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Anastasiia Merdalimova

Date & Time: Venue:	December 19, 2023, 16:00 Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 30, Bolshoi Boulevard, bld. 1, Room E-R3-2007
Candidate:	Anastasiia Merdalimova
PhD Program:	Physics
Thesis Title:	Optical sensors based on hollow-core microstructured optical waveguides: 2-in-1 multispectral refractometry and raman spectroscopy
Supervisor:	Professor Dmitry Gorin, Skoltech
Co-supervisor:	Associate Professor Alexey Yashchenok, Skoltech
PhD Defense Jury Reports:	Professor Nikolay Gippius, Skoltech (Chairman): report Professor Vladimir Drachev, Skoltech: report Professor Vasily Fedotov, Skoltech: report Dr. Dana Cialla-May, Group Leader, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Germany: report Professor Zeev Zalevsky, Bah Ilan University, Israel: report Dr. Andrei Sapelkin, Senior Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London, UK: report Thesis Changes Log
Revised thesis:	Optical sensors based on hollow-core microstructured optical waveguides: 2-in-1 multispectral refractometry and raman spectroscopy Thesis Changes Log (after minor revisions)
Thesis Defense Outcome:	Pass with Minor Revisions. The candidate’s thesis is accepted subject to minor revisions. The candidate made revisions to the thesis. The final version of the thesis was uploaded on January 30, 2024. The candidate is awarded the Skoltech PhD degree.
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