SCHOLARLY AND ACADEMIC SERVICE
· Member of the Chemistry Evaluation Group (1504) of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)(2015-2018). (Link)
· Consultant for the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
Ø Consultant for theCommission on Charge, Spin and Momentum Densities of the IUCr (2015-2018). (Link)
· Referee for Central and North American Research Funding Agencies:
Ø US Department of Energy – Office of Science (DOE – USA)(2016).
Ø National Science Foundation (NSF – USA)(2015, 2012, 2011).
Ø Fundación Marcos Moshinsky (Foundation Marcos Moshinsky), Mexico (2015).
Ø Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) [2013 (twice, once for chemistry and once for physics), 2012 (twice), 2011, 2009, 2007].
Ø US Army Research Office (USA)(2011).
· Referee for South American Research Funding Agencies:
Ø Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT), Chile (2015).
· Referee for European Research Funding and Universities:
Ø French National Research Agency (ANR) (2017).
Ø Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Ø Research Commission of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH−Zürich) (2016, 2015, 2011).
Ø National Science Centre – PolandOPUS (Requested to act as a Reviewer twice in 2016, accepted once).
Ø Foundation for Polish Science (Fundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej, FNP) HOMMING (2016).
Ø Romanian Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI) (2016).
Ø Referee for LabEx MiChem – Comité Scientifique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie – Sorbonne Universités(2015-2016).
Ø External evaluator of a candidate for the Appointment to the Rank of Professor for Universität Bremen (Institut für Angewandte und Physikalische Chemie)(2015).
Ø Czech Science Foundation“Grantová agentura České republiky – GACR”(2015, 2014 (twice), 2012).
Ø The Research Foundation – Flanders (Flanders = Belgium), (FWO) (2017 (postdoctoral fellowship award), 2014 and 2012 (research grant proposals)).
Ø The Excellence Initiative, Postdoctoral-Initiative of the University ofBremen (
Ø The European Commission: Marie Curie Fellowships (EU, Brussels)(2013, 2012).
Ø The Levrhulme Trust
Ø Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK (ReSourCe ID # 218763), since 2006.
· Referee for African Research Funding Agencies:
Ø National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa (2016, 2013, 2011 (twice))
· Referee for Middle-Eastern Funding Agencies:
Ø Israel Science Foundation (ISF) (2017)
· Other Refereeing:
Ø Evaluator for the Gordon Research Conferences (GRC 2013) on Electron Distribution & Chemical Bonding (2013).
Ø Judge for Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe) Prizesfor Young Russian Scientists(2013).
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