Vladimir Demidov, Ph.D.

Contact

Research Professor
West Virginia University
Department of Physics
White Hall 205
PO Box 6315
Morgantown, WV 26506-6315

Phone: 304-293-4920
E-mail: vladimir.demidov@mail.wvu.edu

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Background

Dr. Demidov has many years of diverse experience from physics, research, and education. He has done investigations of physics and chemistry of plasmas, plasma electronic devices, optics and spectroscopy, atomic and molecular physics, and lasers. He also has experience teaching in general and theoretical physics, different aspects of plasma physics, atomic and molecular physics, optics, mathematics, and computer algebra systems.

Education

Ph.D., Physics, St. Petersburg University, Russia

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Life and Death of Comets

With more awareness of comets and asteroids coming close to the Earth and even entering our atmosphere, it is crucial that we understand the life and death of these celestial bodies. Harvard-Smithsonian Professor John Raymond describes the way Sun-grazing comets come to an end. In particular, he gives us an account of the death of the Lovejoy comet that took place in December 2011 and how it was used to better understand the Sun’s corona.

New Research Award to Fund Doctoral Students

Mohindar Seehra, Ph.D. has created the Dr. Mohindar S. Seehra Research Award. The goal of this annual award will be to recognize a doctoral student who is advancing research in physics in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences by publishing his/her research in high-quality peer-reviewed physics journals. All physics doctoral candidates are eligible for consideration for the award.