Curriculum vitæ

25 May 1999

Personal details

Name:	Lev Kantorovich	Date of birth:	8 Aug 1957
Present address:	Phys. & Astronomy, Univ. Coll. London,	Nationality:	Latvia
	Gower str., London, WC1E 6BT	Permanent resident in the U.K.
Telephone:	0171-4193032	Sex:	male
FAX:	0171-3807145	Marital status:	married
e-mail	l.kantorovich@ucl.ac.uk

Education

1964-1972	Riga 8-th Comprehensive School, Latvia, USSR
	1972	A number of GCSEs (equiv.) including: Mathematics (mark 5),
		Physics (5), Chemistry (5), English Language (5) .
1972-1974	Riga 10-th Comprehensive School, Latvia, USSR (advanced in physics and math)
	1973, 1974	1, 2 places in Latvian olympiads in physics & math amongst schools
	1974	particip. in the Soviet olympiad in physics amongst Soviet Republics
	1974	Three A-levels (equiv.) in Math, Physics and Chemistry
1972-1974	School of Physics & Mathem. at Moscow Physical & Technical Institute (part-time)
1974-1979	Dept. of Physics & Mathematics, Latvian University, Riga, Latvia, USSR
	1979	BSc equiv. (with excellence): theoretical physics.
		Other relevant courses taken: computing, teaching physics, English
1982-1985	Institute of Physics, The Latvian Academy of Sciences, Latvia, USSR
	1985	Ph.D. in solid state physics on ``The influence of the insulating
		crystals polaris. on the struct. and tunnel recomb. of radiative defects''

Academic and professional experience

I have extensive scientific experience in theoretical condensed matter quantum physics and chemistry. More detailed information is enclosed.

• 1979-1992 Engineer, research associate and leading research associate at the Latvian Medical Academy (LMA), Riga, Latvia (USSR)

  (quantum chemistry of defects in crystals, polarisation effects, theory of solvated electrons in water; absorption of water molecules on alkali halides, theory of heating contact between two solids; polarisation effects, group theory, embedding schemes (EMC method), Excitonic Hamiltonians, Green's function method in the theory of defects in solids, thermo-luminescent (TL) kinetics and dosimetry, TL of beta radiation; theory of group functions; method of functional derivatives (GW for defects); theory of self-trapped phenomena; Model Hamiltonian approach)

• 1992-1996 Programmer at the Dept. of Chemical Physics of Condensed Matter (Dr. A. L. Shluger) in Latvian University, Riga, Latvia

  (SYM-SYM computer code, further development of the EMC method; Model Hamiltonian approach; theory of self-trapped phenomena)

• 1994-1996 Research fellow at the Physics Dept. (Prof. M. J. Gillan), University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire, UK

  (surface F-center in MgO, steps and corners at MgO (001) surface, adsorption of atomic and molecular oxygen at MgO and CaO surfaces, N₂O dissociation at CaO surface - all using first-principle plane-wave pseudopotential DFT calculations)

• Oct. 1996 - present time: a research fellow at the Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London, UK

  (influence of the AFM tip on electronic structure of surface defects; role of electrostatics in AFM imaging; processes at close contact in AFM experiments; non-radiative transitions (semi-classical approach based on frozen Gaussians); embedding techniques; spectroscopy of low-coordinated surface sites of MgO; interpretation of the surface-sentitive MIES experiments)

Professional activities, fellowships

• Feb. 1991: Taken a course on ``Multilevel technique in Physics'' atICTP, Trieste, Italy;
• Feb. 1991: Visiting Scientist, University of Turin, Dept. of Chem. (Prof. C. Pisani), Turin, Italy (the Green's function method);
• Aug. 1991: Visiting Scientist, University of Ottawa, Dept. of Physics (Prof. K. S. Song), Ottawa, Canada (the SYM-SYM computer code);
• Nov./Dec. 1991 and May 1992: Visiting Scientist, Max-Plank Institute für Festkörperforschung (Dr. G. Stollhoff), Stuttgart, Germany (correlation effects in AgCl using Local Ansatz method);
• Feb. 1993 - Feb. 1994: Invited Scientist to the University of Oviedo (Prof. L. Pueyo), Oviedo (Spain) on Sabbatical stay financed by the D.G.I.C.T. (Spain) (phase transitions in alkali halides and thermoelastic and dielectric properties of perfect crystals studied using quasi-harmonic approximation);

Publications

1 book: "Models of processes in wide-gap solids with defects" (Yu.Zakis, L.Kantorovich, E.Kotomin, V.Kuzovkov, I.Tale, A.Shluger, Zinatne Publishing House: Riga, 1991, 320p.). Several reviews and nearly 60 papers in refereed International physical and chemical journals. 4 papers have been submitted, 3 are in preparation.

Other relevant experience

• 1997,1998: problem solving classes for the 1st year students at U.C.L.
• supervised a number of students and post-graduates in Riga and at U.C.L., have tuition experience
• gave a number of courses for undergraduate and graduate students in Riga (Latvia), Oviedo (Spain) and London (U.K.):
  • theory of small-radius polaron; self-trapping phenomena;
  • theoretical quantum chemistry; method of group functions;
  • implementation of group theory in quantum chemistry of solids;
  • many-particle theory of solids, Green's functions, functional derivatives (including GW-method);
  • embedding techniques for defects in solids;
  • 1997-1998: Density Functional Theory (for post-graduates at U.C.L.)
• at various times helped a number of pupils to prepare for exams in a school in physics and math

Awards and assessments

• 1991 awarded the highest mark (excellent) in the survey of the Latvian science by a EU panel.
• 1991 awarded $500 for scientific achievements by The Soros Foundation (plus $500 went to my student).

Interest and Activities

• Two months each summer during University years working long hours in a 30-strong team of students in remote areas of the USSR (Karelia, Kazahstan and Kamchatka) in a Student Camp (general building work).
• During student time a member of a Student Dramatic & Musical Club at the Latvian University (acting, conducting, writing songs for guitar and performing).
• Organised a musical play group at LMA (+ acting, conducting, writing).
• As a voluntary swimming coach at LMA, was responsible for a group of employees.
• A keen badminton player at Keele and U.C.L.
• Trying to maintain conversational skills in Spanish language while visiting Spain for holidays with the family.
• I also like spending free time with my family (playing, reading, cycling, visiting exhibitions).
• I like listening and playing jazz on piano for myself, reading science fiction and fantasy.