He received his BS in Engineering Physics from Cornell University in 2008, and his PhD in Applied Physics from Harvard University in 2014. In 2016, Mikhail was awarded the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, and was selected to the Forbes “30 Under 30” list in the Science category. Mikhail’s research interests include optical properties of engineered materials, novel optical and optoelectronic devices, tailoring of thermal emission and radiative heat transfer, enhancement of human vision, and related topics in optics and photonics.