She has a background in Physics and a PhD in Atmospheric Physics, worked in Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Max-Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany. She served as the President of the Atmospheric Sciences Division of the European Geoscience Union, as a co-chair of the Task Force on Measurements and Modelling of LRTAP Convention, and she is currently a member of multiple advisory boards and research projects. She is an author and co-author of over 100 publications.