Viktorov Mikhail Evgen'evich

Low-temperature plasma physics, high-temperature plasma physics, gas discharge physics.

• 2010-2013 The Institute of Applied Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences. Ph.D. in Plasma Physics. Advisor: Prof. S.V. Golubev (IAP RAS). The title of the Ph.D. thesis: “Pulsed regimes of electron cyclotron instability in a mirror-confined plasma”
• 2008-2010 Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, The Advanced School of General and Applied Physics, M.S., Physics. Advisor: Prof. S.V. Golubev (IAP RAS). Thesis title: Experimental study of cyclotron instability in a decaying plasma of the pulsed electron cyclotron resonance discharge
• 2004-2008 Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, The Advanced School of General and Applied Physics, B.S., Physics. Advisor: Prof. A.G. Demekhov (IAP RAS). Thesis title: Electron acceleration in the magnetosphere by chirping whistler waves.

• 2024 - present - Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Advanced school of general and applied physics, Dean
• 2018 - 2023 - Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Advanced school of general and applied physics, Deputy Dean
• 2013 - 2023 - Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Advanced school of general and applied physics, Assistant Professor

• 2017 - present - IAP RAS, Senior Researcher
• 2017–2022 - IAP RAS, Deputy Head of the Plasma Physics Department
• 2014–2017 - IAP RAS, Researcher
• 2010–2014 - IAP RAS, Junior Researcher
• 2008–2010 - IAP RAS, Senior Research Assistant

Awards:

• 2023 Diploma of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Nizhny Novgorod Region for the results achieved in the development of the scientific and educational complex of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
• 2019 Prize for the best contributed oral presentation at the conference VII International Conference “Frontiers of Nonlinear Physics” (Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, June 28 – July 4, 2019)
• 2017 Winner of the XIX Competition of works of young scientists of the IAP RAS
• 2015 URSI Young Scientist Award at 1st URSI Atlantic Radio Science Conference
• 2015 Diploma of the competition in honor of Y.P. Maltsev for the best publication of young scientists in the field of magnetospheric physics (2013–2014 years)
• 2014 Diploma of the competition in honor of Y.P. Maltsev for the excellent publication of young scientists in the field of magnetospheric physics (2012-2013 years)
• 2011 Diploma of 1st degree for the report on the International Baikal Youth School on Fundamental Physics
• 2011 Diploma of 1st degree for the report at the 16th session of the Nizhny Novgorod young scientists

Grants and Fellowships:

• 2019–2020 Grant of the President of the Russian Federation for state support of young Russian scientists – PhD. MK-2593.2019.2. «The fine structure of the plasma emission spectrum of the whistler frequency range»
• 2017–2019 RSF grant – № 17-72-10288 «Study of frequency sweeping mechanisms in the spectra of electron cyclotron emission of a nonequilibrium plasma in an open magnetic trap»
• 2016–2018 RFBR grant – Competition of fundamental research projects carried out by young PhD scientists, 16-32-60056 mol_a_dk "Experimental study of interaction of supersonic highly ionized plasma flow with a magnetic arch"
• 2016–2018 Scholarship of the President of the Russian Federation for young scientists and graduate students, "Laboratory investigation of the mechanisms of wave generation by energetic charged particles in a nonequilibrium space plasma"
• 2014–2015 RFBR grant – Competition of research projects carried out by young scientists, 14-02-31521 mol_a "Investigation of the dynamic spectra of bursts of electromagnetic radiation at the cyclotron instability in a rarefied plasma"
• 2013–2015 Scholarship of the President of the Russian Federation for young scientists and graduate students, "Modeling of the formation processes of the radiation background in the inner magnetosphere of the Earth"
• 2013–2014 The Dynasty Foundation, individual scholarship for graduate students
• 2012–2013 Grant to target graduate students under the Federal target program "Scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel of the innovative Russia" for 2009-2013, contract 14.132.21.1438, "Laboratory simulation of the generation of electromagnetic radiation in the inner magnetosphere of the Earth"
• 2011–2012 Grant to target graduate students under the Federal target program "Scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel of the innovative Russia" for 2009–2013, contract 14.740.11.1333, "Preparation of high-purity silicon monoisotope by high rate plasma chemical decomposition of silicon tetrafluoride in the plasma of electron cyclotron resonance discharge"
• 2011 Scholarship of Nizhny Novgorod regional government in honor of G.A. Razuvaev