Brief Resume:

M.Sc. with distinction (Astronomy & Mathematics) - St.Petersburg State University, Russia, 06/1997

Ph.D. (Astrophysics) - St.Petersburg State University, 12/2000

Research Fellow (part-time) - Astronomical Institute, St.Petersburg State University, 01/2001-06/2003

Research Fellow - Physics Department, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 06/2003-12/2007

Honorary Research Consultant - Physics Department, University of Queensland, 2008+