Research Assistant Professor
EPR Spectroscopy Manager, Biophysical Spectroscopy Facility

Research Interests: Dynamics and interactions of muscle proteins, probed by spin labels.
Techniques: EPR spectroscopy, design of microwave resonators, computational simulation

Publications:
Karim, C. B., T. L. Kirby, Z. Zhang, Y. Nesmelov, and D. D. Thomas. 2004. Phospholamban structural dynamics in lipid bilayers probed by a spin label rigidly coupled to the peptide backbone. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 101(40): 14437-14442.

Nesmelov, Y. E., A. Gopinath and D. D. Thomas. 2004. Aqueous sample in an EPR cavity: sensitivity considerations. J Magn Reson, 167: 138-146.

Nesmelov, Y. E., Surek, J. T. and David D. Thomas. 2001. Enhanced EPR sensitivity from a ferroelectric cavity insert. J Magn Reson, 153: 7–14.

Kurkin N.N., Nesmelov Yu.E., Solovarov N.K. Spectral dependence of the creation and erasure of electrical structure in ruby during nonlaser irradiation. Domain conductivity of ruby. Fizika Tverdogo Tela, translated in: Physics of the Solid State, P. 259-64, Feb. 1997.

Nesmelov Yu.E., Solovarov N.K. Absorption spectra of ruby at photoinduced electric domain structure formation. Neorganicheskie Materialy 1997, V.33, N1, P.49-51 (in Russian).

Vladimirtsev Yu.V., Kurkin N.N., Nesmelov Yu.E., Solovarov N.K. Photorefractive effect in concentrated ruby. Fizika Tverdogo Tela, translated in: Physics of the Solid State, P. 288-9, Feb. 1994.

Kurkin N.N. Nesmelov Yu.E., Solovarov N.K. The significance of thermalization of E-level in formation of photoelectric structure in ruby. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research, Section B V.B65, N.1-4, P. 294-7.

Vladimirtsev Yu.V., Kurkin N.N. Nesmelov Yu.E., Solovarov N.K. On the relaxation of the photoelectric structure in ruby. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research, Section B V.B65, N.1-4, P. 291-3.

Vladimirtsev Yu.V. Kurkin N.N. Nesmelov Yu.E., Solovarov N.K.. Relaxation of a photoinduced electrical structure of ruby. Fizika Tverdogo Tela, translated in: Soviet Physics - Solid State, P 176-7, Jan. 1991.

Kurkin N.N., Nesmelov Yu.E., Solovarov N.K. Thermalizational mechanism of photoinduced electric domain structure formation in ruby. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 1991, V.3, N.28, P.5353-66.

Vladimirtsev Yu.V. Kurkin N.N. Nesmelov Yu.E., Solovarov N.K.. Dynamics of photoelectric structure of ruby formation. Zurnal Prikladnoi Spectroscopii, 1989, V.51, P.143-146 (in Russian).