Ph.D. (Physics and astronomy);

lecturer, Department of Astronomy and Space Informatics

Phone: +38 (095)  544-94-05
Address: Svobody sq. 4, Faculty of Physics KNU,
Kharkov, Ukraine, 61022.
E-mail: yehor.surkov@karazin.ua

Curriculum Vitae

• Personal data

Born      September 27, 1994; Kharkiv, Ukraine

• Positions

2018 – present    lecturer, Department of Astronomy and Space Informatics, School of Physics, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine. 

• Computer technologies in astrophysics (lectures)
• Theoretical astrophysics (practice)
• Numerical methods and computer modeling in astronomy and astrophysics (summer practice)

2024 – present   researcher, Department of Remote Planet Sensing, Institute of Astronomy, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

2018 – 2023        junior researcher, Department of Remote Planet Sensing, Institute of Astronomy, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

• Education

2023        Ph.D. (104 - Physics and Astronomy), V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine. Thesis title: “Mineralogy mapping of the lunar surface using M3 Chandrayaan-1 data”.
2017    M. Sci. (Applied Physics), Faculty of Physics and Technologies, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine.
2015     B. Sci. (Applied Physics), Faculty of Physics and Technologies, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine.

• Main research domain

Physics of the light scattering and interactions with matter; Optics, physical properties and composition of planetary surfaces; Light scattering & radiative transfer; Astronomical imaging & data processing; Remote sensing using polarimetric and hyperspectral data & spectral modeling.

• Measurement of circular intensity differential scattering (CIDS) from single optically trapped biological particles. H. Alali, Y.-L. Pan, A. Kalume, Y. Hu, Y. Surkov, Y. Shkuratov, G. Videen, C. Wang.  Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative transfer 330, 109244. (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2024.109244

• High resolution olivine abundance mapping in the Copernicus crater combining spectral data of Chandrayaan-1 M3 and Kaguya MI. Y. Surkov, U. Mall, V. Korokhin. Planet. Space Sci. 256, 106039 (2025)

• Light scattering by Moebius particles. Y. Surkov, Y. Shkuratov, V. Kaydash, Y.-L. Pan, A. Kalume, J. Santarpia, Y. Hu, G. Videen. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative transfer 329, 109215 (2024)

• Multiphase photoclinometry as applied to the lunar photometry with LROC NAC data. S. Velichko, V. Korokhin, Y. Velikodsky, V. Kaydash, Y. Shkuratov, G. Videen, Y. Surkov, T. Kwiatkovski. Planet. Space. Sci., vol. 246, 105914 (2024)

• Applying machine learning to a nonlinear spectral mixing model for mapping lunar soils composition using Chandrayaan-1 M3 data. V. Korokhin, Y. Surkov, U. Mall, V. Kaydash, S. Velichko, Y. Velikodsly, O. Shalygina. Planet. Space Sci., 105870. (2024) doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2024.105870

• Lunar spinels in the Aristarchus crater and Cobra Head. Y. Surkov, Y., Shkuratov, V., Kaydash, G., Videen, U., Mall, S., Velichko. Planet. Space. Sci 240, 105831 (2024)

• Light scattering from spiral particles. Y. Surkov, Y. Shkuratov, Y.-L. Pan, A. Kalume, J. L. Santarpia, E. Zubko, Y. Hu, and G. Videen. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative transfer 298, 108494 (2023)

• Photometric analysis of the Luna spacecraft landing sites. S. Velichko, V. Korokhin, Y. Shkuratov, V. Kaydash, Y. Surkov, and G. Videen. Planet. Space Sci. 216, 105475 (2022)

• Characterizing southern portion of Mare Vaporum with improved Chandrayaan-1 M3 data. Y. Surkov, Y. Shkuratov, V. Kaydash, S. Velichko, V. Korokhin, and G. Videen. Icarus 355, 114123 (2021)

• Lunar ilmenite content as assessed by improved Chandrayaan-1 M3 data. Y. Surkov, Y. Shkuratov, V. Kaydash, V. Korokhin, and G. Videen. Icarus 341, 113661 (2020)

• Improved Chandrayaan-1 M3 data: A nothernwest portion of the Aristarchus plateau and adherent    maria. Y. Shkuratov, Y. Surkov, M. Ivanov, V. Korokhin, V. Kaydash, G. Videen, C. Peiters, and D. Stankevich. Icarus 321, 34-49 (2019)

