What Is the Electron?

Volodimir Simulik was born in Uzhgorod, Transcarpathia, Ukraine, USSR, and is a graduate of Uzhgorod State University. He became a Candidate in the Physical and Mathematical Sciences in 1987, and in 2000 obtained a Doctorate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. He joined the Institute of Electron Physics of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences as a Senior Research Associate in 1994. In 2000, he was promoted to Principal Research Associate. His areas of scientific interest are quantum field theory, electrodynamics, relativistic equations, symmetries, and conservation laws. He has published 95 scientific papers, including more than 40 in refereed journals. A former subject editor of Apeiron, he currently serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Pure and Applied Physics.Simulik, Volodimir is the author of 'What Is the Electron?', published 2005 under ISBN 9780973291124 and ISBN 0973291125.