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'''Evgeny Pavlovich Velikhov''' ({{langx|ru|Евгений Павлович Велихов}}; 2 February 1935 – 5 December 2024) was a Russian physicist and scientific leader.<ref name="CV">{{Cite web | title=E. P. Velikhov link at Kurchatov Institute | url=http://www.kiae.ru/rnc1.html | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315040100/http://www.kiae.ru/rnc1.html | archive-date=March 15, 2008 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> His scientific interests included [[Plasma (physics)|plasma physics]], [[laser]]s, [[Fusion power|controlled nuclear fusion]], [[power engineering]], and [[magnetohydrodynamics]] ([[Pulsed power|high-power pulsed]] [[Magnetohydrodynamic generator|MHD generators]]). He was the author of over 1500 [[Scientific literature|scientific publications]] and a number of inventions and discoveries.
'''Evgeny Pavlovich Velikhov''' ({{langx|ru|Евгений Павлович Велихов}}; 2 February 1935 – 5 December 2024) was a Russian physicist and scientific leader.<ref name="CV">{{Cite web | title=E. P. Velikhov link at Kurchatov Institute | url=http://www.kiae.ru/rnc1.html | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315040100/http://www.kiae.ru/rnc1.html | archive-date=15 March 2008 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> His scientific interests included [[Plasma (physics)|plasma physics]], [[laser]]s, [[Fusion power|controlled nuclear fusion]], [[power engineering]], and [[magnetohydrodynamics]] ([[Pulsed power|high-power pulsed]] [[Magnetohydrodynamic generator|MHD generators]]). He was the author of over 1500 [[Scientific literature|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]].
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]].
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In 1975, he established another new [[Academic department|department]] at Phystech in order to study the problems of physics and energy, for which he received the honor of [[Professor|chair]] of plasma energy. The next year, he was appointed the first [[Dean (education)|dean]] of the ''Faculty of Physics For Energy'' (FPFE), a [[Research and development|R&D]] department of fusion energy specialized in plasma and high pressure physics, quantum optics, laser, and space technologies. Ten years later, in 1986, he was promoted as the scientific director of FPFE. In 1986, he was also a science advisor to [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] and helped in the clean-up of the [[Chernobyl Disaster]].
In 1975, he established another new [[Academic department|department]] at Phystech in order to study the problems of physics and energy, for which he received the honor of [[Professor|chair]] of plasma energy. The next year, he was appointed the first [[Dean (education)|dean]] of the ''Faculty of Physics For Energy'' (FPFE), a [[Research and development|R&D]] department of fusion energy specialized in plasma and high pressure physics, quantum optics, laser, and space technologies. Ten years later, in 1986, he was promoted as the scientific director of FPFE. In 1986, he was also a science advisor to [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] and helped in the clean-up of the [[Chernobyl Disaster]].


In 1988, he was named director of Kurchatov Institute and chairman of the international programme (Russia, [[United States|USA]], [[European Union]] and [[Japan]]) for the creation of the thermonuclear experimental [[tokamak]] [[ITER]], and has been its president from 1992 until the present. In 2009 he was elected Chair of the ITER Council, the governing body of ITER.
In 1988, he was named director of Kurchatov Institute and chairman of the international programme (Russia, United States, [[European Union]] and Japan) for the creation of the thermonuclear experimental [[tokamak]] [[ITER]], and has been its president from 1992 until the present. In 2009 he was elected Chair of the ITER Council, the governing body of ITER.


He was also president of the [[joint-stock company]] [[Rosshelf]] (Russian offshore development company to develop seafloor-based oil and gas production complex), [[Gazprom]]'s subsidiary; and co-chairman of [[RELCOM]] board of directors.
He was also president of the [[joint-stock company]] [[Rosshelf]] (Russian offshore development company to develop seafloor-based oil and gas production complex), [[Gazprom]]'s subsidiary; and co-chairman of [[RELCOM]] board of directors.


