Vladimir Yankov
CEO
Vladimir worked in many areas of theoretical physics including nuclear fusion, plasma and non-linear physics. He served on Editorial Boards of scientific journals, and authored over 100 scientific publications. Vladimir was a Principal Scientist at Kurchatov Atomic Energy Institute, Moscow.
Prior NOD, Vladimir founded Optera/VyOptics, a telecom start up, and served as a company's CEO. He founded and managed Silver Birch Capital.
Vladimir received his Ph.D. in Physics from Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology, Russia.
Alexander Goltsov
CTO
Alexander Goltsov is a well-known experimental physicist with research interests in lasers, integrated optics, spectroscopy, nano-photonics, femtosecond-adaptive CARS. He has 30 years of experience in research and more than 100 publications.
Director of Optical Research Division at TRINITI, Head of Plasma Physics Laboratory, and Professor of Physics at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. Alexander was with Optera/VyOptics.
Alexander received his Ph.D. in Physics from Kurchatov Atomic Energy Institute & Troitsk Institute for Innovation and Fusion.
Igor Ivonin,
VP of Engineering
Igor worked in many areas of theoretical and numerical physics, mass spectrometry, physics of composite and optical materials, holography, and microlithography. He authored numerical algorithms, codes and over 50 scientific papers.
Before NOD, Igor worked at Optera/VyOptics.
Igor received his Ph.D. in Physics from Uppsala University, Sweden and masters from Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology.
Aida McArthur
VP of Sales and Marketing
Entrepreneurial and executive experience in Bay Area start ups and established companies, including HP, Symantec, Fujitsu Softek. Masters in Physics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.
