Vladimir Kukushkin

Biography

Birth date and place
January 15, 1971, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Citizenship
Russian

Education
2011: defended the doctorate in physics and mathematics thesis in the field of radiophysics and solid state electronics entitled “The elaboration of methods of the amplification, generation and control of infrared and terahertz radiation on the basis of nonlinear and resonant effects in semiconductors and semiconductor heterostructures”
2001: Ph.D. (physics and mathematics) graduated from the Institute for Physics of Microstructures of the Russian Academy of Science (Nizhny Novgorod, Russia) in the field of theoretical condensed matter physics and plasma physics, thesis entitled “Antiferroelectric phase transition in the model of a gas of two-level molecules”
1988-1994: graduated with distinction (a diploma of the best grade for excellent studies) from the Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N.I. Lobachevsky, Department Advanced School of General and Applied Physics, speciality “physics (applied physics and mathematics)”

Academic Experience
2014 – present time: a leading scientific researcher, 2008 – 2014: a senior scientific researcher, 2000 – 2008 scientific researcher, 1996 – 2000 junior scientific researcher, 1994 – 1996 probationer, 1992 – 1994 laboratory assistant at the Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Science (Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)
2013– present time: professor of the Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N.I. Lobachevsky

Awards
2017: IIIrd place in the XIth Competition of the objects of intellectual property for the premium of the Nizhny Novgorod region named after I. P. Kulibin in the subject nomination "The best invention in the sphere of electronics and instrumentation" fot patent № 2581393 of the Russian Federation named "Field-effect transistor on the base of a chemically vapor deposited diamond film with a deltadoped conductive channel".
1999: the third prize in the competition of research works of young scientists of the Nizhny Novgorod region
1998, 2000 awards for the best reports on the Second and Forth Young Scientists Schools on Coherent Optics and Optical Spectroscopy (Kazan, Russia)
1996 award of the Administration of the Nizhny Novgorod region named after academician G.A. Razuvaev
1994–2006 several awards of the Committee of Young Scientists and Specialists at the Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Science for successful research work
1991-1994 the personal scholarship of the Government of Russian Federation for excellent studies

Inventions
A way for the extraction of the electromagnetic radiation of color centers from chemically vapor deposited diamond // Patent of the Russian Federation № 2643694, registered 05.02.2018, published 05.02.2018, bulletin № 4, IPC H01S 3/16 (2006.01), G02B 27/48 (2006.01), H01L 33/06 (2010.01), C30B 29/04 (2006.01).
A way for obtaining photoluminescence of single color centers in chemically vapor deposited diamond // Patent of the Russian Federation № 2655026, registered 23.05.2018, published 23.05.2018, bulletin № 15, IPC B82Y 20/00 (2011.01) G01N 21/64 (2006.01).
Field-effect transistor on a chemically vapor deposited diamond film with a delta-doped conductive channel, patent RF 2581393, application no. 2014152493 from December 25, 2014, registered March 24, 2016, IPC H01L 29/778, pub. 20.04.2016, Bull. no. 11
Frequency-tunable source of coherent radiation of far-infrared and terahertz region on a semiconductor nanoheterostructure, patent RF 2478243, application no. 2011146035 from November 11, 2011 г., registered March 27, 2013, IPC H01S 5/34, B82B 1/00, pub. 27.03.2013, Bull. no. 9.

International Collaboration
September – November 2005 –scientific work in experimental nonlinear optics in Waterloo University (Canada) under the supervision of D. Strickland (2018 Nobel prize in physics with G. Mourou).

International Exam Results
2004: computer-based TOEFL Test score 267 (corresponds to 630 on the paper version) – above 88% of examinees, Essay Rating 5.0 - above 83% of examinees, GRE Subject Test in Physics score 820 - above 81% of examinees

Pedagogical Activity
2013 – present time: the part of the course Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics (Introduction into Thermodynamics, Formalism of Thermodynamics, Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics of Dielectrics and Magnetics. The Correlation Theory of Fluctuations and Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem) for 3–4th year students of Department “Advance School of General and Applied Physics” of the Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N. I. Lobachevsky (lectures and practical studies).