Alexander B. Shick

Department of Condensed Matter Theory, Institute of Physics,
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 18221 Na Slovance 2, Prague, CZ

E-mail: shick@fzu.cz


Fields of the Research: Computational Materials Theory: Electronic, Magnetic, Superconducting, and Structural Properties of Complex Materials.
   
Education:  
1993 Candidate of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics (equivalent of Ph. D.), Institute of Solid State Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Russia.
   
1987 BSc. and MSc. in Physics, Department of Physics and Technology, Urals Polytechnical Institute, Ekaterinburg, Russia.
   
Professional experience:  
September 2001 - present Research Staff Scientist, Department of Condensed Matter Theory, IoP ASCR, Prague, Czech Republic
September 2000 - July 2001 Lecturer at the Department of Physics, University of California - Davis
October 1998 - August 2001 Postdoctoral Research Associate. Department of Physics, University of California - Davis
October 1996 - September 1998 Postdoctoral Research Associate. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University
January 1996 - October 1996 Postdoctoral fellow. Institut für Festkörperforschung, FZ - Jülich, Germany
October 1994 - December 1995 Postdoctoral fellow. Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences, Prague, the Czech Republic
March 1987 - September 1994 Research Associate (including Ph.D. studies). Institute of Solid State Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Teaching experience :  

2000 - 2001

Lecturer in Physics, University of California, Davis.

1998

Student Summer Research Project Superviser, Northwestern University, Evanston.

1992-1993

Student Research Projects Superviser, Institute of Solid State Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

1990 - 1992

Lecturer in General Physics at Ural Technical University, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Visiting Positions :  
May-July 2003 Visiting Scientist, Leibnitz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research, Dresden, Germany.

Awards and Schoolarships :  
2002 ``Otto Wichterle" Price of the Czech Academy of Sciences for Outstanding Young Scientists.
2000 Chair of the Session, ``Surface and Interface Magnetism", APS 2000 March Meeting, Minneapolis.
1997 National Center for Supercomputer Applications (NCSA), ``Top Academic User of the Month" Award.
1996 FZ - Jülich Postdoctoral Fellowship Award.
1987 Honor Diploma for student achievements in scientific research,
  Physics and Technology Department, Ural Politechnical Institute.
   

Publications:

 
  • 32 published papers in the scientific journals.