Andrey Khalimon, PhD

06/2013–06/2014 Research Fellow
CaRLa – Catalysis Research Laboratory, BASF SE, Heidelberg, Germany

09/2010–02/2013 Research Associate
Chemistry Department, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

09/2006–05/2010 Teaching Assistant
Chemistry Department, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

05/2006–08/2010 Research Assistant
Chemistry Department, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

12/2000–05/2006 Research Assistant
Chemistry Department, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

08/2005–11/2005 Visiting Research Scholar
Chemistry Department, KTH School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Stockholm, Sweden

06/2005–07/2005 Visiting Research Chemist
Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K.

12/2004–06/2005 NMR Technician/Operator (part time)
«Chemrar»/Chemical Diversity Research Institute Ltd., Moscow, Russia

Current research interests: (1) homogeneous catalysis for sustainable energy technologies; (2) activation of small molecules (CO₂, CO, NH₃, etc.) by transition metal complexes for their conversion into liquid fuels and chemical feedstock; (3) development of new abundant metal catalysts for chemo-, regio-, and enantioselective transformation of organic substrates into value-added products; and (4) organometallic compounds for solar energy harnessing

General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Research Methods, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Applied Homogeneous Catalysis

06/2013–06/2014 Research Fellow
CaRLa – Catalysis Research Laboratory, BASF SE, Heidelberg, Germany

09/2010–02/2013 Research Associate
Chemistry Department, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

09/2006–05/2010 Teaching Assistant
Chemistry Department, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

05/2006–08/2010 Research Assistant
Chemistry Department, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

12/2000–05/2006 Research Assistant
Chemistry Department, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

08/2005–11/2005 Visiting Research Scholar
Chemistry Department, KTH School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Stockholm, Sweden

06/2005–07/2005 Visiting Research Chemist
Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K.

12/2004–06/2005 NMR Technician/Operator (part time)
«Chemrar»/Chemical Diversity Research Institute Ltd., Moscow, Russia

Current research interests: (1) homogeneous catalysis for sustainable energy technologies; (2) activation of small molecules (CO₂, CO, NH₃, etc.) by transition metal complexes for their conversion into liquid fuels and chemical feedstock; (3) development of new abundant metal catalysts for chemo-, regio-, and enantioselective transformation of organic substrates into value-added products; and (4) organometallic compounds for solar energy harnessing

General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Research Methods, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Applied Homogeneous Catalysis