Volodymyr Aushev

Volodymyr Aushev is Professor in the Department of Nuclear Physics, Faculty of Physics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine. He simultaneously maintains a senior-researcher affiliation with the Institute for Nuclear Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
His career spans four decades, beginning in 1978 at the Institute for Nuclear Research (Kyiv) and expanding through long-term visiting-scientist engagements at DESY (Germany), the Max-Planck Institutes, and Fermilab (USA).

Education & Training:

• PhD studies focused on polarised recoil β-active nuclei and nuclear spin physics at low energies.
• Extensive specialised training in Quantum Chromodynamics, heavy-flavour physics, top-quark physics and neutrino physics through participation in HERA-B, ZEUS, D0, LHCb, Belle II, DUNE, WA105 and FCAL collaborations.

Research Interests:

Professor Aushev leads the Kyiv high-energy physics group whose principal goal is understanding the fundamental constituents of matter and their interactions at the highest energies. His work centres on experimental particle physics, with major themes including:

• Quantum Chromodynamics and parton distribution functions;
• Production and decay of charm, beauty and top quarks;
• Neutrino oscillations and astrophysical neutrinos;
• Development of radiation-hard detectors and advanced instrumentation for collider and neutrino experiments.

Recent Publications Overview (2010-2016):

The twelve highlighted papers reflect an intensive focus on HERA ep/γp data (ZEUS), Tevatron pp̅ data (D0) and early DUNE/Belle-II planning. Analyses span precision measurements of structure functions, heavy-quark cross-sections, top-quark properties and searches for exotic hadrons, underlining a commitment to multi-TeV energy-frontier physics and long-baseline neutrino science.

Scientific Awards & Recognition:

• Author of ≈120 peer-reviewed papers in high-energy physics and ≈30 in nuclear physics, averaging 33.4 citations each.
• Group leader for Ukrainian participation in ZEUS, D0, Belle II, DUNE, WA105 and FCAL collaborations.

Advising & Outreach:

Professor Aushev mentors a vibrant team of post-doctoral researchers, PhD and master’s students within the Kyiv high-energy physics group. He teaches lecture courses on High-Energy Physics, Nuclear Astrophysics, Dark Matter, Neutrino Physics and Modern Experiments in High-Energy Physics, and leads outreach programmes to inspire school pupils and undergraduates.

Laboratories & Teams:

He heads the Kyiv High-Energy Elementary Particle Physics Group, comprising three faculty members, post-docs, PhD students and undergraduates. The group is responsible for detector R&D (radiation-hard calorimeters, micro-strip monitors), software development and physics analyses for international experiments in Europe, the United States and Japan.