Svetlana A. Sidorenko graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University with a degree in Mineral Deposits Exploration and Prospecting; Dr. habil. in Geology and Mineralogy.

Area of expertise: Pre-Cambrian formations; Organic Matter and its evolution during the Earth’s history; oil and gas reservoirs in Arctic and other regions.

Teaching activities: Chief of the State Certification Committee in two departments of the MSU Faculty of Geology (2009–2011 and 2015–2017).

Expert activities: Academic Secretary of the RAS Institute of Oil and Gas Problems (1997–2015); member of the editorial board in Lithology and Minerals (Litologiya i Poleznye Iskopaemye) and Oil and Gas Geology (Geologiya Nefti i Gaza) journals. Member of Dissertation Boards in RAS Institute of Oil and Gas Problems (1997–2014) and VNIGRI (2010–2015).

She is the author and co-author of more than 150 scientific papers, including 4 monographs.

Awards: four Certificates of Appreciation from the Russian Academy of Sciences.