Rem Soloukhin (russian: Солоухин Рем Иванович, 19 November 1930,

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– 6 January 1988,

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) was a

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scientist, specializing in

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and

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Biography

Rem Soloukhin was born in a teachers' family in 1930. He graduated from

Faculty of Physics Faculty may refer to: * Faculty (academic staff), the academic staff of a university (North American usage) * Faculty (division), a division within a university (usage outside of the United States) * Faculty (instrument), an instrument or warra ...

Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...

in 1953Rem Soloukhin in the virtual museum of Yanenko N.
/ref> and became PhD in 1957. In 1959, Soloukhin, together with Mikhail Lavrentiev, moved to work in

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...

in Akademgorodok, where he developed a scientific direction at the

Lavrentyev Institute of Hydrodynamics Lavrentyev Institute of Hydrodynamics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (russian: Институт гидродинамики имени М. А. Лаврентьева СО РАН) is the first research institute based in A ...

, which had already begun at the Krzhizhanovsky Energy Institute. In addition, he takes an active part in the creation of the

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(NSU) and becomes the first dean of the Faculty of Physics, and then vice-rector for scientific and educational work.Институт тепло- и массообмена имени А.В. Лыкова НАН Беларуси.
/ref> In 1967, Soloukhin together with Antoni K. Oppenheim and Manson Numa established the International Committee on Gasdynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems. He taught at

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT; russian: Московский Физико-Технический институт, also known as PhysTech), is a public research university located in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It prepares speciali ...

(1958–1959), then became a professor at Novosibirsk State University (1965), the first dean of Faculty of Physics and vice-chancellor (1962–1967). From 1971 to 1976 he was director of the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ITAM) of the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Since 1976, he lived and worked in

. From 1976 to 1987 he was director of the A. V. Lykov Institute of Heat and Mass Transfer of the Academy of Sciences of the BSSR and head of the Department of Thermal Physics at BSU named after V. I. Lenin. Rem Soloukhin explored physics of combustion, explosion, and shock waves. Also, he was interested in gas dynamics and became the author of more than 400 scientific works. Soloukhin was awarded the

Order of the October Revolution The Order of the October Revolution (russian: Орден Октябрьской Революции, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on October 31, 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferr ...

(1980),

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

(1967), and

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 ...

(1961, 1975). In his memory, the grants for students of

and the international award for the best experimental work of Soloukhin's name were established.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Soloukhin, Rem 1930 births 1988 deaths Soviet physicists Moscow State University alumni Academic staff of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology Academic staff of Novosibirsk State University Scientists from Novosibirsk People from Gus-Khrustalny