Отдел международной аспирантуры и докторантуры

Tetiana Orlova

PhD

Research interests

Principles, methods and ways of liquid crystal structuring; analysis of 3D molecular field ordering and connection with the behavior of self-assembled structures; creation of smart photomechanochemical systems; development of liquid crystal-based elements for applications in optics, photonics and sensorics. Also, photophysical and photochemical properties of dopant molecules in the condensed phase of matter.

Features of the PhD program

Participation in interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of soft matter physics, including liquid crystals, but not limited to them; optics and sensorics; photophysics and photochemistry; IT and machine learning. Cooperation with foreign colleagues from leading universities (University of Bordeaux in France, University of Southampton in the UK, etc.). Gaining experience with unique experimental setups at the Infochemistry Research Center and the Shared Use Center of ITMO University. Financial support from scientific grants and collaborations with industrial partners.

List of the supervisor’s research projects (participation/supervision)

The main participant of the RSCF project 22-13-00185 ‘Nucleophilic reactions of the polyunsaturated carbonyl-containing compounds as synthetic platform for the original materials possessing photophysical properties’ (2022-2024).

List of potential thesis topics

1.      Synthetic active liquid crystal matter and other smart photomechanochemical systems made of controllable localized structures in chiral nematics.

2.      Tunable liquid crystal structures for optical and photonic applications, including biomedical diagnostic devices.

3.      Liquid crystal sensor for anaerobic bacteria in food.

Publications in the last five years

7 reviews and papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals, 2 articles in conference proceedings (Scopus / Web of Science)

Key publications

•  I. Membrillo Solis, T. Orlova, K. Bednarska, et al. ‘Tracking the time evolution of soft matter systems via topological structural heterogeneity’, Commun. Mater. (Nature Portfolio) 3, 1 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00223-1

•   S.A. Shvetsov, T. Orlova and A.V. Emelyanenko, ‘Light-Induced structures and microparticle transportation in a free-surface frustrated chiral nematic film’, Crystals 12, 549 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12040549

• T. Orlova, R. Plamont, A. Depauw and N. Katsonis, ‘Dynamic spirals of nanoparticles in light-responsive polygonal fields’, Small 15 (39), 1902419 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201902419

•  T. Orlova, F. Lancia, C. Loussert, S. Iamsaard, N. Katsonis and E. Brasselet, ‘Revolving supramolecular chiral structures powered by light in nanomotor-doped liquid crystals’, Nature Nanotech. 13, 304 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-017-0059-x

•  H. Huang, T. Orlova, B. Matt and N. Katsonis, ‘Long-lived supramolecular helices promoted by fluorinated photo-switches’, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 39, 17003870 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.201700387

• O. Dmitrenko, T. Orlova and I. Terenetskaya, ‘Medium controlled photochemistry of Provitamin D: From solutions to liquid crystals’, J. Mol. Liq. 267, 428 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2018.01.049

Key IPs

1. Ukrainian Patent for Utility Model UA 84586 U. Method for determining the biological dose of ultraviolet radiation. Samchenko Y.M., Ulberg Z.P., Boldeskul I.E., Terenetska I.P., Orlova T.M., Kapinos P.S. Date of filling Ukrainian patent application is 23.04.2013. Date of effective is 25.10.2013

2. United States Patent US 8552391 B2. Methods and devices for in situ determination of a vitamin-D synthesizing amount of natural and artificial UV radiation. Terenetska I.P., Orlova T.M., Kirilenko E.K., Galich G.A., Eremenko A.M. International filing date is 23.03.2010. Entry date is 10.08.2011. National number is 13148804. Date of national patent is 08.10.2013

3. Ukrainian Patent UA 93569 C2. A method for in situ determination of the vitamin-D-synthetic dose of natural and artificial ultraviolet irradiation and its implementation in a personal bio-dosimeter. Terenetska I.P., Orlova T.N., Kirilenko E.K., Eremenko A.M., Galich G.A. Date of filling Ukrainian patent application is 24.03.2009. Date of effective is 25.02.2011

Supervisor’s specific requirements

·         Understanding of molecular physics

·         Understanding of optics and photonics, primarily organic photonics

·         Understanding of the basics of physical chemistry, photophysics and photochemistry

·         Scientific software skills (OriginLab / SigmaPlot)

·         Skills in using Wolfram Mathematica / Matlab / Python programming are welcome

Skills in building and adjusting optical setups / experience with spectrophotometric equipment are welcome

Code of the subject area of the PhD program