Alexander Orlov

Dr. Alexander Orlov is an Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at State University of New York, Stony Brook, USA. He is also a faculty member of the Consortium for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research and affiliate faculty of Chemistry Department. His major research and teaching activities are in development of novel materials for energy generation, structural applications and environmental protection. These activities also include environmental aspects of energy production; sustainable energy; environmental chemistry and engineering; and environmental nanotechnology areas. Dr. Orlov’s research is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the State of New York, the US Department of Education, the US Department of Transportation (via Regional Center), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Industry (totaling $3 million as PI or co-PI for the previous 4 years). He was awarded the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the National Endowment for Science Technology and Arts CRUCIBLE award (UK) and is elected to a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK). Before coming to Stony Brook Dr. Orlov was a Research Fellow in Science and Engineering at the University of Cambridge (UK), where he was also affiliated with the King's College. Dr. Orlov has 5 degrees from various European and the US institutions, including: Doctoral and Master’s degrees in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge (UK) and Master’s degree in Engineering from the University of Michigan (US). He also holds Diploma in Economics from the London School of Economics. In 2007 Dr. Orlov was appointed by the UK Secretary of State to advise the Labour Government on such environmental issues as hazardous substances and environmental impact of nanotechnology. In 2011 he was reappointed to the same role by the Conservative-Liberal Democrats Coalition Government. Dr. Orlov was also policy advisor to the UK Shadow Cabinet of David Cameron prior to the 2010 General Election, focused on science, engineering and technology policy development. Additionally, he has used his research experience to advise several US Congressmen, the UK Members of Parliament, the EU Commission, various governments and companies. Among his current activities Dr. Orlov is contributing to work of the United Nations Environmental Program (Lead Author for the GEO report and reviewer of various UN reports) and to activities of the UK Parliamentary and Scientific Committee. He is also reviewer of grant proposals submitted to the National Science Foundation (US), the EU Commission, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK), the Natural Environment Research Council (UK) and to more than 10 other funding/governmental agencies in the EU and North America. Dr. Orlov’s opinions, interviews and comments appeared in BBC, Newsday, Nature, Daily Telegraph and Cambridge Evening News.