugene&Helen Kotur Memorial Graduate Scholarship, USA.
• Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program Graduate Scholarship, Canada.
• Rukh Educational Foundation Graduate Scholarship, USA.
• Cambridge University Overseas Trust M.Phil Bursary, U.K.
• Congressional Fellowship, sponsored by the University of Michigan, USA.
• Multi-year Doctoral Fellowship of the International Institute at the University of Michigan, USA.
• Academic Council of the National Technical University Named Graduate Scholarship, Ukraine.

• Certificate of Merit Award, American Chemical Society, Environmental Division
• Salzburg Seminar Fellowship (Austria) in conjunction with Nippon Fellowship (Japan)
• Sir Eric Rideal Travel Bursary, Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), UK
• Travel Award, American Chemical Society (ACS), USA
• Messel Travel Bursary, Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), UK
• Travel Grant, Cambridge Philosophical Society, UK
• Society of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (SETAC-UK) Student Meeting Award, UK 
• SETAC-US Student Meeting Award, USA
• Trinity Hall (Cambridge University) Travel Grant, UK
• Holcim Prague International Symposium Travel Scholarship, Czech Republic
• Travel Grant, Soros Foundation, USA

• Instructor, ESM 508, "Impact of Materials on Environment", SUNY Stony Brook, USA, Spring 2010 - current.
• Instructor, ESG 302, "Thermodynamics of Materials", SUNY Stony Brook, USA, Fall 2010 -current.
• Instructor, ESM 212, "Introduction to Environmental Materials Engineering", SUNY Stony Brook, USA, Spring, 2009-current.
• Instructor, ESM 696, "Materials for environmental protection", SUNY Stony Brook, USA, 2008- current.
• Teaching assistant for Cambridge (UK) - MIT (USA) M.Phil. course "Engineering for sustainable development", University of Cambridge, UK, 2003
• Supervisions and demonstrations for M.Phil. course "GIS and remote sensing", University of Cambridge , UK, 2000
• Graduate student instructor for  various graduate and undergraduate courses, School of Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 1998

1. Member of the Undergraduate Committee, SUNY, Stony Brook, 2008 - onwards.
2. External Ph.D. Dissertation Examiner, Cambridge University Engineering Department, 2010
3. Member of the Cambridge University Committee for Russian and Eastern European Studies (CamCREES), University of Cambridge, UK, 2005-2008.
4. Member of King's College (University of Cambridge)  Building and Safety Committee, Unviersity of Cambridge, UK, 2005-2008

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 Nature, BBC, Daily Telegraph  and Cambridge Evening News

1. Member at Large, American Chemical Society Environmental Division.
2. Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and American Chemical Society
3. Who's Who in the World (since 2005), Who is Who in Higher Education (since 2008)

1. Zhao, S., Su, D., Che, J., Orlov, A. "Photocatalytic properties of TiO2 supported on SBA-15 mesoporous materials with large pores and short channels", Materials Letters, 65, 3354–3357, 2011.
2. Zhao, S., Ramakrishnan, G., Su, D., Rieger, R., Koller, Orlov, A. "Novel photocatalytic applications of sub-nanometer gold particles for environmental liquid and gas phase reactions", Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 104, 239-244, 2011.
3. Ramakrishnan, G., Zhao, S., Han, W., Orlov, A. "Simultaneous observation of gas phase and surface species in photocatalytic reactions on nanosize Au modified TiO2: The next generation of DRIFTS systems", Chemical Engineering Journal, 170, 445-450, 2011.
4. 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.
5. In, S., Kean, A.H., Orlov, A., Tikhov, M. S., Lambert, R. M. "A versatile new method for synthesis and deposition of doped, visible light-activated TiO2 thin films", Energy and Environmental Sciences, 2, 1277, 2009.
6. Orlov, A., Klinowski, J.K. "Oxidation of VOCs by SBA-15 mesoporous molecular sieves modified with manganese", Chemosphere, 74, 344-348,  2009.

7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.   
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. 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.   
18. 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.

1. Bringing Groundwater Quality Research to the Watershed Scale. Edited by N. R. Thompson. IAHS Publ. 297, 2005

Membership of the International Scientific/Organizing/Advisory Committees of Conferences and Symposia

1. Chair/Symposium Organizer: "Nanotechnology for Heterogeneous Catalysis: Environmental and Energy Applications", American Chemical Society, (ACS), August 19-23, 2012, Phildadelphia, USA
2. Chair/Symposium Organizer: "Heterogeneous catalysis forsustainable energy applications", American Chemical Society, (ACS), August 28-31, 2011, Denver, USA
3. Chair/Symposium Organizer: "Heterogeneous catalysis for environmental and sustainable energy applications", American Chemical Society, (ACS), August 22-26, 2010, Boston, USA
4. Organizing Committee, the 15th International Conference on Photocatalysis, San Francisco, November 15-18, 2010, San Francisco, USA

Recent Conferences

1. ACS, Denver, 2011
2. IUPAC, Puerto Rico, 2011
3. TiO2 Photocatalysis, San Diego, 2010
4. Advanced Energy Conference, New York, 2010
5. American Chemical Society National Meeting, Boston, 2010
6. TIO2 photocatalysis, Nagara Falls, 2009
7. American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington DC, USA, 2009
8. 13th IACIS International Conference, New York City, 2009
9. American Chemical Society National Meeting, Pennsylvania, USA, 2008
10. International Conference on Photochemistry, Germany, 2007
11. International Conference on Semiconductor Photochemistry, UK, 2007
12. International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, Singapore, 2007
13. Royal Society: Science and the Environment: Solutions for mitigating pollution, UK, 2006
14. House of Commons: Annual Presentation by Britain's Top Young Scientists, London, UK, 2006
15. Royal Society of Chemistry Conference, Runcorn, UK, 2006
16. Pacifichem, Honolulu, USA, 2005
17. American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, USA, 2005
18. International Conference on Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy, Paris, France, 2004
19. American Chemical Society National Meeting, New York, USA, 2003
20. International Union of Material Research Societies Symposium, Yokohama, Japan, 2003
21. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Austin, USA, 2003

Languages

English, Ukrainian, Russian