Curriculum Vitae

Education

2016
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, SB RAS Thesis: Magnetosensitive luminescence of exciplexes, formed under the recombination of radiation-generated radical ion pairs in non-polar solutions.
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2013
Specialist Degree Department of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University Thesis: A study of the luminescence spectra of donor–acceptor systems under X-ray irradiation.
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Experience

2022–now
International Tomography Center Laboratory of electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy
2019
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, THz Beamline The zero-field splitting parameters of a Co(II) single-molecule magnet in frozen liquid matrices.
2019
European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy Ultrafast photophysics of diphenylacetylene and its derivatives.
2018
Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences Photophysics of diphenylacetylene and its derivatives.
2011–2022
Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion Laboratory of fast proceeded processes

Awards

2017
Second place, competition of scientific works Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion Magnetosensitive luminescence of exciplexes, formed under the recombination of radiation generated radical ion pairs
2012–2013
Academician Voevodsky's scholarship The best result in the studying of physical chemistry
2011
Academician Boreskov's scholarship The best result in the studying of chemical kinetics and chemical thermodynamics
2011
Academician Nikolaev's scholarship The best result in the studying of analytical chemistry
2010
Academician Vorozhtsov's scholarship The best result in the studying of organic chemistry

Grants

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2025–2027
RSF 25-13-20039 Development of the IR diagnostics endstation at the SKIF synchrotron and advanced methods for studying materials in the infrared and terahertz ranges using synchrotron radiation Russian Science Foundation Team member — principal investigator S. L. Veber, ITC SB RAS
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2023–2026
RSF 23-73-00042 The development of fundamental and technical aspects of controlling the spin state of single-molecule magnets by applying resonant pulsed microwave and terahertz radiation to their spin system Russian Science Foundation Principal investigator
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2022–2024
RSF 22-13-00376 Development of new methods for determining magnetic resonance parameters and studying the spin dynamics of two- and three-spin electron systems using unique research facilities Russian Science Foundation Key team member — principal investigator S. L. Veber, ITC SB RAS
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2021–2023
RSF 21-13-00278 Kinetics of spin-dependent processes involving charge carriers within isolated molecules of conjugated polymers Russian Science Foundation Key team member — principal investigator V. I. Borovkov, ICKC SB RAS
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2021–2023
RF President SP-272.2021.5 Spin dynamics of a model qubit based on cobalt(II) ion induced by pulsed terahertz radiation: experiment and theoretical description Council for Grants of the President of the Russian Federation — personal scholarship for support of young researchers Recipient
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2019–2021
RFBR 19-29-10020-mk Thermo-acoustic detection of electron paramagnetic resonance via recombination heat release Russian Foundation for Basic Research Team member — principal investigator O. A. Anisimov, ICKC SB RAS
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2018
RFBR 18-33-00163 Investigation of radiation generated exciplexes of fluorinated derivatives of 1-(phenylethynyl)benzene and 1,4-bis(phenylethynyl)benzene with tertiary amines Russian Foundation for Basic Research Principal investigator
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2017–2021
RSF 17-13-01412 Development of new methods for studying and controlling the spin states of single-molecule magnets using far-infrared laser radiation Russian Science Foundation Team member — principal investigator S. L. Veber, ITC SB RAS
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2017–2019
RSF 15-13-10163 Chemical and spin dynamics of charge carriers in organic and polymer materials for electronics and spintronics Russian Science Foundation Team member — principal investigator V. I. Borovkov, ICKC SB RAS
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2016–2018
RF President SP-81.2016.1 Radiation generated exciplexes of diphenylacetylenes as the model systems for the optimization of emission generation and charge transport in organic light emitting diodes Council for Grants of the President of the Russian Federation — personal scholarship for support of young researchers Recipient
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Peer review

