Alexander G. Shtukenberg received a specialist degree in Mineralogy and Crystallography in 1993 at Geological Faculty of Saint Petersburg State University, Russia. Under the supervision of Yuri Punin, he received a Candidate of Science degree (equivalent of PhD) in 1997 and continued to work at the Geological Faculty as a researcher and a faculty member. In 2009 he earned the Doctor of Science degree and in 2010 became a professor at the same university. Since 2010 he has been associated with the Molecular Design Institute in the Department of Chemistry at New York University as a researcher. In September 2023, Alex joins the Shared Instrumentation Facility as our X-Ray Crystallographer. Come by his office to say “Hi” or help with any your X-ray questions.