Education

PhD Physics , University of Edinburgh, UK, 2003
Supervised by R.J.Nelmes and M.I. McMahon.
X-ray diffraction studies of complex high-pressure phases of Bi, Sb, As, and Ga.

MSc Physics , University of Paderborn, Germany, 1999
Supervised by W.B. Holzapfel
High Pressure Phase Diagrams of binary lanthanide alloys

Undergraduate studies in Moscow State University, Physics Department 1993-1996

Research and teaching positions

Mar2008-present, Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow
University of Edinburgh, School of Physics, CSEC, Edinburgh, UK

Feb2006-Feb2008, Post-doctoral Research Associate
University of Edinburgh, School of Physics, CSEC, Edinburgh, UK

Jul2005-Jan2006, Research Scientist
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Geophysical Laboratory, CDAC, Washington DC, USA

Jul2003-Jul2005, Post-doctoral fellow
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Geophysical Laboratory, Washington DC, USA

2000-2003, Teaching assistant
University of Edinburgh, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Edinburgh, UK

1999-2000, Research scientist
Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia

1997-1999, Research and teaching assistant
University of Paderborn, Physics Department

1993-1997, Research assistant
Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka

Awards and fellowships

Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship , University of Edinburgh,
School of Physics, Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, UK, 2008-2011

Carnegie Fellowship , Geophysical Laboratory,
Carnegie Institution of Washington, USA, 2003-2005

Overseas Research Student Award ,
University of Edinburgh, UK, 2001-2003

Friedrich-Ebert Foundation Student Scholarship ,
University of Paderborn, Germany, 1998-2000

Student research award , International Soros Science Foundation,
Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia, 1996

Employment experience

•  Research experience

X-ray diffraction at extreme conditions - high pressure, high and low temperatures - in condensed matter using laboratory and synchrotron radiation sources and diamond anvil cells. Sample preparation for high-pressure experiments, use of diamond anvil cells. Powder x-ray diffraction in energy and angle-dispersive mode, with image plate and CCD detectors. Single-crystal x-ray diffraction. Nine years of experience using synchrotron facilities: DESY (Germany), SRS Daresbury (UK), ESRF (France) and APS (USA). Analysis of x-ray diffraction data from crystals and powders, including aperiodic structures; structure solution and refinement. Superspace analysis of incommensurately modulated crystal structures. Effects of pressure on crystal and electronic structure of elements, binary alloys and compounds. Solid state physics and chemistry. Raman spectroscopy at high pressure. Inelastic x-ray scaterring at high pressure.

Teaching experience
University of Paderborn, Germany
1998-1999 tutoring for the 4 th year students in quantum mechanics.

University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
2000-2001 lab demonstrating for the 1 st and 2 nd year students in exp. physics.
2001-2002 tutoring for the 3 rd year students in computational methods.
2002-2003 tutoring for the 3 rd year students in physical mathematics.

Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington DC
summer 2004 co-supervision of an undergraduate summer intern student
summer 2005 supervision of an undergraduate summer intern student

Research grants

As a principle investigator I was awarded the following beam time proposals: (3 to 6 days long):

• 2006: ESRF proposal HS-3106 “Crystal structure of methane and silane at very high pressures”
• 2005-2004: APS General User Proposal GUP-4775 “Complex crystal structures of sodium above 1 Mbar”,
• GUP-4377 and GUP-3766 "Melting curve of sodium",
• GUP-3750 and GUP-2648 "High-pressure studies on complex structures in elements”,
• GUP-2635 "High-pressure studies on incommensurate host-guest structures of elements”,
• 2003: GUP-1519 “Stability of complex structures in elements”

Collaborators

Valentina F. Degtyareva (ISSP, Russian Academy of Science); Eugene Gregoryanz (University of Edinburgh); Anthony Paxton (The Queen's University of Belfast) Malcolm I. McMahon (University of Edinburgh); Richard J. Nelmes (University of Edinburgh); Chrystele Sanloup (University of Edinburgh).

Students

•  Mikhail Sakharov, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chernogolovka: undergraduate summer intern student, NSF grant, 2004, co-supervisor

•  Cathy Tarabrella, West Virginia University: undergraduate summer intern student, Carnegie Summer Internship Program 2005, supervisor

Advisors

Graduate advisors : W.B. Holzapfel, Valentina F. Degtyareva

Post-graduate advisors : Richard J. Nelmes, Malcolm I. McMahon

Post-doctoral advisors : Russell J. Hemley, Ho-kwang Mao

Reviewing activities

Physical Review B
Physical Review Letters
Physica Status Solidi
Journal of Applied Physics
Journal of Crystal Growth

Professional affiliations

American Physical Society
American Crystallographic Society
British Crystallographic Association

Languages

Russian (native), German, English fluent

Family

Married to Stephan Hoenig, have two sons Thomas and Leo