• Director, Principal Sci., Ch. L. Emerson Center, Emory Univ., Sep. 2006-present
• Visiting (European Comm.) Professor Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palme de

Mallorca, Spain, (Oct-Dec. 2007)

• Principal Sci., Manager Ch. L. Emerson Center, Emory Univ., March 2000- Sep. 2006
• Visiting Professor The University of Tokyo, Japan, May 2002 — May. 2003
• Associate Scientist Ch. L. Emerson Center, Emory Univ., 1993-March, 2000
• Research Associate Inst. for Molecular Science (IMS), Okazaki, Japan, 1991-93
• Senior Researcher Inst. for New Chem. Prob., Chernogolovka, Moscow, unt. 1993

• Search for new nano-scaled materials with unusual physicochemical properties.

• The application of Nano-structures in catalysis and designing of new and more efficient catalysts (including nano-scaled) for organic oxidation. Stabilization of active oxidant species by Transition-metal-oxo cluster Anions (Polyoxometalate, POM)

• Principles and mechanisms of transition metal-catalyzed nitrogen fixation, hydrocarbon oxidation, s -bond (C-H, C-C etc) activation, alkene/alkyne boration, and olefin polymerization;

• Elucidating Mechanisms of Biological Processess: A search for the effective drugs against peroxynitrite toxicity. Application of nano-structures to biology.
• Bioactivation of Chemopreventive Selenocysteine Se-Conjugates. Seleno-metabolism: A search for the effective Se-based anti-cancer drugs, and Se-transport mechanism in the body.

1. Department of Energy (DOE): "Principles of Selective O₂-Based Oxidation by

Optimal (Multinuclear) Catalytic Sites". 09/15/06 — 09/15/09, Total award is ~$936,000: Principal investigator (Co-PI’s are Drs. C. Hill and K. Morokuma)

2. Department of Defense (DOD, Office of Naval Research): "Fundamental Understanding of Propellant/Nozzle Interaction to Mitigate Erosion for Very High Pressure Missile Propellant Application", Subcontractor (with MC Lin and S. Irle); Total Award is for Emory University $800,000. Main Contractor is Penn State University (Prof. K.K. Kuo, The Mechanical Engineering Department), 07/01/2004-07/01/2009
3. Department of Energy (DOE): "Solar energy-driven robust multi-electron-transfer catalysts for water splitting" 09/01/07 — 08/31/10,

Total award is ~$900,000: Co-PI

(together with Drs. C. Hill (PI) and T. Lian (Co-PI))

4. NATO Scientific Council: To organize NATO workshop in Baku, Azerbaijan, May 26-28, 2008, on "Complexity and Simplicity in Chemistry and Beyond: Interplay Theory and Experiment", ~$32000 (together with Drs. C. Hill (USA), A. Muller (Germany) and A. Efendiev (Azerbaijan)).

• Author/co-author of 210+ papers, 6 review article, and Chapters in 5 Books.
• 55+ papers during the years of 2005-2007 and
• Delivered scientific lectures in more than 60+ Universities and R&D Companies of the USA, Germany, France, Spain, Japan, Canada, Sweden, Russia, and Israel.

EDUCATION:

• B.S./M.S. Azerbaijan State University, Baku, Azerbaijan, 1978

• Visiting Professor award from the European Committee: Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palme de Mallorca, Spain, (Oct. 2007)
• Visiting Professor award of the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (2002-2003)
• Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship (1991-1993)
• Azerbaijan Republic Fellowship for Promotion of Science (1978 —1981)

VISA STATUS: USA Citizen (Naturalized in March 2002)

1. Department of Energy (DOE): "Principles of Selective O₂-Based Oxidation by

Optimal(Multinuclear) Catalytic Sites". 09/15/06 — 09/15/09, Total award is ~$936,000: Principal investigator (Co-PI’s are Drs. C. Hill and K. Morokuma)

2. Department of Defense (DOD, Office of Naval Research): "Fundamental Understanding of Propellant/Nozzle Interaction to Mitigate Erosion for Very High Pressure Missile Propellant Application", Subcontractor (with MC Lin and S. Irle); Total Award is for Emory University $800,000. Main Contractor is Penn State University (Prof. K.K. Kuo, The Mechanical Engineering Department), 07/01/2004-07/01/2009
3. Department of Energy (DOE): "Solar energy-driven robust multi-electron-transfer catalysts for water splitting" 09/01/07 — 08/31/10,

Total award is ~$900,000: Co-PI

(with Drs. C. Hill (PI) and T. Lian (Co-PI))

4. NATO Scientific Council: To organize NATO workshop in Baku, Azerbaijan, May 26-28, 2008, on "Complexity and Simplicity in Chemistry and Beyond: Interplay Theory and Experiment", ~$32000 (with Drs. C. Hill (USA), A. Muller (Germany) and A. Efendiev (Azerbaijan)).

