Alexander A. Kaufman

Alexander Arkadyevich Kaufman (1 August 1931 – 7 June 2023) was a geophysicist and professor whose work in surface, borehole, and deep electromagnetic sounding was recognized in exploration geophysics. Kaufman directed the Laboratory of Electromagnetic Fields at the Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum-Gas Geology and Geophysics (IGG) and served as head of the Department of Geophysics at Novosibirsk State University (NSU). He taught at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM), where he held a 28-year professorship. He authored and co-authored 14 monographs during his U.S. career published by Elsevier and Academic Press, along with numerous scientific papers, and held a United States patent. He was an Honorary Member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists.