DR ARTIUM KHATCHATOURIANTS

Ha-Helmonit, 1/11, Afula, 18788 (Ready for Relocation)

Tel: 054-529-04-10, E-mail: artem71@hotmail.com

Keywords Electro-Optics, Lasers, Optical Microscopy, Non-Linear Optics,

Nanotechnology, Scanning Probe Microscopy, Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy,

Image Processing, Biophysics, Medical Applications

Experienced in Electrooptics (Lasers: visible – Ar Ion, HeNe, doubled Nd:YAG, pulsed

infrared – Nd:YAG, Ti:Sapphire, Mid-IR OPO, ultraviolet – Excimer; Electrooptical Devices:

CCDs, APDs, photomultipliers, fast photodiodes, thermal power meters, etc.; Non-Linear

Optical Devices: non-linear crystals, optical parametric oscillators (OPO))

Experienced in Optics (microscopes, lenses, polarizers, phase retardation plates,

beamsplitters, diffractive gratings, monochromators, optical resonators, optical fibers and

waveguides, etc.)

Experienced in Imaging Systems (conventional optical microscopy, confocal microscopy,

scanning probe microscopy (SPM): atomic force microscopy (AFM), near-field scanning

optical microscopy (NSOM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), scanning tunneling

microscopy (STM), ultra-high vacuum low temperature SPM, Raman spectroscopy, flash

photography, image processing)

Experienced in Medical Applications (ophthalmology, gene therapy, cardiovascular

surgery)

Professional Experience

2008 – 2009 R&D Physicist at ReLeaf Medical Ltd., Kiryat Shmona

ReLeaf is a medical device startup company developing technology &

devices to treat calcification related diseases.

Design, building, testing, alignment and optimization of complex

electrooptical systems aimed to deliver short infrared pulses of OPO-

based laser to the target location inside the human body

R & D on MID infrared optical fibers and waveguides

R & D on prototypes

Defining experimental protocols and writing reports

Working with suppliers

Clinical trials in-vivo

Close collaboration with medical staff

2002 – 2008 R & D and Application Scientist at Nanonics Imaging Ltd.,

Jerusalem

Nanonics develops high-resolution imaging tools for the nanotechnology

market combining many techniques of microscopy (AFM, NSOM,

Raman, etc.)

Design, integration, testing, alignment, optimization of complex

microscopy and image processing systems

Fitting system design to specific customer requirements

R & D on prototypes and applications, lab tasks for customers

Working with suppliers

Frequent traveling abroad (about 12/year) for system installation

and training the customers (among the labs visited: Los Alamos

National Labs, IBM NY State, AMD Texas)

Involvement in Sales & Marketing: presentation of company systems at

exhibitions at scientific conferences worldwide

Responsible for customer support

1994 – 2002 Researcher at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at The

Laser Center Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, Jerusalem

R&D in electro-optics and biophysics. Experimental work in the field of

non-linear optics and its application to multidisciplinary tasks

(neurobiology, organic chemistry and medicine)

Design, building, testing, alignment and optimization of complex

electrooptical systems

Image processing

Performing clinical trials in-vitro and in-vivo

Close collaboration with other research groups and medical staff

Defining experimental protocols

Writing scientific reports

Education

1997 – 2005 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY – APPLIED PHYSICS

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Thesis work in the field of electro-optics and biophysics, under the

supervison of Prof. Aaron Lewis. Developing non-linear optical tools at

micro- and nano-scale for addressing a variety of questions in

neurobiology, chemistry and medicine.

Ph.D. Thesis Title: Detecting Optical Non-Linearities around

Single Molecules: Developing Selective Functional Imaging

of Nanometric Biological Domains

1994 – 1997 MASTER OF SCIENCE – APPLIED PHYSICS

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Thesis work in the field of electro-optics and biophysics.

Final Grade – 92.8

1989 – 1994 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE – PHYSICS

Saint Petersburg State Technical University (former Leningrad

Polytechnic Institute), Russian Federation

Average Course Grade - 94

References

Available upon request

Languages

English: Fluent

Hebrew: Fluent

Russian: Mother tongue

Personal Details

Birth date: 23 November 1971

Birth place: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Marital status: Divorced + 1

Publications

11 articles in scientific journals, among them Applied Physics Letters and

Nature Biotechnology. The full publication list is available upon request.

Registered Patents

Galun, E., Lewis, A., Zeira, E., Manevitch, A., Khatchatouriants, A., and Hemo, Y.,

“Controlled laser treatment for non-invasive tissue alteration, treatment and diagnostics with

minimal collateral damage”

United States Patent 20060100611

Special

Team player. Fast learner. Problems solver. Very responsible. Hardworking and flexible in

terms of working hours. Ready to frequent traveling abroad.