Dmitry Volkov (physicist)

Dmitry Volkov
Дмитро Васильович Волков, Дми́трий Васи́льевич Во́лков
Born (1925-07-03)3 July 1925
Died 5 January 1996(1996-01-05) (aged 70)
Resting placeKharkiv, Ukraine
CitizenshipSoviet Union, Ukraine
Alma materLeningrad State University, Kharkiv State University
Known forsupersymmetry, supergravity
AwardsHonored Worker of Science and Technology of the Ukrainian SSR (1982), Walter Thirring Prize (1997)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsKharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology
Doctoral advisorO. Akhiezer
Notable studentsVyacheslav Soroka, Vladimir Akulov

Dmitry Volkov (Ukrainian: Дмитро Васильович Волков; 3 July 1925 – 5 January 1996) — physicist. PhD in 1956. Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Habilitation) in 1968. Professor (1977). Academician of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1988). Honored Scientist of the Ukrainian SSR (1982). Walter Thirring Prize 1997. Participant of World War II. Military and state awards. Founder of the scientific school on the theory of elementary particles.