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Dr. Vasiliy V. Rosen

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Name: Vasiliy V. Rosen

E-mail: vasiliyr@savion.huji.ac.il; icpaes@gmail.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasiliy-v-rosen-ph-d-258a423

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8297-4508

 

Keywords: Laboratory manager; analytical chemistry; soil science; microwave-assisted acid digestion; trace elements; GLP; ICP-OES/MS; AA; Flame photometry; TOC; EA; HPLC; FTIR; XRF.

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Summary

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Highly experienced and accomplished senior-level expert in ICP-OES/MS with over 20 years of experience in academia. Demonstrated expertise in sample preparation techniques and the accurate elemental analysis of diverse sample types. Holds a Ph.D. in soil science, specializing in the investigation of heavy metal distribution patterns in soils, plant metal accumulation, and trace elements in food products. Adept lecturer in atomic spectroscopy theory, instrumentation, and sample preparation, fluent in both Hebrew and English.

 

Education

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2007 – 2014

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Ph.D. degree

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water, Rehovot, Israel. Thesis title: “Compost application and soil vulnerability to heavy metals pollution”.  The supervisor: Prof. Yona Chen.

 

1988 – 1993

 

M.Sc. degree

Voronezh State University, Voronezh City,  Russia. Faculty of Biology, Department of Soil Science and Agrochemistry. Thesis title: “Black soils: dynamics in soil enzymatic activities” The supervisor: Prof. Scherbakov A. (deceased).

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Employment

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2001 – present
 

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot, Israel. The Scientific Service Core Facility, ICP-OES/MS Service and Research Laboratory. Position: ICP-OES/MS Laboratory Manager.

 

 Responsibilities:

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• Setting up and maintaining ICP-OES/MS instruments

• Managing lab personnel, providing customer support, and handling technical assistance

• Sales and procurement activities with vendors and suppliers

• Custom assay development for various sample types

• Validation of analytical methods in compliance with GLP, including protocol writing

• Analysis result presentation and report writing

• Development of automated data calculation methods

• Training and supervision of junior ICP analysts

• Lecturing University students in analytical chemistry (Hebrew and English)

• Initiating lab website construction and establishing a collection of historical scientific equipment.

 

Methods: Microwave-assisted acid digestion of samples. Hot block digestion and dry combustion. Optical Emission and/or Mass Spectrometry (quantitative analysis of chemical elements in different samples), flame photometry (quantitative analysis of alkali and alkaline earth metals), argentometry (quantitative analysis of chloride), potentiometry (measurement of pH and assessment of EC25), gravimetry (water TSS and TDS determinations by standard methods). Capable of working with EA, HPLC, FTIR, UV-visible spectrophotometry, XRF.

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1997 – 2001
 

Soil and Water Institute, Volcani Research Center, Beit-Dagan, Israel.

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Position: Research Assistant. Responsibilities: Collection of soil, plant and water samples; performing the basic chemical analysis of the samples (water and organic matter content in soil, pH, EC25 and Total Organic Carbon (TOC); K and Na flame photometry in liquid samples. Setting up and maintenance of TOC analyzer (Skalar Ltd, Netherlands). Data analysis and presentation. Maintenance of the greenhouse and experimental work in the field.

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Professional training, publications, scientific activity:

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Attended various international and domestic training courses on analytical techniques, equipment, and method validation. An extended list of scientific publications (14 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 8 of them as a first author), oral and poster presentations at international and domestic meetings. Contributed to various scientific projects as an analytical and development support. Details may be found in my LinkedIn profile.

 

References, articles copies, and other details are available upon request.

 

Languages: English – fluent, Hebrew – fluent, Russian – native speaker.

 

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