Teaching courses

• Physical Properties of Minerals, Rocks and Ores (Crystal Chemistry and XRD study), Bachelor's Degree
• Crystal chemistry and X-ray diffraction of minerals and materials (module X-ray diffraction of polycrystals, quantitative analysis), Bachelor's degree
• The study of the crystal structure of mineral-like and hybrid materials (modules: XRD methods for studying defect structures; Full-profile analysis for solving problems of modern powder diffraction), master's degree

Position

Education, scientific degrees and titles

• 1995 – Diploma in Earth Sciences (Geochemistry, Mineralogy,  Crystallography); Dept. of Crystallography, St. Petersburg State University (SPbSU), Russia
• 1999  – PhD (Mineralogy and Crystallography),  Dept. of Crystallography, SPbSU.
• 1999 till present   - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Crystallography SPbSU
• 2012  -2016 Leading researcher XRD Centre of SPbSU
• 2004 - 2012  Head of Chemical-Analytical Lab., Geological Faculty, SPbSU
• 08/1998 - 07/1999 DAAD one-year academic scholarship for PhD students Institute of Crystallography and Solid State Physics, Dresden, Germany,  Supervisor:  Prof. Peter Paufler
• 1995 - 1999  PhD student; PhD supervisors:  Prof. Stanislav Filatov, Dr. Rimma  Bubnova 

Research IDs

• Pure
• Scopus ID

Research interests

Key publications

1. Krzhizhanovskaya M.G., Volkov S.N., Povolotskiy A.V., Bubnova R.S., Belousova O.L., Kolesnikov I.E., Britvin S.N., Vlasenko N.S., Shilovskikh, V.V., Filatov S.K. Crystal structure, thermal expansion and fluorescence of Sr3–1.5xEuxB2+ySi1–yO8–y/2 phosphors. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2021
2. Britvin S.N., Krzhizhanovskaya M.G., Zolotarev A.A. , Gorelova L.A., Obolonskaya E.V., Vlasenko N.S., Shilovskikh V.V., Murashko M.N. Crystal chemistry of schreibersite, (Fe,Ni)3P. American Mineralogist, 2021.
3. Zhuk N.A., Krzhizhanovskaya M.G., Belyy V.A., Kharton V.V., Chichineva A.I. Phase Transformations and Thermal Expansion of α- and β‑BiTaO4 and the High-Temperature γ‑BiTaO4. Chemistry of Materials, 2020
4. Krzhizhanovskaya M.G., Bubnova R.S., Filatov S.K. Crystalline borosilicates of alkali and alkaline-earth metals: hierarchy, fundamental building blocks and thermal expansion. Phys. Chem. Glasses: Eur. J. B60, 2019
5. Zhuk N.A., Krzhizhanovskaya M.G., Belyy V.A., Sekushin N.A., Chichineva A.I. The bismuth orthotantalate with high anisotropic thermal expansion. Scripta Materialia, 2019
6. Krzhizhanovskaya, M.G., Gorelova, L.A., Bubnova, R.S., Pekov, I.V., Krivovichev S.V. High-temperature crystal chemistry of layered calcium borosilicates: CaBSiO4(OH) (datolite), Ca4B5Si3O15(OH)5 (‘bakerite’) and Ca2B2SiO7 (synthetic analogue of okayamalite). Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 2018
7. Krzhizhanovskaya M.G., Bubnova R.S., Derkacheva E.S., Depmeier W., Filatov S.K. Thermally induced reversible phase transformations of boroleucite, KBSi2O6. European Journal of Mineralogy, 2016

The Head of Current Research Fundings

• New insight into non-ambient crystal chemistry of natural and synthetic phases of gadolinite and stillwellite families (Russ. Sci. Foundation № 22-27-0043)

• 2006 Europaea academia prize for young scientists in Russia
• 2004 and 2005 Encouragement prize of Stuchkov prize society for young scientists working in the field of structural analysis and crystal chemistry

Other professional activities

• Since 1993, joint scientific research with the Laboratory of Structural Chemistry of Oxides (headed by RS Bubnova, Institute of Silicate Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg) in the field of crystal chemistry, X-ray diffraction and physical properties of natural and synthetic borates and silicates, crystals and glasses. Management of joint RFBR grants with the Institute of Chemical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences on borosilicate crystals and glasses (2012-2014) and on new phosphors doped with REE (2017-2019).
• Since 2017, I have been working under the RSF 18-17-00079 “Natural phosphides as indicators of the evolution of the matter of planetary systems” (headed by Britvin S.N.) MGK have been engaged in X-ray studies of phosphates and phosphides from deposits of the southern Levant (Jordan, Israel, Palestine).
• Since 2017, within the framework of an agreement on joint scientific activities between St. Petersburg State University and Syktyvkar State University (Institute of Natural Sciences, group N.A. Zhuk) the study of structure and thermal properties of synthetic materials based on bismuth niobates and tantalates for various applications.
• Since 2003 Secretary of Organizing Committee, Intern. Conf. on Crystal Chemistry, X-ray diffraction and spectroscopy of minerals: 2019 Apatity, 2014 Yekaterinburg, 2011 St. Petersburg, 2007 Miass, 2003 St. Petersburg
• 1997 – present   Member of the Russian Mineralogical Society (RMS), 2003-present Secretary of the Commission on Crystal Chemistry, X-ray diffraction and Spectroscopy of  RMS

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