Maxim Mostovoy

Maxim Mostovoy is an Associate Professor at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Science and Engineering, specializing in the Theory of Condensed Matter within the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials. His research focuses on multiferroic materials, non-collinear magnetism, topological defects, and spintronics. He holds a PhD from the University of Groningen (1998) and has held visiting positions at institutions including the Max-Planck Institute. He has coordinated major projects like the FOM-funded 'Skyrmionics' initiative and serves on editorial boards for Physical Review B and NPJ Quantum Materials.

Education:

• PhD in Physics, University of Groningen, 1998
• Bachelor/Master's from Novosibirsk State University

Research Interests: Multiferroics, magnetoelectric coupling, topological spin textures, skyrmions, and spintronics applications. His work includes groundbreaking studies on magnetoelectric switching in multiferroics and topological edge states in frustrated magnets.

Notable Achievements:

• Fellow of the American Physical Society
• Senior Visiting Scientist at RIKEN (Tokyo)
• Recipient of Mercator Professorship (Cologne), Velux Professorship (Niels Bohr Academy), and other visiting professorships
• Over 115 publications in top journals like Nature, Physical Review Letters, and NPJ Quantum Materials

Teaching & Mentorship: Taught courses on Theoretical Physics, Statistical Physics, and Solid State Physics. Supervised 10 PhD/Master’s students, though specific advisee names are not listed in the provided texts.

Labs & Collaborations: Active at the Zernike Institute and collaborates globally on projects like mechanical manipulation of topological defects and strain-controlled spin order in van der Waals magnets.