Some Facts about Me

1. I was born in 1994 in Russia.

2. I always moved from city to city never returning back.

3. My natural talents and passions are arts: dancing, painting, singing, performing.

4. I graduated from both, physics-math + general subjects high gymnasium and an art school with focus on fine arts in 2010.

5. I earned a Bachelors degree in Physics from Lomonosov State University in Moscow, Russia in 2015.

6. My undergraduate studies focused on development of semiconductor and dielectric nanoparticles for biomedical applications, therapeutical and diagnostic applications, and drug delivery. I also worked on amorphous Si solar cells.

7. My PhD research was focused on developing advanced photovoltaic devices, nano-enhanced solar cells for space applications, and on developing novel concepts in photovoltaics and related devices.

8. I earned my PhD degree in Microsystems Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2021.

9. I presented talks at such conferences as MRS (2018), NASA Space Photovoltaics (2018), PVSC (2019, 2020, 2021).

10. I co-authored over 15 research papers.

11. I spent several years teaching and training children and students and developed my own teaching style.

12. I worked for a research software company as an Applications Engineer assisting researchers in using the software and preparing educational resources for 1 year (2021 - 2022), and quit because of the v*&$(tion mandate. When it happened, I felt like it was the push to focus on my biggest and most socially impactful project - Raw Form of Life.

13. I started learning how to design and make clothes in 2022. You can see my garments here.

14. I have become a raw foodist in Jan. 2021.

15. I switched to the raw diet in 1 day.

16. I have been learning about the raw diet and nutrition since 2018 and I am still learning.

17. I am against making food one's identity because life is complex and we are complex, and our identity is complex, so being well-rounded and developed in all areas of life is essential for ensuring stability and satisfaction in life.

18. My stepfather, a PhD in medicine, supports my current lifestyle.

19. I supplement with vitamin B12.

20. I am a cold-climate raw foodist.

21. I supplement with vitamin D3 because I don't get exposed to the sun for 9 month out of the year.

22. I formulated my biggest fear when I was 9 years old and I still hold on to it: my biggest fear is to lose conscience and myself.

23. I am not vegan in the global sense of this term.