Andrei Astachkine

Andrei Astachkine is an Associate Staff Scientist at the University of Arizona, managing the X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Facilities. He holds an M.S. (1982) and Ph.D. (1988) in chemical physics from Novosibirsk State University and the Institute of Chemical Kinetics & Combustion (Russian Academy of Sciences), respectively. His career includes roles as a Research Scientist (1984–1993), postdoctoral fellowships at ETH Zürich (1989) and Kwansei Gakuin University (1993–1995), and collaborations at RIKEN (1995–1997). He has been with the University of Arizona since 1998.

His expertise spans EPR techniques (continuous-wave, pulsed methods like ESEEM, ENDOR, DEER, RIDME), XRD/X-ray reflectometry, and instrumentation design. He supports research in structural biology, material science, and chemistry through facility management and training.

Key technical specialties include analyzing paramagnetic centers, metal enzyme coordination environments, and protein structures using advanced spectroscopic methods. His work bridges experimental techniques with application programming and numerical analysis for data interpretation.