Aleksei Zheltikov

Aleksei Zheltikov is Professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University's Physics Department and Professor at Texas A&M University's Department of Physics and Astronomy. He directs the Neurophotonics Lab at Kurchatov Institute Russian Research Center and has been ASP Visiting Professor at Jena's Faculty of Physics and Astronomy.

Research expertise includes:

• Ultrafast optical science and femtosecond pulse technology
• Nonlinear microspectroscopy and bioimaging techniques
• Photonic-crystal fiber engineering for lightwave control
• Laser-induced filamentation physics
• Neurophotonics applications in brain science

Honors include the Russian State Prize, Shuvalov Prize, and Willis Lamb Award. Authored 3 monographs, 10+ book chapters, and 400+ peer-reviewed publications. Recognized as Distinguished Visitor under Scottish Universities Physics Alliance.