Dr. Alexei Marchenkov Memorial Fund

Hi, I'm Anastasia Marchenkova and we tragically lost my father and best friend on 01/30/2023. He was my best friend and my inspiration to become a scientist and physicist. He encouraged me to get into robotics. He was the reason I started creating online content on social media, teaching about quantum computing and physics. He was a professor at Georgia Tech when I was in college and always encouraged me. He watched every single video and I always talked about how he was my reason and inspiration for who I am today. He was there for me 100%, and I told him always that I was on his side, no matter what.

We got to work together at Bleximo for the last 6 years, and before that he stayed with me when I was in grad school in Maryland for a while, and of course, when I was at Georgia Tech. When I'd come out of class, I'd stop by his office and take a nap in his big recliner that he loved because I was studying too late.

My brother and I were living with him in Moraga. When the pandemic began, he told me to "come stay for 2 weeks while we are on lock down". That turned into 3 years because we had the best time being all together with the family, and I'm so grateful for all those times. Walking my dog Quarky every morning and evening together and talking. Sunday night was ribeye steak dinners and watching Star Wars or Marvel movies. Just recently over the holidays we watched Andor, and were excited that there was finally a good Star Wars series released! We had plans to see the new Ant-Man quantum mania movie. That one we loved so much, because of the father/daughter Hank Pym and Hope Van Dyne duo. That was us. He was my world.

Anything contributed beyond funeral and memorial expenses will be used for my brother's college tuition and costs with moving and new housing for us.