Oleg Boyarkine

Oleg Boyarkine is a Full Professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the School of Basic Sciences (SB) and the Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC). He leads the research group SCI-SB-RB and holds a secondary appointment in the SCGC-ENS (School of Engineering’s Chemical and Biotechnological Engineering domain). His research focuses on molecular spectroscopy and structural analysis of biomolecules in the gas phase, employing cold ion spectroscopy and advanced analytical techniques. Boyarkine’s work bridges fundamental chemistry with applications in biophysics and materials science.

Education and academic background are not explicitly detailed in the provided text, but his extensive publication record indicates deep expertise in spectroscopic methods. His research group develops novel instrumentation, such as nano-electrospray ion sources, and explores molecular structures of peptides, proteins, and carbohydrates using cold ion UV/IR spectroscopy. Key themes include microhydration effects, isomer identification, and conformational analysis under gas-phase conditions.

Boyarkine has supervised multiple doctoral students, including Vladimir Kopysov, Natalia Nagornova, and Andrei Zviagin, whose theses address topics like peptide hydration and biomolecular structure validation. His lab (GGSd, linked via his webpage) focuses on structural and analytical spectroscopy innovations. Recent work emphasizes interdisciplinary applications, such as linking gas-phase structures to biological activity and advancing methods for rapid isomer quantification.

His publications span over three decades, consistently contributing to spectroscopic methodologies and biomolecular structure elucidation. He holds patents related to mass spectrometry-optical spectroscopy integration and collaborates internationally on projects ranging from water dissociation dynamics to opioid peptide pharmacology.