Education

• Chemistry Department, Moscow State University (MSU), Moscow, Russia MS in Chemistry, 1979
• Department of Foreign Languages, Moscow State University (MSU), Moscow, Russia BA in Technical Translation, English as a Second Language (ESOL), 1994
• Master of Library Science (MLS), College of Information Studies (iSchool), University of Maryland, 2012

Major Recognitions and Honors

• James M. Stewart Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UMD, 2001
• Robert Rowan Departmental Service Award (2017)