Education

1981: Ph.D. (Candidate of Science, Phys.-Math.) in "Radiophysics including Quantum one", Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), USSR, concerning development and investigation of bulk electro-optic diffraction light modulator (classified).
1972-1978: M.S., MIPT Department of Physical and Quantum Electronics , Chair of Optical Information Systems (with distinction).

Job and Career History/Working Positions:

1991- till now Associate Professor at General and Experimental Physics Chair, Laser Laboratory chief, National Technical University "KhPI" (NTU "KhPI" , Kharkiv, Ukraine. Responsible for new courses development and implementation in Laser Laboratory (Quantum Radiophysics and Non-linear Optics; Laser and Fiber Optic Devices; Laser techniques and Technology, Laser Technologies), laboratory works and manuals for them, distant course in optical measurements (HTML).
Lecturer in General Physics and above metionned special courses in Physics, laboratory works supervisor.
Part-time senior research fellow in joint R&D project in laser flame control of coils quality, post graduate student supervisor (three years).
1986-1991: Assistant Professor at the same Chair, NTU "KhPI". Lecturer in General Physics, in charge of Laser Laboratory organization (equipment selection and purchasing, installations development and adjustment).
Lecturer in General Physics and laboratory works supervisor.

1986-1993: Part-time senior research fellow in joint R&D projects:
- semiconductor laser-to-fiber holographic coupling based on chalcogenide glasses photosensitive media;
- optic fiber end lens formation by CO2 laser melting and those lens studying;
- stimulated Brillouin scattering in chalcogenide glasses.

1982-1986: Senior research fellow, Military Engineering Radio-Technical Academy of Anti-aircraft Defence, Kharkiv. In charge of group for wave front reversal by stimulated Brillouin scattering.

1978-1981: Part-time junior research fellow at "Astrophysics" Scientific-Production Corp., Moscow, responsible for electroptical diffraction modulator development.



HONORS:

- Four month grants of invited professor at University Paris-13, laboratory LIMHP CNRS   (1999, 2000,2001,2002).

Languages:
mother tongue - Russian, Ukrainian;
others - English (comprehension: reading - good, listening - worse, speaking - good, writing - see this
text and publications 2, 5, 6 below and my hobby sites (http://ktts.kharkov.ua/~lazart/know-how.html
 and http://users.kpi.kharkov.ua/lazart/anita.html), Polish, French - can read .

SUMMARY OF MAJOR SKILLS, EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE:

- >20 years experience in laser and optoelectronic systems development, assembling, adjustment and maintenance. Lasers used: YAG:Nd3+ cw and pulsing (free generation and different types of active and passive Q-switching, first, second and third harmonics, Spectra Physics Quanta Ray with MOPO converter), YAG:Nd3+ amplifiers, copper vapor lasers and amplifiers, organic dyes solutions, CO2, Ar, He-Cd, He-Ne, nitrogen, and semiconductor ones.
- new optical devices development, patent disclosures writing and having an argument with patent office (18 patents).
- non-linear effects obtaining and/or suppression and their spectroscopy (stimulated Brillouin and Raman scatterings, wavefront reversal - including in glass and capillary waveguides; parametric frequency conversion, gain and absorption saturation, luminescence), correlation spectroscopy.
- precision optical elements adjustment – laser resonator mirrors and Q-switching crystals,
harmonics generation crystals, fibers, planar and capillary waveguides (with liquid core, including specific liquids up to TiCl4 ), interferometers.
- laser light parameters improvement, longitudinal and transversal modes selection.
- laser drilling, cutting and welding by pulsing and cw YAG:Nd3+ lasers, fiber ends melting by CO2 laser for lens production.

- holograms recording (organic photoresist and As2 S3 + Ag ) and their galvanic replica making.
- communication skills: collaboration in international, multi-cultural research team, participation at international conferences.
- > 15 years experience in student education and teaching: lecturing in General Physics and above mentioned special courses with giving exercises in appropriate laboratory courses, laboratory works development, installations assembling and handbooks writing
- independent projects: development of technology for home/office laser/jet printing on "wallpaper" holographic self-adhesive films  and sparkling at
sunshine advertising board , Liner/Coating Technology for Faucet Spouts, Technology to Reduce Foaming in a Boiler, Compact Boiler Design/Technology , Holographic seal defended from holographic copying, Unifyer for LED’s Light as a response to "Using LEDs to Make Large Uniform Light Panels" Requests
assistance in development and testing of thermosensor diagnostics system for laser welding