Igor Anatol'evich Gromov
Игорь Анатольевич
Громов Dr. Phys-Math. Sciences Bruker Corporation
Curriculum Vitae
1981 1986
Studied physics at the Kazan State
University (KSU), Kazan, Russia. Special courses in quantum electronics and EPR spectroscopy. Master degree in 1986 after diploma work in the group of Dr. A. A. Antipin in the Lab of Magnetic
Radio-Spectroscopy (MRS), KSU
1986 1996
Young researcher in the MRS lab at
KSU
1991 1996
PhD work with Dr. R. Rakhmatullin "Pulse EPR study of glasses
activated by the non-Kramers rare earth ions" in the MRS lab at KSU. PhD in Physics and Mathematics (1996)
1997 1998
Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. D. Goldfarb
at the Chemical Physics Department of Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot,
Israel
1998 2001
Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. A. Schweiger in the Laboratory for Physical Chemistry (LPC)
at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2001 2007
Senior research and teaching assistant
in the LPC at ETH Zurich
2007 current
Senior project manager Bruker
Biospin AG
Experience
EPR
Methodology. EPR applications in biology, chemistry and physics.
S-, X-, Q-, W-bands spectrometers
Microwave engineering
Modification/design/construction of X-, Q-band Gunn, IMPATT oscillators; S-, X-, Q-, W-band EPR probe heads; switches and mixers; EMF simulations, MW Studio (CST); AutoDesk Inventor
Teaching
Assistance at Physical Chemistry, ETH: Digital signal processing (Prof. A. Schweiger), Statistical thermodynamics (Prof. B. Meier), Magnetic resonance (Profs. B. Meier/A. Schweiger), General chemistry (Prof. F. Merkt), Kinetics (Prof. M.Quack/M.Willeke), Practicum on EPR spectroscopy;
Management
Leadership for research and technical projects; lab administration, purchasing, budget, grants
Electronics
Control systems, pulse programmers; Protel/Orcad
Programming
C++ (BCB,VS, gcc); controlling software; Windows/Linux;
TI DSPs (ZUMA,Code Composer)