Vladimir Fortov | |
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Владимир Фортов | |
_02.jpg) Fortov in 2016 | |
| President of theRussian Academy of Sciences | |
| In office 29 May 2013 – 22 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Yury Osipov |
| Succeeded by | Valery Kozlov (acting), Alexander Sergeev |
| Deputy Chairman of the Government | |
| In office 17 August 1996 – 17 March 1997 | |
| Minister of Science and Technology of the Russian Federation | |
| In office 17 August 1996 – 25 July 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Boris Saltykov |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Bulgak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1946-01-23)23 January 1946 |
| Died | 29 November 2020(2020-11-29) (aged 74) |
| Alma mater | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology |
| Profession | Academic ofRussian Academy of Sciences |
Vladimir Yevgenyevich Fortov (Russian:Владимир Евгеньевич Фортов; 23 January 1946 – 29 November 2020) was a Russianphysicist and politician who served as director of theJoint Institute for High Temperatures (1992–2013) and as president of theRussian Academy of Sciences (2013–2017).[1] His research was inthermal physics,shock waves andplasma physics.
Fortov studied physics at theMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology, graduating in 1968. In 1971, he received hisCandidate of Sciences degree, and in 1976 theDoctor of Sciences degree. He was a professor at the same university from 1982. Between 1971 and 1986 Fortov was employed at theInstitute of Chemical Physics inChernogolovka, and between 1986 and 1992, still being a part-time researcher at the same institution, he was also employed by the Joint Institute for High Temperatures. In 1992, he was appointed the director of this institute.[2]
From 1993 to 1997, Fortov was the chairman of theRussian Foundation for Basic Research, the governmental organization responsible for funding fundamental research. In 1996, he also became a chairman of theState Committee of Science and Technology, and later a minister of science and technology. The government he was a part of retired in 1998.[2]
According to the law, the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences is formally appointed by the President of the Russian Federation.Vladimir Putin, who at the time was the president of Russia, only signed the appointment of Fortov on 8 July 2013.[3] On 20 March 2017, elections for the president of the Academy were scheduled, and Fortov ran as one of the three candidates. Unexpectedly the previous day all candidates retracted their nominations, and the elections were canceled.[4] On 22 March, Fortov resigned, citing health issues, andValery Kozlov was appointed acting president.[5][6]
Fortov's research was in the areas of thermal physics,shock waves, andplasma physics. He was involved with applications, in particular, to energy production.[7]
Fortov died on 29 November 2020, in Moscow, after being infected withCOVID-19.[8]
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