My recent CV / Resume. Currently, I am looking for a position in industry, where I can apply my skills and competencies in Materials Science, Electrochemistry and Microscopy. My diverse multidisciplinary experience in international laboratories in solving challenging issues, passion for microscopy and semiconductors, fast learning altitude, good planning, organizing and communication skills will be an asset for a future challenging lovely employment. Domains where I am looking for the next career challenge are: 1. Failure Analysis Engineer / Microscopy Scientist 2. Process Analytical Technologies (PAT) Engineer 3. Materials Scientist / Research Chemist / Electrochemist / Senior Scientist 4. Application Scientist / Field Application Scientist 5. Research Project Manager In the following countries: Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, but also may consider China, Russia.

1. ✔ Skilled Materials Researcher with proven diverse multidisciplinary & international experience in material
science, electrochemistry, physical & analytical chemistry with deep expertise in materials synthesis,
analytical & characterization methods. As a successful collaborator & effective communicator with project
management skills led & participated in >10 research projects, published high-quality results in 1 book,
>20 peer-reviewed articles & presented in >15 talks at international conferences & popular-science
events. A creative person used to work in cross-functional & multicultural environments in 3 countries with
a unique combination of analytical skills, detail-oriented & result-driven mindset.
✔ Key skills include:
Chemistry | Microscopy | Data Analysis | Communication | Writing | Result Driven | Fluent English
Career History
Jan 2019 -
Jun 2019
Researcher
H.Glass – Switzerland
• Innovation vision: proposed a new technical route to inkjet print materials for solar
cells, which is 2 times cheaper and 10 times faster than conventional technologies.
• Effective collaborator: established a fruitful collaboration with an external
research laboratory on inkjet printing and sintering that resulted in reduced cost of
prototyping by 10 times.
Nov 2012 -
Dec 2018
Research Scientist
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) – Switzerland
• Result-oriented professional with leadership & management skills: carried out
>10 research projects in cooperation with >10 internals & 5 externals collaborators.
• Experienced communicator with analytical mind-set: published a book as the
awardee of Springer Nature Theses Prize, articles in top journals & presented at
major international conferences.
• Lab subject matter expert with strong technical & problem-solving expertise:
operated electron microscopy, optical microscopy, atomic force microscopy,
spectroscopic, X-Ray, laser & electrochemical equipment, built lab-setups &
installed equipment.
• Skilled coach & teacher: supported 3 scientists in the laboratory (impedance
methods, materials synthesis &characterization), conducted training on analytical
FTIR & FL for 200+ students.
Mar 2012 -
Oct 2012
Technical Sales Specialist
ThermoTechno LLC – Russia
• Field expert with developed client-facing & negotiating capabilities: presented to
clients from both academia & industry, provided scientific & technical expertise for
commercial offers on scientific equipment (mainly, Thermo Fisher Scientific X-Ray
analysis & chromatography) & negotiated contract details.
• Effective planner & organizer: prepared tender documentation (including financial
justifications) & won 15+ tenders (overall 4M $).
• Business acumen: recognized, proposed & executed sales of scanning recognized,
proposed & executed sales of scanning electron microscopy (EM) equipment, formed
a partnership & worked with an external company to set-up EM sales that resulted in
selling 2 EM worth of 1M $.
Oct 2008 -
Oct 2012
Analytical Equipment Operator
Lomonosov Moscow State University – Russia
• Analytical equipment expert with knowledge of scientific equipment landscape:
broad & hands-on experience with acomplete cycle of sample preparation & data
acquisition for EM (both scanning and transmission), EDX, powder XRD, DLS, AFM,
FTIR, TGA, analyzed data & presented results.
• Developed organizer: prepared & executed 50+equipment demonstration visits.
• Received experience in failure analysis of semiconductors.
