Maria M. Karzova

Ph.D., 2016
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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