Biographical Information Elena V. Rybak-Akimova, Associate Professor of Chemistry Department of Chemistry Pearson Chemistry Laboratory  Tufts University Medford, MA 02155 Tel: 617-627-3413, Fax: 617-627-3443 E-mail:   Education Post-Doctoral 1993-97, University of Kansas 1993 Ph. D., 1987, Pisarzhevsky Institute, Ukrainian Acdemy of Sciences M. Sc., 1983, Shevchenko University   Positions Associate Professor of Chemistry, (9/03-Present) Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, MA Assistant Professor of Chemistry, (9/97- 8/03) Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, MA Research Associate , 1988-92 Pisarzhevsky Institute, Ukrainian Acdemy of Sciences