Evgeny Velikhov
Evgeny Velikhov | |
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Евгений Велихов | |
Velikhov in 2011 | |
| Born | 2 February 1935 |
| Died | 5 December 2024 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Russia |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union Russia |
| Alma mater | M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University |
| Awards | Hero of Socialist Labour (1985) Lenin Prize (1984) State Prize of the Russian Federation (2003) Global Energy Prize (2006) Orders of Lenin Order of Merit for the Fatherland Order of Courage Order of the Red Banner of Labour |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear physics |
| Institutions | Kurchatov Institute Russian Academy of Sciences Soviet Academy of Sciences Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Public Chamber of Russia |
| Academic advisors | Alexander Prokhorov |
Evgeny Pavlovich Velikhov (Russian: Евгений Павлович Велихов; 2 February 1935 – 5 December 2024) was a Russian physicist and scientific leader. His scientific interests included plasma physics, lasers, controlled nuclear fusion, power engineering, and magnetohydrodynamics (high-power pulsed MHD generators). He was the author of over 1500 scientific publications and a number of inventions and discoveries.
Velikhov held the post of president of the Kurchatov Institute (named after Igor Kurchatov) and first Secretary (head) of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the vice-president of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union.