CURRICULUM VITAE
Valentin
V. Nikolaev
School of Physics,
University of Exeter Phone:
+44-(0)1392-264198
Stocker Road, Exeter,
UK Fax:
+44-(0)1392-264111
EX4
4QL E-mail:
V.Nikolaev@exeter.ac.uk
http://newton.ex.ac.uk/people/nikolaev/
Personal Data
Date of birth: August 19, 1978
Birthplace: St.-Petersburg, Russia
Marital status: Single
Citizenship: Russian
Education
1999-present Ph.D. in Physics (Theory of
Semiconductor Nanostructures). Due to graduate in September 2002.
School of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Ph.D. Thesis title: ”Many-Particle Correlations
in Quasi-Two-Dimensional Electron-Hole Systems”
Scientific
supervisor: Dr. M.E. Portnoi
1999-2001 M.Sc.
degree in Technical Physics
Physico-Technical Faculty, St.-Petersburg
State Technical University, Russia
M.Sc. Thesis title: ”Theory of Indirect Excitons
in Spatially Separated Electron-Hole Plasma and its Application to
GaN/AlGaN-based Heterostructures”
1995-1999 B.Sc.
degree with Honours, St.-Petersburg State Technical University, Russia
B.Sc. Thesis title: ”Advantages of Quantum Dot
Lasers over Semiconductor Lasers based on Quantum Wells and Double
Heterostructures"
1995 High
School Certificate from Physico-Mathematical School
(Gymnasium) No 30, St.-Petersburg, Russia
Employment History
1999-present Graduate Research Assistant, School of Physics, University
of Exeter, UK.
2001-present Research
Scientist (member of staff), M.A. Kaliteevski research group, Prof. P.S. Kopiev
laboratory, A.F. Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, St-Petersburg,
Russia (currently on leave)
2000-present Graduate Teaching Assistant at the School of
Physics, University of Exeter. Duties include demonstrating and tutoring
at undergraduate courses in physics and mathematics and conducting a quantum
mechanics workshop for M.Phys. students.
1997-2001 Research
Assistant at Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, St-Petersburg, Russia.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Valentin V. Nikolaev School
of Physics, University of Exeter
E-mail: V.Nikolaev@exeter.ac.uk Stocker
Road, Exeter, EX4 4QL, UK
Awards
- Award for the best young
scientist paper at international conference “Physics of
Light-Matter Coupling in Nitrides” (PLMCN-1) (2001)
- Overseas Research
Studentship Award for the three-year postgraduate study in UK(1999).
- Soros Student
Fellowship, Open Society Institute, Soros Fund-Russia (1998-1999)
- Ioffe Student
Award, A.F. Ioffe Phisico-Technical Institute, Russia (1998)
Research Interests
- Many-body theory of electron-hole
correlations in low-dimensional semiconductor nanostructures. Optical and
thermodynamic properties of such systems.
- Theoretical bases and modelling of
semiconductor devices, in particular quantum dot lasers, vertical cavity
surface emitting lasers (VCSEL’s) and light emitting diodes (LED’s).
- Theoretical investigation of confined
photonic states and light-matter interaction in multi-dimensional
microcavities and photonic crystals.
Research Experience
- Theoretical investigation of
optical and thermodynamic properties of quasi-two-dimentional systems:
self-consistent theory of screened electron-hole pairs was developed,
basing on the Green’s function technique. Ionisation degree and optical
spectra for various quantum well systems were obtained numerically.(Exeter
University,main collaborator – Dr M.E. Portnoi)
- Theory and modelling of
exciton-photon interaction (multi-dimensional polaritons) in cylindrical
and spherical microcavities. The transfer matrix method for structures
with cylindrical and spherical symmetry was developed. (Ioffe Institute
and Exeter University) Main collaborators: Dr. M.A. Kaliteevski (Ioffe
Institute/Universite de Montpellier II), Prof. R.A. Abram research group (Durham
University, UK), Prof. A. Kavokin (LASMEA, Universite
Blaise Pascal-Clermont-Ferrand II, France).
- Photon recycling in planar semiconductor
multi-quantum-well structures. Designing and modelling of a white LED.(Exeter
University) Main collaborators: Dr. M.E. Portnoi and I.
Eliashevich (GELcore LLC, Somerset, USA)
- Modelling of threshold and spectral
characteristics of quantum dot semiconductor lasers. In collaboration with
Dr. L. Asryan (Prof. R.A. Suris laboratory) and Prof. N.N. Ledentsov
research group (Ioffe Institute).
- Modelling of light localisation
in disordered opal crystals. Collaborators: M.A. Kaliteevski and Yu Vlasov
(Ioffe Institute)
Results
were published in 18 papers in international scientific journals (see Publication
List).
CURRICULUM VITAE
Valentin V. Nikolaev School
of Physics, University of Exeter
E-mail:V.Nikolaev@Exeter.ac.uk Stocker
Road, Exeter, EX4 4QL, UK
Computational Skills
I was trained as a programmer at the
high school (St-Petersburg 30th School has specialisation in
computer programming) and at the university. I write computer codes on
professional level for several years now. I wrote more than 20 computer
programs applied to various scientific problems.
Programming languages: C++, Fortran.
Operating systems: Linux, Windows 95/ME.
Software: NAG/LAPACK routines, LaTeX, Xmgrace, Maple, MathCad, PowerPoint, Origin…
References
Dr. M.E. Portnoi, Lecturer in Theoretical Physics
School of Physics, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter,
EX4 4QL, UK
Phone: +44-(0)1392-264154
Fax: +44-(0)1392-264111
E-mail: M.E.Portnoi@exeter.ac.uk
Prof. R.A. Abram
Department of Physics, University of Durham, South Road, Durham,
DH1 3LE, UK
Phone: +44-(0)191-374-2405
Fax: +44 (0)191-374-3848
E-mail: R.A.Abram@durham.ac.uk
Prof. A. Kavokin,
LASMEA, UMR6602 du CNRS, Universite Blaise
Pascal-Clermont-Ferrand II,
63177 Aubiere Cedex, France
Phone: +33-(0)-4-73-40-72-10
Fax:
+33-(0)-4-73-40-73-40
E-mail: kavokin@lasmea.univ-bpclermont.fr
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