Education

Ph.D. in Physics
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Thesis: Nonlinear optical probes and processes in polymers and liquid crystals
Advisor: Professor Kenneth Singer
Aug 2001
Diploma in Physics and Optical Engineering (highest honors)
National Taras Shevchenko University, Kiev, Ukraine
GPA: 5.0/5.0
Thesis: Fast CO2 analyzer for medical applications
Advisor: Professor Anatoly Skirda
Jan 1996

Selected Honors and Awards

College of Science Scholar (2012-2013)
NSF CAREER (2008)
Finalist (1 out of 4), Carter Award for outstanding graduate teaching (OSU) (2007)
Biographee in the 59th and 64th Editions of Marquis Who's Who in America (2005)
Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Alberta, Canada (2002-2004)
University Excellence Scholarship, National Taras Shevchenko University, Ukraine (1991-1996)
International Soros Science Education Program (ISSEP) student excellence grant (1995)

Positions Held

Associate Professor in Physics
Department of Physics, Oregon State University, USA
2010 - present
Assistant Professor in Physics
Department of Physics, Oregon State University, USA
Jan 2005 - 2010
Killam Memorial Fellow
Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Canada
(group of Prof. F. A. Hegmann)
Jan 2003 - Dec 2004
Postdoctoral Scholar
Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, USA
(group of Prof. W.E. Moerner)
Sep 2001 - Jan 2003
Research Assistant
Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, USA
(group of Prof. K. D. Singer)
Jan 1997 - Aug 2001
Teaching Assistant
Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, USA
Aug 1996 - Dec 1996
Researcher
Institute for Semiconductor Physics, Kiev, Ukraine
Mar 1996 - July 1996
Research Engineer
Research Institute for Analytic Device Design (UkrAnalyt), Kiev, Ukraine
Oct 1994 - Mar 1996

Professional Services

Referee
Nature Materials
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Journal of Physical Chemistry
Optics Letters
Journal of Chemical Physics
Advanced Materials
Advanced Functional Materials
ChemPhysChem
Applied Physics Letters
Journal of the Optical Society of America B
Encyclopedia of Polymer Science (Wiley & Sons)
Chemical Physics
Dec 2001 - present