Vladimir Lipunov | |
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Born | Vladimir Mikhailovich Lipunov 17 August 1952 |
Citizenship | Russia |
Alma mater | Moscow State University |
Known for | Master Global Robotic Telescopes Net |
Awards | Laureate of the All-Union Competition of the Society "Znanie" (1987); M.V. Lomonosov Prize of Moscow State University (2002); Honored Educator of the Higher School of the Russian Federation (2006) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophysics |
Institutions | Moscow State University Sternberg Astronomical Institute |
Academic advisors | Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich |
Vladimir Mikhailovich Lipunov (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Липунов; born August 17, 1952, in Raichikhinsk, Amur Oblast) is a Soviet and Russian astrophysicist, Professor of the Moscow State University, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (1991), a member of the International Astronomical Union (1993) and the European Astronomical Society (1993). He is also a science fiction writer under the pseudonym Vladimir Khlumov (Russian: Владимир Хлумов) and a member of the Union of Russian Writers.