V. I. Ovod, Ph.D. Specializing in Optical Particle Sizing and Light Scattering Instrumentation since 1978 Consultant in optical instrumentation and software development

• Increase the accuracy of your particle measuring instruments based on the following techniques:
  • Single Particle Interaction with a Laser Beam
  • Dynamic Light Scattering / Photon Correlation Spectroscopy
  • Phase Doppler Anemometry
  • Fraunhofer Diffraction (light scattering by ensemble of particles)
  • Electrophoretic Light Scattering
  • or by a combination of the techniques.
• Combine the advantages of different types of particle analyzers.
• Convert measurement results obtained by various analyzers to general platform.
• Improve your instrument's operation through interpretation of measurement results, error correction, design optimization, software development, mathematical modeling of multiple light scattering, etc.
• Develop or upgrade algorithms and embedded software for real time data interpretation of measurement results and error correction in various kind of optical instruments and sensors.
• Explain and solve your problems in particle size measurements.
• Provide numerical modeling of your measurement results by using multiple light scattering algorithms.

• Ph.D. in Optical Engineering
• M.S. in Electrical Engineering
• 20 years experience in research and development of light scattering sensors and instruments
• 16 years experience in mathematical modeling and software design (FORTRAN, C, C++) applied to optimization of optical sensors, signal processing, and measurement errors suppression
• Extensive experience in numerical analysis of interaction of electromagnetic waves with dispersed systems (colloids, aerosols, biological cells, and powders) for remote sensing and radar design
• Extensive experience in particle sizing (1nm - 5mm) in semiconductor industry, medicine, meteorology and fine particle technology
• 2 years teaching experience as an Associate Professor in Optics
• Over thirty papers published in peer-reviewed journals

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