Elena Ivashkina was born in 1983.

In 2005 she graduated with honors from Tomsk Polytechnic University, qualified as an engineer in specialty "Chemical Technology of Natural Energy and Carbon Materials" and continued her studies at postgraduate school at the Department of Chemical Technology of Fuel and Chemical Cybernetics, specialty 05.17.08 - "Chemical Engineering Processes and Devices"

In early 2007, she prepared and defended her thesis "Modeling of N-mono-olefins Obtaining by Dehydrogenation of Higher C9-C14 Paraffins" in Dissertation Council D 212.269.08.

In 2012, she defended her doctoral dissertation "Development and Application of Modeling Systems of Multistage Petrochemical Processes in Industrial Reactors" in Dissertation Council D 212.269.08, specialty 05.17.08 - "Chemical Engineering Processes and Devices".

Currently Elena Ivashkina works at the Department of Chemical Technology of Fuel and Chemical Cybernetics, Institute of Natural Resources, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University as a senior researcher and professor (part-time).

She reads lectures "Innovative Development of Chemical Technology of Organic Substances", "Oil and Gas", "Chemical Technology of Fuel and Carbon Materials".

Over the last 3 years Elena published next manuals:

1. Ivashkina E.N., Levashova A.I., Yuriev E.M. Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Technology of Fuel and Carbon Materials. National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University. - Tomsk: Tomsk Polytechnic University Publishing House, 2012. – 232 p.

2. Levashova A.I., Ivashkina E.N., Beshagina E.V. Chemistry of Natural Fuels and Carbon Materials. National Tomsk Polytechnic University, - 2nd ed. - Tomsk: Tomsk Polytechnic University Publishing House, 2013. – 131 p.

3. Ivashkina E.N., Yuryev E.M., Salishcheva A.A. Chemical Technology of Oil and Gas: the abstract of lectures. National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University. - Tomsk: Tomsk Polytechnic University Publishing House, 2014. - 158 p.

4. Levashova A.I., Ivashkina E.N., Maslov S.G. Introduction to Chemmotology. National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University. - Tomsk: Tomsk Polytechnic University Publishing House, 2012. - 120 p.

Ivashkina Elena is an author and co-author of over 100 scientific papers, including 3 monographs, over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals and more than 20 publications in journals indexed by international databases WoS and Scopus (journals Chemical Engineering Journal, Petroleum Chemistry, Catalysis in Industry and etc.).

She is an author and co-author of more than 20 developments - computer software, patented in FIPS.

Elena has 8 acts of scientific results implementation at Russian refineries, laureate diploma of Legislative Duma of Tomsk region for young scientists, laureate diploma in the sphere of education and science of Tomsk region and laureate diploma of President Grants for young Russian scientists and candidates.