Alexander Kvashnin

Biography

Recent projects: Computational search for novel materials with high values of hardness, in combination with ductility. Characterization of these materials in terms of crystal structure, electronic structure, and physical properties using modern quantum chemical and molecular dynamics methods. Alexander received Bachelor’s degree in Condensed Matter Physics from the Siberian Federal University of Krasnoyarsk in 2010. Alexander then entered the Master’s program at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT). Since that time he has been also working at the Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials as a Junior Research Scientist under the guidance of Prof. Pavel Sorokin. In 2012, he received his Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Physics from MIPT and became a PhD student of the same university. Alexander investigated stability and physical properties of quasi-two-dimensional nanostructures of various compounds using first-principle methods. In March 2016 Alexander received Candidate of Sciences (Ph.D. equivalent) degree in condensed matter physics. The defense was held in NUST “MIS&S”. The thesis title is “Features of the formation of quasi-two-dimensional nanostructures and their physical properties” H-index: 7 (WoS), 7 (Scopus), 8 (Google Scholar) Citations: 828 (WoS), 858 (Scopus), 1085 (Google Scholar) Employment: Trainee researcher, Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials, 2010-2012 System administrator of cluster, Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials, 2010-2015 Junior Research Scientist, Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials, 2013-2015 Junior Research Scientist, Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics RAS, since 2013 (part-time) Internships: Rice University, Group of Prof. Boris Yakobson, 2011, 2013 University of Namur, Group of Prof. Philippe Lambin, 2015

Research Interest

Computational search for novel materials with high values of hardness, in combination with ductility. Characterization of these materials in terms of crystal structure, electronic structure, and physical properties using modern quantum chemical and molecular dynamics methods.