Education

Ph.D. Russian Research Center “KurchatovInstitute,” 1999

Theoretical physics; Advisor: Prof. V.G. Vaks M.S., with Honors Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, 1996

Physics of Metals

Assistant Professor University of Nebraska-Lincoln 08/05–present Research Assistant Professor University of Nebraska-Lincoln 10/02–08/05 Assistant Scientist Ames Laboratory 01/02–09/02 Visiting Scientist Ames Laboratory 10/99–01/02 Junior Scientist Russian Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” 04/99–10/99

Kirill D. Belashchenko

Cottrell Scholar Award from the Research Corporation$100,000 2008-2011

Additional Research Funding • DoE EPSCoR, Phase Transitions in Confined Nanosystems (with J. Shield; PI). 08/15/09-08/14/12;$420,000. $210,000(KB). • NSF-MRSEC, (E. Tsymbal, PI, et.al.) Quantum and Spin Phenomena in Nanomagnetic Structures 09/01/08-08/31/14; $8.1M $194,804(KB).

• Nebraska Research Initiative, Designing materials for electrodes in spintronic devices, PI (with Christian Binek, Peter Dowben, Renat Sabirianov). 07/01/06-06/30/09;$431,378. $194,804(KB).

• Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Novel rare-earth semiconductors for solid-state neutron detectors, (with J.Brand (PI),P.Dowben,Y.Losovyj).

12/01/06-11/31/09; $450,000. $96,000.• NSF-SIA/NRI MRSEC Supplement, Multiferroic interfaces: New paradigms for functional switching, (with E. Tsymbal (PI), R. F. Sabirianov). 03/01/07-02/28/10 $400,000. $100K• NSF EPSCoR First Award, First-principles studies of electronic structure and transport in magnetic systems at finite temperatures, PI.

01/01/07-12/31/07 $19,927.• NSF seed grant through Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, Theoretical studies of magnetotransport at finite temperatures. 05/01/06-04/30/07 $17,822.

2009 Publications 4. A. L. Wysocki, R. F. Sabirianov, M. van Schilfgaarde, and K. D. Belashchenko,

First-principles analysis of spin-disorder resistivity of Fe and NiPhys. Rev. B 80, 224423 (2009).

4. Y. Wang, M. K. Niranjan, J. D. Burton, J. M. An, K. D. Belashchenko, and E. Y. Tsymbal Prediction of a spin-polarized two-dimensional electron gas at the LaAIO3/EuO(001) interface Phys. Rev. B 79, 212408 (2009).

2. Siqi Shi, A. L. Wysocki, and K. D. Belashchenko, Magnetism of chromia from first-principles calculations Phys. Rev. B 79, 104404 (2009).

1. Ya. B. Losovyj, D. Wooten, J. Colon Santana, J. M. An, K. D. Belashchenko, N. Lozova, J. Petrosky, A. Sokolov, J. Tang, W. Wang, N. Arulsamy, and P. A. Dowben, Comparison of n-type Gd2O3 and Gd-doped HfO2 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 21, 045602 (2009).

Submitted to Nature Materials:Xi He, Yi Wang, N. Wu, A. Caruso, E. Vescovo, K. D. Belashchenko, P.A. Dowben, and Ch. Binek Reversible electric control of global exchange bias at room temperature

2008 Publications

4. K. D. Belashchenko and V. P. Antropov, Role of chemical bonding in the formation of local moment and magnetic interaction in iron-pnictide superconductors, Phys. Rev. B 78, 212505 (2008).

3. A. L. Wysocki, J. K. Glasbrenner, and K. D. Belashchenko, Thermodynamics of itinerant magnets in a classical spin fluctuation model, Phys. Rev. B 78, 184419 (2008).

• A. N. Chantis, K. D. Belashchenko, E. Y. Tsymbal, I. V. Sus, The importance of Fe surface states for spintronic devices based on magnetic

tunnel junctions, Mod. Phys. Lett. B 22, 2529-2551 (2008).

• P. Lukashev, R. F. Sabirianov, and K. D. Belashchenko, Piezomagnetic effect in Mn-based antiperovskites, Phys. Rev. B 78, 184414 (2008).

Teaching

2006 Spring PHYS 951 (3) 1.33 Fall PHYS 916 (13) 3.38

2007 Spring PHYS 912 (10) 2.75

Fall PHYS 916 (11) 1.45

2008 Spring PHYS 912 (10) 1.88

Fall PHYS 916 (20) 1.71

2009 Spring PHYS 912 (16) 2.25

Adv topics in Solid State (complete redesign).

“class environment tense” “uncomfortable” “made to feel stupid” “doesn’t know how to relate”

“much improvement over semester”“conceptual checkpoints thru semester good!”“Would take any class he teaches!”All reported: “really enjoyed this class”

Knowledge: 1.33, Enthusiasm: 1.44Sensitivty: 2.00, Int in studnts: 1.78

“This was an outstanding class”“very precise and clear explanations”

Sensitivty: 3.92, Int in studnts: 3.85

Knowledge: 1.18, Enthusiasm: 1.71Teaching & Grades: 2.18

Knowledge: 1.44, Enthusiasm: 2.56Int in stdnts:2.56, Sensitivty: 2.94

“an awesome course” “very good instructor”“enjoyed the class…feel I learned a lot”“make an effort to understand student questions rather than ignoring the ill-formed ones.”“need to do more boardwork.”“class periods spent in discussion…difficult to develop notes to back and look at later.”“better than last semester” “like his teaching Stat Mech more than QM”“vague discussions difficult to draw conclusions from”“after a discussion I didn’t feel I got the main idea”“write points on blackboard instead of just talking”

