Alexander Tagantsev

Expertise Ferroelectric phenomenaQuantum optics ALEXANDER K. TAGANTSEV received the B.S. degree from St. Petersburg State University, in 1974, and Ph.D. degree from Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1982 in solid state physics. Before 1993, he worked in Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, (1991-1993, head of laboratory), and St. Petersburg State Technical University (1991-1993, professor). He joined the ceramics laboratory of EPFL in 1993 where he was leading ( up to 2016) the section for ‘ Modeling and theory of Electroceramics'. He is also currently engaged as a principle research fellow at Ioffe institute (St. Petersburg, Russia). Tagantsev is a theoretician of a broad domain of expertise from ferroelectricity and phonon physics to electrodynamics of superconductors and quantum optics. He is the author of key results on the theory of microwave dielectrics loss, dielectric polarization in crystalline materials, and relaxor ferroelectricity. He is also known in the field of ferroelectric thin films for elucidating works on the polarization switching and degradation in these systems. He authored or co-authored more than 300 scientific articles and two monograph (on domains in ferroics and tunable film bulk acoustic wave resonators). In 2007, Prof. Tagantsev was entitled to the Honors for lifetime achievement in the field of integrated ferroelectrics by the International Symposium on Integrated Ferroelectrics.Curriculum vitae CURRICULUM VITAEProf. ALEXANDER K. TAGANTSEV EDUCATION1982  Ph.D. in Solid State Physics,  Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia 1974  Diploma in physics, St. Petersburg State University, Russia  PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION 2009  Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) , Switzerland 1994  Professor, St. Petersburg State Technical University1990  D.Sc. in Solid State Physics, Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, St. Petersburg EMPLOIMENT HISTORY2016 à           Emeritus Professor, EPFL2019 - 2022      Principle Scientist Fellow, Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute 2013 - 2019     Head of Laboratory, Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute1993 - 2016      Research Associate, Professor, EPFL, Switzerland 1991 - 1993      Head of Laboratory, Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute,  St. Petersburg, Russia1991  -1993      Professor, St. Petersburg State Technical University 1977 - 1991    Engineer, Research Associate, Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute1976 - 1977    Research Associate, St. Petersburg Electro-Technical University RESEARCH INTERESTS AND COMPETENCEPhysics (theory): ferroelectricity, phonon transport, superconductivity and quantum optics.Materials science: ferroelectric thin films, microwave materials, dielectric/metal interface, and semiconductor properties of ferroelectrics. Publications: more than 300 publications (including 10 in Nature family) with more than 20 000 citations.  Hirsh index: 67 (web of Science); an author of a number of key papers on the physics of ferroelectrics and flexoelectricity and two books.  PERSONAL DATADate and place of birth: 28.02.1951 St. Petersburg (former Leningrad), RussiaMarital status: married, 3 childrenNationality: Swiss/Russian Mailing addresses.Home: Av. de Lavaux 10 Pully,  CH-1009 SwitzerlandTel.: 41-21-728-33-45mob. 41-77-414-0620 Office:STI IMX  Station 12CH-1015 Lausanne, SwitzerlandTel.: 41-21-693-4886              E-mail: Alexander.Tagantsev@ epfl.chhttps://people.epfl.ch/alexander.tagantsev?lang=en, ResearchCurrent Research Fields Quantum opticsFerroelectric phenomena Teaching & PhD Past EPFL PhD Students Alexander Kvasov, Konstantin Shapovalov Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector Roman Gysel, Guido Gerra, Andreas Nöth, Maxim Gureev, Kaushik Vaideeswaran