A personal recollection: A tribute to Yuriy Reznikov

Abstract

Meeting the right people at the right time is as important as hard work, persistence, and talent. Yuriy Reznikov was one of the key people who shaped my life and had an important impact on my scientific and personal development. His motivation, diplomacy, openness and engagement taught me how to appreciate the work of other people, to collaborate with peers, and even to face the world outside academia. As a tribute to Yuriy, I would like to share with you this brief personal recollection of time spent in the Department of Physics of Crystals at the Institute of Physics in Ukraine, first as a master and then a PhD student.