7 manuscripts

2026
ACS Physical Chemistry Au Insights into X-band FATHOM instrumentation for pulse dipolar EPR spectroscopy on membrane proteins
2026
Journal of Open Source Software lys_instr: a Python package for automating scientific measurements
2026
Journal of Open Research Software MSwD-PS: an open-source Matlab toolbox for robust fMRI time-varying functional connectivity analysis using multivariate swarm decomposition
2021
Molecules Asymmetrically tetra-substituted metal-free and zinc(II) phthalocyanine derivatives: synthesis, photophysical and photochemical properties
2021
Molecules Systematic studies on the effect of fluorine atoms in fluorinated tolanes on their photophysical properties
2020
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Development of lock-in based overtone modulated MARY spectroscopy for detection of weak magnetic field effects
2018
Chemical Physics Letters Addressing the anomalous negative magnetic field effect on exciplex luminescence at very high permittivity: studies in perylene-dimethylaniline system

Skills

Programming: Python, Julia, Wolfram Mathematica
EPR: Continuous wave, pulsed, time-resolved, and optically detected EPR spectroscopy
Other: Time-correlated single photon counting, IR spectroscopy, UV/Vis spectroscopy, THz radiation, large-scale facilities
Chemistry: Organic synthesis, purification of chemical compounds, chromatography

