Vladimir Fortov | |
|---|---|
Владимир Фортов | |
 Fortov in 2013 | |
| President of the Russian 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 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1946 Noginsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 29 November 2020 (aged 74) Central Clinic and Hospital, Moscow, Russia |
| Alma mater | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology |
| Profession | Academic of Russian Academy of Sciences |
Vladimir Yevgenyevich Fortov (Russian: Владимир Евгеньевич Фортов; 23 January 1946 – 29 November 2020) was a Russian physicist and politician who served as director of the Joint Institute for High Temperatures (1992–2013) and as president of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2013–2017).[1] His research was in thermal physics, shock waves and plasma physics.
- ^ Владимир Фортов избран президентом Российской академии наук (in Russian). ITAR-TASS. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.