Biography

BornÒš1 January 1950 inÒšRyazanskaya district, Russia.

Education:

1967-1972: Undergraduate: M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department ofÒšMechanics and Mathematics. Title ofÒšGraduation Thesis: Ò?Nonintegrability ofÒšthe equations ofÒšmotion ofÒšaÒšheavy rigid body about aÒšfixed pointÒË
1972-1973: Graduate: M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department ofÒšMechanics and Mathematics.
1974: Kandidate inÒšphysics and mathematics. Thesis title: Ò?Qualitative analysis ofÒšmotion ofÒšaÒšrigid body inÒšintegrable casesÒË. M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
1978: Doctor inÒšphysics and mathematics. Title ofÒšthesis: Ò?OnÒšthe problems ofÒšqualitative analysis inÒšthe dynamics ofÒšaÒšrigid bodyÒË. M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Positions held:

1974-1983: Assistant, Dozent, Senior scientist, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department ofÒšMechanics and Mathematics
Since 1983: Professor ofÒšthe Chair ofÒšTheoretical Mechanics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
1980-1987: The Deputy Dean for science and research, Department ofÒšMechanics and Mathematics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
1989-1998: Vice-rector, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
1997-2001: The Deputy Minister ofÒšthe Education ofÒšthe Russian Federation
since 2001: Vice-President ofÒšRussian Academy ofÒšScience
since 2002: Head ofÒšDepartment ofÒšMathematical Statistics and Random Processes, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
since 2003: Head ofÒšDepartment ofÒšMechanics, Steklov Mathematical Institute, Russian Academy ofÒšSciences
since 2004: The Deputy Director Steklov Mathematical Institute Russian Academy ofÒšSciences

Professional Societies:

Member ofÒšthe Commission under the Russian Federation President onÒšawarding State Prizes ofÒšthe Russian Federation.

Founder and Editor-in-Chief ofÒšthe international scientific journal Ò?Regular and Chaotic DynamicsÒË, Editor-in-Chief ofÒšÒ?Izvestiya RAN, Seriya MatematicheskayaÒË (Izvestiya: Mathematics), Associate Editor ofÒšÒ?Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. SeriyaÒš1. Matematika. MekhanikaÒË, member ofÒšeditorial boards ofÒšÒ?Matematicheskie ZametkiÒË (Mathematical Notes) and Ò?Russian Journal ofÒšMathematical PhysicsÒË.

Research supervision ofÒš29ÒšKandidates ofÒšsciences and 5ÒšDoctors ofÒšsciences (one ofÒšthem, Dmitry V. Treschev, isÒšnow the Corresponding Member ofÒšthe Russian Academy ofÒšSciences).

Memberships:

1955: Member ofÒšthe Russian National Committee onÒšTheoretical and Applied Mechanics
1995: Full Member ofÒšthe Russian Academy ofÒšNatural Sciences
1997: Corresponding Member ofÒšthe Division ofÒšMachine Engineering, Mechanics and Control Processes Problems, Russian Academy ofÒšSciences
2000: Full Member (Academician) ofÒšthe Russian Academy ofÒšSciences
2003: Foreign member ofÒšthe Serbian Learned Society

Awards &ÒšHonours:

1973: Lenin Komsomol Prize (the major prize for young scientists inÒšUSSR)
1986: M.V. Lomonosov 1st Degree Prize (the major prize awarded byÒšM.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University)
1988: S.ÒšA.ÒšChaplygin prize, Russian Academy ofÒšSciences
1994: State Prize ofÒšthe Russian Federation
1995: Peter The First Golden Medal ofÒšthe International Academy ofÒšEnvironmental and Human Society Sciences
1996: The Breast Badge Ò?For Distinguished ServicesÒË ofÒšthe Russian Academy ofÒšNatural Sciences
2000: S.V. Kovalevskaya prize, Russian Academy ofÒšSciences