Associate Professor and M.Sc. Chemistry Program Director
Office: 7e.533
Email: andrey.khalimon@nu.edu.kz
Phone: +7 (7172) 70 91 02
Research Group: Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis
Specializations: Inorganic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Homogeneous catalysis
Office: 7e.533
Email: andrey.khalimon@nu.edu.kz
Phone: +7 (7172) 70 91 02
Research Group: Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis
Specializations: Inorganic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Homogeneous catalysis
Biography
Dr. Andrey Khalimon received his Dipl. Chem. Degree (Diploma with Excellence) from M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia) in 2004 and Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Brock University (Canada) in 2010. His doctorate work with Prof. Georgii I Nikonov was focused on the investigation of new catalytic methods and design of novel early transition metal catalysts for reduction of challenging substrates. This included detailed mechanistic studies of catalytic reactions in order to make even better system with desired properties.
After his Ph.D., he joined the group of Prof. Warren E. Piers at the University of Calgary (Canada) as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, where he continued to work in the field of transition metal catalysis (photoinduced olefin metathesis) and materials chemistry (the development of Photo Lewis Acid Generators and their applications in advanced photolithography) in collaboration with the Intel Corporation (USA).
In 2013, Dr. Khalimon moved to Heidelberg in Germany and joined CaRLa (Catalysis Research Laboratory, BASF SE) as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. Working as a part of the team of industrial and fundamental chemists, he was involved in the development of the first catalytic system for direct synthesis of acrylates from CO2 and olefins – a highly attractive process for chemical industry.
Dr. Khalimon joined Nazarbayev University as faculty member in January 2015.
Dr. Khalimon’s current research is mainly focused on the chemistry of the first-row transition metals and covers ligand design and many theoretical, synthetic and structural aspects of coordination and organometallic compounds. This research requires an extensive use of different physicochemical and spectroscopic techniques for characterization of transition metal complexes and study their properties and reactivity. A large part of his group research is devoted to understanding the reactivity of metal complexes and the mechanisms of catalytic reactions in order to develop even better systems with predictable properties and reactivity patterns.
Dr. Andrey Khalimon received his Dipl. Chem. Degree (Diploma with Excellence) from M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia) in 2004 and Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Brock University (Canada) in 2010. His doctorate work with Prof. Georgii I Nikonov was focused on the investigation of new catalytic methods and design of novel early transition metal catalysts for reduction of challenging substrates. This included detailed mechanistic studies of catalytic reactions in order to make even better system with desired properties.
After his Ph.D., he joined the group of Prof. Warren E. Piers at the University of Calgary (Canada) as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, where he continued to work in the field of transition metal catalysis (photoinduced olefin metathesis) and materials chemistry (the development of Photo Lewis Acid Generators and their applications in advanced photolithography) in collaboration with the Intel Corporation (USA).
In 2013, Dr. Khalimon moved to Heidelberg in Germany and joined CaRLa (Catalysis Research Laboratory, BASF SE) as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. Working as a part of the team of industrial and fundamental chemists, he was involved in the development of the first catalytic system for direct synthesis of acrylates from CO2 and olefins – a highly attractive process for chemical industry.
Dr. Khalimon joined Nazarbayev University as faculty member in January 2015.
Dr. Khalimon’s current research is mainly focused on the chemistry of the first-row transition metals and covers ligand design and many theoretical, synthetic and structural aspects of coordination and organometallic compounds. This research requires an extensive use of different physicochemical and spectroscopic techniques for characterization of transition metal complexes and study their properties and reactivity. A large part of his group research is devoted to understanding the reactivity of metal complexes and the mechanisms of catalytic reactions in order to develop even better systems with predictable properties and reactivity patterns.
Courses Offered
Spring 2024
Fall 2023
Summer 2023
Spring 2023
Fall 2022
Summer 2022
Fall 2021
Summer 2021
Spring 2021
Spring 2024
- CHEM 380 – Research Methods
- CHEM 451 – Applied Homogeneous Catalysis
- CHEM 532 – Organometallic Chemistry
- CHEM 550 – Selected Topics in Chemistry
- CHEM 780 – Research Methods and Ethics
Fall 2023
- CHEM 350 – Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
- CHEM 530 – Inorganic Structures and Reaction Mechanisms
- CHEM 750 – Modern Inorganic Chemistry
- CHEM 591 – Scientific Methods in Chemistry (team-taught course)
- CHEM 700 – Hot Topics in Chemistry (team-taught course)
Summer 2023
- CHEM 189c – Independent Study
- CHEM 560 – Directed Research in Chemistry
Spring 2023
- CHEM 380 – Research Methods
- CHEM 451 – Applied Homogeneous Catalysis
- CHEM 550 – Selected Topics in Chemistry
- CHEM 753 – Organometallic Catalysis
Fall 2022
- CHEM 350 – Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
- CHEM 530 – Inorganic Structures and Reaction Mechanisms
- CHEM 750 – Modern Inorganic Chemistry
Summer 2022
- CHEM 560 – Directed Research in Chemistry
Fall 2021
- CHEM 350 – Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
- CHEM 350L – Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Lab
- CHEM 530 – Inorganic Structures and Mechanisms
Summer 2021
- CHEM 189c – Independent Study
Spring 2021
- CHEM 380 – Research Methods
- CHEM 451 – Applied Homogeneous Catalysis
- CHEM 550 – Selected Topics in Chemistry