about myself

Education

Doctoral Degree in Physics (GPA 4.0) Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824.
Masters Degree in Physics (GPA 4.0).
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University,
East Lansing, Michigan, 48824.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Diploma with Honors Saint Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Correspondence High School in Mathematics Diploma Saint Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Correspondence High School in Physics Diploma Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
High School Diploma with Gold Medal of Excellence Tonismae Real School, Tallinn, Estonia.

Honors

1995 Russian Presidential Scholar.
1995 Soros award for academic achievements.
1991 Estonian High School Science Olympiad, first place in physics.
1991 Estonian High School Science Olympiad, first place in mathematics.

Research Experience

2002 - present

Theory Group, Physics Division, Argonne National Lab.
Argonne, IL 60439-4843

1995 - 2001

Nuclear Theory Group, National
Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory. Michigan State University,
East Lansing, MI.

1992 - 1995

Department of Theoretical and experimental molecular spectroscopy,
St. Petersburg State University, Russia. Development of eximer lasers
and experimental study of diatom depolarizability of scattered light.

Jan - Feb, 1995

Department of Physics, Universiy of Helsinki,
Helsinki, Finland. Physics students exchange program.

Jul - Sep, 1994

Physics Department, Lund University Lund, Sweden.
REU/student summer exchange program.

May - Jun, 1994

University of Hamburg and DESY, Hamburg, Germany.
REU/student summer exchange summer, experience with H1 collaboration at HERA.

Jan - Jul, 1993

James Madison University and Jefferson Lab, Harrisonburg, VA.
Testing and development of detectors for CLAS, CEBAF.