CURRICULUM VITAE of SERGEY B. POPOV ----------------------------------- PERSONAL DATA Born: 8 December 1971, Moscow, Russia Titles: Doctor of Science, Professor of the Russian Academy of Science ADDRESS Office: I-34151 Trieste, Italy Strada Costiera, 11 +39 040 2240-368 and 119234 Universitetskii pr. 13, Moscow, Russia +7 (495) 939-50-06 (phone) e-mail: polar (at) sai.msu.ru; sergepolar (at) gmail.com; spopov (at) ictp.it URL: http://xray.sai.msu.ru/~polar/ EDUCATION Moscow State University, Russia. Doctor of science (habilitation) degree in Astrophysics 2011 "Magnetorotational evolution and population synthesis of isolated neutron stars" Moscow State University, Russia. Ph.D. in Astrophysics 1998 "Population synthesis of X-ray sources after the burst of starformation and evolution of isolated neutron stars" Supervisor: Prof. V.M. Lipunov Moscow State University, Russia. M.S. in Astronomy 1995 "A model of binary evolution after a starformation burst at the Galactic center" Supervisor: Prof. V.M. Lipunov SCIENTIFIC EMPLOYMENT 1.) ICTP - International center for theoretical physics, Associated researcher (full-time) January 2023 - till now 2.) Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Leading Researcher (full time) June 2012 - until present 3.) Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Space research, Professor (part-time) September 2019 - December 2022 4.) Higher School of Economics, Department of Physics, Professor (part-time) September 2018 - June 2021 5.) Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Physics, Professor (half-time) September 2016 - June 2023 6.) Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Senior Researcher (full time) April 2008 - June 2012 7.) Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Researcher (full time) March 2000 - April 2008 8.) University of Padua, Department of Physics, PostDoc October 2002 - October 2004 9.) Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Junior researcher (full time) April 1998 - March 2000 10.) Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Junior researcher (part time) January 1998 - April 1998 11.) Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Junior researcher (part time) April 1995 - August 1995 LONG SCIENTIFIC VISITS AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION Since 1998 I participate in collaboration with several Italian scientific groups (Prof. Aldo Treves, University of Como; Prof. Monica Colpi, University of Milano-Bicocca; Prof. Roberto Turolla, University of Padua). During that period I had several long (and several short) visits to Italy. Since 2004 I was collaborating with german scientists (University of Jena, MPE, Rostock). Since 2007 I collaborated with scientists working in Poland (Wrozlaw). Since 2008 - with Spanish scientists. Several shorts visits to Poland, Germany and Spain had been made, too. 1.) October - November 2015 (1 month). University of Padua. 2.) March - April 2014 (1 month). Galileo Galilei Institute (Florence) 3.) October - December 2011 (2 months). University of Padua. 4.) October - December 2009 (2 months). University of Cagliari 5.) September - December 2008 (3 months). University of Padua. 6.) September - December 2007 (4 months). Observatory of Cagliari (Italy). 7.) October-December 2006 (3 months). University of Como (Italy) and University of Jena (Germany). 8.) October-November 2005 (1 month). University of Rostock and MPE (Germany) 9.) October 2002 - October 2004. Postdoc position at the Univesity of Padua. 10.) April-June 2002 (3 months). Universities of Como and Milan. 11.) October 2001 (1 month). University of Como. 12.) March-July 2000 (3 months). Universities of Como and Milan. 13.) January 1999 (1 month). Universities of Como and Milan. SELECTED RESEARCH TOPICS I) Isolated Neutron Stars and Black Holes 1.) Accretion from the interstellar medium onto isolated neutron stars and black holes. 2.) Magnetorotational evolution of isolated neutron stars. 3.) Population synthesis of isolated neutron stars in the Galaxy. 4.) Local population of young isolated black holes and neutron stars. 5.) Origin and evolution of magnetars. 6.) Fast radio bursts II) Binary Stars 1.) Population synthesis of binary systems. 