Georgy Nikolaevich Rykovanov (born February 9, 1954, in Vologda) – is a Soviet and Russian nuclear physicist, an organizer of science, a Doctor of Physics and Mathematics (1998), an Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2011), and a Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation (2020).
Biography
In 1969, Rykovanov entered the
specialized boarding school # 45 at
Leningrad State University, and in 1971 he graduated. In 1977 he graduated from
Moscow Engineering Physics Institute.
In 1977, he began working at the
All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Technical Physics (now RFNC-VNIITF named after Academician
E. I. Zababakhin). In 1995, he became the head of the theoretical department; in 1996 – deputy scientific advisor and head of the theoretical department; in 1998 – first deputy director, first deputy scientific supervisor and head of the theoretical department. From 1998 to 2012 he was Director of RFNC-VNIITF (dismissed at his own request.) Beginning May 31, 2012, his title was Scientific Director of RFNC-VNIITF.
He is the author of over 350 scientific papers. His scientific interests are in the field of nuclear energy and the development of nuclear weapons, proceedings on hydrodynamics, turbulence, detonation, physics of thermonuclear fusion, physics of high energy densities, extreme states of matter, and the development of laser and optoelectronic systems. He proposed an empirical model of the kinetics of detonation of low-sensitivity explosives. He is a participant in the development of nuclear production prototypes in service with the Russian Armed Forces.
In 2003, he was elected a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Department of Energy, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics and Control Processes of RAS. In 2011, he was elected a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Awards
* 2020 –
Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation
Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation (russian: Герой Труда Российской Федерации) is a state award of Russia. The title is awarded to citizens of Russia for special services in labour to the state and its people asso ...
* 2005 –
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (russian: Орден «За заслуги перед Отечеством», ''Orden "Za zaslugi pered Otechestvom"'') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by P ...
IV class
* 2015 –
Order of Alexander Nevsky
The Order of Alexander Nevsky ( ''orden Alexandra Nevskogo'') is an order of merit of the Russian Federation named in honour of saint Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263) and bestowed to civil servants for twenty years or more of highly meritorious ser ...
* 1985 –
Order of the Badge of Honour
The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union.
It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...
* 2002, 2009 –
State Prize of the Russian Federation
* 2018 – Honorary Citizen of the Chelyabinsk Region
Resolution of the Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region dated 05.03.2018 No. 49
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References
External links
''Tea Party at the Academy: Keepers of the Nuclear Shield''
— interview with G. N. Rykovanov on the site "Pravda.ru"
Georgy Nikolaevich Rykovanov
Heroes of the country.
Georgy Nikolaevich Rykovanov
– The Great Russian Encyclopedia.
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1954 births
Full Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
State Prize of the Russian Federation laureates
Soviet physicists
Russian physicists
Moscow Engineering Physics Institute alumni
Living people