Alexei Kojevnikov, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest papers

Convergence in Cold War Physics: Coinventing the Maser in the Postwar Soviet Union.
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte · 2019 · senior author
The phenomenon of Soviet science.
Osiris · 2008 · first author
Russian science: the little ball made science bigger.
Nature · 2007 · first author

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Latest funding

Dark matters: contents and discontents of cold war science
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$23,800
Knabenphysik postdoctoral revolution and the invention of quantum mechanics
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$27,750

All 2 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Convergence in Cold War Physics: Coinventing the Maser in the Postwar Soviet Union.

da Silva Neto CP, Kojevnikov A

Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/bewi.201900009 PMID: 31792988

02

The phenomenon of Soviet science.

Kojevnikov A

Osiris2008First author

DOI: 10.1086/591871 PMID: 18831319

03

Russian science: the little ball made science bigger.

Kojevnikov A

Nature2007First author

DOI: 10.1038/449542a PMID: 17914379

Dark matters: contents and discontents of cold war science

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Kojevnikov, Alexei B.

Keywords: cold war history; history of science; knowledge and power

$23,800

Knabenphysik postdoctoral revolution and the invention of quantum mechanics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Kojevnikov, Alexei B.

Keywords: cultural history of science; quantum physics; nationalism and internationalism in science; Weimar Germany; postgraduate education; science in India; science in Russia and the Soviet Union

$27,750

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Kojevnikov, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Convergence in Cold War Physics: Coinventing the Maser in the Postwar Soviet Union." (2019), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]