Dr. Vitali Averbukh

Biography

Vitali Averbukh is a theoretician working on a wide range of topics in molecular spectroscopy, ab initio many-body theory, attosecond electron dynamics, and biomolecular mass spectrometry within the field of attosecond physics. His research focuses on the study of fundamental ultrafast electronic processes that occur in molecules and clusters during excitation and/or ionization, particularly in the context of laser pulse interactions. He investigates electronic transitions, Auger decay, and interatomic Coulombic decay driven by electron-electron interactions, exploring the basic manifestations of electron correlation. His work holds significant practical importance for understanding radiation damage from high-frequency radiation. Averbukh's group develops many-electron theoretical methods to investigate complex dynamics associated with electronic rearrangements and predict new physical phenomena. One of the prominent computational methods his group utilizes is B-spline algebraic diagrammatic construction (ADC), enabling the study of radiative and non-radiative many-electron transitions and the effects of quantum coherence phenomena. He has also developed an interest in bioinformatics, focusing on numerical simulations and software development for a new type of biomolecular mass spectrometry. His academic career includes appointments as Research Fellow from 2010 to 2015, Lecturer in 2011, Senior Lecturer in 2014, Reader in Molecular Physics in 2018, and Professor of Molecular Physics in 2022 at Imperial College London.

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