Biography

Pavel Krivoshapkin received a degree in chemistry from Syktyvkar State University in 2003. He earned his PhD in physical chemistry in 2007 and the title of Associate Professor in physical chemistry in 2013. From 2002 to 2016, he advanced from a lab researcher to a laboratory head. 

Pavel Krivoshapkin was involved in creating a general theory describing and allowing control over the interaction of metal oxide nanoparticles with the surface of functional materials of synthetic and natural origin.

Pavel Krivoshapkin has authored 137 papers (over 20 in journals by WOS and Scopus and nine by the Russian Science Citation Index), one collective monograph, over 100 materials and abstracts of reports from international and national conferences, and one patent application. 

Teaching

Since 2006, Pavel Krivoshapkin has been delivering courses on physical chemistry, colloid chemistry, physicochemical methods of analysis, and analytical chemistry.

He supervised over 15 term and graduation papers and two PhD holders.

Social activities

2011-2013 – a chairman of the Council of Young Scientists of the Institute of Chemistry of the Komi Scientific Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences;

2013-2016 – a chairman of the Council of Young Scientists of the Komi Scientific Center;

2015-2016 – a chairman of the Council of Young Scientists and Specialists of the Komi Republic;

2014-2016 – the president of the Junior Academy of Sciences of the Komi Republic.

Awards and achievements 

• Laureate of the Komi Republic Government Prize in research (2008);

• Certificate of Honor of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2012);

• Certificate of honor of the Ministry of Education of the Komi Republic (2013);

• RSC Advances (2014);

• Honorary Diploma of the Komi Scientific Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2016).

In 2017, Pavel Krivoshapkin joined ITMO University as the head of the Research and Educational Center of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology.

His primarily responsibilities are to improve the quality of education and training of Bachelor’s students in chemistry and biotechnology and researchers and faculty based on the expansion of the research principle and scientific component in the educational process and the creation of an innovative environment for efficient scientific and teaching activities of employees and lecturers at the Research and Educational Center of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology.