The LIFeLiDAR team
Team

A research team that builds its own instruments

Ocean-optics and laser remote-sensing researchers who publish the retrieval methods our instruments run on, with twenty years of fieldwork behind them

Vadim Pelevin

Vadim Pelevin

CEO

Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics, Oceanology specialization. Dissertation: Small-scale spatial variability of bio-optic fields according to fluorescent LiDAR data.

Aleksandr Molkov

Aleksandr Molkov

CSO, Chief Scientific Officer

Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics, Atmospheric and Ocean Physics specialization. Dissertation: Underwater image of sea surface as informative source of sea statement and water optical properties.

Vladislav Moshkov

Vladislav Moshkov

CTO, Chief Technology Officer

Ph.D. in Laser Technics. Dissertation: Spatial and temporal scales of active medium inhomogeneities of high-power gas lasers. MBA.

Konstantin Toubolets

Konstantin Toubolets

CFO, Chief Financial Officer

M.Sc. in Corporate Finance, ESSEC Business School. Corporate finance background across Paris and Moscow.

Sergei Demchuk

Sergei Demchuk

Embedded Electronics Systems Engineer

Doctorate from the Electrotechnical Institute (VEI). Dissertation: Electrical converters and semiconductors.

Pavel Skripka

Pavel Skripka

Scientific Research Technician

Engineering Degree in Mechanics and Assembly Techniques.

Ekaterina Koltsova

Ekaterina Koltsova

Junior Researcher

M.Sc. in Fundamental and Applied Physics of Natural Environments.

Nikita Pelevin

Nikita Pelevin

Data Engineer, Intern

Builds the survey-data and instrument-telemetry pipelines behind the research site. Computer science background.

Maxim Pelevin

Maxim Pelevin

Business Development & Marketing, Intern

Supports commercial development, partnerships, and outreach. Business and management background.

Careers

Hiring is closed at the time of writing, though speculative applications from hardware engineers, optical scientists, and field operators with marine-instrument experience are read at any time

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