This page lists provides a brief description. A complete CV is available in the attached file. A comprehensive list of of previous positions can also be found in my LinkedIn profile.
Name: Maxim A. Yurkin
Birth year: 1982
E-mail: yurkin@gmail.com
Bachelor of Science in physics (with honors), Novosibirsk State University, 2002 (thesis in Russian)
Master of Science in physics (with honors), Novosibirsk State University, 2004 (thesis in Russian)
PhD in computer science, University of Amsterdam, 2007 (thesis)
PhD in biophysics, Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, 2008 (abstract & thesis in Russian)
Light scattering simulation, inverse light scattering problems
Computer programming in C, LabView, Mathematica, parallel programming using MPI
Developing ADDA computer code
Operating scanning flow cytometer, and developing software for it
Teaching physics and mathematics at the School for physics and mathematics of Novosibirsk State University
Teaching "Inverse problems: theory and applications" at the Novosibirsk State University
Certificate of Proficiency in English (Cambridge English, level C2), grade B
Associate editor, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer (JQSRT, 2013 – 2018)
Handling associate editor, JQSRT (2018 – present)
Guest editor of special issue, JQSRT (2022)
Electromagnetic scattering, discrete dipole approximation, numerical simulations, inverse problems, characterization of blood cells
Full list of honors and awards is also available.
2020 – Winner of specialization “Science” in contest “Leaders of Russia” (link in Russian)
2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 – Most valued reviewer of the year for J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer
2017 – Publons Peer Review Award, one of the top 1% of reviewers in the field of Physics & Astronomy (link)
2010, 2016 – Prize of the Academia Europaea for Russian young scientists (link in Russian)
2012–2014 – Scholarship of the President of the Russian Federation for young scientists (link in Russian)
2008 – Young scientist's award from the administration of the Novosibirsk region (link in Russian)
2007 – Elsevier/JQSRT Peter C. Waterman Award (link)
2005 – Medal of Russian Ministry of Education and Science “For the best scientific student work”
Full publication list is also available. Citation metrics for all journal papers can be found at my Web of Science or Scopus profiles, for all publications - at Google Scholar Citations.
Romanov A.V. and Yurkin M.A. Single-particle characterization by elastic light scattering, Laser & Photon. Rev. 15, 2000368 (2021). (PDF)
Moskalensky A.E. and Yurkin M.A. Energy budget and optical theorem for scattering of source-induced fields, Phys. Rev. A 99, 053824 (2019). (PDF)
Yurkin M.A. and Mishchenko M.I. Volume integral equation for electromagnetic scattering: Rigorous derivation and analysis for a set of multilayered particles with piecewise-smooth boundaries in a passive host medium, Phys. Rev. A 97, 043824 (2018). (PDF)
Mishchenko M.I., Dlugach J.M., Yurkin M.A., Bi L., Cairns B., Liu L., Panetta R.L., Travis L.D., Yang P., and Zakharova N.T. First-principles modeling of electromagnetic scattering by discrete and discretely heterogeneous random media, Phys. Rep. 632, 1–75 (2016). (PDF)
Yurkin M.A. and Huntemann M. Rigorous and fast discrete dipole approximation for particles near a plane interface, J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 29088–29094 (2015). (PDF)
Yurkin M.A. and Hoekstra A.G. The discrete-dipole-approximation code ADDA: capabilities and known limitations, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer 112, 2234–2247 (2011). (PDF) – Highly Cited Paper
Yurkin M.A. and Hoekstra A.G. The discrete dipole approximation: an overview and recent developments, J. Quant. Spectr. Radiat. Transf. 106, 558–589 (2007). (PDF) – Highly Cited Paper – Erratum: 171, 82–83 (2016). (PDF)