CV of Valera Veryazov

1. Personal details

   Name:	Veryazov, Valera
   Date and place of birth:	10 July 1963, Pskov, Russia.
   Nationality:	Swedish
   Address:	University of Lund, Chemical Center,
   	P.O.B 124 S-221 00 Lund, Sweden
   Home address:	Sakförarevägen 5, Lund 22657, Sweden
   Phone:	+46-46-222 3110
   FAX:	+46-46-222 8648
   E-mail:	Valera.Veryazov@teokem.lu.se
   Home page:	http://www.teokem.lu.se/~valera/

2. Education
   • 1977-1980 - Specialized physical and mathematical school (gymnasia) under Leningrad State University, Russia
   • 1980-1985 - Leningrad State University, Dept. Quantum Chemistry
     Diploma of high education
   • 1991-1995 - Candidate of Science in Chemistry (Ph.D.), St.Petersburg University, Dept. Quantum Chemistry
     Thesis: "Quantum chemical definition of the atomic valency in molecules and crystals"

3. Employment Record

   positions (in reverse order):

   • 2012 - Assoc. Prof., Lund University, Sweden
   • 2001-2011 Research Engineer in Theoretical Chemistry,
     Lund University
   • 1999-2001 Post.Doc in Theoretical Chemistry,
     Lund University
   • 1996-1999 Associate Professor (Docent) in Dept. Quantum Chemistry,
     St.Petersburg State University, Russia
   • 1991-1996 Assistant lecturer in Dept. Quantum Chemistry,
     St.Petersburg State University
   • 1988-1991 Junior Research Scientist, Institute of Chemistry,
     Leningrad State University, USSR
   • 1985-1988 Engineer, Institute of Chemistry,
     Leningrad State University,

   visiting scientist:
   University College London (UK), University of Orleans (France), University of Geneva (Switzerland), Beijing Normal University (China).

4. Research interests
   • Using modern computer technologies for developing scientific software. Developing software for visualization of the results of the electronic structure calculations.

   • Quantum chemical description of extended systems: solid states and surfaces. Chemical reactions on surfaces. Modeling of surface formation.
   • Generalization of the quantum chemical definition of atomic valency for systems with mixed ionic-covalent and metallic bonding. Study of compounds with atoms in unusual atomic valence state (high temperature superconductors, surfaces, defects, non-stoichiometric compounds).

5. MOLCAS
   Since 1999 I work with MOLCAS package. I developed several comptational modules for MOLCAS, designed and developed tools for web-based development of MOLCAS code. These tools now used by many developers working with MOLCAS.
   Since 2008, I am a Vice Chairman of MOLCAS project. And from 2010 - CEO of MOLCAS.

6. List of publications
   More than 45 publications in referenced international journals. (h-factor: 13, Total number of citations > 1200). The complete list is available at: http://www.teokem.lu.se/~valera/papers

7. Awards
   National (state) award: medal for "Achievements in science" in connection to 275-th Anniversary of St.Petersburg University. 1999.

8. Scientific grants as a Principle Investigator, or a Main reseacher.

   • Grants of Russian Foundation of Basic Research:
     • "Investigation of the local properties of electronic structure of crystals by the methods of quantum chemistry of molecules" (1993-1995) (PI - R.A.Evarestov)
     • "Computer modeling of physics and chemical processes on surfaces of crystalline oxides" (1995-1996) (PI - K.S.Smirnov)
     • "Quantum chemical investigation of the magnetic properties and the chemical bonding in Mott-Hubbard insulators" (1996-1997) (as PI)
     • "Quantum chemical investigation of crystalline structure and chemical bonding in disordered and nonstoichiometric oxides" (1996-1998) (PI - R.A.Evarestov)
     • "Long range correlation effects in band structure calculations of crystals" (1999-2000) (as PI)
   • NATO grant HTECH CRG 950381. "Ordering and chemical bonding in open structure of diluted ferrites" (1995-1997) (PI - J.Choisnet, University of Orleans, France)
   • Royal Society grant "Separabillity of electronic subsystems in covalent materials: a practical approach based on fundamental theory" (1997-1999) (PI - M.Stoneham, University College London, UK)
   • Swedish Strategic Foundation grant "Computational Chemistry Software for Academic and Industrial Research and Education" (2003-2006) (PI - B.O.Roos, Lund University)
   • BASF - LU project "Quantum Chemical investigation of cement formation" (2009-) (as PI)

9. Selected talks at International conferences
   • International Conference "Solid State Chemistry", 1990, Odessa, Ukraine.
   • I-st International Conference on Quantum chemistry of solids, 1990, Riga, Latvia
   • V International Conference of Electron Spectroscopy, 1993, Kiev, Ukraine.
   • International Workshop: Fullerenes and atomic clusters, St-Petersburg, Russia, 1993, 1995
   • 1-st Fock School on Quantum and Computational Chemistry, 1999, Novgorod, Russia
   • Toward a common data and command representation for quantum chemistry, 2004, Edinburgh, UK.
   • The American Conference on Theoretical Chemistry ACTC-05, 2005, L.A., USA.
   • ICCMSE 2006, Chania, Greece.
   • WATOC 2008, Sydney, Australia
   • ICQC-13, 2009, Helsinki, Finland

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