Mark Akselrod

Background

About Mark Akselrod

Dr. Mark S. Akselrod is Chief Scientist and Executive Manager of Landauer, Inc. and Adjunct Professor at the Physics Department of Oklahoma State University. He manages Stillwater, Oklahoma, Crystal Growth Division of Landauer Inc. He received his B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering and Semiconductor Technology from the Urals State Technical University in Ekaterinburg, Russia in 1975 and Ph.D. degree in Solid State Physics from the same university in 1983. His main research interests and achievements are in the field of radiation solid state physics, crystal growth, optical spectroscopy, luminescence dosimetry and optical data storage. He developed super sensitive Al2O3:C single crystal for radiation dosimetry. Novel Al2O3:C, Mg crystals were developed and patented as two-photon absorbing volumetric Optical Data Storage (ODS) media and Fluorescent Nuclear Track Detector (FNTD). Pulsed Optically Stimulated Luminescence (POSL) dosimetry technique was developed and patented while Dr. Akselrod was working at OSU. It was licensed by Landauer, Inc and commercially used together with Al2O3:C OSL material in LUXEL™ and InLight™ technology and instruments. The results of research have been described in more than 90 papers published in peer reviewed scientific journals and conference proceedings. 10 developments of TL and TSEE materials, technologies and devices have been patented in the former USSR. 29 US patents were obtained for materials, instrumentation and applications for optical data storage, optically stimulated luminescence, radiation field imaging, and fluorescent nuclear track detector technology. Current research projects for students- Optically Stimulated Luminescent detectors based on aluminum oxide crystals and instrumentation development - Fluorescent Nuclear Track Detectors: optical spectroscopy of crystals and instrumentation development - Optical Data Storage: non-linear optical processes in crystalline media and dynamic testing