§   Academic background in applied physics, supplemented by mathematical, computational and  computer programming skills

§   Experimental experience includes optical systems, ultrafast femtosecond lasers, low temperature electrical transport, superconductivity, cryogenic temperatures, data acquisition with Labview

§   Data analysis and numerical modeling with Matlab, Comsol MultiPhysics,  and Origin

§   Statistical and database experience: R, MySQL

University of Rochester                                                         Rochester, New York

 Postdoctoral Research Associate                                                                                                  2008 - present

§   Time resolved ultrafast pump probe spectroscopy of exciton and multiexciton dynamics in carbon nanotubes and colloidal nanocrystals

University of Rochester                                                         Rochester, New York

 Research Assistant                                                                                                  2002 - 2007

§   Time resolved ultrafast pump probe spectroscopy of nonequilibrium dynamics in superconducting MgB₂ thin films and single crystals

§   Design and fabrication of MgB₂ superconducting microbridge structures and study of electrical response of the current-biased structure generated by optical pulse irradiation

§   Photoimpedance studies of current-biased photoexcited superconducting Hg-based high T_c  and Nb  superconducting microbridges

§   Ultrafast pump probe spectroscopy of N-ion implanted GaAs

University of Rochester                                                         Rochester, New York

Ph. D. in Physics and Astronomy                                                          December 2007

§   Thesis title “Photoresponse mechanism of superconducting MgB₂”

§   Completed courses in Solid State Physics, Superconducting Physics, Advanced Physics of Optoelectronic Devices, Quantum Optics, and general physics courses

Middle East Technical University                                                     Ankara, Turkey

Bachelor of Science in Physics                                                                                       June 2001

§   High Honor Roll with successful completion of projects including FTIR spectroscopy, Schottky Diode fabrication and characterization, STM and plasma source ion implantation 

§   Highest GPA among BS degree graduates of the Physics Department 

§   Two times winner of the Regional Physics Olympiad among high school students 

University of Rochester                                                         Rochester, New York

Teaching Assistant                                                                                                       2001 – 2002

§   Served as instructor for Electromagnetism Laboratory and Modern Physics Laboratory. It included short lecture, supervision of the experiment and report grading

Spring Learning Center                                                          Rochester, New York

Program Coordinator                                                                                              2004 – present

§   Tutor mathematics  and coordinate  field trip for  a non-profit organization

§   Coordinate a NY state exam preparation program supported through B.M. Feinberg Grants for Immigrant Education

New York Dialogue Foundation                                            Rochester, New York

Event coordinator                                                                                                    2004 – present

§   Organize cultural and educational activities that promote the mutual understanding of cultures among people with various ethnical backgrounds 

“Mechanism of light detection by superconducting current-biased MgB₂ microbridges”, M. Khafizov, X. Li, Y. Cui, X. X. Xi, and R. Sobolewski,  to appear in IEEE Trans. Appl. Superconductivity (2007)

”Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics and Photoresponse of Hg-Ba-Ca-Cu-O Superconducting Microbridges”,X. Li, M. Khafizov, R. Sobolewski,  S. Chromik, V. Strbik, M. Valerianova, P. Odier, to appear in IEEE Trans. Appl. Superconductivity (2007)

“Photomixers fabricated on nitrogen-ion-implanted GaAs”, M. Mikulics, M. Marso, I. Cámara Mayorga, R. Güsten, S. Stancek and P.Kovac, Xia Li, M. Khafizov, R. Sobolewski, E. A. Michael, R. Schieder, M. Wolter, D. Buca, A. Förster, P. Kordo , and H. Lüth, Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 041106 (2005)

 “Picosecond dynamics of the superconducting state in MgB₂” Y. Xu, M. Khafizov, L. Satrapinsky, P. Kú, A. Plecenik, J. Karpinski, J. Jun, S. M. Kazakov and Roman Sobolewski, Physica C: Superconductivity, 408-410, 90 , (2004)

“Femtosecond optical characterization of MgB₂ superconducting thin films”, Xu Y, Khafizov M, Plecenik A, Kus P, Satrapinsky L, Sobolewski R, IEEE Trans. Appl. Superconductivity, 13 (2), 3316-3319,  (2003)

“Time-Resolved Photoexcitation of the Superconducting Two-Gap State in MgB₂ Thin Films” Y. Xu, M. Khafizov, L. Satrapinsky, P. Kús, A. Plecenik, and Roman Sobolewski, Physical Review Letters, 91, 197004, (2003)

“Cooper pair recombination dynamics in a dual energy gap superconducting system”, Marat Khafizov and R. Sobolewski

“Transient Photoimpedance studies of MgB₂ for optical detector applications”, M. Khafizov, T. Plecenik, Y. Cui, X.X. Xi, A. Plecenik, and R. Sobolewski