Scientists

	Contact Information	Research Interests
	Education	Professional Skills
	Research Experience	Teaching Experience
	Visiting Fellow	Publications

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Address:	Ermak str., 39, Ivanovo, 153025, Russia Nanomaterials Research Institute, Ivanovo State University
Phone – work:	+7 (4932) 37-08-08
E-mail:	nata_zharnikova@mail.ru

EDUCATION:

2004	Ph.D., Physical chemistry, Laboratory of Liquid Crystals, Ivanovo State University, Ivanovo, Russia. PhD thesis: “The influence of the bulky substituents on mesomorphic properties and glass formation of the disc-like substituted porphyrazines”. Supervisor – Prof. Usol’tseva N.V.
2001	M.Sc. Summa Cum Laude in Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) from the Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, Ivanovo, Russia. “Influence of the salt metal nature on the process of intermediate formation at coordination by porphyrins”.
1999	B.Sc. in Chemistry from the Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, Ivanovo, Russia. “Coordination Interactions of N-Methylated Porphyrins with Simple and Chelate Zinc Salts in DMSO”

RESEARCH EXPERIANCE:

since 2015 up to now	Senior Research Assistant, Nanomaterials Research Institute, Ivanovo State University
2013	Vice director in administrative work at Nanomaterials Research Institute, Ivanovo State University
2008 – 2012	Research Assistant, Nanomaterials Research Institute, Ivanovo State University
2005 – 2008	Research Assistant, Laboratory of Liquid Crystals, Ivanovo State University

VISITING FELLOW:

10.2007 – 03.2008	Russian-German Programs “Mikhail Lomonosov” in the group of Prof., Dr. M. Thelakkat, Applied Functional Polymers at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. (DAAD and Russian Ministry of Education and Science) *“Synthesis of New Disc-Like Liquid Crystalline Metal Complexes of Phthalocyanines for Applications in Photovoltaic devices”*
2007	Academic Visitor (2 weeks) in the group of Prof. D. Bruce, Department of Chemistry, University of York, UK (Royal Society). *“Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Properties of Lyotropic Metallomesogens”*
2006	Academic Visitor (2 weeks) in the group of Prof. D. Bruce, Department of Chemistry, University of York, UK (Royal Society). *“Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Properties of Lyotropic Metallomesogens”*
01.2004 – 03.2004	Ph.D. fellowship in the group of Privatdozent Dr. M. Thelakkat, Department of Macromolecular Chemistry I; University of Bayreuth, Germany. (Sonderforschungsbereich 481 (DFG)).

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Synthesis of organic liquid crystalline compounds, structure and properties of disc-like mesogens, phthalocyanine derivatives, bulky substituents, application

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

Experimental Methods:	NMR, FTIR, UV-Vis, optical polarizing microscopy, chromatography (GPC, TLC), spectrometry (MS), thermal analysis (DSC, TGA), cyclic voltammetry, basic organic synthesis
Computers:	Windows, MS Office, Internet, Origin Pro, SciFinder, ChemOffice, ChemWin, ISIS Draw, HyperChem, MestRe-C
Languages:	Russian (mother tongues), English (intermediate)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

1999 – 2001:

Lab assistant, conducted organic chemistry labs (Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, Ivanovo, Russia)

PUBLICATIONS:

Danilova E.A., Vorontsova A.A., Melenchyuk T.V., Islyaikin M.K., Anan’eva G.A., Zharnikova N.V., Bykova V.V., Usol’tseva N.V. Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of acyclic compound based on 1,3-bis(p-aminophenoxy)benzene // Liquid Crystals and Their Application. 2011. Vol. 35. No 1. pp. 17 – 25. (Russ.).
Usol’tseva N.V., Syrbu S.A., Zharnikova N.V. Ivanovo State University Experience in Training of Specialists in Liquid Crystals // Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 2011. Vol. 547. pp. 262 – 267.
Usoltseva N., Bykova V., Zharnikova N., Alexandrov A., Semeikin A., Kazak A. Influence of meso-substituted porphyrins molecular structure on their mesogenity // Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 2010. Vol. 525. pp. 184 – 193.
Smirnova A.I., Zharnikova N.V., Donnio D., Bruce D. The Influence of Lateral Apolar Substituents on the Mesomorphic Behaviour of Tetracatenar Liquid Crystals // Russian Journal of General Chemistry. 2010. Vol. 80. № 7. pp. 1331 – 1340.
Lyubimova T.V., Glazunov A.V., Syrbu S.A., Semeikin A.S., Bykova V.V., Zharnikova N.V., Ananjeva G.A., Usol’tseva N.V. Synthesis and liquid crystalline properties of meta- and para-tetra(alkoxyphenyl)porphines // Liquid Crystals and Their Application. 2010. Vol. 31. No 1. pp. 23 – 36. (Russ.).
Usoltseva N., Bykova V., Zharnikova N., Alexandrov A., Semeikin A., Kazak A. Influence of meso-substituted porphyrins molecular structure on their mesogenity // Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 2010. Vol. 525. pp. 204 – 213.
Znoyko S. A., Maizlish V. E., Shaposhnikov G. P., Abramov I. G., Zharnikova N. V., Ananjeva G. A., Bykova V. V., Usol’tseva N. V. Synthesis and mesomorphysm of heteryl-substituted phthalocyanines and their metal complexes // Liquid Crystals and Their Application. 2009. Vol. 29. No 3. pp. 36 – 47. (Russ.).
Zharnikova N., Usol’tseva N., Kudrik E. and Thelakkat M. Synthesis, mesomorphism and electrochemical properties of tetrasubstituted zinc and copper phthalocyanines // J. Mater. Chem., 2009, Vol. 19, pp. 3161 – 3167.
Usol’tseva N.V., Bykova V.V., Zharnikova N.V., Zharova M.A. New glassing mesogens // Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 2008. Vol. 494. pp. 48 – 57.
Zharnikova N.V. Synthesis and characterization of liquid crystalline phthalocyanine derivatives // Scientific Seminar Proceedings of the DAAD/Mikhail-Lomonosov Scholarship Holders, 2007/2008, Moscow, 18 – 19 April 2008, pp. 236 – 238.
Usol’tseva N.V., Bykova V.V., Zharnikova N.V., Zharova M.A. New glassing mesogens // Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 2008. Vol. 494. pp. 48 – 57.
Kudrik E.V., Zharnikova N.V., Usol’tseva N.V., Bykova V.V., Ananjeva G.A. Asymmetrical porphyrazines as the liquid-crystalline materials // Liq. Cryst. and their Application, 2004, 1, (7), pp. 80 – 88 (Rus.).
Usol’tseva N., Bykova V., Zharnikova N. Thin films of glassing mesogens in optoelectronics // “High technology in Russian industry” Materials of IX International Scientific and Technical Conference, Moscow, September 8 – 10, 2005. pp. 595 – 602 (Rus.).
Akopova O., Usol’tseva N., Zharnikova N. Molecular Parameters of Glass Forming Disc-Like Mesogens // Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 2004. Vol. 411. pp. 319 (1361) – 328 (1370).
Usol’tseva N., Bykova V., Ananjeva G., Zharnikova N., Kudrik E. Mesomorphism and glass formation of phthalocyanine metal complexes with bulky substituents // Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 2004. Vol. 411. pp. 329 (1371) – 336(1378).