Anatoly Ivanovich Rusanov (; born 20 April 1932, in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

) is a

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties. Chemists carefully describe th ...

. He is a member of the

Russian Academy of Science The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across t ...

since 1990. He is graduated from

Leningrad State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the G ...

and currently is the head of the Colloid Chemistry Department of

St. Petersburg State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the G ...

Awards

* The State Prize of the USSR - 1981 * The Volfkovich prize of the Russian Chemical Society - 1991 * The Mendeleyev Prize of the Russian Academy of Sciences - 1993 * The Rehbinder Prize of the Russian Academy of Sciences - 2001

References

* Boris A Noskov, ''Anatoly Ivanovich Rusanov'', Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 110 (2004), pp. 1–3 1932 births Academic staff of Saint Petersburg State University Saint Petersburg State University alumni Living people Full Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences {{Russia-chemist-stub