Basic (A1)
German
Intermediate (B1/B2)
French
Native
Russian
Fluent (C1/C2)
English
Languages
Valid Permit B
Address
Chemin de Rionza, 5
Renens 1020
Switzerland
Phone
+41764699708
E-mail
smirnovea@gmail.com
Date of birth
19 Mar 1988
Research Gate
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LinkedIn
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Personal Info
Evgeny
Smirnov
Materials Researcher,
Electrochemist,
Microscopy Enthusiast

2. Education
Oct 2012 -
Jan 2017
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) –
Switzerland, PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
• Thesis title: “Assemblies of Gold Nanoparticles at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces: from Liquid
Optics to Electrocatalysis”.
Sep 2009 -
Jun 2011
Moscow State University (MSU) – Russia, Master of Science
in Chemistry with specialization in Material Science
• GPA: 5.00/5.00, cum laude. Participant in an academic exchange at Duisburg- Essen
University, Group of Prof. Dr. Mathias Ulbricht (link),DAAD-stipendium.
• Thesis title: “Titania spherical particles with high specific surface area:
preparation and properties”.
Sep 2005 -
Jun 2009
Moscow State University (MSU) – Russia, Bachelor of
Science in Chemistry with specialization in Material Science
• GPA: 4.95/5.00, cum laude.
• Thesis title: “Preparation of TiO2 microspheres with a high degree of
monodispersity for HPLC and investigation of their properties”.
Areas of Specific Expertise & Skills
Analytical Methods & Equipment.
Advanced:
Electron Microscopy (EM),
incl. EDX & WDX;
Optical Microscopy (OM);
Powder X-Ray Diffraction (PXRD);
Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS,PSD);
UV-Vis-NIR Spectroscopy;
FTIR Spectroscopy;
Fluorescent Spectroscopy;
Proficient:
Atomic-Force Microscopy (AFM);
Raman Spectroscopy;
Electrochemical Techniques (CV, CA,
chrono-methods, impedance);
Thermal Analysis (TGA);
Gas Sorption (BET);
Laser-based techniques (SHG,
reflectometry, etc.).
Materials Synthesis & Formulation:
experienced in wet chemistry,
solid-state synthesis,
spray-drying,
hydrothermal synthesis,
post-synthetic treatment,
surface functionalization,
self-assembly methods,
synthesis at the liquid-liquid interface.
Analytical Skills & Critical Observation:
worked with large amounts of literature,
reviewed, analyzed & evaluated ideas,
processed information (made solid
conclusions, performed cross-checking,
etc.).
Adaptability & Flexibility:
achieved good results in both academia &
business environment.
Strong Work Ethic & Safety:
always followed the highest ethic& safety
standards.
IT-Literacy & Computing
Complete IT-Literacy:
MS Office (mainly, Word, Excel,
PowerPoint),
Adobe package,
video recording & editing,
XMind.
Scientific Programming & Modeling:
Wolfram Mathematica, LabView, Python
& COMSOL – created several lab-level
programs &finished special courses.
Special Scientific & Engineering
Programs: Origin, ImageJ, NOVA,
WinXPow, ChemDraw, Bruker AXS,
ACDLabs, SolidWorks, etc. – carried out
data acquisition & treatment, prepared
visualization, drawings,reports.
Awards & Honors
Event-organizer & sport-enthusiast:
networking events, skiing, hiking, rowing
& travelling.
Scientific artist: presented my
colorized microscopy images at EPFL
staff’ art exhibition CREAPoly in 2015
and Voir&Savoir in 2018.
Freelance writer: 60+ popular
science articles about
microelectronics, Light- Emitting
Diodes (LED), solar energy and
wearable electronics (the list of
articles is available in Russian, link).
Hobbies & Interests
2019
Prizewinner «Shoot Science for
Wikipedia» competition (link).
2017
Springer Nature Theses Prize (link).
2016
Chemistry Travel Award from the
Swiss Chemical Society (SCS) (link).
2016
Finalist of FameLab competition (3
min pop-sci talks) in Suisse Romandie
organized by British Council (link).
2012
Prizewinner of "The Art of Science"
competition.
2008 - 2010
Scholarships from the grant program
of The Vladimir Potanin Foundation
(link).