Conference proceedings

[1] Mapping Parameters of the Lunar 1-Micron Spectral Band with Improved Chandrayaan-1 M3 Data. V. Kaydash, Y. Surkov, Y. Shkuratov, and G. Videen. 49th Lunar and Planet Sci. Conf., Houston, USA, 1649 (2018)

[2] UV-Albedo Anomalies in Oceanus Procellarum. Y. Shkuratov, M. Ivanov, V. Korokhin, V. Kaydash, Y. Surkov, and G. Videen. 50th Lunar and Planet Sci. Conf., Houston, USA, 1020 (2019)

[3] Mapping the 1.5 µm Ilmenite Spectral Feature with Chandrayaan-1 M3 Data. Y. Surkov, Y. Shkuratov, V. Kaydash, V. Korokhin, and G. Videen. 50th Lunar and Planet Sci. Conf., Houston, USA, 1026 (2019)

[4] Modeling Relationship Between Color Ratio C (321 nm/415 nm) and TiO2 Content. Y. Surkov, Y. Shkuratov, V. Kaydash, and Videen, G. 51th Lunar and Planet Sci. Conf., Houston, USA, 1311 (2020)

[5] The Lunar Formation Ina: A Scenario of Origin. Y. Shkuratov, V. Kaydash, S. Velichko, V. Korokhin, Y. Surkov, Y. Velikodsky, and G. Videen. LPI Contributions, Houston, USA, 1046 (2022)

[6] Olivine Abundance Assessment Using the Ratio of 1- and 2-μm Integrated Band Depths: Applications to Chandrayaan-1 M3 Data. Y. Surkov, Y. Shkuratov, V. Kaydash, G. Videen, V. Korokhin, and S. Velichko. LPI Contributions, Houston, USA, 1048 (2022)

[7] Lunar Polarimetric Imaging at Small Phase Angles. N.  Opanasenko, Y. Shkuratov, G. Videen, V. Kaydash, V. Korokhin, Y. Surkov, S. Velichko, D. Stankevich, Y. Velikodsky, S. Kim, Y. Choi, C. Sim, and M. Jeong. LPI Contributions, Houston, USA, 1194 (2022)

[8] Assessment of Abundance of Mg-spinel using M3 data: The Theophilus Crater Peak. Y. Surkov, V. Kaydash, Y. Shkuratov, G. Videen, and U. Mall. The 54th Lunar and Plane. Sci. Conf., Houston, USA, 1454 (2023).

[9] Improving the resolution of mineralogicla maps through the use of ANN with hyperspectral datasets of different resolution. Y. Surkov, U. Mall. VGC 23, Germany, 138 (2023). link 

[10] Are day-night heating cycles a trigger for launching the “stones” on tour?. U. Mall,  Y. Surkov. EGU General Assembly Conf, Vienna, Austria, EGU23-10887. (2023) doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu23-10887

[11] How do training sets influence crater and boulder detection in machine learning? U. Mall, Y. Surkov, P. Cardogan. EGU General Assembly Conf., Vienna, Austria, EGU24-12084. (2024) doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-12084, 2024

Teaching activities (students’ supervision)

As a supervisor:
Daria Chechotkina – "Non-Equilibrium Temperature of the Lunar Surface: A One-Dimensional Case." BSc – 2024. V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.
Alika Kanonik – "Polarization of Light Scattered by Particles of Asymmetric Shape." BSc – 2024. V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.
Amira Khariz – "Determining the Characteristic Vector of the Spectral Features of Major Minerals Based on a Set of Model Spectra of the Moon Obtained Using a One-Dimensional Light Scattering Model." MSc – 2024. V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.
Sofiia Sergunova – "Quantification and Mapping of the Mineralogical Composition of the Moon's Surface Using Data from the M3 Chandrayaan-1 Detector and Artificial Neural Networks." MSc – 2024. V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.
Mykyta Bantyukov – "Spectrophotometric Method for Determining the Mg-Spinel Content in Lunar Regolith". BSc – 2023. V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.
Artem Petrenko “Spectrophotometry of irregular mare patches on the Moon with SELENE data.” MSc – 2021. V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.

As a referee:
Vladyslav Khramtsov – “The catalogue of metallicity of stars obtained using photometrical and astrometric Gaia EDR3 data.” MSc – 2021. V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.
Mikhailo Ilin – “Optical properties of hollows on Mercury.” MSc – 2021. V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University