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. | |
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