January 5, 2009 CURRICULUM VITAE Prof. Artem R. Oganov
Department of Geosciences, Department of Physics and Astronomy, and New York Center for Computational Science, State University of New York at Stony Brook,
Stony Brook 11794-2100, U.S.A.
Biographical data:
Born on 03.03.1975 in Moscow, Russia.
Married to Agnès Dewaele, daughter Jeanne.
Home address: 2 Parish Court, Stony Brook, NY 11790, U.S.A.
Languages: English (fluent), Russian (native), German, French, Italian.
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Education and Degrees:
2007
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Habilitation (Venia Legendi), Dept. of Materials, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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2002
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PhD degree, University College London. Thesis “Computer Simulation Studies of Minerals”
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1997
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MSc in Crystallography (Moscow State University), with top honours
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Career History:
11/2008-now
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Associate Professor and Head of Laboratory, Stony Brook University
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2007-2008
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Privatdozent and Group Leader, ETH Zurich
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2003-2007
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Senior Researcher, Lecturer and Group Leader, ETH Zurich
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2002-2003
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Research Fellow, University College London
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1993-1995
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External scientific collaborator, Russian Chemical Abstracts (VINITI)
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Visiting Appointments:
3/2006-present
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Adjunct Professor, Moscow State University, Russia
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2009
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Invited Professor, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, China
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2009
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Invited Professor, Ecole Polytechnique de Lille, France
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2008
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Invited Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong
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2006-2007
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Invited Professor, Universite de Paris Est (Marne-la-Vallee), France
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2005
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Invited Professor, University of Milan (Italy)
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Research Output:
Publications, patents, citation:
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81 papers, reviews and book chapters, including 5 in Nature, 3 in PNAS, 5 in PRL, 1 in Nature Materials. 1 international patent. Hirsch’s h-index = 20.
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Talks:
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124 in total, including 15 plenary/keynote, 97 invited, 12 contributed
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Coverage of research in popular media:
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Numerous press items in many languages, including:
In English: Physics Today (09/2006), Nature (06/07), Chemistry World (02/2009), Science (02/2009), New York Times (02/2009), Nature Chemistry (04/2009), Nature (05/2009), New Scientist (09/2009), Nature Materials (12/2009).
In French: La Recherche (01/2005).
In German: Neue Zürcher Zeitung (07/2006, 02/2009), Tages Anzeiger (07/2004), Spektrum der Wissenschaft (01/2007), Spiegel (02/2009).
In Russian: Kommersant (02/2007), Troitsky Variant (05/2008), Voice of America (02/2009), Izvestia (02/2009), Chemistry and Life (04/2009).
Radio Interviews: SWR Radio (07/2004, 01/2006, in German), Nature Chemistry Podcast (02/2009).
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Research Interests:
Multidisciplinary research centered on theory and simulation of materials – with applications to high-pressure physics, planetary sciences, materials science and chemistry.
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Computational methodology:
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Development of simulation methods for crystal structure prediction, thermodynamic and transport properties, phase transformations
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Materials Science:
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Computational materials design for environmental and industrial applications
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Earth and Planetary Sciences:
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Prediction of structures, phase diagrams and properties of planet-forming materials, geochemistry at extreme conditions
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Physics and Chemistry:
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Structure (atomic, electronic) and dynamics of condensed matter, theory of chemical bonding, rules determining stability of materials
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Honors and Awards:
2008
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Rated 12th among all Russian scientists living abroad (Russian Newsweek)
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2007
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Most cited paper award, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2004-2007)
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2007
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Research Excellence Medal of the European Mineralogical Union
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2006
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University Latsis Prize (25’000 CHF)
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2005
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Offered Assistant Professorship at Princeton University (USA), declined
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2004
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European High-Pressure Research Group Award
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2003
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Young Scientist Award of the European Union of Geosciences
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2002
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President's Award of the Geological Society of London
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1998-2002
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Russian President’s Scholarship, British Government Scholarship, Graduate Scholarship of University College London
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1993-1999
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5 consecutive Soros Foundation scholarships. Also Lomonosov, Vinogradov and twice Shubnikov scholar
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Professional Services:
2009-
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Member of the University Senate, Stony Brook University
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2010
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Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee, EHPRG-48 conference, Uppsala, Sweden, September 2010.