Publications

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Highly Efficient 3-in-1 FPGA-Based Unit Combining an ADC, DAC, and Multichannel Pulse Generator for Pulsed EPR Spectroscopy Isaev N.P., Melnikov A.R., Vedkal A.V., Ishchenko A.S., Sokolov A.M., Voronkov E.A., Veber S.L. arXiv 2026. Preprint. arXiv:2608.16151.
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Determination of zero-field splitting in magnetically diluted cobalt(II)-based single molecule magnets using circular dichroism Fourier-transform IR spectroscopy Borodulina A.V., Melnikov A.R., Fedin M.V., Veber S.L. J. Chem. Phys. 2026. 164(22). Art. Num. 224203.
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Chemically Tunable Spin Frustrated Triangles as New Candidates for Molecular Spin Qubits Shukla S., Ghosh S., Hossain S.M., Sarkar A., Shanmugam M., Mehta S., Ishchenko A.S., Melnikov A.R., Lunghi A., Veber S.L., McInnes E.J.L., Collison D., Sarma D.D., Mondal A. ChemRxiv 2026. Preprint.
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Atomize: A Modular Software for Control and Automation of Scientific and Industrial Instruments Melnikov A., Vedkal A., Ishchenko A., Veber S. J. Open Res. Softw. 2025. 13(1). Art. Num. 26.
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Application of pulsed heating in time-resolved EPR spectroscopy for longitudinal relaxation measurements Featured article Melnikov A.R., Maryasov A.G., Ishchenko A.S., Getmanov Y.V., Isaev N.P., Efimov N.N., Fedin M.V., Veber S.L. J. Chem. Phys. 2025. 163(16). Art. Num. 164201.
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Thermomagnetic Bistability, Colossal Negative Thermal Expansion, and THz-Heat-Induced Switching in Cu-Nitroxide Complex Smirnova K., Golomolzina I., Fokin S., Tolstikov S., Chernavin P., Letyagin G., Romanenko G., Zaitsev K., Melnikov A., Veber S., Fedin M., Bogomyakov A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025. Art. Num. e202514043.
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Monitoring S=0 ↔ S=2 Spin-State Switching in Fe(II) Complex Using FT EPR and Trityl Radical as Local Magnetic Field Sensor Borodulina A.V., Melnikov A.R., Samsonenko A.A., Rogozhnikova O.Yu., Tormyshev V.M., Fedin M.V., Veber S.L. Appl. Magn. Res. 2025. 56. P. 1535–1547.
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Inter-Kramers electric quadrupole transitions in high-spin systems induced by resonant alternating inhomogeneous electric field Maryasov A.G., Melnikov A.R., Fedin M.V., Veber S.L. J. Appl. Phys. 2025. 138(12). Art. Num. 123906.
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Paramagnetic Gas Adsorbed in Metal–Organic Framework: A Promising Platform for Spin Qubits Design Yazikova A.A., Tomilov A.S., Afimchenko N.A., Zilberberg I.L., Melnikov A.R., Smirnova K.A., Poryvaev A.S., Fedin M.V. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2025. 129(17). P. 8455-8463.
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Temperature Dependence of the Sensitivity of PVDF Pyroelectric Sensors to THz Radiation: Towards Cryogenic Applications Sinelnikov A.N., Melnikov A.R., Getmanov Y.V., Kolomeec D.A., Kalneus E.V., Fedin M.V., Veber S.L. Sensors. 2024. 24. Art. Num. 5808.
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Scalable Approach for Grafting Qubit Candidates onto the Surface of MOF-808 Framework Tomilov A.S., Yazikova A.A., Melnikov A.R., Smirnova K.A., Poryvaev A.S., Fedin M.V. Russ. J. Coord. Chem. 2024. 50(9). P. 646-652.
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Calculation of π Using a Molecular Electron Spin Qubit Implemented by Pulsed Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Borodulina A.V., Melnikov A.R., Bochkin G.A., Fedin M.V., Fel’dman, E.B., Veber S.L. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2024. 15(31). P. 8026-8031.
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Inductive detection of temperature-induced magnetization dynamics of molecular spin systems Melnikov A.R., Ivanov M.Y., Samsonenko A.A., Getmanov Y.V., Nikovskiy I.A., Matiukhina A.K., Zorina-Tikhonova E.N., Voronina J.K., Goloveshkin A.S., Babeshkin K.A., Efimov N.N., Kiskin M.A., Eremenko I.L., Fedin M.V., Veber S.L. J. Chem. Phys. 2024. 160(22). Art. Num. 224201.
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Photophysics and Photochemistry of Nickel(II) Diselenophosphinate in CCl₄ Mikheylis A.V., Grivin V.P., Pozdnyakov I.P., Melnikov A.A., Melnikov A.R., Sadykov E.Kh., Artem’ev A.V. High Energy Chem. 2023. 57(3). P. S433-S440.
