Herzen Statå Pådagogiñal Univårsity of Russia, Dåpartmånt of Chåmistry, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Vyacheslav N. Pak received the degree of Chemist (1967) and PhD (1970) in the Leningrad State University and awarded the degree of Doctor in Chemistry (1983) in the Leningrad Technological Institute. Since 1983 till now V. N. Pak is staying as professor (1985) and head of the laboratory Chemistry of Surfaces in the Department of Chemistry in the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia. V. N. Pak scientific works (about 200 publications) reflect variety of surface phenomena including thin layers and nanoparticles synthesis, size dependent optical and electrical properties, adsorption and catalysis.