Dr. Aleksey Sadekov graduated from the Geology Department of Moscow State University and completed his postgraduate studies, earning a PhD in Earth Sciences at the Australian National University. He served as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Edinburgh (2008-2011) and the University of Cambridge (2011-2017) before joining the University of Western Australia. Since 2022, Dr. Sadekov has been an academic leader for the ICP-MS laboratory/platform at UWA. In this role, he oversees the development, management, and operation of this advanced analytical research platform.

As part of his responsibilities within the ICP-MS platform, Dr. Sadekov is involved in the national network of Microscopy Australia and is a member of the Centre for Microscopy & Materials Analysis (CMCA) at UWA.

Dr. Sadekov's research interests lie in isotope geochemistry, in-situ analytical geochemistry, and their applications in geology and environmental sciences, paleoclimatology, and biomineralization. He also participates in a diverse range of projects, encompassing the Early Earth Evolution and the dating of rock engravings by the indigenous population of Western Australia. With extensive experience in supervising and co-supervising students, Dr. Sadekov welcomes applications from prospective postgraduate research students interested in pursuing studies in environmental geochemistry.