Materials Science and Engineering Department
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7907
Work: (919)515-1338 Home: (919) 233-3485
Fax: (919)515-7724 e-mail: olga@peter.mte.ncsu.edu
Materials Science and Engineering Department
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7907
Work: (919)515-1338 Home: (919) 233-3485
Fax: (919)515-7724 e-mail: olga@peter.mte.ncsu.edu
| Education 1991 1987 | Ph.D., Materials Science/Solid State Physics St.Petersburg State Technical University, St.Petersburg, Russia M.S., Metal Physics and Physical Metallurgy St.Petersburg State Technical University, St.Petersburg, Russia |
| Experience 1995-present 1991-1994 | Materials Science and Engineering Department North Carolina State University Doctoral Research Associate calculated atomic-scale structures and mechanical properties of grain boundaries
and triple junctions in polycrystalline diamond films; studied stress evolution
and a crack propagation in polycrystalline diamond via large-scale calculations;
developed a model of two-phase grain boundaries; developed a multiscale
modeling approach for calculating grain boundary energies from first principles. simulated nanoindentation of gold and amorphous-carbon thin films; studied
mechanical properties of nanotubule fibers and composites; simulated a hydrogen
abstraction tool for nanotechnology; modeled ion-beam damage of polymer
surfaces; calculated stresses in nanodevices; simulated nanometer-scale
metal-semiconductor junctions within fulleren tubules. taught undergraduate and graduate courses in metallurgical and physical
disciplines; designed educational software implemented in the courses; studied alloy solidification processes, developed a model of nonmetallic
inclusions formation during solidification of steels and their influence
on the mechanical properties of the alloys. The software package created
as a result of these studies is being used in Russian metallurgical industry
for optimizing alloy composition and manufacturing technology. |
| Professional . Activities | International Scientific Advisory Committee of the International Workshop on New Approaches to Hi-Tech Materials, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 9-12, 1997, June, 1998 Member of American Physical Society (March 97 - present) Member of Materials Research Society (April 96 - present) Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science(September 97 - present) |
| Honors | 1987 - diploma cum laude (MS Degree) 1986 - award for the best student's work in Solid State Physics from Institute Prize Foundation |
| Presentations & Publications | 24 Publications, 40 Presentations( 10 invited, including Gordon Research Conference, 1998) |
| Personal | Many-time winner of St.-Petersburg Track-and-Field Championship (Short Track) |