Cornell University Department of Physics

M.S., 1998, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Far Eastern State University, Russia. Ph.D., 2000, Far Eastern State University, Russia. Research Assistant, Pacific Oceanological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1997-2000; Postdoctoral Associate, Laboratory of Nuclear Studies & Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, Cornell University, 2000-2003; Research Associate, Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education, Cornell University, 2003-2007; Assistant Professor, Physics, Cornell University, 2007-present.

Research Areas

Accelerator Physics, Photoinjectors, Space Charge Dominated Beams, Next Generation X-ray Sources, Energy Recovery Linacs 

Current Research

My field of research is accelerator and beam physics, a discipline rich in complex non-linear dynamics phenomena, theoretical and computational challenges. We design, build, and use the state-of-the-art experimental equipment for exploration of beam physics questions and provide tools for inquiry into the fundamental aspects of nature. Relativistic electron (and sometimes positron) accelerators are also known as the brightest human-made light sources in the widest range of photon energies.

Some of the topics in my research include photoinjectors, space charged dominated beams, linear and non-linear beam dynamics, next generation x-ray sources such as energy recovery linacs and free-electron lasers.

Check out my Research page at http://www.lepp.cornell.edu/~ib38/research.html

Some of the members of my group and close collaborators: Drs. Luca Cultrera, Bruce Dunham and William Schaff.

Graduate Students

Colwyn Gulliford, Siddharth Karkare and Jared Maxson
 

Some Undergrads

Eric Sawyer, Andrew Gasbarro, Benjamin Pichler, Christian Nguyen and Frank Gonzalez