2.) Evolution of neutron stars in binaries. 3.) ULXs. 4.) Magnetars in binary systems. III) Exoplanets 1.) Population synthesis of exoplanets 2.) Exoplanets in binary systems Projects were (or are) supported by the grants from Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Russian National Science Foundation, Basis Foundation, National Programms ``Astronomy'' and ``Universities of Russia'', ISSEP, RSCI, International Science Foundation, COSMION, INTAS, Dynasty Foundation, Cariplo Foundation, EU (FP6), and italian and german national foundations. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Ten students got their diploma (specialists and/or masters) under my supervision. 1.) A course of lectures at the Space research department Moscow State University "Basics of general Astrophysics" (Feb-May 2022) 2.) A brief introductory course of lectures and seminars on Astronomy at the Higher School of Economics (Nov-Dec 2019, 2020) 3.) A course of lectures at the Space research department Moscow State University "Introduction to Astrophysics" (Sep-Dec 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) 4.) Astrophysical part of course "Astrophysics and cosmology" at the Higher School of Economics (Jan-May 2019, 2020, 2021) (together with A.A.Starobinsky) 5.) A course "Astrophysics" at the Higher School of Economics (Sept-Dec 2018, 2020) 6.) A course of lectures at the Moscow State University "Formation and evolution of planets" (together with V. Zhuravlev) (Sept-Dec 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) 7.) A course "Astrophysics" at Department of Physics of the Moscow State University (Jan-May 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, Sept-Dec 2022) 8.) A course of lectures at the Moscow Polytechnic University "Basics of astronomy and modern cosmology" (Sept-Dec 2016) 9.) Visiting professor in the Yaroslavl Demidov University (October 2014 and April 2015) 10.) Visiting professor. University of Cagliari (October - December 2009) 11.) Series of lectures at the Einstein Institute in Golm, Germany; University of Cagliari, University of Liege (Autumn 2008) 12.) A course of lectures at the Moscow State University "Modern phenomenology of neutron stars and black holes" (January-May 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) 13.) A course of lectures at the university of Cagliari (October 2007) "Modern phenomenology of neutron stars and black holes" 14.) A course of lectures at the Doctoral programme in ECT*, Italy (August 2007). "Compact stars phenomenology" 15.) A course of lectures at the summer school in Pushchino (July 2007) "Observations of black holes" 16.) Invited lectures at international schools (July 2004 Erice, Italy; August 2004, August 2006, August 2008 Dubna, Russia) 17.) Occasional lectures and seminars in Theoretical and General Astrophysics. Department of Physics Moscow State University 1996-until present 18.) Popular lectures for teachers of astronomy and public. Moscow planetarium, Sternberg Institute, etc. 1999 - until present 19.) High-school physics. High-school N548. Moscow, Russia September 1994- September 2002 20.) High-school astronomy. High-school N548. Moscow, Russia September 1993-September 2002 PERSONAL GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS 1.) Belyaev prize for the best popular science book (2017) 2.) Basis Foundation grant for a new university course on exoplanets (2017) 3.) Person of the year in popular-science, Ministry of Science and Education Award "True science"(2016) 4.) Professor of the Russian academy of science (2015) 5.) Dynasty Foundation fellowship for young Doctors of science (2015) 6.) Visiting professor fellowship from the Dynasty foundation (2014) 7.) Young Scientists Research Award, Awarded by Moscow State University 2010 8.) INTAS Fellowship 2007-2008 9.) Young Scientists Research Award, Awarded by Moscow State University 2006 10.) Cariplo Foundation Fellowship 2006 11.) The "Dynasty" Foundation fellowship 2005-2007 12.) Diplomas for popularizing science, Awarded by different Russian educational projects 2003 13.) Young Scientists Research Award, Awarded by RSCI Foundation 2002 