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Alexander F. Andreev 
Summary
Alexander Fyodorovich Andreev (Russian: Александр Фёдорович Андреев, born 1939 in Leningrad) is a Russian theoretical physicist best known for explaining the eponymous Andreev reflection.[1] Andreev was educated at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, starting in 1959 and graduating ahead of schedule in 1961, having been mentored by Landau.[2]
Alexander Fyodorovich Andreev | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology |
| Known for | Andreev reflection |
| Awards | Demidov Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | superconductivity, quantum liquids and solids, surface phenomena and magnetism |
| Institutions | Institute for Physical Problems, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology |
Since 1979, Andreev has been a professor at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. He focuses on the physics of superconductivity, quantum liquids and solids, surface phenomena, and magnetism.
He was a vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1991—2013).
PrizesEdit
- 1981 - Corresponding Member of USSR Academy of Sciences
- 1984 - Lomonosov Prize of Moscow State University[3]
- 1986 - Lenin Prize (USSR)
- 1987 - Full member of USSR Academy of Sciences
- 1987 - Carus-Medaille der Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina und Carus-Preis der Stadt Schweinfurt
- 1992 - Lorentz Professorship, Leiden University (the Netherlands)
- 1995 - Simon Memorial Prize, Institute of Physics (U.K.)
- 1996 - Honorary member of Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
- 1999 - Kapitza Gold Medal, Russian Academy of Sciences
- 2001-2002 - Jubilee Professor, Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)
- 2002 - Foreign member of Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
- 2002 - Foreign member of Georgian Academy of Sciences
- 2003 - Independent Prize "Triumph" (Russia)
- 2004 - Pomeranchuk Prize[4]
- 2004 - Doctorate honoris causa of Leiden University (the Netherlands)
- 2004 - Doctorate honoris causa of Kazan State University (Russia)
- 2005 - Honorary professor of Kyrgyz National University
- 2005 - Foreign member of Polish Academy of Sciences
- 2006 - John Bardeen International Prize[5]
- 2008 - Foreign member of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
- 2011 - Demidov Prize of the Russian Academy of Sciences
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Andreev, AF (1965). "Thermal Conductivity of the Intermediate State of Superconductors. II". Soviet Physics JETP. 20 (6).
- ^ Abrikosov, AA; et al. (2010). "Aleksandr Fedorovich Andreev (on his 70th birthday)". Physics-Uspekhi. 53 (1): 103. Bibcode:2010PhyU...53..103A. doi:10.3367/ufne.0180.201001j.0109.
- ^ Академику Андрееву Александру Федоровичу - 70 лет! / RAS, 10 December 2009 (in Russian)
- ^ "Pomeranchuk Prize". Archived from the original on 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
- ^ John Bardeen Prize