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Comparative Study of Single Crystal and Polymeric Pyroelectric Detectors in the 0.9–2.0 THz Range Using Monochromatic Laser Radiation of the NovoFEL Melnikov A.R., Kalneus E.V., Getmanov Y.V., Shevchenko D.A., Gerasimov V.V., Anisimov O.A., Fedin M.V., Veber S.L. Polymers. 2023. 15(20). Art. Num. 4124.
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Magnetic Field Controller Bizin M.A., Isaev N.P., Baranov S.A., Melnikov A.R., Veber S.L. Patent RU2799103C1. 2023.
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Sensitivity optimization in pulse EPR experiments with photo-labels by multiple-echo-integrated dynamical decoupling Sannikova N.E., Melnikov A.R., Veber S.L., Krumkacheva O.A., Fedin M.V. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2023. 25(17). P. 11971-11980.
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A broadband pulse EPR spectrometer for high-throughput measurements in the X-band Isaev N.P., Melnikov A.R., Lomanovich K.A., Dugin M.V., Ivanov M.Y., Polovyanenko D.N., Veber S.L., Bowman M.K., Bagryanskaya E.G. J. Magn. Res. Open. 2022. 14-15. Art. Num. 100092.
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The role of Heisenberg spin exchange and the quantum Zeno effect in the spin-selective reaction between spin-1/2 and spin-1 particles Bagryansky V.A., Melnikov A.R., Molin Y.N., Borovkov V.I. J. Chem. Phys. 2023. 157(6). Art. Num. 064306.
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Temperature dynamics of magnetoactive compounds under terahertz irradiation: characterization by an EPR study Tumanov S.V., Melnikov A.R., Artiukhova N.A., Bogomyakov A.S., Shevchenko O.A., Getmanov Y.V., Ovcharenko V.I., Fedin M.V., Veber S.L. Russ. Chem. Bull. 2022. 71(7). P. 1378-1384.
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Application of Pyroelectric Sensors Based on PVDF Films for EPR Spectra Detection by Heat Release Melnikov A.R., Zikirin S.B., Kalneus E.V., Ivannikov V.I., Grishin Y.A., Anisimov O.A. Sensors. 2021. 21(24). Art. Num. 8426.
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Broadband multimodal THz waveguides for efficient transfer of high-power radiation in space-confined conditions Melnikov A.R., Samsonenko A.A., Getmanov Y.V., Shevchenko O.A., Shevchenko D.A., Stepanov A.A., Fedin M.V., Yurkin M.A., Veber S.L. Opt. Laser Technol. 2021. 143. Art. Num. 107375.
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Technical and software improvements of the EPR spectroscopy endstation at the NovoFEL facility: Status 2020 Melnikov A.R., Kiskin M.A., Getmanov Y.V., Shevchenko O.A., Fedin M.V., Veber S.L. AIP Conf. Proc. 2020. 2299(1). Art. Num. 030010.
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The Radiation Beamline of Novosibirsk Free-Electron Laser Facility Operating in Terahertz, Far-Infrared, and Mid-Infrared Ranges Kubarev V.V., Sozinov G.I., Scheglov M.A., Vodopyanov A.V., Sidorov A.V., Melnikov A.R., Veber S.L. IEEE Trans. Terahertz Sci. Technol. 2020. 10(6). P. 634-646.
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Exploring the reactivity of b-cyclodextrin-encapsulated anthraquinone-2,6-disulfonate Babenko S.V., Melnikov A.R., Tsentalovich Y.P., Kruppa A.I. J. Incl. Phenom. Macro. 2020. 97(1). P. 121-127.
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Electronic Modulation of the FEL-Oscillator Radiation Power Driven by ERL Shevchenko O.A., Bykov E.V., Fedin M.V., Getmanov Y.V., Melnikov A.R., Serednyakov S.S., Tararyshkin S.V., Veber S.L. Proc. FEL’19. 2019. 39. P. 98-101.
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Electronic Modulation of THz Radiation at NovoFEL: Technical Aspects and Possible Applications Shevchenko O.A., Melnikov A.R., Tararyshkin S.V., Getmanov Y.V., Serednyakov S>S., Bykov E.V., Kubarev V.V., Fedin M.V., Veber S.L. Materials. 2019. 12(19). Art. Num. 3063
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Water-soluble Re₆-clusters with aromatic phosphine ligands – from synthesis to potential biomedical applications Ivanov A.A., Konovalov D.I., Pozmogova T.N., Solovieva A.O., Melnikov A.R., Brylev K.A., Kuratieva N.V., Yanshole V.V., Kirakci K., Lang K., Cheltygmasheva S.N., Kitamura N., Shestopalova L.V., Mironov Y.V., Shestopalov M.A. Inorg. Chem. Front. 2019. 6(4). P. 882-892.
