Olga V. Frank-Kamenetskaya

Teaching courses

  • "Crystal Physics";
  • "Biomineralogy";
  • "Symmetric and tensor description of the physical properties of crystals";
  •  "X-ray methods for studying defects in crystals";
  • "Biomineralization and nature-like technologies".

Position

Professor, Department of Crystallography

E-mail: o.frank-kamenetskaia@spbu.ru

Education, scientific degrees and titles

  • Geochemist - crystallographer, Zhdanov Leningrad State University,. 1968
  • Postgraduate studies Zhdanov Leningrad State University, 1969-1972
  • Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, St. Petersburg State University, 1973
  • Senior Research Fellow, Saint Petersburg State University, 1991
  • Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, St. Petersburg State University, 1998
  • Professor, Saint Petersburg State University, 2017

Research IDs


Research interests

Structural mineralogy, applied mineralogy, crystal chemistry of inorganic compounds, biomineralization, preservation of cultural heritage


Key publications

  • Olga V. Frank-Kamenetskaya, Dmitry Yu. Vlasov , Elena G. Panova , Sofia N. Lessovaia (Editors)Processes and Phenomena on the Boundary Between Biogenic and Abiogenic Nature. Springer International Publishing, 2020, 909 p. ISBN 978-3-030-21613-9 DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-21614-6
  • Olga V. Frank-Kamenetskaya, Dmitry Yu. Vlasov, Vera V. Rytikova (Editors) The Effect of the Environment on Saint Petersburg's Cultural Heritage Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019,182 p. ISBN 978-3-319-79071-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-79072-5
  • Olga V. Frank-Kamenetskaya, Elena G. Panova, Dmitry Yu. Vlasov, (Editors) Abiogenic Interactions in Natural and Anthropogenic Systems Springer International Publishing, 2016, 543 ISBN 978-3-319-24985-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-24987-2
  • Frank-Kamenetskaya O.V., Zelenskaya M.S., Izatulina A.R., Gurzhiy V.V., Rusakov A.V., Vlasov D.Yu. Oxalate formation by Aspergillus niger on manganese ore minerals // American Mineralogist, 2022, 107(1), 100-109 https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2021-7651 (2022.).
  • Frank-Kamenetskaya O.V., Zelenskaya M.S., Izatulina A.R, Vereshchagin O.S., Vlasov D.Yu., Himelbrant D.E., Pankin D.V. Copper oxalate formation by lichens and fungi // Scientific Reports. 2021, 11(1),24239 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03600-5

The Head of Current Research Fundings

  • RSF 19-17-00141 Modern mineral formation with the participation of microorganisms, 2019-2023

Awards and honorary titles

  • Diploma of the Russian State Committee on Higher Education (1997);
  • Scholarship of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation for the outstanding scientist (2000-2003);
  • Winner of the contest "Grant of St. Petersburg" (Soros Professor, 2003);
  • Winner of the contest RosGeo and Ros bowels of the earth in the field of science and technology innovation in the geological study of Russia (2009);
  • Medal of St. Petersburg University (2015);
  • Diploma of the II degree of the RMS for the victory in the competition "The best scientific monograph". 


Other professional activities

  • Leading Researcher of the Institute of Chemistry of Silicates. I.V. Grebenshchikov RAS;
  • Vice-president of the St. Petersburg Society of Naturalists;
  • Member of the Russian Mineralogical Society;
  • Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the International Symposium "Biogenic-abiogenic interactions in natural and anthropogenic systems";
  • Member of the organizing committee of the international conference on crystal chemistry, medical imaging and spectroscopy of minerals and Russian conference with international participation on organic mineralogy.

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