Yuri K. Gun'ko

Yurii Gun'ko , born in USSR, is a Belarusian scientist, professor of Inorganic Chemistry at School of Chemistry of Trinity College Dublin (Dublin, Ireland), and head of the International Research and Education Centre for Physics of Nanostructures.

Education Yurii Gun'ko graduated from Moscow State University in 1987. In 1990 he received Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry degree from Moscow State University.

Career Year Position/Research area Affiliation 1993-1994 Postdoctoral Fellow (Royal Society Award): research on organolanthanides with professor M.F. Lappert University of Sussex (UK) 1994-1995 Senior Lecturer in Chemistry and Materials for Electronics Belarusian National Technical University 1995-1996 Postdoctoral Fellow (Alexander von Humboldt Award): research on organosilicon compounds University of Magdeburg (Germany) 1996-1998 Postdoctoral Researcher: research on organolanthanides (EPSRC) University of Sussex1999-2007 Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry Trinity College Dublin 2007–present Professor of Inorganic Chemistry Trinity College Dublin 2011–present Head of Inorganic and Synthetic Materials Chemistry Trinity College Dublin 2014–present Head of the laboratory International research and education center for physics of nanostructures of ITMO University

Publications Yurii Gun'ko has over 268 publications in peer-reviewed journals and 10 patents. His h-index is 51.

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Gun'ko has expertise in the areas of inorganic chemistry, science of materials and nanotechnology. His main research interests and activities include magnetic nanoparticles and magnetic fluids for MRI applications; metallasiloxanes; functionalisation of carbon nanotubes; and quantum dots for biomedical applications. The research focuses on the synthesis and characterisation of functional materials and nano-materials.