Dr. Dr. Ilia Solov'yov

Main results during the time at FIAS

• Quantification of the developed theory explaining avian magnetoreception phenomenon [I.A. Solov'yov, and W. Greiner, Phys. Rev. E, 80, 041919-(1-10) (2009); I.A. Solov'yov, and K. Schulten, Biophys. J., 96, 4804-4813 (2009).]
• Uncovering a Solvent-Controlled Preferential Growth of Buckminsterfullerene (C60) Nanowires [J. Geng, I.A. Solov'yov, W. Zhou, A.V. Solov'yov, and B.F.G. Johnson, J. Phys. Chem. C, 113, 6390-6397 (2009); I.A. Solov'yov, J. Geng, A.V. Solov'yov, B.F.G. Johnson, Chem. Phys. Lett., 472, 166-170 (2009);]
• Development of a liquid surface model for carbon nanotubes [I.A. Solov'yov, M. Mathew, A. V. Solov'yov and W. Greiner, Phys. Rev. E, 78, 051601-(1-13) (2008);]
• Development of avian magnetoreception theory [I.A. Solov'yov, Greiner, Biophysical Journal, 93, 1493-1509 (2007); I.A. Solov'yov, Chandler, and Schulten, Biophys. J,, 92, 2711-2726 (2007)]
• Development of a theory for the description of phase transitions in biomolecular structures (e.g., helix-coil phase transition in polypeptides) which is solely based on the analysis of potential energy surfaces of the system and which is free from any model parameters [Yakubovich, I.A. Solov'yov, Solov'yov, Greiner, Europhysics News 38, 10 (2007); Eur. Phys. J. D 40, 363 (2006) - highlight paper]
• Study of the stability of a polypeptide chain with respect to different fission channels [I.A. Solov'yov, Yakubovich, Solov'yov, Greiner, JETP 103, 463 (2006)]
• Analysis of potential energy surface of polypeptide chain at ab initio and model levels [I.A. Solov'yov, Yakubovich, Solov'yov, Greiner, Phys. Rev. E 73, 021916 (2006)]
• Study of optical response of sodium and magnesium clusters [I.A. Solov'yov, Solov'yov, Greiner, J. Phys. B 37, L137 (2004)]
• Elucidation of interplay between the electronic and geometry shell closures in the size-evolution of structural and electronic properties of Sr metals [Lyalin, I.A. Solov'yov, Solov'yov, Greiner, Phys. Rev. A 75, 053201 (2007)]
• Development of the class architecture of the Cluster Searcher package; implementation of an original local minimization algorithm based on Powell's conjugate directions method; implementation of building blocks concept; implementation of multidimensional interaction potentials in the package
• Development of a novel linear scaling method, the so-called "two-center multipole expansion method" [I.A. Solov'yov, Yakubovich, Solov'yov, Greiner, Phys. Rev. E 75, 053201 (2007)]

Education

• 2005-2009: Post-graduate course in theoretical physics, A.F. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
• 2004-2008: PhD at the Frankfurt International Graduate School for Science at Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies of Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• 2002-2004: Physics Department of Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• 2001-2002: Course T (study department for technical and mathematical natural sciences) in Studienkolleg, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• 2000-2006: Physical-Technical Department of St. Petersburg State Technical University, Russia.
• 1998-2000: Lyceum "Physical-technical school" at the A.F. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, Academy of Sciences of Russia, St.Petersburg, Russia
• in 1995: Elm-Wood School, London, England
• 1992-1998: Gymnasium No 192, St. Petersburg, Russia

Professional Career

• 2008-now: Junior Research Fellow, Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Frankfurt am Main, Germanys
• July-August 2009: Visiting scholar, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• September-October 2008: Visiting scholar, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Academic Qualifications

• 2009: Candidate of science in theoretical physics (equivalent to PhD), A.F. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
• 04.02.2008: PhD (Dr. Phil. Nat.) with Honor, Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• in 2006: Master of Science with Honor, St. Petersburg State Technical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
• in 2004: Bachelor of Science with Honor, St. Petersburg State Technical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
• 04.11.2004: Diploma in Physics at the Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University with Honors, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• 15.10.2002: certificate about Diploma pre examinations (Vordiplom) in Physics with with Honors, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• 20.06.2000: school-leaving certificate, St. Petersburg, Russia

Awards

• 2008: Special prize of the Foerderverein Frankfurt for the interdisciplinary work on magnetoreception in birds and other animals, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• 04.11.2006: Philipp Siedler-Wissenschaftspreis 2005/2006 for the best Diploma, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• in 2004: Laureate of the ISSEP contest "Student of the Year 2004", St. Petersburg, Russia
• in 12.2003: Laureate of the ISSEP contest "Student of the Year 2003", St. Petersburg, Russia
• in 02.2003: Scholarship award in the "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes", Germany
• in 2000: Third degree diploma in Regional State Physics Olympiad, St. Petersburg, Russia.