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, Poland. Professional Experience: 2002-2003, Steklov Mathematical Institute, Moscow, Russia. Research Assistant. 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);
• Atomic Spectroscopy;
• Molecular Spectroscopy - molecular symmetry groups, rotational and vibrational spectroscopy;
• Electronic Spectroscopy;
• Quantum Mechanics;
• Collision and Scattering Theory;
• Statistical Physics - Markov processes, Fokker-Planck equation, Ito calculus;
• Linear Algebra, Tensor Calculus, Differential Geometry, Functional Anaylsis;
• Variational Calculus;
• Mathematical Physics. Theory of PDE and ODE.

Other interests:

• Sport: Rugby, rafting, diving, ice climbing.
• Hobbies: Philosophy, ancient languages.
• Social activity: Greenpeace activist.