Fields of Scholarship
Petrology and geochemistry of mafic magma in major tectonic settings
The study of trace element and isotope geochemistry of igneous minerals and melt and fluid inclusions
State-of-the-art in situ analytical methods (SIMS, LA-ICP-MS, EPMA, Raman, etc)
Geochemical modelling of mantle melting and melt transport
Age and origin of mantle heterogeneities
Mantle geodynamics

Honours and Awards
2021 Elected Fellow of the Geochemical Society and European Association of Geochemistry
2020 Awarded by A.P. Vinogradov Prize by Russian Academy of Sciences
2019 Corresponding PI of ERC Synergy Grant for research in 2020 - 2026
2019 Elected Fellow of American Geophysical Union
2016 Elected Full Member (academician) of Russian Academy of Sciences
2015 Senior Member of Institut Universitaire de France
2013 Elected Member of Academia Europaea (The European Academy)
2009 - 2014 Senior Chair of Excellence, ANR, France
2001 - 2005 Wolfgang Paul Award, Alexander v. Humboldt Foundation and Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany, November, 2001
1999 - 2000 Alexander v. Humboldt Research Award, Alexander v. Humboldt Foundation, Germany, April 1999
1997 - Elected Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences in geochemistry, petrology and mineralogy, Russian Federation, May 30, 1997
1994, 1997 Recipient of State Award for Distinguished Russian Scientists
1994 Recipient of International Science Foundation Award for the Highest Rank of Publications
1983 Recipient of Academy of Sciences, USSR Medal for the Best Research in Geosciences