Vera A. Khokhlova

Areas of Research Activity:

• Nonlinear wave physics
• Numerical modeling in acoustics
• Propagation of sound waves in inhomogeneous media
• Ultrasonic cavitation
• Measurement of acoustic properties of various media
• Focused ultrasound in non-invasive surgery (HIFU)
• Mechanical tissue disintegration with focused ultrasound (histotripsy)
• Ultrasonic methods in diagnostics and therapy of the brain
• Ultrasound in cosmetology
• Ultrasonic lung diagnostics
• Ultrasound-assisted targeted drug delivery
• Nonlinear problems in aeroacoustics
• Parametric (directional) sound radiation
• The use of graphics processors (GPU) in modeling

Education:

• 2012 – D.Sc. in Acoustics, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• 1991 – Ph.D. in Acoustics, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• 1979 – 1986 – Combined BS and MS Program in Physics (diploma with honors), Department of General Physics and Wave Processes, Physics Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Professional position: 

• 1996 – present – Associate Professor, Department of Acoustics, Physics Faculty, MSU
• 1991 – 1996 – Research Scientist, Department of Acoustics, Physics Faculty, MSU
• 1990 – 1991 – Junior Research Scientist, Department of Acoustics, Physics Faculty, MSU

Awards/Honors:

• 2024 – present – Vice-president of the Russian Acoustical Society
• 2022 – Rayleigh-Helmholtz Interdisciplinary Silver Medal in Biomedical Acoustics and Physical Acoustics for contributions to the application of nonlinear acoustics to medical ultrasound
• 2022 – present – Associate Editor of  the International Journal of Hyperthermia
• 2015 – present – Elected Member of the Board of the Russian Acoustical Society (Member since 2001)
• 2013 – present – Associate Editor of  the journal IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
• 2012 – present – Elected Member of the Executive Council of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
• 2004 – 2008, 2011 – 2014 – Elected Member of the Board of the International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound (Member since 2001)
• 2009 – present – Member of the “Physical Ultrasound” division of the Scientific Council on Acoustics of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• 2008 – present – Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America (Member since 1993)
• 2008 – 2012 – Member of the Committee on Standards of ASA
• 2008 – present – Member of the International Organizing Committee of the International Symposium on Nonlinear Acoustics
• 2005 – present – Member of the Committee on International Research and Education of ASA