Institute for Functional Nanomaterials

Physicist

University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus

Biography

Zimbovskaya, a competitive researcher and Professor at the Department of Physics and Electronics at the University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus, was born in Russia. While in Russia she received both PhD in Physics and Mathematics from the Institute Metalophysics of Russian Academy of Sciences (Yekaterinburg) in 1977 and Doctor of Science degree in Physics and Mathematics from Nizhni Novgorod University in 1994. Her research intersts include theoretical studies of charge transport mechanisms in molecules and conducting polymers. Her current research aims at further analysis of dissipative effects in the electron transport through molecules which is not fully understood so far. The research provides and is further expected to provide suitable results for comparison with experimental data obtained for realistic organic molecules, giving a deeper insight into the charge transport processes. Another IFN related area of interst concerns the effects of Coulomb interactions of electrons involved in the transport which gives rise to Coulomb blockade, Kondo effect and related phenomena.

Besides, Zimbovskaya's research interests include magneto-transport, high-frequency phenomena and Fermi-liquid effects in conventional and low-dimensional metals. She authored a monograph "Local Geometry of Fermi Surface and High-Frequency Phenomena in Metals" (Springer-Verlag, 2001).

Teams

Cluster II: Functional Nanostructures at the Interface

E-mail

n_zimbovskaya webmail uprh edu

Education

• D.Sc. in Physics, N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod (1994)
• Ph.D. in Physics , Insitute of Metal of Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences (1977)
• M.Sc. in Physics, Ural State University (1970)

Appointments

2004–present	Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao, Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States
2003–2004	Visiting Professor, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, United States
2001–2003	Visiting Professor, City College of City University of New York, New York, NY, United States
2000–2001	Research Professor , Hunter College of City University of New York,, New York, NY, United States
1996–1999	Professor of Physics, Urals State Mining University (USMU), Yekaterinburg, Russia
1983–1996	Professor and Associate Professor of Mathematics, USMU, Yekaterinburg, Russia
1977–1983	Assistant Professor of Physics, USMU, Yekatrinburg, Russia

Publications

1. N. A. Zimbovskaya, "Effect of Fermi-liquid interactions on the low temperature de Haas–van Alphen oscillations in quasi-two-dimensional conductors", J. Phys.: Condens. Matter , 20, 65535 (2008)
2. G. Gumbs and N. A. Zimbovskaya, "On the low frequency electromagnetic waves in quasi-two-dimensional metals", Solid State Comm., 146, 88 (2008)
3. N. A. Zimbovskaya, "Fermi-liquid and Fermi-surface-geometry effects in the propagation of low-frequency electromagnetic waves through thin metal films", Phys. Rev. B, 76, 65535 (2007)
4. N. A. Zimbovskaya, "On the de Haas–van Alphen oscillations in quasi-two-dimensional metals: effect of the Fermi surface curvature", J. Phys: Condens. Matter, 19, 65535 (2007)
5. N. A. Zimbovskaya, "On the dissipative effects in the electron transport through conducting polymers", J. Chem. Phys., 126, 65535 (2007)

Grants

1. N. J. Pinto and N. A. Zimbovskaya. Understanding the nature of the metallic state in conducting polymers, a crucial step in the fabrication of enhanced polymer based electronic devices, United States Department of Defense, FY2006 DoD Infrastructure Support Program for HBCU/Mls, 3 years, August 2006, Multiple PIs, Approved, $211,006.

Presentations

1. N. A. Zimbovskaya (March 2008) "Fermi-liquid effects in propagation of low frequency electromagnetic waves through thin metal films" in 2008 APS March Meeting.
2. N. A. Zimbovskaya (July 2007) "The electron transport through conducting polymers" in Seminar at Naval Research Lab.
3. N. A. Zimbovskaya (March 2007) "Dissipative effects in the electron transport through conducting polymers" in 2007 APS March Meeting.
4. N. A. Zimbovskaya (March 2007) "Fermi-liquid effects in the magnetization oscillations in quasi-two-dimensional conductors" in 2007 APS March Meeting.