Andrei Afanasev
| Title: | Professor |
|---|---|
| Address: | Exploration Hall 20101 Academic Way Ashburn, Virginia 20147 |
| Phone: | 571-553-8558 |
| Email: |
[email protected] |
Gus Weiss Associate Professor of Theoretical Physics, Lead Physicist, Energy Research
Lab Principal
Department: Physics
Energy Research - Photo Emission Advanced Research Laboratory (PEARL)
Current Research
Research Areas: Nuclear & Particle Physics; Physics of Particle Accelerators; Quantum Electrodynamics; Condensed Matter Physics
Andrei Afanasev currently leads the physics effort for the GWU energy initiative. He has made significant research contributions in the field of nuclear and particle physics probed with high-power electron accelerators and free-electron lasers.
Presently Prof. Afanasev contributes to energy research in three areas: (a) High-power particle accelerators that may serve as drivers for accelerator-driven subcritical nuclear reactors (ADSR), as well as probes of new materials for energy applications; (b) Development of novel techniques in photovoltaics, including nanostructures, quantum dots, and surface acoustic waves; (c) New technologies for non-proliferation of nuclear materials.
Prof. Afanasev is the Director of the Photoemission Research Laboratory where new solutions for particle accelerator sources and photovoltaics are being developed and tested.
Education
Ph.D., Kharkov National University of Ukraine
Publications
He is an author of over 100 scientific papers and an editor of two books, Radiation Acoustics and Physics with CEBAF at Jefferson Lab.
GW Virginia Science & Technology Campus
Innovation Hall
45085 University Drive, Suite 303
Ashburn, VA 20147
Phone: 571-553-8200
[email protected]
