Serge Fedorovich Timashev (Russian: Сергей Федорович Тимашев, born September 29, 1937 in

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performing research for USPolyResearch. He is best known for his work in flicker-noise

spectroscopy Spectroscopy is the field of study that measures and interprets the electromagnetic spectra that result from the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter as a function of the wavelength or frequency of the radiation. Matter wa ...

(extraction of information from chaotic signals),

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( membrane processes), kinetics of chemical processes (diffusion in energy space),

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(

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Biography

Timashev holds MS in

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from the Moscow State University (1960),

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from the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (

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, 1966), and

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in physics and

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from the Institute of Semiconductor Physics (

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, 1975). His major job track record includes senior researcher (1969 to 1979) at the Institute of Physical Chemistry, USSR Academy of Science, Moscow; head of

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(1979 to present) at the

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, Moscow; professor in molecular physics (1990 to 1994) at the

Moscow Engineering Physics Institute National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) (russian: Национальный исследовательский ядерный университет "МИФИ" / НИЯУ МИФИ or ) is a technical un ...

;

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in physics (1997 to present) at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia; senior researcher (2005 to present) at USPolyResearch.

Scientific achievements

Timashev developed a flicker-noise spectroscopy method for extracting information from the chaotic signals produced by complex systems, which can be used for analyzing and predicting the behavior of these systems ( earthquake prediction,

EKG Electrocardiography is the process of producing an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), a recording of the heart's electrical activity. It is an electrogram of the heart which is a graph of voltage versus time of the electrical activity of the hear ...

evaluation, Parkinsonian tremor signal evaluation, random electrochemical processes, etc.) He discovered the phenomenon of switching conductivity for surface-modified ion exchange

polymeric membranes An artificial membrane, or synthetic membrane, is a synthetically created membrane which is usually intended for separation purposes in laboratory or in industry. Synthetic membranes have been successfully used for small and large-scale industrial ...

and electropervaporation effect. He also described the role of chemical and solar factors in the biosphere evolution. The total number of papers and books published by him is more than 300. He currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Boards of Russ. J. Phys. Chem., Russ. J. Electrochem., Colloid J., and J. Water Chem. Technol.

Honors and awards

Timashev received

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Government's Prize in Science and Technology (1995), Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust (WD Wilson Visiting Fellowship, South Africa, 1996), and Russian Federation's Distinguished Scientist (1998).

References

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