Alexander Alexeyevich Makarov
Encyclopedia
Alexander Alexeyevich Makarov is a Russia
n physicist
who led the team that developed the Orbitrap
, a type of mass spectrometer, and received the 2008 American Society for Mass Spectrometry
Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry Award for this development.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n physicist
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
who led the team that developed the Orbitrap
Orbitrap
An orbitrap is a type of mass spectrometer invented by Alexander Makarov. It consists of an outer barrel-like electrode and a coaxial inner spindle-like electrode that form an electrostatic field with quadro-logarithmic potential distribution....
, a type of mass spectrometer, and received the 2008 American Society for Mass Spectrometry
American Society for Mass Spectrometry
The American Society for Mass Spectrometry is a professional association based in the United States that supports the scientific field of mass spectrometry. As of 2007, the society had approximately 7000 members primarily from the US, but also from around the world...
Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry Award for this development.
Early life and education
- 1989 Moscow Engineering Physics InstituteMoscow Engineering Physics InstituteNational Research Nuclear University MEPhI / NRNU MEPhI, NIYaU MEPhI or MEPhI) is one of the most recognized technical universities in Russia. MEPhI was founded in 1942 as the Moscow Mechanical Institute of Munitions , but it was soon renamed the Moscow Mechanical Institute. Its original mission...
- M.S. Molecular Physics - 1993 Moscow Engineering Physics InstituteMoscow Engineering Physics InstituteNational Research Nuclear University MEPhI / NRNU MEPhI, NIYaU MEPhI or MEPhI) is one of the most recognized technical universities in Russia. MEPhI was founded in 1942 as the Moscow Mechanical Institute of Munitions , but it was soon renamed the Moscow Mechanical Institute. Its original mission...
- Ph.D. Physics and Mathematics
Awards
- 2008 ASMSAmerican Society for Mass SpectrometryThe American Society for Mass Spectrometry is a professional association based in the United States that supports the scientific field of mass spectrometry. As of 2007, the society had approximately 7000 members primarily from the US, but also from around the world...
Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry Award