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Igor Vladimirovich Pletnev
Igor Vladimirovich Pletnev ( August 4, 1960 - November 10, 2021) was a Russian professor of analytical chemistry at Lomonsov Moscow State University and the lead developer of the InChI (chemical structure) Standard for 15 years.

Early and Personal Life
Igor Pletnev was born on August 4th, 1960, in Sverdlovskaya Oblast, Beloyarsky District, at the small settlement named Sheelit, which served as the base for geological party, far from any civilization. His parents Vladimir and Milya, both geologists, met there being the employees of this party. In 1966 the family moved to Tyumen, the capital of oil producing region, where Igor went to the secondary school and graduated from it in 1977 with gold medal (highest award).

Igor Pletnev was married to Ekaterina Krasnushkina (also a graduate of MSU Chemistry Department), they have two sons – Fyodor (born in 1985, IT specialist) and Philipp (born in 1993, molecular biologist). He completed his studies at the Chemistry Department of Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1982.

Academic Career
Igor Pletnev was a professor of analytical chemistry at Lomonosov Moscow State University. In 1986, he successfully defended his PhD thesis within the division of analytical chemistry. His career began as a junior research scientist at the Department of Analytical Chemistry in 1986 and he advanced to the position of leading research scientist in 1997. In 2005, Igor Pletnev defended his doctoral thesis titled “New approaches to molecular design of organic analytical reagents and structure calculation of coordination compounds. Application of host-guest complexation in analytical chemistry”. In 2009, he was honored with the title of professor in the field of analytical chemistry.

Awards and Honors

 * 2000 State Prize of Russian Federation in the Field of Science and Technology


 * 2014 Chemical Structure Association Mike Lynch Award