Michael I. Bakunov

Permanent employment and position

N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Head of the Department of General Physics, Professor

Position at ELSA

Head of Laboratory, leading research scientist

Education & degrees

January 2000 Doctor of Science in Radiophysics, University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

June 1987 Ph.D. in Radiophysics, University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

June 1979 Diploma in Radiophysics with highest honors, University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Areas of concentration

Nonlinear optics, terahertz science, metamaterials, plasmonics, electromagnetic waves in time-varying media, electromagnetic interactions with relativistic ionization fronts

Teaching experience

June 2004 – present	Professor and Head of the General Physics Department, Faculty of Radiophysics, University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
July 2000 - June 2004	Professor, Faculty of Radiophysics, University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
April 1990 - July 2000	Associate Professor, Faculty of Radiophysics, University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
September 1987 - April 1990	Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Radiophysics, University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
September 1979 - August 1984	Assistant Professor, Faculty of Radiophysics, University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Research experience

Worked as a head of a research group in following projects:

2011 - present	“Generation and transformation of terahertz radiation in planar metamaterials and plasmonic crystals,” Russian Foundation for Basic Research and Japanese Society for Promotion Science (together with Prof. M. Hangyo, Osaka University)
2010 - present	“Extreme light sources and applications”, Government of the Russian Federation (together with Prof. Gerard Mourou)
2010 - present	“Generation of electromagnetic radiation in undeveloped frequency bands using methods of nonlinear optics,” Federal Targeted Program “Scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel of the innovative Russia”
2010 - present	“Development of highly efficient methods for terahertz generation with ultrashort laser pulses,” Federal Targeted Program “Scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel of the innovative Russia”
2010 - present	“Terahertz generation by moving laser-induced sources for surface spectroscopy, near-field microscopy, and probing metamaterials in the terahertz frequency range,” Russian Foundation for Basic Research
2008 - 2010	“Plasmon-assisted generation of terahertz radiation by ultrashort laser pulses and electron beams,” Russian Foundation for Basic Research and National Natural Science Foundation of China
2009	“Femtosecond modifications in glasses with application to novel laser designs,” European Commission, Research DG, Human Resources and mobility
2008 - 2009	“Generation of coherent terahertz radiation by moving light-induced sources,” Russian Foundation for Basic Research
2006 - 2008	“Generation of terahertz surface waves by moving photoinduced sources,” Russian Foundation for Basic Research
2006 - 2008	“Generation of terahertz radiation by ultrashort optical pulses in open waveguiding structures,” Russian Foundation for Basic Research and National Natural Science Foundation of China
2004 - 2005	“Generation of terahertz surface waves by ultrashort laser pulses,” Russian Ministry of Education
2000 - 2001	"Transformation of surface electromagnetic waves in nonstationary open waveguides," Russian Foundation for Basic Research

Experience of international collaboration:

Nov – Dec 2011	Visiting Professor, Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka Univ., Japan
Aug – Sept 2010	Visiting Professor, Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka Univ., Japan
Nov – Dec 2009	Visiting Professor, Data Storage Institute, Singapore
Nov – Dec 2008	Visiting Professor, Research Center for Development of Far-Infrared Region, Fukui Univ., Japan
May 2008	International expert and reviewer of the Singapore Terahertz Program, Agency for Science, Technology & Research, Singapore
Mar – May 2008	Visiting Professor, Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka Univ., Japan
Mar 2008 – present	Project Manager of the joint project “Research on Terahertz Generation, Spectroscopy, and Imaging” of the University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia and Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka Univ., Japan
Mar 2006 – present	Team-work with research group of Prof. Shenggang Liu, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and National Natural Science Foundation of China
Jul – Sept 2006	Visiting Professor, Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka Univ., Japan
Dec 2003 – Mar 2004	Visiting Researcher, Center for Superconductor Photonics, Osaka Univ., Japan
Oct – Dec 2001	Visiting Researcher, Nishida Plasma Lab., Utsunomiya Univ., Japan
Aug – Dec 2000	Visiting Researcher, Nishida Plasma Lab., Utsunomiya Univ., Japan

Published over 75 papers and 100 conference proceedings.

Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Applied Electromagnetism.

Reviewing experience

Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B and E, Journal of Applied Physics, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Physics A and D.

Awards

2011 Honorary Diploma of the Governor of Nizhny Novgorod region

2006 Prize of Nizhny Novgorod in Education

2001 Prize of Nizhny Novgorod in Education

2001 Soros Professor Award

2000 Honorary Diploma of Russian Ministry of Education

2000 Soros Associate Professor Award

1999 Soros Associate Professor Award

1998 Soros Associate Professor Award

1996 Soros Associate Professor Award

Professional memberships

SPIE Member, Advisor of the Nizhny Novgorod SPIE Student Chapter