Vadim Agafonov received a master of science in electronics and control systems from the Department of Physical and Electronics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, in 1989, and a Ph.D. degree in the physics of dielectrics and semiconductors from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1992. His research interests include the charge transfer in liquids and solid/liquid interfaces as well as the development of liquid-based motion sensors.