Serhii Tretiakov

Experience

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  BASF

  Nov 2014 - Mar 2015

  Research Intern

  International Internship Program "Explore Together". Supervisor: Dr. Hoang Trang Tran-Thien1) development of new sulphur-containing monomers/pre-polymers for radical polymerization;2) synthesis of melamine/cyanuric chloride-based derivatives which could be used for modification of polyvinylamines;3) supporting the NMR analytical team.General information: organic synthesis, polymer chemistry, working independently on new topics, taking small leadership positions, contributing to the Innovation Pipeline activities. Show less

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  Utrecht University

  Jun 2016 - Dec 2020

  Supervisor: Dr. Marc-Etienne Moret1) synthesis and coordination chemistry of low-valent main group compounds capable of metal-free small molecule activation;2) development of an organic ligand platform that supports high-valent metal states, such as Fe(IV), relevant to green oxidation chemistry;3) extensive spectroscopic (with emphasis on NMR, optical spectroscopy and ESI-MS spectrometry) and computational characterization of the resulting compounds.General information: quickly and independently learning new topics; multi-step organic synthesis incl. optimization of the key steps; air- and moisture-free techniques; computational chemistry; Python and Bash scripting; data processing in R; teaching assistance; supervision of BSc and MSc students; general maintenance of the lab (gloveboxes, pumps, writing/updating scripts for computational chemistry routines); PhD/postdoc representative of the research group. Show less

  • Postdoctoral Researcher (in Collaboration with Avantium N.V.) – Analytical Chemistry of Lignin

    Jun 2020 - Dec 2020

  • PhD candidate/Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher

    Jun 2016 - May 2020
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  Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2017

  Visiting Scientist

  Multiple research stays between 2016-2020 in the group of Prof. Dr. Frank Neese, hosted by Dr. Shengfa Ye and Dr. Eckhard Bill. General information: computational chemistry and spectroscopy in ORCA, experimental EPR, SQUID and Mössbauer measurements, electronic structure theory and molecular magnetism.

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  Utrecht University

  Aug 2021 - Feb 2022

  Research Associate - Computational and Solid-State NMR

  Computational and solid-state NMR studies of Ni-catalyzed metathesis intermediates

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  Symeres

  Feb 2022 - Feb 2023

  Research Chemist - Process Chemistry

  Root Scouting, Process Optimization, Fine Chemical Synthesis

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  De Regenboog Groep

  Oct 2023 - Mar 2024

  Refugee center daily coordinator

  Helping Ukrainian refugees settle and assimilate in the Netherlands, taking part in maintaining and expanding the refugee center, translation and basic psychological help

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  University of Groningen

  Apr 2024 - now

  Postdoctoral Researcher

  Language machine learning models for chemistry; data augmentation; cheminformatics. Advisor: Dr. Robert Pollice