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2006-2008
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Executive Committee member, User Group of Swiss National Supercomputing Centre
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2005-2008
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Elected vice-chairman of the Special Interest Group “Mineralogical Crystallography” of the European Crystallographic Association
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2003-2008
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Representative of ETH Zurich in COMPRES (Consortium for Materials Properties Research in Earth Sciences)
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9/2004
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Organiser of the CECAM/Psi-k workshop “First-Principles Simulations: Perspectives and Challenges in Mineral Sciences” (Lyon, France)
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Membership of scientific societies
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International Union of Crystallography, Psi-k network, American Physical Society, American Geophysical Union, Mineralogical Crystallography Group of the European Crystallographic Association (founding member)
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Editorial Activities and Refereeing:
2009-present
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Member of the Editorial Board: Journal of Superhard Materials
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2006-present
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Associate Editor: American Mineralogist
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2009-2010
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Book Editor: „Crystal structure prediction“, Wiley-VCH.
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5-6/2005
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Guest Editor: Zeitschrift für Kristallographie
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2004
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Book Editor: “First-principles simulations: perspectives and challenges in mineral sciences” [German Crystallographic Society, 2004]
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2002
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Book referee for Oxford University Press (M.T. Dove “Structure and Dynamics”)
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2009
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Scientific reviewer, Swiss National Supercomputing Centre
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Peer reviews
(papers):
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32 journals, including Nature, Science; Nature Chemistry, Nature Materials; Physical Review Letters; Reports on Progress in Physics; Journal of Chemical Physics; Physical Review B; Applied Physics Letters; Journal of Computational Physics; Geophysical Research Letters; Earth and Planetary Science Letters; Inorganic Chemistry.
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(grants):
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German Research Foundation (DFG), French National Research Agency (ANR), Petroleum Research Fund (American Chemical Society), US National Science Foundation, Swiss National Science Foundation
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(faculty promotions):
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Cambridge University
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Pedagogical Activities:
2010-
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“Structure and properties of materials “ (3 hours/week)
Undergraduate/graduate course GEO312/512, Stony Brook University
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2009-
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“Electronic Structure Calculations in Crystallography“ (3 hours/week)
Graduate seminar GEO618, Stony Brook University
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2009-
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“Crystalline Solids“ (4 hours/week lectures, 4 hours/week labs)
Graduate course GEO531, Stony Brook University
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2009-
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“Mineralogy“ (4 hours/week lectures, 4 hours/week labs)
Undergraduate/graduate course GEO306/546, Stony Brook University
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2004-2007
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“Mineralogical Crystallography” (2 hours/week lectures, 1 hour/week seminars)
2nd year undergraduate course, ETH Zurich
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2005-now
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Invited professor short courses at Moscow State University, University of Milano, University of Paris Est, Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Lecturer at Summer Schools:
Budapest (2002), Gargnano (2003), Heidelberg (2005), Nancy (2005), Erice (2003, 2009)
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Sabbatical guests:
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Prof. Alberto Garcia (University of Bilbao, Spain)
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2006
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Visiting scientists:
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Miguel Martinez Canales (University of Bilbao, Spain)
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2009
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Love Koci (University of Uppsala, Sweden)
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2007
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Steeve Greaux (University of Paris Est, France)
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2005
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Postdoctoral fellows:
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Prof. Yanming Ma
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2006-2008
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Dr. Andriy Lyakhov
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2007-now
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PhD students:
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Yu Xie (co-supervised with Y. Ma)
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2007-now
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Heinrich Orsini-Rosenberg (co-supervised with W. Steurer)
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2007-now
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Dr. Donat Adams
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2004-2007
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Dr. Daniel Y. Jung
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2004-2008
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Dr. Feiwu Zhang
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2005-2008
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Dr. Colin W. Glass
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2006-2009
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Dr. Kai H. Hassdenteufel (co-supervised with W. Steurer)
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2003-2006
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Diploma students:
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Alina V. Gutina
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1997-1998
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Dr. Daniel Y. Jung
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2003-2004
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Dr. Colin W. Glass
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2005-2006
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Sandro Schönborn
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2008
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PhD examiner:
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Dr. Davina Sihachakr (University of Paris XI, France)
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2005
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Dr. Steeve Greaux (University of Marne-la-Vallee, France)
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2006
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Dr. Benoit Dubacq (University of Grenoble, France)
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2008
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Dr. Yuanyuan Zheng (University Lille 1, France)
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2009
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Dr. Ibrahim Khalil Benazzouz (University Lille 1, France)
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2010
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