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Head of the Department of Engineering Physics and Electronics Doctor of Physical Sciences, Professor Metanet Ahmad gizi Mehrabova was born on April 28, 1964, in Baku into an intellectual family. In 1981, she graduated with distinction from Secondary School No. 159 and was admitted to the Faculty of Physics at Baku State University. Starting from 1986, she began her scientific career at the Scientific Research Institute of Space Studies, working under the supervision of Academician B. M. Asgarov and Professor T. H. Ismayilov on the dissertation topic “The Interband Faraday Effect in Semimagnetic Semiconductors and Their Quantum-Confined Films.” From 1994 to 2023, Professor M. Mehrabova worked at the Institute of Radiation Problems, holding the positions of Researcher, Senior Researcher, Head of Department, Leading Researcher, and Head of the Laboratory “Conversion of Renewable Energy Sources.” In 2011, she received the academic title of Associate Professor. In 2018 she successfully defended her Doctoral Dissertation titled “Electronic Structure, Defect Formation Energy, and the Effect of Ionizing Radiation on the Physical Properties of AII–IV–BVI Chalcogenides”, earning the degree of Doctor of Physical Sciences in the specialties Radiation Materials Science and Semiconductor Physics. Professor M. Mehrabova’s scientific research focuses on theoretical and experimental studies of defect formation mechanisms in II–IV group chalcogenides and their ternary compounds, including semimagnetic semiconductors. Her research involves calculating defect formation energies and local levels in the electronic structure of semiconductors exposed to radiation based on first-principles methods. She also investigates the impact of ionizing radiation on the physical properties of epitaxial layers of semimagnetic semiconductors, examining their sensitivity and resistance to external effects, particularly radiation. Her work further explores the application potential of the obtained semiconductor materials and structures in device engineering—especially in radiation detectors and photovoltaic systems. Since 2023, Professor Mehrabova has served as the Head of the Department of Engineering Physics and Electronics at the Azerbaijan Technical University. At the same time, she continues her research at the Institute of Radiation Problems as a Leading Researcher at the Laboratory of Renewable Energy Conversion. Professor Mehrabova is the author of nearly 300 scientific publications and has presented her research at international conferences in over 25 countries, including France, Italy, Switzerland, Finland, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Germany, Spain, the Czech Republic, Portugal, Greece, the USA, Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, as well as in Azerbaijan. She has served as the principal investigator or participant in approximately 15 international scientific projects and has been a member of editorial boards of several local and international scientific journals and conferences. Her H-index is 9. Teaching activity: Under her supervision, around 20 student projects have won awards at national and international Olympiads. In 2003, Professor M. Mehrabova was the winner of the International Project “Young Scientists of Azerbaijan” and was awarded the International Diploma “Young Scientist of the 21st Century.” Since 2007, she has been a chief specialist in technology transfer. In 2011, she was elected an Academician of the International Academy of Ecology and Life Protection Sciences (Russia) and was also awarded the title of Professor of the International Academy of Ecoenergy. She has been a member of the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) since 1996. Married, mother of two children.
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