Viktor Brus did his Ph.D. in Solid State Electronics at the Institute for Problems of Materials Science of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in 2012 and received his Doctor of Sciences degree in Physics of Semiconductors and Dielectrics from Chernivtsi National University in 2018. From 2013 until 2020, he was doing research and teaching at Chernivtsi National University (Assistant Professor), Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow), and the University of California Santa Barbara (Project Leader at the Center for Polymers and Organic Solids, established by the Nobel laureate Prof. Alan Heeger). From 2020 until 2023 Viktor Brus was an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics of Nazarbayev University. Prof. Brus' research interests are materials science and physics of semiconductor devices, in particular, electronic processes in novel organic (plastic) and hybrid perovskite optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices.

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In 2023, Viktor Brus joined the Advanced Research of the largest US photovoltaic company, First Solar Inc. He leads a team of First Solar engineers developing disruptive innovations in CdTe thin-film photovoltaics and coordinates external collaboration with universities and research institutions.

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Dr. Brus remains affiliated with Nazarbayev University as an Adjunct Professor of the Physics Department.

 

SELECTED HONORS & AWARDS

2022 The Stanford University’s 2022 List of the World's Top 2% Highly Cited Scientists

2022 Editor’s Pick article in the Journal of Applied Physics (AIP)

2022 Session Chair at Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, USA

2022 Elected Member of Nazarbayev University Faculty Senate

2021 Prize of the Parliament of Ukraine for Young Scientists for 2020

2021 ‘Rising Stars’ Special Collection by invitation of Advanced Materials (Wiley)

2019 Certificate of Appreciation for development Ukrainian science (Chernivtsi Regional Council) 2019 Virtual Issue Celebrating 10 Years of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

2019 Certificate of Appreciation Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing) 2018 American Chemical Society (ACS) Editors’ Choice Award (ACS Publications)

2017 IEEE International Publication Encouragement Award (IEEE)

2014 Georg Forster Research Fellowship (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation)

2012 Green Talents Award (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research)

2012 Fellowship of the President of Ukraine for Young Scientists