Vitaly V. Kocharovsky

Vitaly Kocharovsky is a Russian-American physicist, academic and researcher. He is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Texas A&M University. Kocharovsky has focused his research on topics in theoretical physics, including quantum gravity, critical phenomena, superradiance, quantum optics, laser physics, semiconductor optoelectronics, wave propagation and mode coupling in inhomogeneous media, magnetospheric physics, plasma astrophysics, gamma- and radio-astronomy, and high-energy cosmic rays. Education Kocharovsky received his Master’s degree in Physics and Mathematics from N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia in 1978 and Doctoral Degree in Physics and Mathematics from Radiophysical Research Institute in 1986. He was awarded Dr. of Sciences (Habilitation) Degree in Physics and Mathematics by the Highest Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation in 1998 after completing the habilitation thesis titled "Collective effects of spontaneous emission and quantum theory of dissipative instability". Career Kocharovsky started his career as a Researcher at the Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1978, and became a Senior Researcher in 1986, and a Leading Researcher in 1996. He held his next appointment at Texas A&M University as an Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Physics in 1998, served as Visiting Associate Professor in 2001, and was promoted to Associate Professor of Physics in 2002, and to Professor of Physics and Astronomy in 2005.