Liubov M. Kotelnikova

Areas of Research Activity:

• Manipulation of objects with ultrasound for kidney stone propulsion and fragmentation
• Acoustic radiation force

Education:

• 2022 – present – Ph.D. Program, Department of Acoustics, Physics Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University
• 2020 – 2022 – Master’s Program (diploma with honors), Department of Acoustics, Physics Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University. Thesis title: “Method for measuring acoustic radiation force on an elastic spherical scatterer in liquid irradiated with a focused ultrasound beam”, scientific adviser: Dr.Sc., Oleg A. Sapozhnikov
• 2016 – 2020 – Bachelor’s Program (diploma with honors), Department of Acoustics, Physics Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University. Thesis title: “Determination of elastic properties of a solid sphere based on the results of acoustic beam scattering”, scientific adviser: Dr.Sc., Oleg A. Sapozhnikov
• 2014 – 2016 – The Advanced Educational Scientific Center – Kolmogorov’s boarding school of Moscow State University
• 2010 – 2014 – Municipal budget institution of extended education «Musical School for Children №1», Pushkino (piano)
• 2009 – 2014 – Municipal budget educational institution Secondary General School №1, Pushkino

Awards/Honors:

• 2023 – Student Travel Grant for participants of 2023 International Congress on Ultrasonics in Beijing, China
• 2023 – Diploma for the best scientific report of a young scientist at the XXXV session of Russian Acoustic Society in “Physical acoustics” section
• 2022 – present –  A stipend from the “BASIS” Foundation for the Development of Theoretical Physics for intending PhD students of MSU Physics Faculty
• 2022 – Third place at the R.V. Khokhlov contest of the best MS student thesis at the Physics Department of Moscow State University
• 2022 – Diploma for the best scientific report of a young scientist at the XXXIV session of Russian Acoustic Society in “Physical acoustics” section
• 2020 – 2022 – A stipend from the “BASIS” Foundation for the Development of Theoretical Physics for students
• 2020  First place at the R.V. Khokhlov contest of the best BS student thesis at the Physics Department of Moscow State University
• 2019 – 2022 – A.N. Tikhonov stipend at the Physics Department of Moscow State University
• 2016 – Medal for “Academic Excellence” of the Moscow City Department of Education
• 2016 – Winner of the Olympiad “University Tournament” in physics