Education background

2016 - Doctor of Sciences in Physics (equivalent to PhD in Physics), Physical and Technical Institute of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent, degree certified by the Supreme Attestation Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
2010 - A Diploma degree MSc of Radiophysics, National University of Uzbekistan named after M. Ulugbek, Department of Physics, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2008 - A Diploma degree BSc of Laser Technique and Laser Technologies, National University of Uzbekistan named after M. Ulugbek, Department of Physics, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Research Experience

Since August 2023: Research Associate, The American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
2019-2022: Postdoctoral Research Associate, The American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
2018-2019: Assistant Professor, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Changchun, China
2016-2017: Leading Research Scientist, Engineering Physical Department of Tashkent State Technical University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2014-2015: Senior Research Scientist, Institute of Ion-Plasma and Laser Technologies, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2015: November and 2014 December: Visiting researcher in Max-Born-Institute, Berlin, Germany
2015: Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2011-2013: PhD student at Institute of Ion-Plasma and Laser Technologies Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences
2009-2010: Junior Research Scientist, Arifov Institute of Electronics, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Research interest and impact

Dr. Ganjaboy S. Boltaev’s research interests include laser physics and nonlinear optics (interaction of powerful laser radiation with matter, optical nonlinearity of various media including nanostructures, frequency conversion of laser radiation, high-order harmonic generation of laser radiation in gases and laser-induced plasma plumes, formation of nanoparticles by laser ablation, ultrafast modification of the surface of metals).

80 peer-reviewed journal papers: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ganjaboy_Boltaev7

Programming skills

Origin Lab, Comsol Multiphysics

Honours and awards

Awarded the “Social Impact of Scientific Research” award for scientists who published articles in journals of the International Scopus Database in Material Science (2023).
Awarded the “Best Research Paper” award for young researchers of the Uzbekistan Academy of Science (2012).
Awarded the “Certificate” award for the active young scientist of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences (2014).
Awarded the “Certificate” award for participation in the conference “Nanoscience & Nanomaterials” TWASROCASA, Bangalore, India (2015).
Awarded the “Research project certificate” under the frame of the Uzbek-Belarussian joint foundation program (2021, 2022).

