Viktoriia Rutckaia

Viktoriia Rutckaia is a Research Professor and Director of the Photonics Core Facility at the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), The Graduate Center, CUNY. She joined ASRC in April 2023, bringing expertise in light-matter interactions, nanofabrication, and optical characterization of nanodevices. Prior to this role, she held a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Global Fellowship, collaborating with Prof. Andrea Alu (ASRC) and Prof. Joerg Schilling (Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg).

• Education:
• Dr. rer. Nat. in Physics (2018) - Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
• Master’s Degree (2012) - Alferov University, Russia
• Bachelor’s Degree (2010) - Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia

Her research focuses on advancing photonics and nanophotonics, including plasmonic structures, silicon photonics, and active emitting materials. She specializes in numerical modeling and experimental techniques for nanodevices. The Photonics Core Facility under her direction supports cutting-edge optical research at CUNY.

She has received a prestigious Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship (2018–2021), highlighting her contributions to interdisciplinary photonics research.