Alexander Andreev
Russian theoretical physicist (1939–2023)
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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]
Born10 December 1939
Died14 March 2023 (aged 83)
AlmamaterMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology
KnownforAndreev reflection
Alexander Andreev | |
|---|---|
Александр Андреев | |
| Born | 10 December 1939 |
| Died | 14 March 2023 (aged 83) |
| 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 Prize[6]
- 2008 - Foreign member of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
- 2011 - Demidov Prize of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- 2012 - Olli V. Lounasmaa Prize from Aalto University[7]
- 2013 - Honorary Doctorate from Lancaster University.[8]