Michael L. Gorodetsky


Doctor of Phys.-Math Scinces
(Analogue of German habilitation)
Associate professor
Born July 24, 1966 in Moscow, Russia

Faculty of Physics,
M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State Universitry,
Chair of Physics of Oscillations
Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991
 7(495)939-3903
 gorm@hbar.phys.msu.ru

    Scientific interests:  Physics of high-Q optical, microwave and mechanical systems; whispering gallery modes in optical and microwave resonators; optical microspheres applications in photonics and experimental technique; fundamental mechanisms of dissipation; nonlinear optical effects; quantum nondemolition measurements and theory of quantum measurements; laser gravitational-wave antennas.

    Dr.Sc.Phys. Thesis: "High-Q resonators in experimental physics" (2001)
    PhD Thesis: "Optical microresonators with whispering-gallery modes" (1993)

1991 -- 1997: research fellow, chair of Molecular physics and physics of measurements, faculty of Physics, Moscow State University
1997 -- 2001:  senior research fellow, chair of Molecular physics and physics of measurements, faculty of Physics, Moscow State University
2002 -- 2007:  leading research fellow, chair of Physics of oscillations, faculty of Physics, Moscow State University
2007 -- now:  Associate professor
 

    Visiting Scientist:
California Institute of Technology (Pasadena CA, USA) - 1998, 2000
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena CA, USA) - 2001
Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik (Garching, Germany) - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010

    Awards:
1999: Best young scientist of Moscow State University for the cycle of works "High-Q optical and microwave resonators for high-precision and quantum measurements".
2006: Best young Doctor of Physics of Moscow State University. Second award.

    Current research grants:
2005-2006: President of Russia research grant "Young Doctors of Sciences".
2005-2006: Alexander von Humboldt return fellowship
2008: Tallented students and young scientists of MSU support grant
2010: Alexander von Humboldt return fellowship
2010: RFBR publishing grant for the monograph "Optical microresonators with giant quality-factor".

    Special courses for graduate students:
"Optical microresonators" - 4th year.
"Frequency standards" - 5th yesr.

Publications