Dr. Sergey V. Shilov is a Senior Application Scientist at Bruker Optics. Sergey joined Bruker in 2001. He is responsible for the support and development of new applications for the Bruker research FTIR systems. He received his Ph.D in 1992 from the Russian Academy of Sciences in Polymer Physics and his M.S. from St. Petersburg State University (Russia) in Physics in 1986. Alexander Von Humboldt foundation (Germany) awarded him research fellowship in 1996. Sergey published 37 papers in peer-reviewed journals. His research interests include time-resolved FTIR spectroscopy, surface science, polymer and life-science applications.

Mr. Ralbovsky has worked in the area of instrument design and method development for over 30 years developing systems for the US Military, EPA, NASA, and numerous commercial clients. Prior to entering sales, he worked as a product manager for NETZSCH and TIAX, a Senior Consultant for Arthur D. Little, and a High School Chemistry and Physics teacher before getting his BS in Physics. Mr. Ralbovsky spent 8 years in the Army National Guard, is an Eagle Scout and spends much of his free time working with Scouts.