Dr. Alexey Silakov

Associate Professor

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Biography

Alexey Silakov is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Penn State University. His research primarily focuses on the fields of biological and physical chemistry, with a specific emphasis on spectroscopy. Silakov completed his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry at Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf and the Max-Planck Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry in Germany in 2007. He has also earned a Master of Science in Physics from Kazan State University in Russia in 2003. Silakov has received several prestigious awards, including the NSF CAREER Award in 2020 and the John Weil Young Investigator Award from the International EPR Society in 2011. His notable work includes publications in high-impact journals, discussing the design and elucidation of metalloenzymes, hydrogenases, and the structural flexibility of active sites within various biochemical entities.

Research Interests

Awards

#2020

NSF CAREER Award

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John Weil Young Investigator Award

Requirements for Pennsylvania State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
GRE General
Prerequisites
Master's degree in related field for PhD Baccalaureate degree from accredited institution
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GRE scores are highly recommended but not strictly required for Applied Linguistics.