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Determination of Hyperfine Coupling Constants of Fluorinated Diphenylacetylene Radical Anions by Magnetic Field-Affected Reaction Yield Spectroscopy Sannikova V.A., Davydova M.P., Sherin P.S., Babenko S.V., Korolev V.V., Stepanov A.A., Nikul’shin, P.V., Kalneus E.V., Vasilevsky S.F., Benassi E., Melnikov A.R. J. Phys. Chem. A. 2019. 123(2). P. 505-516.
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X-ray Generated Recombination Exciplexes of Substituted Diphenylacetylenes with Tertiary Amines: A Versatile Experimental Vehicle for Targeted Creation of Deep-Blue Electroluminescent Systems Melnikov A.R., Davydova M.P., Sherin P.S., Korolev V.V., Stepanov A.A., Kalneus E.V., Benassi E., Vasilevsky S.F., Stass D.V. J. Phys. Chem. A. 2018. 122(5). P. 1235-1252.
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Comparison of exciplex generation under optical and X-ray excitation Kipriyanov A.A., Melnikov A.R., Stass D.V., Doktorov A.B. J. Chem. Phys. 2017. 147(9). Art. Num. 094102.
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A comparative study of optical properties and X-ray induced luminescence of octahedral molybdenum and tungsten cluster complexes Evtushok D.V., Melnikov A.R., Vorotnikova N.A., Vorotnikov Y.A., Ryadun A.A., Kuratieva N.V., Kozyr K.V., Obedinskaya N.R., Kretov E.I., Novozhilov I.N., Mironov Y.V., Stass D.V., Efremova O.A., Shestopalov M.A. Dalton Trans. 2017. 46(35). P. 11738-11747.
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Estimation of the Fraction of Spin-Correlated Radical Ion Pairs in Irradiated Alkanes using Magnetosensitive Recombination Luminescence from Exciplexes Generated upon Recombination of a Probe Pair Melnikov A.R., Verkhovlyuk V.N., Kalneus E.V., Korolev V.V., Borovkov V.I., Sherin P.S., Davydova M.P., Vasilevsky S.F., Stass D.V. Z. Phys. Chem. 2016. 231(2). P. 239-267.
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Estimation of the fluorescence lifetime for optically inaccessible exciplexes in nonpolar solutions under ionizing irradiation Melnikov A.R., Kalneus E.V., Korolev V.V., Sherin P.S., Borovkov V.I., Stass D.V. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2016. 15(6). P. 767-778.
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Effect of ionizing radiation on the luminescence of mycelium of luminous fungus Neonothopanus nambi Bondar V.S., Puzyr A.P., Burov A.E., Medvedeva S.E., Rodicheva E.K., Kobzeva T.V., Melnikov A.R., Karogodina T.Y., Zikirin S.B., Stass D.V., Molin Y.N., Gitelson J.I. Dokl. Biochem. Biophys. 2015. 460(1). P. 30-33.
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Highly efficient exciplex formation via radical ion pair recombination in X-irradiated alkane solutions for luminophores with short fluorescence lifetimes Melnikov A.R., Kalneus E.V., Korolev V.V., Dranov I.G., Kruppa A.I., Stass D.V. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2014. 13(8). P. 1169-1179.
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Stimulation of luminescence of mycelium of luminous fungus Neonothopanus nambi by ionizing radiation Kobzeva T.V., Melnikov A.R., Karogodina T.Y., Zikirin S.B., Stass D.V., Molin Y.N., Rodicheva E.K., Medvedeva S.E., Puzyr A.P., Burov A.A., Bondar V.S., Gitelson J.I. Luminescence. 2014. 29(7). P. 703-710.
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Exciplex formation upon recombination of radiation-generated radical ion pairs in nonpolar solutions Melnikov A.R., Kalneus E.V., Korolev V.V., Dranov I.G., Stass D.V. Dokl. Phys. Chem. 2013. 452(2). P. 257-260.
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Registration of radical anions of Al, Ga, In tris-8-oxyquinolinates by magnetosensitive and spectrally resolved recombination luminescence in benzene solutions Sergey N.V., Verkhovlyuk V.N., Kalneus E.V., Korolev V.V., Melnikov A.R., Burdukov A.B., Stass D.V., Molin Y.N. Chem. Phys. Lett. 2012. 442. P. 32-37.
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A Low-Field Magnetically Affected Reaction Yield (MARY) Spectrometer with Spectral Fluorescence Resolution Kalneus E.V., Melnikov A.R., Korolev V.V., Ivannikov V.I., Stass D.V. Appl. Magn. Res. 2013. 44(1). P. 81-96.
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The influence of coordination compounds on spin chemical processes in irradiated hydrocarbons Sergey N.V., Stass D.V., Burdukov A.B., Melnikov A.R., Molin Y.N. Dokl. Phys. Chem. 2012. 442(1). P. 12-15.
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Talks

