Maria M. Karzova

Ph.D., 2016
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Areas of Research Activity: 
General topics of nonlinear wave physics
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in therapy and noninvasive surgery
Kidney stone fragmentation by ultrasound waves
Metrology of ultrasound sources and their fields
Nonlinear problems in aeroacoustics
Numerical modeling in acoustics
Education: 
  • 2016 – PhD in Acoustics from M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) and Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France (ECL)
  • 01.03.2012 – 01.04.2016 – PhD Program: cotutelle program between Department of Acoustics, Physics Faculty, Moscow State University (Russia) and Ecole Centrale de Lyon, LMFA laboratory (France). Specialization: Acoustics, thesis title: “Nonlinear focusing and reflection of shock pulses and high intensity ultrasound waves: applications in medical ultrasound and aeroacoustics”. Co-Supervisors: Dr. Vera A. Khokhlova (in Russia), Dr. Philippe Blanc-Benon (in France). PhD thesis title: "Nonlinear focusing and reflection of shock acoustic waves: applications in medical ultrasound and aeroacoustics".
  • 01.09.2010 – 31.01.2012 – MS Program (diploma with honors), Department of Acoustics, Physics Faculty, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia). Branch: Fundamental radiophysics and Physical electronics, speciality: Physical acoustics. Thesis title: “Saturation mechanisms of shock wave parameters in pulsed and periodic high-intensity focused ultrasound beams”.
  • 01.09.2006 – 30.06.2010 – BS Program, Department of Acoustics, Physics Faculty, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia).
  • 01.09.2004 – 30.06.2006 – high school, Moscow State University Advanced Educational Center (Russia).
Professional position: 
  • 2019 – present  – Senior Researcher, Dept. of General Physics and Condensed Matter Physics, Physics Faculty of MSU
  • 2016 – 2019 – Research fellow, Dept. of Acoustics, Physics Faculty, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
Honors/Awards: 
  • 2022-present  Grant of the Russian Scientific Foundation "The use of shock-waves to accelerate volumetric thermal ablation of biological tissues by high-intensity focused ultrasound"
  • 2020, 2022  Rector's scholarship for young scientists from M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University 
  • 2019-2021  Grant from Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) "New approaches to volumetric thermal ablation of biological tissues by focused ultrasound with high-amplitude shock fronts in non-invasive surgery applications"
  • 2018 Award and medal of the Russian Acoustical Society named after L.M. Brekhovskikh
  • 2017 Grant of the Russian Scientific Foundation "Effects of atmospheric turbulence and irregular reflection from rigid surfaces on the parameters of a sonic boom wave in relation to the problems of aeroacoustics"
  • 2016  Award for young scientists of Faculty of Physics of Moscow State University
  • 2016-2018  Scholarship from the President of Russia for young scientists 
  • 2015  Award for young scientists of Moscow State University
  • 2013  Grant from the International Commission for Acoustics and Acoustical Society of America for excellent contributions to Acoustics
  • 2013  Award for the best student poster presentation at the 4th Winter School on Therapeutic Ultrasound (17-22 March, Les Houches, France)
  • 2012-2013  Grant of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research for young scientists, RFBR 12-02-31830, “Experimental and numerical study of the spatial and temporal structure of acoustical fields with shocks in the processes of nonlinear focusing and reflection from boundaries” 
  • 2012-2015  Scholarship from the French Government for joint PhD Program between Moscow State University (Russia) and Ecole Centrale de Lyon (France)
  • 2012  Award for the best student presentation at the XXV Session of the Russian Acoustical Society, section on Nonlinear acoustics
  • 2012  First place at the R.V. Khokhlov contest of the best MS student thesis at the Physics Department of Moscow State University
  • 2011-2012  M.V.Lomonosov stipend for excellence in research and studies at the Physics Department of Moscow State University
  • 2011  Award from the Acoustical Society of America (Student Stipend Program) to assist the research of promising graduate students in acoustics
  • 2011  Student stipend in theoretical physics from Dynasty Foundation
  • 2011  Award for the best student presentation at the XXIV Session of the Russian Acoustical Society, section on Nonlinear acoustics
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