Vladimir Fortov
Vladimir Yevgenyevich Fortov (Russian: Владимир Евгеньевич Фортов; 23 January 1946 – 29 November 2020) was a Russian physicist. He was director of the Joint Institute for High Temperatures from 1992 to 2013. He was president of the Russian Academy of Sciences from 2013 to 2017.[1] In 1991, he became a member of the academy.
Vladimir Fortov | |
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| President of the Russian Academy of Sciences | |
| In office 29 May 2013 – 22 March 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Valery Kozlov (acting) |
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| Born | 23 January 1946 Noginsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 29 November 2020 (aged 74) Moscow, Russia |
| Alma mater | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology |
| Profession | Academic of Russian Academy of Sciences |
He was known for his research in thermal physics, shock waves and plasma physics.
Fortov died on 29 November 2020 in Moscow from COVID-19 at the age of 74.[2]
References
- ↑ (in ru). ITAR-TASS. 29 May 2013. http://www.itar-tass.com/c1/753515.html. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ↑ Скончался болевший коронавирусом экс-глава РАН Фортов [Corona-infected ex-head of the RAS (Russian academy of sciences) has died] (in русский). Interfax. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.