Yaroslav I. Molkov, Ph.D.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Yaroslav I. Molkov, Ph.D.

Georgia State University
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
25 Park Place, Atlanta, GA 30303
Office: 1415 COE
Email: ymolkov@gsu.edu
Phone: (404) 413-6422

Member of Society for Neuroscience
Member of Organization for Comptational Neuroscience
Member of Society for the Neural Control of Movement

EDUCATION

07/09 - 12/10Postdoctoral training in the Computational Neuroscience Group, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Neurophysiology, Computational Neuroscience, Models of respiratory CPG in mammals
10/96 - 10/99
01/09
Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics, Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences
Dissertation Title: Bayesian approach to the reconstruction of dynamical systems from time series and long-term prognosis of their qualitative behavior
09/94 - 07/96M.S. in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics with Honors, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
Specialized in Qualitative Theory of Differential Equations, Theory of Oscillations and Waves
Master Thesis Title: Fluxon dynamics in long Josephson's junction // Award for the Best Master Thesis
09/90 - 07/94B.S. in Physics with Honors, Nizhniy Novgorod State University, Russia
09/88 - 07/90High School Diploma, Kolmogorov Research Center/School of Physics and Mathematics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

POSITIONS AND EMPLOYMENT

01/16 - Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
08/11 - 12/15Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, IN
01/11 - 07/11Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
03/10 - 10/18Special Volunteer, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Implementation of multi-populational neural networks for parallel computing in Biowulf cluster
07/09 - 12/10Research Associate, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Developing a model of respiratory CPG in mammals
10/01 - 06/09Research Associate, Atmosphere Physics and Microwave Diagnostics Department, Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences
2005 - Award for the Best Work on 7th Contest of Young Scientists' Works: Statistical approach to the reconstruction of dynamical systems from time-series
Developed methods for retrieval of ozone profile from radiometry data
11/99 - 10/01Junior Research Associate, Institute of Applied Physics, Prof. Alexander M. Feigin
Built and investigated base models of mesospheric photo-chemical system
Investigated the diffusion and transition influence on mesosheric photo-chemical system
11/96 - 11/99Junior Research Associate, Institute of Applied Physics, Dr. Mikhail M. Sushchik
Built phenomenological model of locomotor movements of humans
Investigated the synchronization in sparsely coupled large ensembles of nonlinear oscillators
10/94 - 11/96Research Assistant, Institute of Applied Physics, Prof. Mikhail I. Rabinovich
Investigated essential properties of synchronization of coupled neurons
Investigated fluxon dynamics in long Josephson's junction
10/94 - 05/95Programmer, Research Institute for Applied Mathematics and Cybernetics, Nizhniy Novgorod State University, Russia
Worked out algorithms for cartographical information recognition
09/93 - 10/94Research Assistant, Physical-Technical Research Institute, Nizhniy Novgorod State University, Russia
Numerically modeled semiconductor devices

HONORS AND AWARDS

1992 - 1995George Soros' Open Society Distinguished Student Scholarship
1994B.S. Diploma with Honors, Nizhniy Novgorod State University, Russia
1996M.S. Diploma with Honors, Nizhniy Novgorod State University, Russia
1996Award for the Best Master Thesis, Nizhniy Novgorod State University, Russia
"Fluxon dynamics in long Josephson's junction"
1996 - 1999Razuvaev PhD Scholarship
2005Award for the Best Work on 7th Contest of Young Scientists' Works, IAP RAS, Russia
"Statistical approach to the reconstruction of dynamical systems from time-series"
2012Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) International Travel Grant (Netherlands)
2012Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) International Travel Grant (Brazil)
2013Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) International Travel Grant (France)
2015Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) International Travel Grant (Czech Republic)
2016Outstanding Research Award, Georgia State University

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