CV

1. Maksym V. Zhelyeznyakov
maksym.zhelyeznyakov@ttu.edu (915)356-8266
Education
Texas Tech University Sept. 2014 - Present
Major - B.Sc. Physics
Minors - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics
• GPA - Overall - 3.86; Physics 3.9
• Expected Graduation Date - May 2017
Skills
Languages
• English (Fluent), Russian (Fluent), Ukrainian (Fluent)
Computer Languages and Software
• C/C++, IDL, MATLAB, LATEX
Operating Systems
• GNU/Linux, Windows
Professional Experience
Sandia National Laboratories Livermore, CA
Department of Energy SULI-program Intern June 2016 - August 2016
• Provided research assistant services to Dr. Jonathan H. Frank at the Advanced Imaging Laboratory
• Project involved computational imaging diagnostics of Rayleigh scattering in turbulent flames
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
Undergraduate Research Assistant Sept. 2015 - June 2016
• Provided research assistant services to Dr. Luis Grave-de-Peralta
• Research project involves using Fourier optics and phase retrieval algorithms (Fourier Ptychography Microscopy
and Dual-Space Microscopy) to computationally enhance image resolution in microscopes to recover samples below
the Rayleigh resolution limit
• Algorithm development done in MATLAB
• Substitute/guest lecturer for Physics 2401 (Physics II - Electricity and Magnetism), and Physics 5300 (Plasmonic
Devices)
University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA
Undergraduate Research Assistant June 2015 - August 2015
• Provided research assistant services to Dr. David Sand (Texas Tech University) and Dr. Elisa Toloba (University
of Santa Cruz)
• Project involved searching for low mass dark matter halos near ultra-compact high-velocity clouds by utilizing
visual and computational analysis techniques in IDL and MATLAB on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux - based server.
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
Undergraduate Research Assistant Sept. 2014 - May 2015
• Provided research assistant services to Dr. David Sand
• Project involved the use of computational data analysis techniques in IDL and MATLAB to measure the masses
of super-massive black holes inside of active galactic nuclei using reverberation mapping
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
Student Assistant Sept. 2014 - Dec. 2015
• Tutored students in the physics department that were struggling with the undergraduate computational physics
course

2. Organizations
Society of Physics Students – Secretary May 2015 - present
Center for Integration of STEM Education and Research (CISER) – Treasurer June 2015 - Present
Physics Honor Society – (ΣΠΣ) May 2015
Mortar Board Service Society– (ΠΣA) May 2016
Optical Society of America (OSA) May 2015 - May 2016
Conferences/Presentations
Texas Tech Undergraduate Research Conference Lubbock, TX
Texas Tech University April 2015
• Poster presentation
• Measuring the Masses of Super-Massive Black Holes in Active Galactic Nuclei
CISER Annual Research Forum Lubbock, TX
Texas Tech University Oct. 2015
• Talk
• Searching for low mass, low surface brightness, dark matter halos in the local group
CISER Research-Carnival Lubbock, TX
Texas Tech University Nov. 2015
• Demonstration
• Computationally improving microscopic resolution through the use of Fourier Ptychography Microscopy, and
Fourier Plane Imaging Microscopy
Texas Tech Undergraduate Research Conference Lubbock, TX
Texas Tech University April 2016
• Poster presentation
• Computationally improving microscopic resolution through the use of Fourier Ptychography Microscopy, and
Fourier Plane Imaging Microscopy
Refereed Publications
• Darshan B. Desai, Sanchari Sen, Maksym V. Zhelyeznyakov, Wedad Alenazi, and Luis Grave de Peralta,Super-resolution
imaging of photonic crystals using the dual-space microscopy technique, Appl. Opt. 55, 3929-3934 (2016)
Publications Under Review
• ”Imaging photonic crystals using Fourier plane imaging and Fourier ptychographic microscopy techniques implemented
with a computer controlled hemispherical digital condenser,” S. Sen, D. B. Desai, M. H. Alsubaie, M. V. Zhelyeznyakov,
L. Molina, H. Sari-Sarraf, A.A. Bernussi, and L. Grave de Peralta, Optics Communications (2016)
• ”Resolution limit of Fourier ptychographic microscopy in photonic crystal imaging applications,” D. B. Desai, M.
V. Zhelyeznyakov, S. A. S. Alanzi, and L. Grave de Peralta, JOSA A (2016)
• ”Simulation study of dual-space microscopy,” D. B. Desai, M. V. Zhelyeznyakov, S. A. S. Alanzi, and L. Grave de
Peralta, Optics Express (2016)
Awards and Honors
Texas Tech University HES Designated Merit Scholarship
Texas Tech University Schmidt and Alma K. Schmidt Memorial Scholarship
Texas Tech University Sidney Sundell Physics Scholarship
Texas Tech University Russell Arts and Sciences Scholarship
First Recipient of the Christopher Rodriguez Memorial Research Presentation award
Texas Tech University Bucy Scholarship in Applied Physics
Julie Isom WE Fund Research Award for Basic Research that Improves Humanity
Goldwater Scholarship Honorable Mention