Research activities

• Electrochemical energy storage (lithium-ion, sodium-ion, solid electrolytes, cathodes)
• Fabric-based materials for energy storage (current collectors, electrodes) and radiation protection (UV, X-rays)
• Crystal physical coupling phenomena (pyroelectricity)
• Electron density determination (experiment and theory)
• Higher-dimensional crystallography (modulated phases)
• Intermetallics and correlated electron systems (superconductivity, magnetism)

Methods

• Electrochemical analysis: battery cycling, impedance spectroscopy
• Crystallographic structure elucidation methods based on X-ray and synchrotron radiation, in particular single-crystal X-ray diffraction
• Crystallochemical methods for determination of properties of crystalline materials

Educational Background

• Dissertation (Dr. rer. nat.): X-ray investigation of rare-earth compounds with special emphasis of modulated structures: The response of the crystal structure on composition variations, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, 2010
• Diploma Thesis (Dipl.-Phys.): Structural studies of rare-earth transition metal compounds by means of X-ray methods, TU Dresden, 2004

Awards & Honors

• Invitation of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to the 11th Indo-German Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, Kolkata, Indien.
• Leading Scientist at Samara State Technical University (since 2018)
• Highly Qualified Specialist at Samara National Research University (2016–2018)
• Member of the Young Forum of the Mathematics and Natural Sciences Research Department of the Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig (2016–2020)
• Winner of the German start-up competition WECONOMY of Wissensfabrik and Handelsblatt (2012)
• Max-von-Laue Price of the German Crystallographic Society (2012)
• 1st prize in the nationwide start-up competition ‘start2grow’ for the ‘Best Business Idea’ (2010)