Dr Sergey Varlamov is a scientist who has for many years taught physics in special Moscow schools. He has been associated with the Physics Olympiad and the International Young Physicists Tournament (IYPT) since their inception, regularly teaches visiting students from Finland in English and has travelled widely. He loves teaching, always in a vigorous practical style, relying on demonstrations to excite and engage students. His lessons are broken into 20 minute bytes: demonstration/discussion/theory. 

Sergey inspired teachers and students alike with his enthusiasm, energy and depth of knowledge. To quote one KVIS physics teacher: "Sergey might just be the very best physics teacher I've met in my life. He has that rare knack of making the subtle obvious, the complex simple, (and when he talks to me) the known a revelation, as only a man with very deep and clear understanding can do. He combines practical demonstration with theory better than anyone I have seen."

Reported by Dr. Thanit PewnimSenior Advisor/Chemistry, Kamnoetvidya Science Academy