Synergistic Activities

Referee for Optics Express, Results in Physics

PUBLICATIONS

1. A.M. Abu Baker, G.S. Boltaev, M. Iqbal, M. Plynev, N.M. Hamdan, A.S. Alnaser, “Giant third order nonlinear response of mixed perovskite nanocrystals,” Materials, vol.15, No.1, pp.389 (2022).
2. R.A. Ganeev, V.V. Kim, G.S. Boltaev, I.B. Sapaev, S. Stremoukhov, “Joint manifestation of quasi-phase matching and resonance enhancement of harmonics in laser-induced plasmas,” Optics Continuum vol.15, No.1, pp.389 (2022).
3. R.A. Ganeev, I.A. Shuklov; A.I. Zvyagin; A. Mardini; A.A. Lizunova; G.S. Boltaev; I.B. Sapaev; V.V. Kim; O.V. Ovchinnikov; V.F. Razumov, “Optical nonlinearities of mercury telluride quantum dots measured by nanosecond pulses,” Photonics and Nanostructures vol.50, No.10, pp.101025 (2022).
4. M. Iqbal, G.S. Boltaev, N. Abbasi, R.A. Ganeev and A.S. Alnaser, “Spatial and spectral variation of XUV harmonics generated in rare gases using two-color laser fields,” Journal of Physics B vol.55, No.10, pp.105601 (2022).
5. M. Venkatesh, R.A. Ganeev, V.V. Kim, G.S. Boltaev, I.B. Sapaev, J. Liang, J. Yu, and W. Li “Application of vector beams for enhanced high-order harmonics generation in laser-induced plasmas,” Optics Express vol.30, No.10, pp.17080-17093 (2022).
6. G.S. Boltaev, M. Iqbal, S.R. Kamalov, M. Vapaev, I.Y. Davletov, and A.S. Alnaser, “Impact of the electron density and temperature on the LIPSS formed on the surface of Ti and Ni,” Appl. Phys. A vol.128, No.6, pp.488 (2022).
7. V.V. Kim, R.A. Ganeev, S.R. Konda, G.S. Boltaev, I.B. Sapaev, W. Yu, and W. Li, “High order harmonics generation in the laser-induced lead-free perovskites-containing plasmas produced by laser pulses of different duration,” Sci. Rep. vol. 12, No.1, pp.9128 (2022).
8. V. Ialyshev, G.S. Boltaev, M. Iqbal, M. Khamis, and A.S. Alnaser, “Enhancing gas solubility in water via femtosecond laser-induced plasma,” ACS Omega vol.7, No.32, pp.28281-28189 (2022).
9. B. Khalil, G.S. Boltaev, A.M. Abu Baker, N. Abbasi, and A.S. Alnaser, “Controlling LIPSS formation on Ni surface using near-infrared laser beam and its low-order harmonics,” Journal of Physics D, vol.55, No.43, pp.435104 (2022).
10. G.S. Boltaev, A.M. Abu Baker, N. Abbasi, M. Iqbal, S.B. Reyimboev, R.A. Ganeev, and A.S. Alnaser, “Lowand high-order nonlinearities of ablated Zn and ZnSe nanoparticles at the 50 kHz repetition rate regime,” J. Optical Society America B vol.39, No.10, pp. 2794-2803 (2022).
11. G.S. Boltaev, R.A. Ganeev, S.R. Kamalov, S.R. Sobirov, S.B. Reyimboev, V.V. Gorbushin, N.S. Khalilova, I.B. Sapaev, and A.S. Alnaser, “Formation of metal nanoparticles in liquids during laser ablation of metals by nanosecond pulses and analysis of their nonlinear optical properties,” IFAR vol. 2, No.2. pp.20220008 (2022).
12. A.M. Abu Baker, G.S. Boltaev, P. Piatkowski, M. Khamis, A.S. Alnaser “Nonlinear optical properties and transient absorption in Hibiscus Sabdariffa dye solution probed with femtosecond pulses,” Optical Materials, vol.138, No.11, 113728 (2023).
13. M. Venkatesh, V.V. Kim, G.S. Boltaev, S.R. Konda, P. Svedlindh, W. Li and R.A. Ganeev, High-Order Harmonics Generation in MoS2 Transition Metal Dichalcogenides: Effect of Nickel and Carbon Nanotube Dopants, Int. J. Mol. Sci. vol.24, No. 7, 6540 (2023).
14. M.V. Bogdanovich, et al. “Characteristics of transversely diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser with Cr:YAG passive Q-Switch within a wide temperature range,” J. Appl. Spectrosc. vol.90, pp.246–250 (2023).
15. G.S. Boltaev, R.A. Ganeev, I.A. Shuklov, D.V. Dyomkin, T. Milenkovich, A.M. Abu Baker, and A. S. Alnaser, “Low- and high-order optical nonlinearities of HgSe quantum dots,” Appl. Phys. B vol.129, No. 100 (2023).
16. G.S. Boltaev, A. Abubaker, A.S. Alnaser, “Femtosecond fiber laser-induced surface structuring of metals at cryogenic temperatures,” Appl. Surf. Sci. Adv. vol.18 No.6. pp.100494 (2023).
17. Y. Fu, S.R. Konda, R.A. Ganeev, V.V. Kim, G.S. Boltaev, W. Yu, and W. Li, “Outstanding nonlinear optical properties of all-inorganic perovskite CsPbX3 (X=Cl, Br, I) precursor solutions and polycrystalline films,” iScience vol.26, No.12. pp.108514 (2023).
18. P.A. Piatkowski, M. Al-Mahmoud, G.S. Boltaev, A.S. Alnaser, “Femtosecond laser-generated dome structures on Si substrate for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy,” Surfaces and Interfaces vol.18, No.6. pp.103667 (2024).
19. G.S. Boltaev, R.A. Ganeev and A.S. Alnaser, “Enhanced XUV harmonics generated in mixed noble gases using three-color laser fields,” Opt. Express vol.32, No.1. pp.113-124 (2024).

Proceedings of conferences

1. G.S. Boltaev, R.A. Ganeev, P.S. Krishnendu, Sandeep Kumar Maurya, P.V. Redkin, Konda Srinivasa Rao, K. Zhang, and Chunlei Guo, Third-order optical nonlinearities of the Ag NPs synthesized by laser ablation in deionized water and air, Light Conference July 16-18, Changchun, China (2018).
2. G. Boltaev, R. Ganeev, N. Abbasi, V. Kim, M. Iqbal, S. Khan, A. Alnaser, Enhancement of extreme ultraviolet harmonics generated in gases using two orthogonally polarized laser fields, DAMOP20 Meeting of The American Physical Society Portland, USA (2020).

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