Last updated:
November 20, 2009

Dr. Oxana Kotova Postdoctoral Researcher Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry (MSU, Moscow, Russia) M.Sc. in Chemistry and Material Sciences (MSU, Moscow, Russia) E-mail: kotovao@tcd.ie

I graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) in chemistry and material sciences in 2005. The same year I started my PhD at the MSU within the group of Prof. N. Kuzmina where I studied the structure and photophysical properties of zinc complexes with Schiff bases and zinc-lanthanide heterobimetallic edifices, emitting in both visible and near-infrared ranges. Also, I have been involved in the development of thin films deposition of unvolatile complexes from the gas phase and the investigation of the potential application of the most promising complexes as electroluminescent materials for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). I got my doctoral degree in February 2008 and continued this project as a postdoctoral research fellow between MSU and P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute. I then joined the group of Prof. Gunnlaugsson in October 2009 as an IRCSET postdoctoral fellow. I am currently working on lanthanide functionalised nanoparticles as targeted drug delivery vehicles. My main interests apart from chemistry are arts, travels, sports and music.