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2026-10-18
Optical control of magnetization in Co(II)-based single-molecule magnets via resonant pulsed THz excitation Invited talk · Asia-Pacific EPR/ESR & SEST Joint Conference (APES-SEST 2026) · Saitama, Japan
2026-06-22
Polarization of the ground Kramers doublet in single-molecule magnets based on Co(II) by pumping the spin system with resonant pulsed THz radiation Oral talk · International Conference Laser Optics (ICLO 2026) · St. Petersburg, Russia
2025-10-13
EPR spectroscopy endstation at the Novosibirsk free electron laser facility: Status 2025 Talk · West Lake University · Hangzhou, China
2024-10-22
EPR spectroscopy endstation at the Novosibirsk free electron laser facility: Status 2024 Oral talk · Asia-Pacific EPR/ESR Society Conference (APES 2024) · Hangzhou, China
2024-06-25
Study of single-crystal and polymer pyroelectric detectors in the 0.9–2.0 THz range using the Novosibirsk FEL Oral talk · International Conference «Synchrotron Radiation and Free Electron Lasers» (SFR 2024) · Novosibirsk, Russia
2023-09-10
T-jump spectroscopy under pulsed THz radiation: a universal way to measure T1 of magnetically concentrated single-molecule magnets Poster · 18th International Conference on Molecule-Based Magnets (ICMM 2023) · Nanjing, China
2023-07-10
High stability and low noise X-band FT EPR spectrometer with AWG unit and flexible open-source software for applications in pulse dipolar and hyperfine spectroscopy Poster · X International Conference «High-Spin Molecules and Molecular Magnets» (MolMag 2023) · Novosibirsk, Russia
2022-09-05
Temperature jump spectroscopy under pulsed THz radiation: a way to measure T1 of magnetically concentrated substances Poster · X International Voevodsky Conference «Physics and Chemistry of Elementary Chemical Processes» · Novosibirsk, Russia
2022-09-05
Atomize: open source modular software for working with scientific devices and combining them into a spectrometer Poster · X International Voevodsky Conference «Physics and Chemistry of Elementary Chemical Processes» · Novosibirsk, Russia
2020-09-01
Electronic system for modulating THz radiation of the Novosibirsk free electron laser: technical aspects and possible applications Oral talk · 3rd All-Russian Conference «Methods of Investigation of the Composition and Structure of Functional Materials» (MISSFM-2020) · Novosibirsk, Russia
2019-09-24
Electronic system for modulating THz radiation at Novosibirsk free electron laser: possible applications and technical aspects Poster · International Conference ORGEL-2019 · Novosibirsk, Russia
2019-09-17
Technical aspects and possible applications of the THz radiation electronic modulation system of NovoFEL Flash presentation · 7th European Conference on Molecular Magnetism (ECMM 2019) · Florence, Italy
2017-06-25
X-ray generated exciplexes of diphenylacetylenes with CF3 or OMe substituent group Oral talk · IX International Voevodsky Conference «Physics and Chemistry of Elementary Chemical Processes» · Novosibirsk, Russia
2015-03-15
Magnetosensitive exciplex emission in X-irradiated alkane solutions Poster · 14th International Symposium on Spin and Magnetic Field Effects in Chemistry and Related Phenomena (Spin Chemistry Meeting 2015) · Kolkata, India
2014-07-13
Highly efficient exciplex formation in X-irradiated alkane solutions for luminophores with short fluorescence lifetimes Oral talk · 17th International Conference on Luminescence and Optical Spectroscopy of Condensed Matter (ICL 2014) · Wrocław, Poland

Teaching

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Structure of Matter Annual course of lectures and seminars · Novosibirsk State University, Department of Natural Sciences · 2022–present
Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Semester-long course of lectures and seminars · Novosibirsk State University, Department of Natural Sciences · 2021–present
Modeling of Processes and Phenomena of Physical Chemistry Seminars · Novosibirsk State University, Department of Natural Sciences · 2017–2020
General Physics Seminars: mechanics, electricity and magnetism, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics and statistical physics · Novosibirsk State University, Department of Natural Sciences · 2015–2020