Aleksey M. Tikhonov

• D. Sc. in Physics, A. V. Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, June 2010.
  Habilitation title: Molecular structures and phase transitions at the interface boundaries according to synchrotron radiation scattering data.
• Ph. D. in Physics, P. L. Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, June 1998.
  Thesis title: ⁵⁵Mn²⁺ NMR in quasi-one-dimensional noncollinear antiferromagnets.
• M.S. in Physics, Diploma with honors, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia, June 1995.
  Thesis title: NMR in antiferromagnets.
• B.S. in Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia, June 1993.
  

• Deputy Director for Science, since 2022
  
• Advanced Research Fellow, 2011-2022
  
• Senior Research Fellow, 2008-2011
  P. L. Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems.
  Experimental and theoretical study of NMR in antiferromagnets. Study of liquid surfaces and liquid-liquid interfaces.
• Scientist, 2001 - 2007
  The University of Chicago.
  Consortium for Advanced Radiation Sources stationed at National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
  Local contact, safety person and on-site scientific staff at beamline X19C,
  involved in various projects in studying of soft matter by x-ray scattering: liquid and solid surfaces and liquid-liquid interfaces.
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 1998 - 2001
  Department of Physics, The University of Illinois at Chicago.
  Experimental study of solid surfaces, liquid-liquid interfaces, wetting films on top of liquid.
• Research Assitant, 1994-1998
  P. L. Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems.
  Experimental and theoretical investigation of ground state, low-frequency spin dynamics and phase transitions in noncollinear antiferromagnets.
• Research Assitant, 1993-1994
  The Russian Research Institute of Metrological Service.