Dr. Dr. Ilia Solov'yov
Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS)
Goethe University
Ruth-Moufang-Strasse, 1
60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Tel.: +49-(069)-798 47628
Fax: +49-(069)-798 47611
E-mail: ilia@fias.uni-frankfurt.de
Personal
Birth: November 10, 1983, Leningrad/St. Petersburg, USSR/Russia
Citizenship: Russia
Current Research Interests
- Magnetoreception mechanisms in birds and plants
- Biomolecular systems (conformational changes and phase transitions in bio macromolecules; stability and fragmentation of biomolecular systems)
- Nanosystems (structure, stability, energetics and growth, properties of atomic nanoclusters)
- Theoretical and computational methods (global optimization methods; linear scaling methods)
Main results during the time at FIAS
- Development of avian magnetoreception theory [I.A. Solov'yov, Greiner, Biophysical Journal, 93, 1493-1509 (2007); I.A. Solov'yov, Chandler, and Schulten, Biophysical Journal, 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
- 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
Academic Qualifications
- 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
- 04.11.2004: 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.

