Leonid Shirkov

Quantum Chemistry, Molecular Spectroscopy, Statistical Physics, Differential Geometry, Tensor Calculus, Variational Calculus, Numerical Methods.

Education: 1997- 2003, Master of Science degree in Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University. Current Position: Since 2005 - PhD student, Marie-Curie grant holder. Department of Quantum Chemistry, University of Warsaw. Professional Experience: 2003-2004 - JINR (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research), Dubna, Russia. Research Assistant. 2004-2005 Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA. Research Assistant.

Subjects of expertise:

• Quantum Chemistry - ab initio methods (Hartree-Fock, CI, CC), software packages (HyperChem, ChemOffice, Gaussian, Molpro, GAMESS);
• Atom Spectroscopy;
• Molecular Spectroscopy - molecular symmetry groups, rotational and vibrational spectroscopy;
• Electronic spectroscopy;
• Collision and scattering theory;
• Statistical Physics - Markov processes, Fokker-Planck equation, Ito calculus;
• Tensor Calculus, Differential Geometry;
• Variational Calculus;
• Mathematical Physics, theory of PDE and ODE;
• Numerical Methods, Fortran and C/C++ Programming.

Other interests:

• Sport: Rugby, rafting, diving.
• Hobbies: Ancient languages.