Dr Kirill Koshelev is an internationally recognised early-career researcher working on the theoretical and numerical models for a broad range of cross-field applications of optics and photonics, from nonlinear optics to laser generation. Kirill’s publications include more than 40 papers in peer-review journals from the first quartile, with above 8000 citations.

2025 ARC DP DECRA "Chiral photonics with resonant meta-structures";

2024 Emerging Leader collection by Journal of Optics. In recognition of contributions to optically resonant nanostructures for nonlinear nanophotonics;

2023 Bragg Gold Medal For Excellence In Physics by Australian Institute of Physics. For the most outstanding PhD thesis in physics by a student from an Australian University;

2023 Jagadishwar Mahanty Prize by Jagadishwar Mahanty Endowment Fund. For the most outstanding thesis in Research School of Physics of Australian National University;

2023, 2022, 2021 World’s top 2% of most important scientists across all fields by Stanford University. For reaching citation metrics among top 2% scientists in the world;

2022 JG Crawford Prize by Australian National University. For the quality of the graduate work on the basis of academic excellence;

2020 Postgraduate Student Prize by Australian and New Zealand Optical Society. For outstanding accomplishments during postgraduate study to the field of optics and photonics in Australia and New Zealand;

2020 Graduate Student Scholarship by IEEE Photonics Society. For outstanding research excellence and contributions to the Society’s publications and conferences;

2020 Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship by SPIE. For potential long-range contributions to optics, photonics and related field;

2020 Robert and Helen Crompton Award by Robert and Helen Crompton Endowment Fund. To support a research visit to an overseas institution;

2019 Best Poster Award at ICMAT conference by ACS Photonics;

2018 Research Training Program International Scholarship by Australian Government. For outstanding achievements during bachelor and master research and coursework;

2018 Young Scientist Award at PIERS conference;

2018 Best Student Paper Award at PIERS conference;

2016 Best Student Paper Award at PIERS conference;

2016 Optics and Photonics Travel Scholarship by SPIE. For travel to the U.S.A. for participation in SPIE conference.

10/09/2024 “Control of spin and orbital momentum of light with resonant metasurfaces“ Science Tuesday of ARC CoE of Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS), Australian National University, Canberra, Australia;

02/04/2024 “Polarization control and color generation in resonant photonics“ Distinguished Lecture Series of Light, Harbin Engineering University (online);

26/03/2024 “Optical resonances in meta-structures for nonlinear photonics“ Distinguished Lecture Series of Light, Harbin Engineering University (online);

20/10/2023 “Painting with light: nano-art at your fingertip” Founder’s day of Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia;

21/03/2023 “Engineering optical resonances in nanostructured dielectric materials for nonlinear photonics” Research School of Physics Seminar, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia;

20/02/2023 “Metaphotonics with resonant dielectric nanostructures: from bound states in the continuum to Mie voids" Group Seminar of Nano and Biophysics division, Chalmers University of Technology (online)