14.) Young Scientists Research Award, Awarded by Moscow State University 2001 15.) Young Scientists Research Grant, Awarded by Russian Foundation for Basic Research 2001 16.) Young Scientists Research Award, Awarded by Moscow State University 2000 17.) Presidential Fellowship for Young Scientists, Russia, 2000-2003 18.) Young Scientists Research Award, Awarded by Moscow State University 1999 19.) The first prize for young scientists' oral presentations on the XXVII ITEP Winter school 1999 20.) Soros scolarship for post-graduates (ISSEP) 1998 21.) Soros scolarship for post-graduates (ISSEP) 1997 22.) Soros scolarship for post-graduates (ISSEP) 1996 23.) Young Scientists Research Award, Awarded by Department of Physics (Moscow State University) 1996 24.) Diploma for the best presentation on the astronomical section of the conference ``Leniskie Gori -- 95'' Awarded by Department of Physics (Moscow State University) 1995 LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Russian (native), English (fluent), French (poor), Italian (poor). PUBLICATIONS AND CITATION About 200 publications in scientific journals and conference proceedings, a large review published as a separate volume of "Trudy GAISH" ("Sternberg Astronomical Institute Transactions") [in Russian], two other large reviews published in Physics-Uspekhi Total citation count (according to NASA ADS) >2700. Hirsch index 28. Full list of scientific publication is available at the URL: http://xray.sai.msu.ru/~polar/html/sci.html Five selected publications during last 3 years: 1. A.D. Khokhryakova, S.B. Popov "Origin of young accreting neutron stars in high-mass X-ray binaries in supernova remnants" MNRAS vol.511 pp. 4447-4453 (2022) (arXiv: 2201.03602) 2. A.V. Toporensky, S.B. Popov "How to delay death and look further into the future if you fall into a black hole" Resonance vol. 28 (5), pp. 737-749 (2023) (arXiv:2209.04823) 3. A.P. Igoshev, S.B. Popov, R. Hollerbach "Evolution of neutron star magnetic fields" Universe vol. 7, id. 351 (2021) (arXiv: 2109.05584) 4. S.B. Popov "High magnetic field neutron stars and magnetars in binary systems" Proc. IAU Symp. 363 pp. 61-71 (2023) (arXiv: 2201.07507) 5. M.V. Barkov, S.B. Popov "Formation of periodic FRB in binary systems with eccentricity" MNRAS vol. 515, pp. 4217-4228 (2022) (arXiv: 2204.13489) Five selected original papers during the career: 1. Popov S.B., Colpi M., Treves A., Turolla R., Lipunov V.M., Prokhorov M.E. ``The Neutron Star Census'' ApJ V. 530, p. 896, 2000 (astro-ph/9910114) 2. Popov S.B., Colpi M., Prokhorov M.E., Treves A., Turolla R. ``Young isolated neutron stars from the Gould Belt'' A&A vol. 406, pp. 111-117 (2003) (astro-ph/0304141) 3. S.B. Popov, S. Mereghetti, S.I. Blinnikov, A.G. Kuranov, L.R. Yungelson "A young contracting white dwarf in the peculiar binary HD49798/RX J0648.0-4418?" MNRAS vol. 474 pp. 2750-2756 (2018) (arXiv: 1711.02449) 4. S.B. Popov, K.A. Postnov ``Hyperflares of SGRs as an engine for millisecond extragalactic radio bursts'' in: ``Evolution of Cosmic Objects through their Physical Activity'', Proceedings of the Conference dedicated to Viktor Ambartsumian's 100th anniversary, held 15-18 Sep 2008 in Yerevan and Byurakan, Armenia, Editors: H.A. Harutyunian, A.M. Mickaelian & Y. Terzian, Yerevan, Gitutyun. Publishing House of NAS RA, pp. 129-133 (2010) (arXiv:0710.2006) 5. S.B. Popov, J.A. Pons, J.A. Miralles, P.A. Boldin, B. Posselt ``Population synthesis studies of isolated neutron stars with magnetic field decay'' MNRAS vol. 401, pp. 2675-2686 (2010) (arXiv: 0910.2190) ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES Member of the Expert council (physics) of the Russian National Higher Attestation Commission (Ministry of Science and higher education) May 2018 - May 2022 Member of the Scientific Council of the Sternberg Astronomical Institute June 2012 - June 2022 Member of the hiring commission of the Sternberg Astronomical Institute September 2008 - September 2012 and March 2014 - March 2019. MEMBERSHIPS International Astronomical Union member (since 2009). Euro-Asian Astronomical Society member (since 1994). Euro-Asian Association for Astronomy Teachers member (since 1998).