Tatjana Glaskova-Kuzmina

Work experience

2018 - Present	Assistant Professor (2012-2018 - lecturer) Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physics Courses "Medical Physics", "Biomedical Materials,"Mathematical Statistics" for students of Medical and Dentistry faculties in English.​​
2002 - Present	Researcher Institute for Mechanics of Materials, University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia) The influence of environment on mechanical properties of polymer and composite materials.​​
2007 - 2008	Engineer University of Naples, Institute of Composite and Biomedical Materials, National Research Centre, Naples (Italy) Polymer nanocomposites with tailored properties​​
Present	Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physics

Education and training

2015 - 2015	Training course “Basics of development of study movies and multimedia materials”, 22 academic hours. Rīga Stradiņš University
2015 - 2015	Training course “Introduction to lecturer work”, 64 contact hours, 6 ECTS credit points. University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia)
2007 - 2011	Dr. Sc. Ing. (2011) The University of Latvia, department of Physics and Astronomy, sub department of Mechanics, Riga (Latvia) Title of PhD thesis: "Experimental and theoretical investigation of thermophysical and mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites".
2005 - 2007	Master degree in Physics (MSc) with distinction University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia) Mechanics of Rigid Body
2006 - 2006	Ph. D. course. Lulea University of Technology and RISO National Laboratories, Roskilde (Denmark) Aspects of material science and polymer chemistry; Processing science and manufacturing methods of composites; Damage and fracture mechanics of composites; Nonlinear behavior and time dependent phenomena; Experimental methods of microstructure and performance characterization.
2001 - 2005	Bachelor of Physics (BSc). The University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia) General and theoretical physics, mathematics and basics of computer science.

Achievements

Continuing education a.o. qualification upgrade

25.06.2015.-30.07.2015. Training course "Basics of development of study movies and multimedia materials", 22 academic hours. Riga Stradins University.

14.03.2015.-30.05.2015. Training course "Introduction to lecturer work", 64 contact hours, 6 ECTS credit points. University of Latvia.​

Field of research

Mechanical properties of composite materials;

-Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies;

-The influence of environment on mechanical and physical properties of polymer composite materials.

Supervised study course

Biomaterials in stomatology: 2 laboratory works.

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1. Preparation of samples of polymer composite material and determination of their density.

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2. Investigation of mechanical properties of polymer composite materials. ​

Lectured study course

Courses "Medical Physics", "Biomedical Materials,"Mathematical Statistics" for students of Medical and Dentistry faculties in English and Latvian.​

Biomaterials in Dentistry

Mathematics and Informatics

Medical Physics

Supervised and reviewed student research papers

Supervised:

Master's theses: 1

Bachelor theses: 1​

Projects

▪ ERDF project No.1.1.1.2/VIAA/1/16/066 “Environmental effects on physical properties of smart composites and fibre-reinforced plastics modified by carbonaceous nanofillers for structural applications”, coordinator and researcher, in collaboration with Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council of Italy, Portici, Italy (01.01.2018-31.12.2020).

▪ ERDF project No. 1.1.1.1/16/A/141 “Development of nano-modified polyolefin multilayer extrusion products with enhanced operational properties”, researcher (01.03.2017-31.12.2017).

▪ MSCA-RISE project “Development of smart nano and microcapsulated sensing coatings for improving of material durability/rerformance”, SMARCOAT, researcher (2015-2016).

▪ ERDF project No. 2015/0009/2DP/2.1.1.2.0/14/APIA/VIAA/017, "Support to international cooperation projects on the the physicomechanical investigation of polymer composite materials improving scientific capacity and enhancing identification of LU PMI on European and world scale", investigator (2015).

▪ ERDF Project No. 2010/0201/2DP/2.1.1.2.0/10/APIA/ VIAA/005, „Support to international cooperation projects on the physicomechanical investigation of polymer composite materials", investigator (2011–2013).

▪ ERDF project No. 2012/0296/2DP/2.1.1.1.0/10/APIA/VIAA/049 "Development of a new anchoring systems for pultruded composite materials and its application in structural elements with an increased load-carrying capacity", investigator (2011-2013).

ESF project No. 2009/0209/1DP/1.1.1.2.0/09/APIA/VIAA/114, "Involvement of human resources in complex research on modern composite materials", investigator (2010-2012).​

Awards and recognitions

Excellence award of the University of Latvia for scientific publication, 2017;

L’OREAL Latvian grant "For Women in Science" through the approval of UNESCO Latvian National Committee and Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2009.

The Latvian Academy of Sciences, Award for Young Scientists, 2007.

University of Latvia, K. Morberg Award - 2003, 2005, 2006;

Award of Munster University (Germany) for Master thesis, 2007.

Publications

Research articles​​

1.               Glaskova T., Aniskevich A. “Moisture absorption by epoxy/montmorillonite nanocomposite”. Composites Science and Technology, 2009, Vol. 69, p. 2711-2715.

2.               Glaskova T., Aniskevich A. “Moisture effect on deformability of epoxy/montmorillonite nanocomposite”. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2010, Vol. 116, No. 1, p. 493-498.

3.               Faitel’son Е. А., Glaskova T. I., Korkhov V. P., Aniskevich A. N. „Structural changes in a clay-containing nanocomposite with a different moisture content caused by its deformation”. Journal of Engineering Physics and Thermophysics, 2010, Vol. 83, No. 3, p. 443-451.

4.               Aniskevich K. K., Glaskova T. I., Aniskevich A. N., and Faitelson Ye. A. “Effect of moisture on viscoelastic properties of epoxy-clay nanocomposite”. Mechanics of Composite Materials, N. Y., Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2010, Vol. 46, No. 6, р. 573-582.

5.               Glaskova T., Zarrelli M., Borisova A., Timchenko K., Aniskevich A., and Giordano M. “Method of quantitative analysis of filler dispersion degree in composite systems with spherical inclusions”. Composites Science and Technology, 2011, Vol. 71, No. 13, p. 1543-1549.

6.               Glaskova T., Zarrelli M., Aniskevich A., Giordano M., Trinkler L., and Berzina B. „Quantitative optical analysis of filler dispersion degree in MWCNT-epoxy nanocomposite”. Composites Science and Technology, 2012, Vol. 72, No. 4, p. 477-481.

7.               Glaskova T., Aniskevich K., Borisova A. “Modeling of creep for MWCNT/epoxy nanocomposite”. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2013, Vol. 129, No. 6, p. 3314-3324.

8.               Glaskova-Kuzmina T., Aniskevich A., Zarrelli M., Martone A., and Giordano M. “Effect of filler on the creep characteristics of epoxy and epoxy-based CFRPs containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes”. Composites Science and Technology, 2014, Vol. 100, p. 198-203.

9.               Borisova A., Glaskova-Kuzmina T., Aniskevich A. “Thermophysical and mechanical properties of bisphenol A epoxy resin filled with multiwalled carbon nanotubes”. Lithuanian Journal of Physics, 2015, Vol. 56, No. 3, p. 191–199.

10.            Glaskova-Kuzmina T., Aniskevich A., Martone A., Giordano M., and Zarrelli M. “Effect of moisture on elastic and viscoelastic properties of epoxy and epoxy-based carbon fibre reinforced plastic filled with multiwall carbon nanotubes”. Composites: Part A, 2016, Vol. 90, p. 522–527.