Career & Education

Positions Held
1999-pres	Scientist, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Av., Argonne, Il 60439
1997-1999	Term scientist, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory
1993-1997	Visiting scientist, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory
1991-1993	Visiting scientist, Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9506, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
1989-1991	Senior Research Associate, Institute of Solid State Physics, USSR Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia
1986-1989	Research Associate, Institute of Solid State Physics, USSR Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia
Awards
1998	Distinguished Performance Award of University of Chicago (together with G.Crabtree, W.Kwok, V.Vinokur, and U.Welp)for playing a leading role in the development of the science of magnetic vortex effects in superconductors
2003	Fellow of American Physical Society
Education
1977-1983	Studies in Physics at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. M.Sc.: Electroacoustic phenomena caused by charged dislocations. Supervisor: Prof. S.V.Iordanskii
1983-1986	Graduate School at the Landau Institute of Theoretical Physics, USSR Academy of Sciences
1986	Ph.D. in Physics, Landau Institute of Theoretical Physics, USSR Academy of Sciences Ph.D. : Interaction between excitations and dislocations in crystals. Supervisor: Prof. S.V.Iordanskii