Alexander Andreev
Alexander Fyodorovich Andreev (Russian: Александр Фёдорович Андреев, 10 December 1939 – 14 March 2023)[1] was a Russian theoretical physicist best known for explaining the eponymous Andreev reflection.[2] 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.[3]
Alexander Fyodorovich Andreev | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 December 1939 |
| Died | 14 March 2023 (aged 83) |
| 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 |
From 1979, Andreev was a professor at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. He focused on the physics of superconductivity, quantum liquids and solids, surface phenomena, and magnetism.
Andreev was a vice-president of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1991–2013).
Prizes
- 1981 - Corresponding Member of USSR Academy of Sciences
- 1984 - Lomonosov Prize of Moscow State University[4]
- 1986 - Lenin Prize (USSR)
- 1987 - Full member of USSR Academy of Sciences
- 1987 - Carus-Medal of German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and Carus-Prize of 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[5]
- 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[6]
- 2008 - Foreign member of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
- 2011 - Demidov Prize of the Russian Academy of Sciences
References
- Памяти Александра Федоровича Андреева (10.12.1939-14.03.2023) (in Russian)
- 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. S2CID 121681375.
- Академику Андрееву Александру Федоровичу - 70 лет! / RAS, 10 December 2009 (in Russian)
- "Pomeranchuk Prize". Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "John Bardeen Prize". Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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