Alexander Makarov (physicist)
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Alexander Alexeyevich Makarov, FRS (Russian: Александр Алексеевич Макаров; born 1966) is a Russian physicist who led the team that developed the Orbitrap, a type of mass spectrometer, and received the 2008 American Society for Mass Spectrometry Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry Award for this development.[1][2] In November 2013 he was appointed to Professor by Special Appointment of High Resolution Mass Spectrometry at the Department of Chemistry and the Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research of Utrecht University in the Netherlands.[3]
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Alexander Alexeyevich Makarov | |
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Born | 1966 (age 57–58) |
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | M.S. 1989 Moscow Engineering Physics Institute Ph.D. 1993 Moscow Engineering Physics Institute |
Known for | Mass Spectrometry, Orbitrap |
Awards | Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist |
Institutions | Thermo Fisher Scientific |
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As of 2016, he is Director of Global Research for Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry at Thermo Fisher Scientific.