Ksenia Dolgaleva

Ksenia Dolgaleva is an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa's School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and holds a Canada Research Chair in Integrated Photonics (Tier 2). She joined the university in July 2013 as part of the Canada Excellence Research Chair team led by Professor Robert Boyd.

Education: She earned a Diploma in Physics from Moscow State University (Russia) and a Ph.D. in Optics from the University of Rochester (USA, 2009). She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto (2009–2013), supported by a Mitacs Elevate fellowship (2011–2012).

Research Interests: Her work focuses on integrated photonics, nonlinear optics, THz technology, and advanced optical materials. Key areas include artificial photonic structures, nonlinear responses in materials like InP, GaN, and quartz, and plasmonic metamaterials for sensing and frequency conversion.

Publications & Trends: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles highlight her contributions to nonlinear photonics platforms, THz spectroscopy, and material characterization. Recent work emphasizes phase-matched processes, ultra-high-Q resonances, and THz plasmonic metasurfaces.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Outstanding undergraduate thesis award (Russian Physical Society, 2009)
  • Outstanding student presentation (OSA Frontiers in Optics, 2008)

Advising & Grants: Trained 8 students during her Ph.D. and postdoc. Currently building her research group to explore optics and photonics.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Canada Excellence Research Chair team and collaborates on projects involving III-V semiconductors and THz technologies.