EDUCATION
November 21, 1990 Main Astronomical Observatory of Ukraine. Ph.D in Heliophysics and Physics of the Solar System.
``Studying solar photosphere brightness oscillations using photodiode arrays''. The PhD research required the development and evaluation of two high-precision solar photometers. The photometers were a novel design in the photo-diode array technique whose function was to detect extremely small brightness oscillations with the amplitude of about 0.01% of the solar photosphere brightness on the solar disk. A moderate spatial resolution allowed us to compare these oscillations detected using a ground-based telescope with those taken from both the SMM space mission and from the South Pole brightness oscillation measurements. The spectra of these oscillations were analyzed to study low- and intermediate-degree solar oscillation modes and internal differential rotation of the Sun.
1965--1970 Place: Lviv Polytechnical Institute, Ukraine. MS-degree: A Diploma titled "Engineer in Electronics Devices and Techniques" was acquired with the Highest Honor (Red Diploma).
1954--1965 Ruzhychanka (Khmelnitsky Region, Ukraine) Middle and High School, Gold Medal.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
February 2007: Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrophotometer (ESP) Project Scientist. ESP is a part of the Solar Dynamics Observatory/Extreme ultraviolet Variability Experiment Mission.
June 2004 - current: Research Scientist, University of Southern California, Department of Physics and Astronomy.
September 2003 - March 2004: NST Project Engineer and Research Scientist, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Big Bear Solar Observatory. New Solar Telescope (NST) is an off-axis solar telescope with the clear aperture of 1.6 m (currently, the largest solar telescope in the World).
March 2001 - September 2003: Research Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Big Bear Solar Observatory.
March 2000 - March 2001: Research Scientist, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Big Bear Solar Observatory.
April 1996 - March 2000: Science Associated Director, Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, Ukraine
July 1990 - April 1996: Senior Research Scientist, Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, Ukraine
May 1987 - July 1990: Research Scientist, Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, Ukraine
March 1977 - May 1987: Lead Engineer, Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, Ukraine
January 1975 - March 1977: Senior Engineer, Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, Ukraine
July 1970 - January 1975: Engineer, Computer Plant 'Electropribor', Ukraine