Biography
Artem Oganov — scientist (crystallography) with roots in the USSR
Artem Oganov is a Russian-born computational crystallographer who developed USPEX, an evolutionary algorithm that predicts stable crystal structures from scratch. He holds professorships at Skoltech and Stony Brook University, bridging Russian and American science.
"Left post-Soviet Moscow in late 1990s for PhD studies at University College London."
Migration storyRussian Connection
Tracing the roots — Moscow
Trained at Moscow State University during the Soviet twilight, Oganov absorbed the rigorous mathematical tradition of Soviet materials science before completing his doctorate in London and ascending through ETH Zürich and SUNY Stony Brook.
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Origin
Moscow🇷🇺 USSR
Historical context
Soviet Union (USSR) · 1922–1991
Moscow. At the time, this region was one of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union.
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Key Achievements
A career defined by ambition
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Created USPEX crystal-structure prediction algorithm (2006)
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Predicted metallic hydrogen compounds under pressure, confirmed experimentally
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Professor at Skoltech Moscow and Stony Brook University
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Discovered dozens of unexpected stable compounds including Na3Cl under high pressure
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
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