Velikhov resided in [[Moscow]] until his death on 5 December 2024, at the age of 89<ref>{{cite web |title=Academician Evgeny Velikhov has died |url=https://ria.ru/20241205/velikhov-1987622048.html |website=RIA News |access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref>.
Velikhov resided in [[Moscow]] until his death on 5 December 2024, at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite web |title=Academician Evgeny Velikhov has died |url=https://ria.ru/20241205/velikhov-1987622048.html |website=RIA News |access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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* Doctor [[Honorary degree|Honoris Causa]] at the [[University of Notre Dame]], Indiana; at [[William Howard Taft University]], California, USA; and at the [[University of London]], UK.
* Doctor [[Honorary degree|Honoris Causa]] at the [[University of Notre Dame]], Indiana; at [[William Howard Taft University]], California, USA; and at the [[University of London]], UK.
* [[Citizenship|Honorary Citizen]] of Rino, USA; and [[Plovdiv]], Bulgaria.
* [[Citizenship|Honorary Citizen]] of Rino, USA; and [[Plovdiv]], Bulgaria.
* [[Order of Merit (Ukraine)|Order of Merit]] 3rd Class ([[Ukraine]], April 26, 2011) - for his significant personal contribution to overcoming the consequences of the [[Chernobyl disaster]], the implementation of international humanitarian programs, many years of fruitful public activity.
* [[Order of Merit (Ukraine)|Order of Merit]] 3rd Class (Ukraine, 26 April 2011) - for his significant personal contribution to overcoming the consequences of the [[Chernobyl disaster]], the implementation of international humanitarian programs, many years of fruitful public activity.
*[[Order of the Rising Sun]], 2nd class ([[Japan]])
*[[Order of the Rising Sun]], 2nd class (Japan)


==References==
==References==
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Evgeny Velikhov
Евгений Велихов
Velikhov in 2011
Born(1935-02-02)2 February 1935
Died5 December 2024(2024-12-05) (aged 89)
Nationality Russia
Citizenship Soviet Union
 Russia
Alma materM.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
AwardsHero 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
FieldsNuclear physics
InstitutionsKurchatov Institute
Russian Academy of Sciences
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Public Chamber of Russia
Academic advisorsAlexander Prokhorov

Evgeny Pavlovich Velikhov (Russian: Евгений Павлович Велихов; 2 February 1935 – 5 December 2024) was a Russian physicist and scientific leader.[1] 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.

Life and career

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Evgeny Velikhov graduated from the Department of Physics at M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) in 1958, where he specialized in theoretical physics. From 1958 until 1961, he studied at graduate school. After completing his graduate work, he began work as a junior researcher at the Institute of Atomic Energy, the precursor institution to the Russian Research Centre (RRC) "Kurchatov Institute". He spent most of his scientific career rising through the ranks of this famous federal scientific agency.

His early work regarding fluid and plasma instabilities led to the discovery of the magnetorotational instability in 1959,[2] and the electrothermal instability in 1962.[3]

In 1964, he defended his thesis before receiving his Doctor of Science degree in physics and mathematics.

In 1968, he obtained the rank of Professor of atomic physics, plasma physics, and microelectronics at the Physics Department of Moscow State University. In 1973, he became the head of the Department until 1988. In 1971, he became a member of the Communist Party.

From 1971 to 1978, he was the director of the Magnetic Laboratory (later known as the TRINITY State Scientific Center), a branch of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union in 1956, and subdivision of Kurchatov Institute since 1961, at Troitsk, Moscow Oblast.

In 1972, he founded an energy and space plasma research department at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT, more known as "Phystech"), with a base in this branch of the Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy (KIAE).

In 1975, he established another new department at Phystech in order to study the problems of physics and energy, for which he received the honor of chair of plasma energy. The next year, he was appointed the first dean of the Faculty of Physics For Energy (FPFE), a R&D department of fusion energy specialized in plasma and high pressure physics, quantum optics, laser, and space technologies. Ten years later, in 1986, he was promoted as the scientific director of FPFE. In 1986, he was also a science advisor to Mikhail Gorbachev and helped in the clean-up of the Chernobyl Disaster.

In 1988, he was named director of Kurchatov Institute and chairman of the international programme (Russia, United States, European Union and Japan) for the creation of the thermonuclear experimental tokamak ITER, and has been its president from 1992 until the present. In 2009 he was elected Chair of the ITER Council, the governing body of ITER.

He was also president of the joint-stock company Rosshelf (Russian offshore development company to develop seafloor-based oil and gas production complex), Gazprom's subsidiary; and co-chairman of RELCOM board of directors.

Velikhov resided in Moscow until his death on 5 December 2024, at the age of 89.[4]

Awards

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Evgeny Velikhov was well known in the world scientific and engineering community for his diverse activities, for which he has received several honors and awards, among which:

References

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  1. ^ "E. P. Velikhov link at Kurchatov Institute". Archived from the original on March 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Velikhov, E. P. (1959). "Stability of an Ideally Conducting Liquid Flowing Between Cylinders Rotating in a Magnetic Field". Soviet Physics JETP. 36 (5): 1398–1404. Bibcode:1959JETP....9..995V.
  3. ^ E.P. Velikhov (1962). "Hall instability of current-carrying slightly-ionized plasmas". Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. 1st International Conference on MHD Electrical Power Generation, Paper 47.
  4. ^ "Academician Evgeny Velikhov has died". RIA News. Retrieved 5 December 2024.