Vasyl
Kinzhybalo
April
15, 1983 – born in Lviv, Ukraine.
Education
1996-2000 Lviv Physics and Mathematics Lyceum
attached to the
2000-2005 Ivan Franko
Lviv National University, Faculty of Chemistry,
Degree work: “π-Complexes of
CuX (X = Cl, Br, NO3) with N‑allylhexamethylenetetraminium
salts: synthesis and crystal structure determination”.
Scientific advisor: Prof. Marian Myskiv.
Graduated with distinction in June 2005.
Feb-July 2005 Wrocław University, Chemistry Department, Wrocław, Poland.
Probation at X-ray Crystallography Research
Group.
Scientific advisor: Prof. Tadeusz Lis.
Oct 2005-Sep 2009 Institute of Low Temperature
and Structure Research,
Polish
Degree work: “Synthesis,
structure and properties of 4+1 and 4+2 coordination compounds of magnesium
phthalocyanine: MgPcL and MgPcL2”.
Ph.D. advisor: Prof. Jan Janczak.
Oct 2012-May 2013 Wroclaw School of Banking, Wrocław, Poland.
Postgraduate course: “B&R Project Manager”
Experience
·
Experienced
in single-crystal diffraction measurements, data processing, structure solution
and refinement of inorganic, metal-organic and inorganic materials with
four-circle Oxford Diffraction
(KUMA) diffractometers equipped with point detector or CCD camera and low
temperature device. Treatment of weak diffracting samples, unstable crystals,
twins and crystals with phase transitions (investigation of temperature
dependent evolution of cell parameters with point detector diffractometer, as
well as structural description of phase transition mechanism).
·
Powder
diffraction measurement experience on PANalitycal X’Pert PRO, Stoe image-plate and Bruker D8 ADVANCE
diffractometers, phase identification, indexation, structure solution, Rietveld
refinement and SAXS measurements.
·
Some
experience with interpretation of X-ray images obtained from Laue, rotation,
Weissenberg and Debye-Scherrer cameras.
·
Simple
synthesis and crystallization of organic, inorganic and coordination compounds.
·
Some
experience with mass spectroscopy, NMR, electron and vibrational spectroscopy.
·
Skilful
handling in working with SHELX,
CSD, WinGX, Platon, Mercury, XP, Diamond,
Powdercell, Fullprof, X’PERT Highscore Plus etc. in X-ray single crystal and
powder diffraction studies.
·
Experience
with Windows and Unix workstations. Programming skills in Pascal and
Scientific Interests
· Inorganic Chemistry
▪ Ionic conductors
▪ Inorganic-organic
ferroic materials
· Crystallography
▪ Phase transitions
▪ Twin treatment
· Coordination Chemistry
▪ Magnesium(II)
phthalocyanine coordination compounds
▪ Copper(I) π-complexes
· Organic Chemistry
▪ Organic synthesis and drug design
▪ Organic ferroic
materials
Publications, Conference Presentations and Schools Attended
· Co-author
of over 100 publications in peer-reviewed international journals (please see publication list).
· Oral and
poster presentations on the international and local scientific conferences.
· Attendance of 1st TID Workshop, Biocrystallography with Synchrotron
Radiation,
Nov - Dec 2005, Poznań, Poland.
· Attendance of 8th PSI Summer School on Condensed Matter Research, Functional
Materials,
Aug 2009,
· Attendance of 43rd
Teaching Experience
· Assistance at practical course of
crystallography at Chemistry Department of Wrocław University.
· International Baccalaureate (IB)
Diploma Programme chemistry course teaching.
Main Awards
· Second place on the Ukrainian Student Chemistry Olympiad (2002, Kharkiv).
· Third place on the Ukrainian Chemistry Olympiad (1998, Kharkiv).
· Third place on the Ukrainian Chemistry Olympiad (1997, Zaporizhzhia).
Languages
· Ukrainian – native.
· English – fluent.
· Polish – fluent.
· German –
basic.
· Russian – good.
Miscellaneous
·
Member of the academic council of the University (2002).
·
Scholarship
of the President of