The Yurii Simonov Memorial Prize winner 2016

The Yurii Simonov Memorial Prize for 2016 was awarded Dr. Sergiu Shova for his valuable contribution in crystallographic structural X-ray study of crystalline materials built-up from discrete molecular and polymeric architectures based on 3d transition metals and flexible ligands containing silane and siloxane units. His research allowed to connect the structure of those materials with their physical properties. Doctor Serjiu Shova has graduated from State University of Moldova in 1980 and obtained PhD  in Chemistry in 1985. Dr. Shova is well recognized researcher in chemistry and crystallography of coordination and supramolecular compounds. Sergiu Shova taught courses in inorganic chemistry, crystallography and X-ray crystal structure analysis. Dr. Shova is affiliated with State University of Moldova, The Institute for Applied Physics of Moldova Academy of Science, The Institute of Chemistry of Moldova Academy of Science, The Zoology Institute of Moldova Academy of Science, and “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry in Romania. He was involved as a principal investigator and executor in a number of international research projects. Dr. Shova has published about 200 scientific papers in prestigious refereed international journals.