Yury is currently the leader of the Nanochemistry Research Group at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL). His 15+ years of work in Inorganic Chemistry and Material Science has centered on synthesis, functionalization, and assembly of inorganic and hybrid nanomaterials for clean energy technology applications, such as catalysis, electrocatalysis, and thermoelectrics. Particular emphasis is placed on structure–property relationships in functional nanocrystals. Before joining INL, he spent 2 years at Tokyo Institute of Technology, 3 years at Fritz-Haber-Institute of Max-Planck-Society, and 2 years at University of Santiago de Compostela. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2004 from M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University.

• Pomerantseva, E.; Resini, C.; Kovnir, K.; Kolen’ko, Yu.V.
  Emerging Nanostructured Electrode Materials for Water Electrolysis and Rechargeable Beyond Li-ion Batteries. .
  Adv. Phys. X 2017, 2, 211253. Invited Review

• Costa, J.D.; Lado, J.L.; Carbó-Argibay, E.; Paz, E.; Gallo, J.; Cerqueira, G.M.F.; Rodríguez-Abreu, C.; Kovnir, K.; Kolen’ko, Yu.V.
  Electrocatalytic Performance and Stability of Nanostructured Fe-Ni Pyrite-Type Diphosphide Catalyst Supported on Carbon Paper.
  J. Chem. Phys. C 2016, 120, 1635716544

• Lado, J.L.; Wang, X.; Carbó-Argibay, E.; Guldris, N.; Rodríguez-Abreu, C.; Lui, L.; Kovnir, K.; Kolen’ko, Yu.V.
  Design and Synthesis of Highly Active Al-Ni-P Foam Electrode for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
  ACS Catal. 2015, 5, 65036508

• Deepak, F.L.; Bañobre-López, M.; Carbó-Argibay, E.; Cerqueira, M.F.G.; Piñeiro-Redondo, Y.; Rivas, J.; Thompson, C.M.; Kamali, S.; Rodríguez-Abreu, C.; Kovnir, K.;Kolen’ko, Y.V.
  A Systematic Study of the Structural and Magnetic Properties of Mn-, Co-, and Ni-Doped Colloidal Magnetite Nanoparticles
  J. Phys. Chem. C 2015, 119, 1194711957