Ventsislav K. Valev
Ventsislav Kolev Valev | |
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| Born | August 31, 1976 |
| Alma mater | University of Western Brittany |
| Known for | Nonlinear Optics Chirality Hyper Rayleigh Scattering Optical Activity |
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| Fields | |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Investigation of Ferromagnetic/Antiferromagnetic Interfaces with Magnetization-Induced Second Harmonic Generation (2006) |
| Doctoral advisor | Theo Rasing |
| Other academic advisors | Jeremy Baumberg |
| Website | valev.org |
Ventsislav K. Valev, (born 31 August 1976 in Silistra, Bulgaria), is a Bulgarian physicist at the University of Bath, where he served as the Head of Department (2022-2025).[1] He works in the fields of nonlinear nanophotonics[2] and chirality,[3][4] including the Hyper Rayleigh Scattering Optical Activity effect.[5]
Career
Valev holds a PhD degree from Radboud University, obtained under the supervision of Prof. Theo Rasing.[6] Valev joined the University of Bath as a University Research Fellow of the Royal Society and Reader (Associate Professor) in 2014. He served as the Head of the University's Department of Physics from 2022 to 2025.[1]
Research
Valev’s research has focused on nonlinear and chiral optical effects in nanostructured materials. In 2009, he and his colleagues used second-harmonic generation imaging to study electromagnetic responses in G-shaped gold nanostructures, introducing what they described as electromagnetic chiral hotspots.[7] Later work from Valev and co-authors demonstrated sub-wavelength metal reshaping associated with temperature increases in plasmonic hotspots.[8] Valev’s group has experimentally demonstrated several nonlinear chiral optical effects that were theoretically predicted decades earlier by David L. Andrews.[5] This includes Hyper Rayleigh Scattering Optical Activity,[9] Hyper-Mie Optical Activity,[10] Hyper-Tyndall Optical Activity,[11] and Hyper-Raman Optical Activity.[12]
Awards and recognition
- 2025, Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.[13]
- 2023, Thomas Young Medal, from the Institute of Physics.[14]
- 2023, Elected Optica Fellow.[15]
- 2022, Elected Fellow of SPIE.[16]
- 2022, Horizon Prize, from the Royal Society of Chemistry.[17]
- 2021, Elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics, FInstP.[18]
- 2018, Vice-Chancellor's Award for Public Engagement with Research.[19]
References
- ^ a b "Professor Ventsislav Valev elected Fellow of SPIE". University of Bath. 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ Johnson, Sally Cole (26 January 2022). "Twisted nanoscale semiconductors manipulate light in new way". Laser Focus World. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "Surface plasmons easily imaged". Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 30 (7): viii. 2011. doi:10.1016/j.trac.2011.06.003.
- ^ Wallace, John (2011). "Surface-plasmon resonance imaging just got easier". Laser Focus World (July): 28.
- ^ a b "'Impossible theory' leads to discovery of new photonic effects". Laser Focus World (Digital Edition). April 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ Valev PhD thesis
- ^ Segal, Michael (2009). "Gee whiz". Nature Nanotechnology. 4 (12): 799. doi:10.1038/nnano.2009.364.
- ^ Pile, David (2012). "Moulding metals: Plasmonic ablation". Nature Photonics. 6 (3): 145. Bibcode:2012NaPho...6..145P. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2012.26.
- ^ Horiuchi, Noriaki (2019). "Hyper-Rayleigh scattering". Nature Photonics. 13 (4). Nature Publishing Group: 224. doi:10.1038/s41566-019-0410-x.
- ^ Kivshar, Yuri S. (2022). "Mie scattering yields chiral nonlinearity". Nature Photonics. 16 (2): 89–90. doi:10.1038/s41566-021-00926-1 (inactive 17 October 2025).
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of October 2025 (link) - ^ D'Alessio, Vittoria (17 June 2024). "The nanotechnological revolution requires standardised 'screws' – here is a way to measure them". University of Bath. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ Brasselet, Étienne (2024). "Chiral nonlinear optical inheritance". Nature Photonics. 18 (9): 892–893. Bibcode:2024NaPho..18..892B. doi:10.1038/s41566-024-01514-y.
- ^ "Professor Ventsislav Valev appointed as Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry". University of Bath. 1 May 2025.
- ^ "2023 Thomas Young Medal and Prize". Institute of Physics. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "Optica announces 2023 Fellows Class". Optica. November 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "SPIE Fellow profile: Ventsislav Valev". SPIE. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "Chiroptical Harmony Team wins Horizon Prize". Royal Society of Chemistry. 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "Professor Ventsislav Valev elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics". www.bath.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ "VC Awards put public engagement with research centre stage". www.bath.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2025.