1st graduating PhD Student

Aleksander Wysocki

PhD Students currently supervised

James Glasbrenner Sai Mu

Department Service•Graduate Admissions Committee, member •Graduate Committee•Academic Planning Committee•Library Committee•Ad Hoc Committee on Computational Facilities in New Nano Bldg

•Organizer, weekly UNL/UNO Condensed Mater theory seminar

Thesis title: “Finite-temperature effects in magnetic materials: models and ab nitio studies”

Education

Ural State University, Russia PhD 1990

Assistant Professor University of Nebraska-Lincoln 10/07–present Scientist Scientist, Sony Corporation, Yokohama, Japan 1997-2000 Joint Research Center for Atomic Technology, Tsukuba 1993-1997

Alexei Gruverman

Current Research Funding AwardedSemiconductor Research Corporation, Nanoscale resistive switching behavior of multiferroic tunnel junctions for nonvolatile memory 08/01/09 – 07/31/10 $40K

NSF-NIRT (Pearl, PI) Configurable NanoPatterened Polar Surfaces for Molecular Pattern Formation and Transfer

08/31/09-07/31/10 $120K $48K (AG)

NSF-MRSEC Supplement (Tsymbal, PI) Polarization-controlled electroresistance of ultrathin ferroelectric films at the nanoscale 09/01/09 – 02/15/11 $99K

NSF-MRSEC, (E. Tsymbal, PI, et.al.) Quantum and Spin Phenomena in Nanomagnetic Structures 09/01/08-08/31/14; $8.1M

Submitted Proposals 2009PendingDOE (with Tsymbal) Nanoscale resistive switching behavior of ferroelectric and multiferroic tunnel junctions $900K

DoE-EPSCoR (w/Ducharme) Nanoscale studies of pyroelectric and thermoelectric phenomena $637K

NSF Materials World network: Critical Scaling of Domain Dynamics in Ferroelectric Nanostructures $315K

DeclinedNSF (PI: Oates, FSU) Ferroelectric and Flexoelecric Microsystems and Structures $200K

Refereed Publications

S.Ducharme, and A.Gruverman, Start the Presses, Nature Materials 8, 9 (2009).

A.Gruverman, D.Wu, H.Lu, Y.Wang, H.W.Jang, C.M.Folkman, M.Ye.Zhuravlev,D.Felker, M.Rzchowski, C.-B.Eom and E.Y.Tsymbal, Tunneling electroresistanceeffect in ferroelectric tunnel junctions at the nanoscale, Nano Letters 9, 3539-3543 (2009).

A.Gruverman, Nanoscale insight into the statics and dynamics of polarizationbehavior in thin film ferroelectric capacitors, invited review in J. Mat. Sci. 44, No 19, 5182 (2009).

D.Wu, I.Kunishima, S.Roberts, and A.Gruverman, Spatial variations in localswitching parameters of FeRAM capacitors, Appl. Phys Lett. 95, 092901 (2009).

P.Sharma, T.J. Reece, D.Wu, V.M.Fridkin, S.Ducharme and A.Gruverman,Nanoscale Domain Patterns in Ultrathin Polymer Ferroelectric Films, J. Phys:Cond. Matt. 21, 485902-07 (2009).

A.Gruverman, D.Wu, and J.F.Scott, Piezoresponse Force Microscopy Studies of Switching Behavior of Ferroelectric Capacitors on a 100-ns Timescale Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 097601-604 (2008).

Teaching 2007 Fall PHYS 212“impossible to hear or understand despite microphone”“impatient when students do not understand”“presentations jumbled” “abrasive manor” “rude to students” “unfriendly”“not willing to give help to students”

Knowledge 2.62Effectiveness/Sensitivity 4.02 / 4.07 Overall: 3.74

2008 Fall PHYS 212“Gruverman really seems to like teaching”“He’s here for the students. I find that rare in most teachers.”“It was obvious the professor genuinely wanted to help students.” “I really appreciated that he would stop class to answer questions”“The teacher spoke in a monotone and is hard to hear.”“Extremely boring.”

Knowledge 1.20

Effectiveness/Sensitivity 1.00 / 1.10 Overall: 1.20

PhD Students Graduated

2009 Dong Wu (NCSU) Thesis Title: Nanoscale Studies of Switching Behavior of Ferroelectric Thin Films by

Piezoresponse Force Microscopy

Graduate Students Supervised

Haidong Wu Pankaj Sharma Alex Stamm

Undergraduate Students SupervisedGlen Gates (2008) Shawn Roberts (2008-09)Andrew Rasmussen (UCARE-2009) Zach Burton (UCARE-2009)

Service

CMMP Faculty Search CommitteeMember of the Undergraduate Advising Committee

Instituted departmental Undergraduate Merit AwardsAdvisory Committee (2008-09, 1 year appointment)

Service

Symposium Organizer: Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Nov 30 – Dec 4, 2009, Boston, MA

Reviewer: National Science Foundation, Physical Science-Oncology Centers of National Cancer Institute, German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK

Associated Editor: IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Editorial Board Member: Journal on NanoBiomedicine and EngineeringJournal of Korean Ceramic SocietyMember of the Editorial Board of PLoS One (Public Library of Science)

Referee: Nature Materials, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review, Applied Physic Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Semiconductor Science and Technology, Nanotechnology, Integrated Ferroelectrics, Journal of Materials Research, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology,Thin Solid Films, IEEE Trans.