Education:
1977 - M.S. in Metallurgy and Physical-Chemical Investigations of Metallurgical Processing from Moscow Institute of steels and alloys, Russia
1983 - Ph.D. in Ferrous Metallurgy from Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, Russia
1993 - Doctor of Science in Ferrous Metallurgy from Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, Moscow, Russia

Career:
1978-1983: Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, Moscow, Russia, Junior Research Associate
Field of activity: · Modeling and investigation of thermodynamic of metallurgical processes
1983 to present: Physical-Technological Institute of Metals and Alloys (Former Institute of Foundry Problems of Ukraine National Academy of Science, Kiev, Ukraine), Group leader, Senior Research Associate

Field of activity:

• Development of a theory and technology of melting and refining Fe-, Co-, Ni-based special alloys
• Recycling of Fe-, Ni-, Co-, Cu-, Cr- containing scrap and waste by special methods of electrometallurgy (including Alnico scrap, slag and grinding sludge
• Developing of technology to special electrometallurgy works

Main publications:

1. Sokolov V.M. and Fedorenko I.V. Estimation of Hydrogen Solubility in Liquid Alloys of Iron, Nickel and Copper // Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 21, No. 11/12, 1996. - pp. 931-934.
2. Sokolov V. M. "Oxidizing refinement of nickel and cobalt containing scrap", 4th ASM International Conference and Exhibition on the recycling of metals, Book of Proceedings, June 1999, Vienna, Brussels, 1999. - pp. 241-250.
3. Sokolov V. M. "Recycling heavily contaminated grindings, swarfs, turnings and scrap of nickel and cobalt containing alloys", Proceedings of 10th International Metallurgy and Materials Congress, UCEAT, Ankara, Turkey, 2000. - pp. 473 - 480.
4. Sokolov V.M. and DuPlessis J.J. "Melt Refining of Grinding Sludge Containing Cobalt and Nickel in an ESCR Furnace", Fourth International Symposium on Recycling of Metals and Engineered Materials, Pittsburgh, October, 2000, TMS, Warrendale, Pa., USA, 2000. - pp. 517-527.