Nikolay Smolentsev

Nikolay Smolentsev is an experienced optics professional currently serving as the Optics Team Lead and Optical Engineer at Aerospacelab since March 2020. Prior to this role, Nikolay worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at imec from July 2018 to March 2020, focusing on simulating new optical concepts for augmented reality devices, in collaboration with KUL. Nikolay completed a PhD in Photonics at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) between 2012 and 2017, where research involved studying liquid interfaces using non-linear optical techniques with femtosecond lasers. Earlier experience includes roles as a Junior Researcher at Southern Federal University (2006-2012), concentrating on scientific writing and X-ray absorption spectroscopy experiments, and as a Trainee at ESRF - The European Synchrotron, performing calculations for X-ray spectroscopy data analysis. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Physics from Southern Federal University and a PhD from EPFL.