Outstanding Scientific Research Earns Physics Professor 'Man of the Year' Award in Rostov

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Sergey Prosandeev speaks to students at weekly physics colloquium.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Sergey Prosandeev, research associate professor in the department of physics in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, was named the 2012 Man of the Year by his native Rostov region of Russia for outstanding scientific research performed at the University of Arkansas in collaboration with his alma mater, Rostov State University.

The award, given by the Rostov government and department of culture, is presented annually to 17 recipients, including two scientists. The Rostov region is located in southwestern Russia north of Moscow and encompasses a region larger than France.

“The University of Arkansas has been very lucky to be able to attract someone of the caliber of professor Prosandeev,” said Laurent Bellaiche, professor of physics and holder of the Twenty-First Century Endowed Professor of Nanotechnology. “Since arriving here, he has conducted many studies and published a large number of scientific articles on various topics, the majority in the top scientific journals. His studies on nanoscience, magnetic systems, ferroelectrics, multiferroics, semiconductors and strongly correlated systems are highly innovative and creative.”

Prosandeev’s research on the properties of nanotechnology has produced results that can be used to improve the use of medical ultrasound, sensors and heart implants.

His work in the field of nanotechnology is frequently published in Physical Review Letters, the highest-ranked journal for physics research, often in collaboration with professor Bellaiche. He also serves as a permanent referee of multiple scientific journals, including the American Physical Society Letters, the U.K. Journal of Physics and the American Institute of Physics’ Applied Physics Letters.

Prosandeev has been a member of the University of Arkansas faculty since 2005 and has previously held faculty positions at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Rostov State University. He was named Extraordinary Young Professor during his time at Rostov State and a Soros Professor by the Soros International Education Foundation for his achievements in international science and education. He is a member of the American Physical Society and the Material Research Society.