Elena Borisenko
Dr. Elena Borisenko is currently a Senior Researcher at the In- stitute of Solid State Physics, at the Russian Academy of Sci- ences. She graduated from Moscow Institute of Steel and Al- loys as a Master of Science in Metal Physics, in 1985 and she did her PhD study, on condensed matter physics, at ISSP RAS, in 1992. Dr. Borisenko is experienced in studying properties and microstructure of advanced materials, especially, inorganic semiconductor compounds and alkali halide crystals. Her research includes phase transitions, physical-chemical aspects of crystal growth, grain growth and textures, structural defects, and testing of mechanical properties of solids.