Curriculum Vitae of A.Potekhin

Curriculum Vitae of A.Y. Potekhin

Education
In 1979-85 studied at the Leningrad State University [presently Saint-Petersburg State University] (Faculty of Physics, Theoretical Department, Chair of High Energy and Elementary Particles Physics), where was awarded of a special stipend. Graduated in 1985 (M.Sc. - Physics).
Scientific Degrees
PhD (Russian "Candidate of Sciences") in Physics and Mathematics (Thesis: Radiative transfer in randomly inhomogeneous media and methods of computation of intensity fluctuations) — S.I.Vavilov State Optical Institute, St.Petersburg, 20.10.1991.
Habilitation (Doctor of Sciences) — A.F.Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, 10.12.2009.
D.Sc. Thesis "Thermodynamic and kinetic properties of matter in neutron star envelopes" is available here:
- summary ("avtoreferat") (PDF, 363 K, in Russian)
- full text (PDF, 6.2 M, in Russian)

Employment

2022-present	Chief Research Scientist	Department of Theoretical Astrophysics of the Ioffe Institute
2012-2022	Leading Research Scientist
1995-2012	Senior Research Scientist
1992-1995	Research Scientist
2024-present (part-time)	Leading Research Scientist	Space Research Institute
2014-2018 (part-time)	Leading Research Scientist	Pulkovo Observatory
2015-2016 (part-time)	Professor	St.Petersburg Polytechnical University
1993-1995 (part-time)	Senior Lecturer	St.Petersburg Polytechnical University
1989-1992	Research Scientist	S.I.Vavilov State Optical Institute
1986-1989	Junior Research Scientist
1985-1986	Intern Researcher

Short-Term Research Visiting
(1993-2019 [while it was possible]).
Scientific work and achievements
Over 200 scientific publications (over 2/3 of them in refereed journals), which have got several thousand citations; participation in over 40 scientific conferences on neutron star physics, optics, atomic and statistical physics, plasma physics, and cosmology. Coauthor (with P. Haensel and D.G. Yakovlev) of the monograph Neutron Stars 1: Equation of State and Structure (New York: Springer, 2007). Hirsch index h=49 according to Web of Science and 51 according to NASA ADS).
The main field of activity since 1991 - studies of neutron stars and properties of their matter, including: atomic structure and radiative transitions in strong magnetic fields; equation of state and kinetic properties of dense, strongly coupled plasmas with or without strong magnetic fields; thermal and electrical conductivities and radiative opacities of envelopes of compact stars.
Educational activity
Lectures and seminars at St.Petersburg Polytechnical University; supervision of undergraduate and PhD students at the St.Petersburg Polytechnical University, Alferov University, and Saint-Petersburg State University.
Professional memberships
- Member of the IUPAP Commission C2 in 2015-2020.
- Member of the IAU since 2018.

Awards

1992 1997 2000	Scientific Awards of the Division of Plasma Physics, Atomic Physics and Astrophysics of the Ioffe Institute (in different collaborations)
1993	First Scientific Award of the Ioffe Institute (jointly with D.A. Varshalovich and S.A. Levshakov)
1996	Grand Premium of the International Academic Publishing Co. "Nauka" for a series of papers in physics (jointly with D.A. Varshalovich and A.V. Ivanchik)
2004	First Scientific Award of the Ioffe Institute (for a series of papers on magnetic neutron-star atmospheres)
2012	Award of the Scientific Council of the Ioffe Institute (for a series of papers on magnetic neutron-star atmospheres and radiating surfaces)
2013	Diploma of Honor of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2016	Top Peer Reviewers in Physics and Astronomy Award by Publons
2018	Medal and diploma of Distinguished Invited Professor of École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
2022	Scientific Award of the Ioffe Institute (jointly with a group led by Yu.A. Shibanov for studies of thermal and non-thermal radiation of neutron stars)

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