Pending

5. BAA-DoD: Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) "Multifunctional Nanomolecules underlying detecting and catalytically decontaminating materials" Requested award: ~$1,050,000. Expected Period: 11/01/07-10/31/10, Co-PI

(PI: Dr. Craig Hill).

6. Azerbaijan-US Bilateral Grants Program (US Civilian Research and Development Foundation, CDRF): "Designing of new non-metallocene based catalysts for synthesis of high-density polyethylene: Joint Experimental and Theoretical Studies." Requested award: $50,000 .

Expected Period: 01/01/08-12/31/10, Co-PI

(Drs. Craig Hill (USA) and Akif Azizov (Azerbaijan)).

7. Department of Energy (DOE)- Mid-Scaled Instrumental Grant: "Acqusition of Computer Clusters to Support DoE Basic Energy Sciences Research at the Emory University Emerson Center for Scientific Computation", Requested award: $600,000. Expected Period: 01/01/08-12/31/10.

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8. Department of Energy (DOE): "Principles of Selective O₂-Based Oxidation by

Optimal (Binuclear) Catalytic Sites". 09/15/03 — 09/15/06,

Total award was ~$903,943.00: PI

(Co-PI’s Drs. C. Hill and K. Morokuma)

9. National Science Foundation: "Theoretical Studies of Structures and Reactions of Transition Metal Atoms, Ions, Complexes and Cluster Complexes" Total ward was $832,000 07/01/98-06/30/06 Co-PI: (PI: K. Morokuma)
10. Phillips Petroleum Company and NIST ATP project, entitled "Computational Methods for Catalyst Design. Development of Group 4 Metallocene Polymerization Catalysts Based on Theoretical Computation and Experiment" Participant are: Phillips Petr., Oklahama State Univ., University of Minnesota and Emory University. Amount of funding for Emory was ~$500,000 for 9/30/95-9/29/98. Co-leader from the Emory.
11. IBM-SUR grant to Emerson Center: "Acquisition of IBM computer system", year of 2000, total amount was $625,000; Co-PI (PI was Keiji Morokuma)
12. National Science Foundation (Major Research Instrumentation Grant), "Acquisition of Computer Systems for Computational Chemistry and Chemical Physics", total award $300,000 10/01/00-9/30/03; Co-investigator

(PI: K. Morokuma)

13. Air Force Office of Scientific Research: Defense University Research Instrument Program: "Computer Cluster for Computational Studies of Chemical Reaction Systems" $213,569 04/01/04 - 03/31/05; Co-PI

(PI K. Morokuma)

14. Various Deals with the vendors (IBM, SUN, SGI, Microwaves, Schrodinger Inc., etc.) Total: ~1 mil.

• Local Committee member (coordinator of the scientific program) of the 9^th Intern.

• Chair of the Organizing Committee of the Intern. Symposium: "In the Frontiers of

Quantum Chemistry and Chemical Reactions" (Emory University, 21-22 May 1999 ).

• Guest Editor, Journal of Molecular Structure (THEOCHEM.), 1999, Vols 461-462.

• Local Committee Member of the International Conference of ADHOC-2002, July, 2002,

Emory University

• Organizer of the Symposium "The Interface of Computation with Chemistry and

1. Dmitry Khoroshun (joint with Prof. K. Morokuma),

Currently postdoct with Walter Thiel, Germany

2. Ilja Khavrutski, (joint with Prof. K. Morokuma),

Currently postdoct with Dr. Andy McCammon (UCSD, San Diego)

3. Taraneh Nowroozi-Isfahani
4. Yukiko Sakimoto, (joint with Prof. K. Hirao, The University of Tokyo)

Current:

5. Hideaki Miyachi , (joint with Prof. K. Hirao, The University of Tokyo)

1. Mr. Robby Rahim (joint with Prof. K. Morokuma),

Currently at Emory Medical School

Postdocts:

Former

1. Robert Froese, (joint with Prof. K. Morokuma)

Currently, Scientific staff at Dow Chemical Co.

2. Max Holthausen (joint with Prof. K. Morokuma)

Currently, at Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany